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  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 this day in history.   

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

1687  On July - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1724  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet on July - 02.   

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

1743  On this day in history spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies   

1746  On this day in history hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  Christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl on July - 02.   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer on July - 02.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1793  On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer   

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

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

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

1810  On July - 02 robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885   

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

1821  On this day in history charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896)   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

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

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0936  On July - 02 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 July - 02.   

1504  On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

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

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

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