Historical Events In July - 05

0649  On this day in history st Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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 July - 05.  

1054  On this day in history brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported  

1294  Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V on this day in history.  

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  On July - 05 johann Steuerlein, composer  

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

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

1626  On July - 05 battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated  

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

1643  On July - 05 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  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies  

1687  Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England on this day in history.  

1729  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet on this day in history.  

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  On July - 05 janos Lavotta, composer  

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

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

1775  On July - 05 william Crotch, composer  

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

1791  On July - 05 jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC  

1791  Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) on July - 05.  

1793  Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer on this day in history.  

1794  Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker on July - 05.  

1801  On this day in history david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870  

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer  

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 July - 05.  

1316  On this day in history 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  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on this day in history.  

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