Historical Events In July - 07

1864  On this day in history s Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid-   

1865  4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged on this day in history.   

1865  On July - 07 lewis Paine, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt were executed for their role in a conspiracy to throw the Union government into turmoil.   

1865  Mary Surratt, & 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged on July - 07.   

1867  On this day in history c H F Peters discovers asteroid #92 Undina   

1868  On this day in history ed Pooley takes 12 dismissals as keeper in match Surrey v Sussex   

1872  On July - 07 juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer   

1874  On this day in history 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office   

1875  On this day in history jesse James robs train in Otterville Missouri   

1878  Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam on July - 07.   

1879  On this day in history jacob Weinberg, composer   

1882  On July - 07 zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer   

1883  On this day in history toivo Kuula, composer   

1885  Ernest Bristow Farrar, composer on this day in history.   

1885  On July - 07 nicola De Giosa, composer, dies at 66   

1887  Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) on July - 07.   

1889  Giovanni Bottesini, composer, dies at 67 on July - 07.   

1890  Electric chair used for the first time in the United States on this day in history.   

1890  Tom Powers, Owensboro KY, actor (Station West, Destination Moon) on this day in history.   

1891  Travelers cheque patented on July - 07.   

1891  Travelers checks patents on this day in history.   

1892  Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[NS=7/19]   

1893  Guy de Maupassant, writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history anna Luther, NJ, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk)   

1898  Pres McKinley signs resolution of annexation of Hawaiian Is on this day in history.   

1898  US annexes Hawaii on July - 07.   

1898  On July - 07 hanns Eisler, composer   

1898  On July - 07 lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies   

1899  George Cukor, producer/director (Adam's Rib, Philadelphia Story) on this day in history.   

1900  On July - 07 boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory   

1901  The birth of Vittorio de Sica, Italian film director on this day in history.   

1901  Gustav Knuth, Braunschweig Germany, actor (Freddy Unter Fremden) on this day in history.   

1902  James McCartney, father of Beatle (Paul) on this day in history.   

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1053  On this day in history birth of emperor Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1129)   

1119  Emperor Sutoku of Japan (d. 1164) was born on this day in history.   

1528  Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria, daughter of Ferdinand I (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On July - 07 birth of thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English statesman (d. 1646)   

1656  Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history birth of johann Tobias Krebs, composer   

1710  On this day in history birth of arvid Niclas Hopken, composer   

1746  On July - 07 birth of ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer   

1129  Shirakawa, emperor of Japan (1072-86)/budhist monk, dies at 76 on July - 07.   

1304  Benedict XI, [Niccolo Boccasini], Pope (1303-04), dies on July - 07.   

1307  On July - 07 edward I, King of England (1272-1307), dies at 68   

1348  On July - 07 john Andreae, Italian canonist, dies   

1537  On this day in history death of madeleine de Valois, queen of James V of Scotland (b. 1520)   

1572  On July - 07 sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51   

1573  Death of Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (b. 1507) on July - 07.   

1647  Thomas Hooker, clergyman, father of American democracy, dies on this day in history.