Historical Events In July - 06

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

1641  On July - 06 battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army  

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

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

1669  On July - 06 laSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River  

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

1678  On July - 06 nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

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

1687  On July - 06 newton publishes "Principia"  

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  On this day in history william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged  

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on this day in history.  

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

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on July - 06.  

1747  On this day in history birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland.  

1747  On July - 06 coelestin Jungbauer, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

1768  Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78 on July - 06.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1777  British Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans on July - 06.  

1782  On this day in history british-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)  

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

1785  On July - 06 congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage  

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  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.  

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

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

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

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

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  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  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on July - 06.  

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on July - 06.  

1476  On July - 06 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  On this day in history 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.