Historical Events In July - 06

1787  French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax on July - 06.  

1793  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch lawyer/min of Internal Affairs (1848-49) on this day in history.  

1795  On July - 06 georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79  

1796  On July - 06 the birth of Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia  

1796  Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55) on July - 06.  

1798  On July - 06 uS law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained,... & removed as alien enemies"  

1798  US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies" on July - 06.  

1800  Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer on July - 06.  

1801  On July - 06 battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British  

1814  On this day in history justus McKinstry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

1816  On this day in history philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67  

1818  On this day in history adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)  

1821  Edward Winston Pettus, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 on this day in history.  

1832  On July - 06 maximilian F J, archduke of Austria/Emperor of Mexico  

1837  On July - 06 wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer  

1840  On this day in history christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin  

1847  On this day in history sS Sea King, this paddle steamer which was plying the ferry trade between Belfast and Liverpool when it ran aground on the eastern end of Mew Island, Belfast Lough. It proven impossible to refloat her and she rolled over filled with water and sank, but there was no loss of life.  

1848  Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history john Albert Delany, composer  

1853  On July - 06 national Black convention meets (Rochester NY)  

1853  On July - 06 william Wells Brown publishes "Clotel," first novel by black American  

1854  On this day in history the first Republican state convention, Ripon, Wisc  

1854  1st Republican state convention (Ripon Wisc) on July - 06.  

1856  On this day in history edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT  

1858  On July - 06 lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine  

1858  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1859  Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916) on July - 06.  

1860  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37 on July - 06.  

1862  On July - 06 skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)  

1863  Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia on July - 06.  

1863  On July - 06 battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07]  

1863  On this day in history strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies  

1864  Battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600 on July - 06.  

1864  On this day in history alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis)  

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 06.  

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  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on July - 06.  

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

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.  

1218  On July - 06 death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)  

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany  

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies  

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

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.