Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0767  On this day in history duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II   

1054  A minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere on this day in history.   

1054  On July - 05 brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported   

1294  Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V on this day in history.   

1295  Scotland & France sign anti-English covenant on this day in history.   

1436  German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten on July - 05.   

1450  On July - 05 pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster   

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer on this day in history.   

1596  English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

1610  John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland on this day in history.   

1626  On July - 05 battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated   

1626  On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1643  On this day in history first recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1643  1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  On this day in history mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1681  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies   

1687  On this day in history isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England   

1729  On July - 05 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet   

1750  On July - 05 slave revolt on Curacao   

1755  Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) on July - 05.   

1758  On July - 05 lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats.   

1764  On July - 05 janos Lavotta, composer   

1770  On July - 05 battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.   

1775  US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition on July - 05.   

1775  On July - 05 william Crotch, composer   

1781  On this day in history stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)   

1791  On July - 05 jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC   

1791  Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) on July - 05.   

1793  On this day in history pavel I Pestel, Russian officer   

1794  On July - 05 sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker   

1801  On July - 05 david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on July - 05.   

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on July - 05.   

1653  On July - 05 birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  On July - 05 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  On July - 05 birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  On this day in history death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  On July - 05 death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)   

1472  On July - 05 death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies