Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

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

1641  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on July - 06.   

1699  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  On July - 06 birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland.   

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 July - 06.   

1758  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on July - 06.   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

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

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

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  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on this day in history.   

1480  On July - 06 antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on July - 06.   

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