Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On July - 06 gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

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 this day in history.   

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  French troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1685  On July - 06 battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth   

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on July - 06.   

1699  On July - 06 capt William Kidd arrested in Boston   

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

1701  William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on this day in history.   

1702  On July - 06 franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer   

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

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on July - 06.   

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

1747  On this day in history coelestin Jungbauer, composer   

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

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

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

1768  On this day in history conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1777  British Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history british-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)   

1782  On this day in history luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet   

1785  On July - 06 congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage   

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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

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

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on July - 06.   

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

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On July - 06 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  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15