Page 2: Historical Events In July - 09

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

1756  Pieter Langendijk, painter/etcher/playwright, dies at 72   

1764  Ann Ward Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (Italian).   

1766  English premier Rockingham steps down.   

1766  J Schopenhauer, writer   

1776  Dec of Ind read aloud to Gen Washington's troops in NY.   

1776  Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops (NY).   

1777  Henry Hallam, British lawyer/historian.   

1780  Denmark declares neutrality.   

1790  Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund.   

1791  Third Fleet arrives in Australia from England, HMS Queen bringing inaugural Irish convicts to be transported.   

1791  Nicolas Ledesma, composer.   

1795  James Swan pays off the $2024899 US national debt.   

1797  Edmund Burke, British author/parliament leader (Reflections), dies at 68.   

1800  Mt Vernon Gardens is recorded as becoming site of inaugural summer theatre in US.   

1800  Mt Vernon Gardens is recorded as becoming site of 1st summer theater in US   

1802  Thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor.   

1803  Navigator Matthew Flinders returns to Sydney after voyage around Australia in the brig Investigator   

1805  Henry John Gauntlett, composer   

1805  Georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, dies at 76.   

1807  Treaties of Tilsit signed by Napoleon I and Alexander I.   

1809  Frederick Henle, Germany, pathologist.   

1810  France annexes Holland following the abdication and flight of Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte, who has been king since 1806 but refused to join Napoleon's Continental system   

1810  Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the inaugural French Empire.   

1815  1st natural gas well in US is discovered.   

1816  Argentina declares independence from Spain   

1816  Argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain.   

1819  Elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine   

1821  Tommaso Sogner, composer, dies at 58   

1825  Jules Oppert, German Assyriologist (decodes characters)   

1831  Johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer.   

1835  St Etienne-Lyons railway opens in France   

1839  Carl Baermann, composer   

1841  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer   

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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  Stephen langton: Archbishop of canterbury   

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

1441  Death of 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  Death of Angelus silesius [johann scheffer]: German medical/mystic poet,   

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