Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 05.  

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

1054  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 on this day in history.  

1054  On this day in history brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported  

1294  Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V on July - 05.  

1295  Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on this day in history.  

1436  On July - 05 german emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten  

1450  Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster on July - 05.  

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

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer on July - 05.  

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1596  On this day in history english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz  

1610  John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland on July - 05.  

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

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle  

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

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

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on this day in history.  

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials on July - 05.  

1681  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies  

1687  Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England on this day in history.  

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

1750  On this day in history slave revolt on Curacao  

1755  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)  

1758  On this day in history 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.  

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  On this day in history uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.  

1775  William Crotch, composer on July - 05.  

1781  Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on July - 05.  

1791  Jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC on this day in history.  

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

1793  Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker  

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

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1321  On this day in history birth of joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)  

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on July - 05.  

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on July - 05.  

1717  On July - 05 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 July - 05.  

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on this day in history.  

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

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1539  On July - 05 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  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies