Page 2: Historical Events In July - 10

1686  Ercole Ferrata, Italian sculptor/restauranteur, dies at 76   

1690  Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeats Anglo-Dutch fleet.   

1690  Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet   

1690  Domenico Gabrielli, composer, dies at 39.   

1692  Bridget Bishop inaugural Salem witch hung.   

1692  Bridget Bishop, 1st Salem witch hanged   

1697  Francois Hanot, composer.   

1723  William Blackstone, England, jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries)   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye   

1759  Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer.   

1762  Roubiliacs monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey   

1762  Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76.   

1775  Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army   

1778  American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain   

1778  Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master   

1779  Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer   

1792  George Mifflin Dallas, (D) 11th VP (1845-49).   

1796  Carl Friedrich Gauss discovers that every positive integer is representable as a sum of at most three triangular numbers.   

1797  1st US frigate, the "United States," is launched in Phila.   

1797  Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull).   

1800  The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi and other vernaculars of sub continent   

1806  The Vellore Mutiny is the inaugural instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company   

1810  Emperor Napoleon corpse leaves Netherlands for France.   

1818  John Stuart "Cerro Gordo" Williams, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

1820  Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872   

1821  Christopher Columbus Augur, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1824  Rudolf von Benningsen, German lawyer/politician.   

1826  Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer   

1830  Camille Pissaro, Danish Antillean/French painter (impressionism)   

1832  Pres Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US   

1833  Lucius Eugene Polk, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

1834  James A McNeill Whistler, US/British painter (Whistler's Mother)   

1835  Henryk Wieniawski, Lubin Poland, violinist/composer (Souv de Moscou).   

1838  Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43   

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1419  Emperor go-hanazono of japan: Emperor go-hanazono of japan (d. 1471)   

1452  King james iii of scotland: King james iii of scotland (d. 1488)   

1509  John calvin: Protestant religious reformer/theologian   

1517  Odet de coligny: Cardinal of châtillon/bishop   

1526  Philip iii van croij: Duke of aarschot/earl of porcien   

1592  Pierre d'hozier: French historian   

1614  Arthur annesley: 1st earl of anglesey, english royalist statesman   

1625  Jean herauld gourville: French adventurer   

0138  Publius a hadrianus: Roman emperor (117-138),   

0518  Anastasius i dikoros: [dyrrhachium/durazzo], byzantine emperor,   

0649  Li shimin: Emperor of china (b.599)   

0983  Benedict vi: Italian pope (974-83),   

1086  Death of Knut iv: The saint, king of denmark (1080-86), murdered   

1099  El cid: Of castile (b. 1044)   

1103  Erik i ejegod: The good hearted, king of denmark (1095-1103),   

1290  Death of King ladislaus iv of hungary: King ladislaus iv of hungary (b. 1262)