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02/07/0590
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Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague
Type: Death
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02/07/1301
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Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes 1st prince of Wales
Type: Event
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02/07/1478
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Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1522
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Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish/Austrian Branches
Type: Event
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02/07/1550
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Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III
Type: Event
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02/07/1556
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Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren
Type: Birth
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02/07/1569
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King Philip II forms inquistion in South America
Type: Event
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02/07/1589
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Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician
Type: Birth
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02/07/1593
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Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79
Type: Death
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02/07/1609
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Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies
Type: Death
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02/07/1612
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Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1613
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Michail Romanov (16) becomes czar of Russia
Type: Event
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02/07/1639
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Acadmie Franaise begins Dictionary of French Language
Type: Event
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02/07/1653
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Nicolas Fouquet appointed superintendant of Finance of France
Type: Event
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02/07/1655
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Jean-Franois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1668
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Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace"
Type: Event
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02/07/1688
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Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange
Type: Birth
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02/07/1693
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Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS]
Type: Birth
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02/07/1700
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Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1707
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Carl August Thielo, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1710
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William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music
Type: Birth
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02/07/1739
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Joseph Pouteau, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1740
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Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP
Type: Birth
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02/07/1743
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Lodovico Giustini, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/07/1749
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Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/07/1753
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Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1758
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Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1779
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William Boyce, composer, dies at 67
Type: Death
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02/07/1792
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D Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto," premieres in Vienna
Type: Event
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02/07/1792
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Austria and Prussia sign anti-French covenant
Type: Event
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02/07/1795
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Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies
Type: Event
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02/07/1795
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11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
Type: Event
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02/07/1801
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John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist
Type: Birth
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02/07/1803
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Edgar Quinet, French writer/historian (Ahasvrus)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1804
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John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
Type: Birth
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02/07/1809
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Frederik Paludan-Mller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1812
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8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
Type: Event
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02/07/1812
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Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords
Type: Event
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02/07/1812
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Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1817
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Leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1818
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1st successful US educational magazine "Academician," begins (NYC)
Type: Event
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02/07/1820
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Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/07/1822
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Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1823
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Ann Radcliffe (Ward), English poet/author of horror novels, dies at 58
Type: Death
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02/07/1823
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Richard Genee, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1824
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William Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae)
Type: Birth
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02/07/1825
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Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer
Type: Birth
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02/07/1827
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Franz Anton Dimmler, composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/07/1827
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Ballet (Deserter) introduced to US at Bowery Theater (NYC)
Type: Event
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02/07/1830
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Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67
Type: Death
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