Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

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

1647  On this day in history daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs   

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans) on this day in history.   

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

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

1681  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on July - 02.   

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

1698  Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on this day in history.   

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

1708  On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

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

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

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

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on July - 02.   

1743  On July - 02 spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies   

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

1756  On July - 02 christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer on July - 02.   

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 July - 02.   

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

1778  On July - 02 jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66   

1787  On this day in history de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered   

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.   

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

1794  On July - 02 franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65   

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

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

1808  On July - 02 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 July - 02.   

1814  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on July - 02.   

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

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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 July - 02.   

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

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

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.   

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

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

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

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

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

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

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

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.