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 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 this day in history nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

1685  On July - 06 battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth  

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on July - 06.  

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

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

1701  William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on July - 06.  

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on July - 06.  

1734  On this day in history nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69  

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on this day in history.  

1747  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1773  On this day in history wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer  

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 July - 06.  

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

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

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 July - 06.  

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 July - 06.  

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.  

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

1632  On July - 06 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  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 July - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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 July - 06.  

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

1533  On this day in history 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.