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

1294  On July - 05 pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V   

1295  On this day in history scotland & France sign anti-English covenant   

1436  German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten on July - 05.   

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.   

1596  English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history first recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1643  On this day in history 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on July - 05.   

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

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies   

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

1729  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet on July - 05.   

1750  On July - 05 slave revolt on Curacao   

1755  On July - 05 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  Janos Lavotta, composer on this day in history.   

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

1775  On July - 05 uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.   

1775  On this day in history william Crotch, composer   

1781  On this day in history stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)   

1791  On this day in history jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC   

1791  On this day in history jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)   

1793  On this day in history pavel I Pestel, Russian officer   

1794  On July - 05 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 July - 05 birth of joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)   

1546  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

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

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

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  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

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

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

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1666  On July - 05 death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

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

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies