Historical Events In July - 01

1689  Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan on this day in history.   

1690  On July - 01 army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" )   

1690  On July - 01 battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army   

1691  Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on July - 01.   

1723  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary on this day in history.   

1723  Willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 on July - 01.   

1735  James Lyon, composer on this day in history.   

1742  Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg) on July - 01.   

1742  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS]   

1747  On this day in history battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army   

1764  Georg Christoph Grosheim, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On July - 01 henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68   

1776  First vote on the Declaration of Independence on this day in history.   

1776  On July - 01 1st vote on Declaration of Independence   

1776  Francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1782  On July - 01 american privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.   

1782  On July - 01 charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52   

1784  Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73   

1788  Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on July - 01.   

1793  On this day in history yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States killing several thousand people   

1793  Yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people on July - 01.   

1795  John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on July - 01.   

1798  Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878   

1804  On this day in history george Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)   

1805  Georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60 on July - 01.   

1807  Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands   

1810  On July - 01 walter White, secretary (NAACP)   

1812  On July - 01 willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus   

1816  On this day in history french frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

1816  Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on this day in history.   

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1381  On July - 01 birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

1534  On July - 01 birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)   

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on this day in history.   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  On July - 01 jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies   

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies on July - 01.   

1592  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on July - 01.   

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)