Historical Events In July - 01

1689  On this day in history matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan   

1690  Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" ) on this day in history.   

1690  Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army on this day in history.   

1691  Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1723  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary on July - 01.   

1723  Willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 on July - 01.   

1735  James Lyon, composer on July - 01.   

1742  Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg) on July - 01.   

1742  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1745  Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS] on this day in history.   

1747  Battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army on July - 01.   

1764  Georg Christoph Grosheim, composer on July - 01.   

1774  Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 on July - 01.   

1776  First vote on the Declaration of Independence on July - 01.   

1776  1st vote on Declaration of Independence on July - 01.   

1776  On July - 01 francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War   

1782  American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on this day in history.   

1782  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 on July - 01.   

1784  On this day in history wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74   

1784  On July - 01 wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73   

1788  On this day in history jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry   

1793  On July - 01 yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States killing several thousand people   

1793  On July - 01 yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people   

1795  On July - 01 john Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court   

1798  Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt on July - 01.   

1802  Gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878 on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history george Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)   

1805  On July - 01 georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60   

1807  On July - 01 thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University   

1810  On this day in history louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands   

1810  On this day in history walter White, secretary (NAACP)   

1812  On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus   

1816  French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on this day in history.   

1816  Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on this day in history.   

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1381  On July - 01 birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  On July - 01 birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on July - 01.   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on July - 01.   

0251  On July - 01 death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on July - 01.   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on July - 01.   

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.