Page 2: 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  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history laSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River   

1673  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on July - 06.   

1699  On July - 06 capt William Kidd arrested in Boston   

1699  On this day in history 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 July - 06 nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

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

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on this day in history.   

1747  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  On this day in history 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 July - 06.   

1770  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1776  On July - 06 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 July - 06 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  On this day in history the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

1785  On this day in history william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

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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 July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

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

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

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.   

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

1686  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15