Historical Events In July - 06

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

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

1795  Georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history the birth of Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia  

1796  On July - 06 nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55)  

1798  US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained,... & removed as alien enemies" on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history uS law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies"  

1800  On this day in history marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer  

1801  Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British on July - 06.  

1814  On July - 06 justus McKinstry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

1816  On July - 06 philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67  

1818  Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66) on July - 06.  

1821  On July - 06 edward Winston Pettus, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907  

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

1837  Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer on July - 06.  

1840  Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin on July - 06.  

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  On this day in history mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo  

1852  On this day in history john Albert Delany, composer  

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

1853  William Wells Brown publishes "Clotel," first novel by black American on this day in history.  

1854  The first Republican state convention, Ripon, Wisc on July - 06.  

1854  1st Republican state convention (Ripon Wisc) on this day in history.  

1856  On July - 06 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 this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)  

1863  Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Williamsport, MD [-Jul 07] on July - 06.  

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

1864  Battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600 on this day in history.  

1864  Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis) on this day in history.  

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg  

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.  

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history.