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  On this day in history battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army   

1691  On this day in history marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77   

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 this day in history.   

1735  James Lyon, composer on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg)   

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

1745  On July - 01 warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS]   

1747  On July - 01 battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army   

1764  On July - 01 georg Christoph Grosheim, composer   

1774  Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1776  First vote on the Declaration of Independence on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history 1st vote on Declaration of Independence   

1776  On this day in history francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War   

1782  On July - 01 american privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.   

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 this day in history wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73   

1788  Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on July - 01.   

1793  Yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States killing several thousand people on July - 01.   

1793  Yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people on July - 01.   

1795  John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt   

1802  Gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878 on July - 01.   

1804  George Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro) on this day in history.   

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

1807  Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University on July - 01.   

1810  Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1810  Walter White, secretary (NAACP) on this day in history.   

1812  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus on this day in history.   

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

1816  On this day in history fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on July - 01.   

1481  On this day in history birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.   

1511  On July - 01 birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist   

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on July - 01.   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

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

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on July - 01.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.   

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1589  On July - 01 christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  On July - 01 marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on July - 01.