Historical Events In July - 05
Friday, 02 January 2026
0649 St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 05. 

0767 On July - 05 duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II 

1054 On July - 05 a minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere 

1054 Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported on this day in history. 

1294 On this day in history pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V 

1295 Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on this day in history. 

1436 German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten on July - 05. 

1450 On July - 05 pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster 

1539 On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies 

1546 Johann Steuerlein, composer on July - 05. 

1596 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history. 

1610 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland on this day in history. 

1626 On July - 05 battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated 

1626 On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle 

1643 First recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on this day in history. 

1643 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on this day in history. 

1654 On this day in history antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer 

1675 Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials on July - 05. 

1681 Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history. 

1687 On this day in history isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England 

1729 Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet on July - 05. 

1750 Slave revolt on Curacao on July - 05. 

1755 On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) 

1758 Lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats on July - 05. 

1764 On July - 05 janos Lavotta, composer 

1770 On this day in history battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. 

1775 On July - 05 uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. 

1775 William Crotch, composer on July - 05. 

1781 Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on July - 05. 

1791 On this day in history jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC 

1791 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) on this day in history. 

1793 Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer on this day in history. 

1794 On July - 05 sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker 

1801 On July - 05 david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870 

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