Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On July - 06 gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

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

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

1668  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 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 July - 06.   

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

1699  Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston on July - 06.   

1701  William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on July - 06.   

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on this day in history.   

1734  On July - 06 nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

1739  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  On this day in history 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  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.   

1762  Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on this day in history.   

1765  On July - 06 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

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

1770  On this day in history battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish   

1773  On this day in history wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

1775  Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent on July - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1777  British Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans on July - 06.   

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

1782  Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet on July - 06.   

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

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 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  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

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

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

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

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on this day in history.   

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

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.