Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 05.   

0767  Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II on July - 05.   

1054  On July - 05 a minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere   

1054  Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported on July - 05.   

1294  On this day in history pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V   

1295  Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history german emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten   

1450  Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster on July - 05.   

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1546  On July - 05 johann Steuerlein, composer   

1596  English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on July - 05.   

1610  John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland on July - 05.   

1626  On this day in history battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1643  On July - 05 first recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1643  1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer on July - 05.   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials on July - 05.   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on July - 05.   

1687  Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England on July - 05.   

1729  On July - 05 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet   

1750  Slave revolt on Curacao on this day in history.   

1755  On this day in history sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)   

1758  On this day in history lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats.   

1764  On this day in history janos Lavotta, composer   

1770  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on July - 05.   

1775  On July - 05 uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.   

1775  William Crotch, composer on this day in history.   

1781  Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC   

1791  Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) on July - 05.   

1793  Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer on this day in history.   

1794  On July - 05 sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker   

1801  On July - 05 david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  On July - 05 birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)   

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer was born on July - 05.   

1675  On this day in history birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  On July - 05 birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  On this day in history death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  On this day in history death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)   

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on July - 05.   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on July - 05.   

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1666  On this day in history death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

1676  On July - 05 death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies