359 Historic Events for July 5
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| 649 |
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St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 767 |
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Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II
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| 1054 |
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Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported
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| 1294 |
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Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
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| 1295 |
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Scotland and France sign anti-English covenant
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| 1436 |
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German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten
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| 1450 |
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Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster
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| 1539 |
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Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies
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| 1546 |
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Johann Steuerlein, composer
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| 1596 |
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English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz
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| 1626 |
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Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated
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| 1626 |
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Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle
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| 1643 |
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1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)
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| 1654 |
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Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer
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| 1681 |
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Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies
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| 1687 |
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Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England
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| 1729 |
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Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet
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| 1750 |
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Slave revolt on Cura‡ao
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| 1755 |
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Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)
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| 1764 |
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Janos Lavotta, composer
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| 1775 |
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William Crotch, composer
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| 1781 |
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Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)
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| 1791 |
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Jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)
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| 1793 |
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Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer
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| 1794 |
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Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker
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