Historical Events In July - 02

0310  On July - 02 pope Miltiades is elected.   

0311  On this day in history st Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0419  Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55) on July - 02.   

0626  On July - 02 in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. On September 4, Shimin's father abdicates in his favour and Shimin becomes Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China.   

0706  On July - 02 in China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang has the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife and recently-deceased ruling empress Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian, her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaughter Li Xianhui all interred in a new tomb complex outside Chang'an known as the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang.   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

0936  On this day in history the German king Henry the Fowler dies at Memleben at age 60 after a 17-year reign in which he has created the Saxon army and founded Saxon town life   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

0963  On this day in history the imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.   

1029  On July - 02 the birth of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1140  On this day in history hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht   

1214  Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers) on this day in history.   

1298  On this day in history battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf & Albrecht I   

1298  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1489  On July - 02 thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on this day in history.   

1555  On July - 02 turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.   

1561  Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus French astrologer/physician/prophet, dies in Salon   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1576  Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea on July - 02.   

1578  Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history johann Staden, composer   

1582  On July - 02 battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer on this day in history.   

1600  Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army on July - 02.   

1613  On July - 02 the first English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia led by Samuel Argall.   

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies   

1621  On July - 02 thomas Harriot, English astronomer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer on July - 02.   

1644  Battle of Marston Moor; Parliamentary forces defeat royalists on this day in history.   

1644  William Gascoigne introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on July - 02.   

1644  Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists on July - 02.   

1644  Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar on this day in history.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

1298  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  On July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on this day in history.