Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On July - 06 gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1641  On July - 06 battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army   

1652  On July - 06 fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)   

1668  On this day in history peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1669  On July - 06 laSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River   

1673  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer on July - 06.   

1685  On this day in history battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth   

1687  On this day in history newton publishes "Principia"   

1699  On July - 06 capt William Kidd arrested in Boston   

1699  Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston on this day in history.   

1701  On July - 06 william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on July - 06.   

1734  On this day in history nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on July - 06.   

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on July - 06.   

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on July - 06.   

1753  John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized on July - 06.   

1757  French troops sent to re-enforce Louisbourg; the Corps Royal, consisting of six officers, four hundred recruits from France, and twenty artillery men, plus two battalions of the Berry Regiment on this day in history.   

1758  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on July - 06.   

1762  On this day in history peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34   

1765  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

1768  Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1770  Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on July - 06.   

1773  Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent   

1776  Dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.   

1776  Dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.   

1777  On this day in history british Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans   

1782  British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on July - 06.   

1782  On July - 06 luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet   

1785  Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

1785  William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on July - 06.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on July - 06.   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on July - 06.   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15