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  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 July - 05.   

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

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

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

1450  On July - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

1610  On July - 05 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 this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

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

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

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 this day in history claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet   

1750  On this day in history 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  On July - 05 battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.   

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

1775  William Crotch, composer on July - 05.   

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

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

1791  On July - 05 jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)   

1793  On July - 05 pavel I Pestel, Russian officer   

1794  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

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

1718  On this day in history birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

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

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

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

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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