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  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  Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on July - 05.  

1436  German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer  

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

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

1626  Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on July - 05.  

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 July - 05 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  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  US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition on this day in history.  

1775  On July - 05 william Crotch, composer  

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

1791  Jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC on July - 05.  

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

1793  On July - 05 pavel I Pestel, Russian officer  

1794  On July - 05 sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker  

1801  On this day in history 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 July - 05.  

1586  On July - 05 birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)  

1653  On July - 05 birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)  

1654  On July - 05 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer  

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

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 July - 05 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  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on July - 05.  

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on July - 05.