Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

1644  On July - 02 william Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24   

1647  Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs on July - 02.   

1652  On this day in history guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)   

1663  Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1679  Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth on July - 02.   

1681  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on this day in history.   

1687  On this day in history king James II disbands English parliament   

1698  On July - 02 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

1700  On this day in history lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on July - 02.   

1714  The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer on this day in history.   

1714  Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore) on July - 02.   

1724  On this day in history friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  On July - 02 francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on July - 02.   

1746  On July - 02 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  On this day in history christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl   

1763  On July - 02 peter Ritter, composer   

1776  Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States" on July - 02.   

1776  NJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote on July - 02.   

1777  Vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery on this day in history.   

1777  Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery on July - 02.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1787  de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered on July - 02.   

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.   

1794  On this day in history 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1798  John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.   

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on this day in history.   

1808  On July - 02 simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam   

1808  Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam on July - 02.   

1810  Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1814  On July - 02 atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on July - 02.   

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

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

1363  On this day in history birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on July - 02.   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

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

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

1636  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

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