Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On this day in history gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

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

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

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

1678  On this day in history nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1685  On this day in history battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth   

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history capt William Kidd arrested in Boston   

1699  Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston on this day in history.   

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

1702  On July - 06 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 this day in history.   

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on July - 06.   

1753  John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized on July - 06.   

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 July - 06.   

1758  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.   

1762  Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on July - 06.   

1765  On July - 06 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

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

1770  On July - 06 battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish   

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

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

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

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

1777  On this day in history british Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans   

1782  British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on July - 06.   

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

1785  Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

1785  The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on July - 06.   

1785  William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on this day in history.   

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

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

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

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

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

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1189  On July - 06 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1535  On July - 06 death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

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