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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  On this day in history antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer  

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

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 this day in history 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  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  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.  

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  On July - 05 pavel I Pestel, Russian officer  

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

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

1586  On this day in history birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)  

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)  

1654  On July - 05 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  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on this day in history.  

1375  On July - 05 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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)  

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