Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0767  Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II on July - 05.  

1054  On July - 05 a minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere  

1054  Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported on this day in history.  

1294  Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V on this day in history.  

1295  On July - 05 scotland & France sign anti-English covenant  

1436  On this day in history german emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten  

1450  On this day in history pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster  

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer on July - 05.  

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1596  English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on July - 05.  

1610  On this day in history john Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.  

1626  Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated on July - 05.  

1626  On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

1643  First recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on July - 05.  

1643  1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on July - 05.  

1654  On this day in history antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer  

1675  On this day in history mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials  

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.  

1687  On this day in history isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England  

1729  On July - 05 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet  

1750  On this day in history slave revolt on Curacao  

1755  Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) on this day in history.  

1758  Lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats on this day in history.  

1764  On July - 05 janos Lavotta, composer  

1770  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.  

1775  US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition on July - 05.  

1775  On this day in history william Crotch, composer  

1781  Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on this day in history.  

1791  On July - 05 jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC  

1791  Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) on July - 05.  

1793  On July - 05 pavel I Pestel, Russian officer  

1794  Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker on this day in history.  

1801  On July - 05 david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870  

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.  

1546  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer  

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on July - 05.  

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)  

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer was born on July - 05.  

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on this day in history.  

1717  On this day in history birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)  

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on July - 05.  

1375  On July - 05 death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)  

1472  On this day in history death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)  

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on July - 05.  

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on July - 05.  

1676  On July - 05 death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)  

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.