Historical Events In July - 04

1693  On July - 04 battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) on July - 04.   

1696  Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Count Frontenac 1622-1698 embarks from Montreal in a canoe flotilla with 2,150 men to travel up the St. Lawrence to Fort Frontenac and mount a new attack on the Iroquois on July - 04.   

1708  Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) on July - 04.   

1753  Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, 1st balloon flights in England, US on this day in history.   

1754  George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France on July - 04.   

1757  Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1762  Marco Santucci, composer on this day in history.   

1768  Willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer   

1774  On this day in history orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts   

1776  On July - 04 american colonies declare their independence from Great Britain   

1776  On July - 04 declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain   

1776  The United States adopt the Declaration of Independence on July - 04.   

1777  John Paul Jones hoists first Stars and Stripes flag on Ranger at Portsmouth, NH on this day in history.   

1779  French fleet occupies Grenada on July - 04.   

1780  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Neth, dies at 67 on July - 04.   

1787  On July - 04 charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71   

1789  On July - 04 nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa.   

1789  On July - 04 the first US tariff act   

1789  On July - 04 1st US tariff act   

1789  On this day in history claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59   

1793  On July - 04 franz Xaver Pechacek, composer   

1796  1st Independence Day celebration is held on July - 04.   

1799  On July - 04 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59)   

1801  On July - 04 first Presidential Review of U.S. Marine Band and Marines at the White House.   

1802  US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY) on this day in history.   

1803  The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history the birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author   

1804  On this day in history desire de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader   

1807  On July - 04 the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier   

1807  On this day in history giuseppe Garibaldi, freedom fighter (Risorgimento)/unified Italy   

1810  On this day in history french troops occupy Amsterdam   

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)   

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on this day in history.   

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  On this day in history death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  On July - 04 benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies   

0973  On this day in history death of ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

1307  On July - 04 rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on this day in history.