Historical Events In July - 06

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

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

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

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

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 July - 06 nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

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

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

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

1699  Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston on July - 06.   

1701  On this day in history william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on July - 06.   

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

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on July - 06.   

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 July - 06.   

1758  On this day in history george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  On July - 06 peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34   

1765  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1768  Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1773  On this day in history wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

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 July - 06 dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette"   

1776  On July - 06 dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette"   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 July - 06.   

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

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 July - 06.   

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 July - 06.