Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

1644  William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.   

1647  On July - 02 daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs   

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans) on July - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1681  On July - 02 earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason   

1687  King James II disbands English parliament on July - 02.   

1698  Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on July - 02.   

1700  On July - 02 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history the birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer   

1714  On July - 02 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)   

1724  On July - 02 friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1746  Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer on this day in history.   

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

1763  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer   

1776  Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States" on this day in history.   

1776  NJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote on this day in history.   

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

1777  On this day in history vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.   

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

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.   

1794  On July - 02 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on July - 02.   

1798  On July - 02 john Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies   

1798  On this day in history john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies   

1808  On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam   

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

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

1814  On this day in history atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on this day in history.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on July - 02.   

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

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

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

0783  On this day in history bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

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

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history.   

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 July - 02.   

1582  On July - 02 death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

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

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies