Historical Events In July - 05

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

0767  On July - 05 duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II  

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

1436  On July - 05 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 this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies  

1546  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer  

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  On this day in history battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated  

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

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

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

1654  On July - 05 antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer  

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

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

1687  Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England on July - 05.  

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

1750  Slave revolt on Curacao on this day in history.  

1755  On July - 05 sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)  

1758  On July - 05 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 July - 05.  

1770  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on July - 05.  

1775  On this day in history uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.  

1775  On this day in history william Crotch, composer  

1781  On July - 05 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 July - 05 pavel I Pestel, Russian officer  

1794  On July - 05 sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker  

1801  David Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870 on this day in history.  

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on July - 05.  

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on July - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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 July - 05.  

1316  On July - 05 death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)  

1375  On this day in history 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 July - 05.  

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

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

1666  On this day in history death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)  

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on July - 05.  

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