Historical Events In July - 09

0455  Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire   

0711  Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain.   

1228  Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1357  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague   

1371  Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht.   

1386  Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat duke Leopold III of Austria.   

1401  Mongol monarch Timur Lenk destroys Baghdad.   

1441  Jan/Johannes van Eyck, Flemish painter (Lamb Gods), dies   

1513  John van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist.   

1517  Gelderse crowd robber murders population of Asperen.   

1535  Emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian.   

1536  French navigator Jacques Cartier returns to Saint-Malo from Canada.   

1540  England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled   

1541  Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.   

1553  Battle at Sievershausen Solingen: van Saksen beats Alcibiades.   

1572  19 Catholic priests hanged in Gorcum.   

1578  Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37)   

1589  Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist   

1595  Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe.   

1609  Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion.   

1639  Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65   

1654  Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies   

1672  Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand   

1677  Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffer], German medical/mystic poet, dies   

1686  Germany, Sweden and Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg   

1696  Waclaw Potocki, Polish poet (Wojna Chocimska), dies   

1716  Joseph Sauveur, French sound engineer, dies at 63   

1737  de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies "Elisabeth" battles with HMS Lion.   

1746  Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62   

1747  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian opera-composer, dies at 76   

1749  Edward Cornwallis c1713-1753 founds new settlement of Halifax founded as naval settlement to counter the French fort at Louisbourg   

1755  British Gen E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War   

1755  Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British.   

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1511  Dorothea of saxe-lauenburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1513  John van hembyze: Flemish calvinist   

1535  Emanuel van meteren: Southern neth, merchant/historian   

1577  Thomas west: 3rd baron de la warr, english jamestown colonist   

1578  Ferdinand ii: King of bohemia/hungary/german emperor (1619-37)   

1589  Johannes a sancto thoma: [poinset], portuguese theologist   

1654  Emperor reigen of japan: Emperor reigen of japan (d. 1732)   

1686  Philip livingston: American politician   

1228  Death of Stephen langton: Archbishop of canterbury   

1386  Death of Leopold iii of austria: Leopold iii of austria (b. 1351)   

1441  Jan/johannes van eyck: Flemish painter (lamb gods),   

1553  Death of Maurice: Elector of saxony (b. 1521)   

1639  Entonius walaeus: Calvinist theologist,   

1654  Death of Ferdinand: Son of rc emperor ferdinand iii,   

1677  Angelus silesius [johann scheffer]: German medical/mystic poet,   

1696  Death of Waclaw potocki: Polish poet (wojna chocimska),