Page 2: Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On this day in history gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1641  On July - 06 battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army   

1652  Fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns) on July - 06.   

1668  On this day in history peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1669  LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River on July - 06.   

1673  French troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War on July - 06.   

1678  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1699  On July - 06 capt William Kidd arrested in Boston   

1699  On July - 06 pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston   

1701  On this day in history william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

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

1734  On this day in history nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

1739  On July - 06 freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on July - 06.   

1747  On this day in history coelestin Jungbauer, composer   

1753  On July - 06 john H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized   

1757  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 on July - 06.   

1758  George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.   

1762  On July - 06 peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34   

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

1768  On July - 06 conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

1770  Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on July - 06.   

1773  On this day in history wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

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  Dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1785  Congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage on this day in history.   

1785  On July - 06 the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero   

1785  On July - 06 william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)   

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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  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

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

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

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

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.   

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 July - 06.   

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

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history.