Events & Holidays In July - 24

Birth of the Libertador (Bolivar Day) (Venezuela)

Children's Day (Vanuatu)

Fiesta de Santiago (Peru)

Jose Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)

Pioneer Day (Utah) (United States of America)

Simon Bolivar Day (Ecuador)

1380  On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)   

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  On this day in history death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.