Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army   

1652  Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns) on July - 06.   

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 July - 06 nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

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

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on July - 06.   

1699  Capt William Kidd arrested in Boston on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston   

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

1702  On July - 06 franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  On July - 06 birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland.   

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on July - 06.   

1753  On July - 06 john H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized   

1757  On July - 06 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  Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on this day in history.   

1765  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1770  Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history 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  Dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.   

1776  On July - 06 dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette"   

1777  On July - 06 british Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans   

1782  British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on this day in history.   

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

1785  On July - 06 william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

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

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  On July - 06 death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history.