Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0767  On this day in history duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II   

1054  On this day in history a minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere   

1054  Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported on July - 05.   

1294  On July - 05 pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V   

1295  Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on July - 05.   

1436  German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten on July - 05.   

1450  On this day in history pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer   

1596  On July - 05 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

1610  On this day in history john Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.   

1626  On July - 05 battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated   

1626  On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1643  First recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on July - 05.   

1643  On July - 05 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on July - 05.   

1675  On July - 05 mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies   

1687  On this day in history isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England   

1729  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet on July - 05.   

1750  On July - 05 slave revolt on Curacao   

1755  Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) on this day in history.   

1758  On July - 05 lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats.   

1764  Janos Lavotta, composer on this day in history.   

1770  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

1775  US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history william Crotch, composer   

1781  On this day in history stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)   

1791  Jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC on July - 05.   

1791  On July - 05 jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)   

1793  On this day in history pavel I Pestel, Russian officer   

1794  Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker on this day in history.   

1801  David Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870 on this day in history.   

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1321  On July - 05 birth of joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on July - 05.   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on this day in history.   

1717  On July - 05 birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)   

1718  On this day in history birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on this day in history.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on July - 05.   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on July - 05.   

1626  On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1666  On this day in history death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies