Historical Events In July - 09

1755  On July - 09 e Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War   

1756  Pieter Langendijk, painter/etcher/playwright, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1764  Ann Ward Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (Italian) on this day in history.   

1766  English premier Rockingham resigns on July - 09.   

1766  J Schopenhauer, writer on July - 09.   

1776  Dec of Ind read aloud to Gen Washington's troops in NY on July - 09.   

1776  Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops (NY) on July - 09.   

1777  Henry Hallam, British lawyer/historian on this day in history.   

1780  On July - 09 denmark declares neutrality   

1790  Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history third Fleet arrives in Australia from England, HMS Queen bringing first Irish convicts to be transported.   

1791  On this day in history nicolas Ledesma, composer   

1795  James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt on this day in history.   

1797  Edmund Burke, British author/parliament leader (Reflections), dies at 68 on July - 09.   

1800  On this day in history mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theatre in US   

1800  Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in US on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor   

1803  On this day in history navigator Matthew Flinders returns to Sydney after voyage around Australia in the brig Investigator.   

1805  Henry John Gauntlett, composer on July - 09.   

1805  Georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, dies at 76 on July - 09.   

1807  On this day in history treaties of Tilsit signed by Napoleon I and Alexander I.   

1809  On July - 09 frederick Henle, Germany, pathologist   

1810  On this day in history france annexes Holland following the abdication and flight of Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte, who has been king since 1806 but refused to join Napoleon's Continental system   

1810  On this day in history napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.   

1815  On this day in history 1st natural gas well in US is discovered   

1816  On July - 09 argentina declares independence from Spain   

1816  Argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain on this day in history.   

1819  On July - 09 elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine   

1821  On this day in history tommaso Sogner, composer, dies at 58   

1825  On July - 09 jules Oppert, German Assyriologist (decodes characters)   

1831  On this day in history johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer   

1835  On July - 09 st Etienne-Lyons railway opens in France   

1839  On this day in history carl Baermann, composer   

1841  Carl Christian Lumbye, composer on this day in history.   

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1511  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

1513  John van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist was born on July - 09.   

1535  On this day in history birth of emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian   

1577  Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) was born on July - 09.   

1578  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37)   

1589  Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist was born on July - 09.   

1654  Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)   

1228  Death of Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1386  On July - 09 death of leopold III of Austria (b. 1351)   

1441  Jan/Johannes van Eyck, Flemish painter (Lamb Gods), dies on July - 09.   

1553  On this day in history death of maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)   

1639  Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1654  Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies on July - 09.   

1677  Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffer], German medical/mystic poet, dies on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history waclaw Potocki, Polish poet (Wojna Chocimska), dies