Historical Events In July - 05

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

0767  Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II on this day in history.  

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 July - 05.  

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

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

1450  On July - 05 pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster  

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

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on July - 05.  

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

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

1687  On July - 05 isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England  

1729  On this day in history claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet  

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

1775  William Crotch, composer on this day in history.  

1781  On July - 05 stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)  

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

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  Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker on this day in history.  

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

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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  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  On July - 05 birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.