Page 3: Historical Events In July - 02

1822  Denmark Vesey & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on July - 02.   

1822  On this day in history douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains)   

1822  On this day in history denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC   

1823  On this day in history bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.   

1830  On July - 02 john Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1834  On this day in history hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank   

1836  On this day in history henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1843  An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on this day in history.   

1843  An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88   

1847  On July - 02 envelope bearing the first US 10. stamps, still exists today   

1847  On this day in history envelope bearing 1st US 10 cent stamps, still exists today   

1847  On July - 02 marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology)   

1849  Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus   

1850  On this day in history robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62   

1857  Francesco Spetrino, composer on this day in history.   

1858  Partial emancipation of Russian serfs on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Hoke's Run, WV   

1861  On July - 02 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31   

1862  Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges on this day in history.   

1862  The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist on July - 02.   

1863  Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28   

1864  Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 02 statuary Hall in US Capitol established   

1864  On this day in history gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC   

1865  On this day in history william Booth forms the Salvation Army   

1865  William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) on this day in history.   

1865  Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen) on this day in history.   

1867  The first US elevated railroad begins service, NYC on this day in history.   

1867  On July - 02 1st US elevated railroad begins service, NYC   

1867  On July - 02 herbert Prior, England, actor (Caught Short, Slave of Desire)   

1870  On this day in history jules Joseph d'Anethan is elected the tenth Prime Minister of Belgium.   

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

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

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 this day in history.   

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 July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

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

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

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