Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

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

1652  On this day in history fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist on July - 06.   

1669  LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River on July - 06.   

1673  French troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War on July - 06.   

1678  On July - 06 nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1685  Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth on this day in history.   

1687  On July - 06 newton publishes "Principia"   

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

1699  On this day in history pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston   

1701  On July - 06 william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

1702  On this day in history franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer   

1734  On July - 06 nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on July - 06.   

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on this day in history.   

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  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on July - 06.   

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

1765  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

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

1770  Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on July - 06.   

1773  On July - 06 wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

1775  Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1782  On July - 06 british-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)   

1782  On July - 06 luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet   

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

1785  The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on this day in history.   

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

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

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

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.   

1678  On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.   

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

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on this day in history.   

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.   

1480  On this day in history antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

1533  On July - 06 ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

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

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history.