Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter on July - 06.   

1641  Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army on July - 06.   

1652  Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns) on July - 06.   

1668  On July - 06 peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1669  LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer on this day in history.   

1685  Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth on July - 06.   

1687  On July - 06 newton publishes "Principia"   

1699  Capt William Kidd arrested in Boston on July - 06.   

1699  On July - 06 pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston   

1701  William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on this day in history.   

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on July - 06.   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history coelestin Jungbauer, composer   

1753  On July - 06 john H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized   

1757  French troops sent to re-enforce Louisbourg; the Corps Royal, consisting of six officers, four hundred recruits from France, and twenty artillery men, plus two battalions of the Berry Regiment on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on this day in history.   

1765  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

1770  Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on this day in history.   

1773  Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On July - 06 congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent   

1776  Dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.   

1776  Dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette" on this day in history.   

1777  On July - 06 british Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans   

1782  British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on this day in history.   

1782  Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet on July - 06.   

1785  On this day in history congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage   

1785  On this day in history the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

1785  William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on July - 06.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1542  On July - 06 birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On July - 06 birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On July - 06 death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.   

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15