Page 3: Historical Events In July - 02

1822  Denmark Vesey & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on this day in history.   

1822  On July - 02 douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains)   

1822  On July - 02 denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC   

1823  Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia on this day in history.   

1830  John Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army) on July - 02.   

1834  On this day in history hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank   

1836  Henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on July - 02.   

1843  An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on July - 02.   

1843  An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on this day in history.   

1843  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history envelope bearing the first US 10. stamps, still exists today   

1847  On this day in history envelope bearing 1st US 10 cent stamps, still exists today   

1847  On July - 02 marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology)   

1849  Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike on this day in history.   

1850  Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus on this day in history.   

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on July - 02.   

1857  On July - 02 francesco Spetrino, composer   

1858  On July - 02 partial emancipation of Russian serfs   

1861  Battle of Hoke's Run, WV on July - 02.   

1861  On this day in history peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31   

1862  On July - 02 lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges   

1862  On July - 02 the birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist   

1863  On this day in history battle of Gettysburg (2nd day)   

1863  On this day in history stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28   

1864  Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history statuary Hall in US Capitol established   

1864  Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history william Booth forms the Salvation Army   

1865  William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) on this day in history.   

1865  Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen) on July - 02.   

1867  On July - 02 the first US elevated railroad begins service, NYC   

1867  1st US elevated railroad begins service, NYC on July - 02.   

1867  Herbert Prior, England, actor (Caught Short, Slave of Desire) on July - 02.   

1870  Jules Joseph d'Anethan is elected the tenth Prime Minister of Belgium on July - 02.   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

1363  On July - 02 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 July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.   

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  On July - 02 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  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.   

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