Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

1644  On this day in history william Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24   

1647  Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs on this day in history.   

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans) on July - 02.   

1663  On July - 02 thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

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 July - 02.   

1687  On July - 02 king James II disbands English parliament   

1698  On July - 02 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

1700  On July - 02 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77   

1708  On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

1714  On July - 02 the birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer   

1714  On this day in history christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)   

1724  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet on this day in history.   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on this day in history.   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on this day in history.   

1746  On July - 02 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  On July - 02 christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer on July - 02.   

1776  On this day in history 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  Vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery on July - 02.   

1777  Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery on July - 02.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.   

1787  de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered on July - 02.   

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on this day in history.   

1794  2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria on July - 02.   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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  On July - 02 simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam   

1810  Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1814  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on July - 02.   

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on July - 02.   

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  On July - 02 birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  On this day in history birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

0936  On this day in history henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on July - 02.   

1504  On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies