Historical Events In July - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1644 William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.
1647 On July - 02 daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
1652 On July - 02 guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)
1663 Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 on July - 02.
1679 Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth on July - 02.
1681 Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on this day in history.
1687 On this day in history king James II disbands English parliament
1698 On this day in history thomas Savery patents the first steam engine
1700 On July - 02 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77
1708 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.
1714 The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer on July - 02.
1714 On this day in history christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)
1724 On July - 02 friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet
1737 Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on this day in history.
1743 On July - 02 spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies
1746 Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer on this day in history.
1756 Christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl on this day in history.
1763 On this day in history peter Ritter, composer
1776 On July - 02 continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States"
1776 On this day in history nJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote
1777 On this day in history vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery
1777 On July - 02 vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery
1778 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.
1787 On this day in history de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered
1793 Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.
1794 On July - 02 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria
1794 On this day in history franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65
1798 On July - 02 john Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies
1798 John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.
1808 On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam
1808 Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam on July - 02.
1810 Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885 on this day in history.
1814 Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on this day in history.
1821 Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on July - 02.
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