Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

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

1641  Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)   

1668  On July - 06 peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1669  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1685  Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth on this day in history.   

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on this day in history.   

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on July - 06.   

1753  On this day in history john H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized   

1757  On this day in history 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.   

1758  On July - 06 george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  On July - 06 peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34   

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

1768  On July - 06 conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

1770  On July - 06 battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish   

1773  On July - 06 wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

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  On July - 06 dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette"   

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  On July - 06 british-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)   

1782  Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet on this day in history.   

1785  Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on July - 06.   

1785  The birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero on July - 06.   

1785  William J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens) on this day in history.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.   

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1678  On this day in history 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  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on July - 06.   

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

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  On this day in history antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

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  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.