386 Historic Events for July 9
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| 1746 |
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Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62
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| 1747 |
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian opera-composer, dies at 76
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| 1755 |
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James Braddock, English general, dies in battle at Fort Duquesne
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| 1755 |
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Gottlob Harrer, composer, dies at 52
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| 1755 |
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Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British
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| 1755 |
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E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French and Indian War
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| 1755 |
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Brit Gen E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War
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| 1756 |
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Pieter Langendijk, painter/etcher/playwright, dies at 72
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| 1764 |
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Ann Ward Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (Italian)
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| 1766 |
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J Schopenhauer, writer
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| 1766 |
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English premier Rockingham resigns
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| 1776 |
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Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops (NY)
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| 1777 |
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Henry Hallam, British lawyer/historian
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| 1780 |
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Denmark declares neutrality
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| 1791 |
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Nicolas Ledesma, composer
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| 1795 |
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James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt
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| 1797 |
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Edmund Burke, British author/parliament leader (Reflections), dies at 68
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| 1800 |
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Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in US
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| 1802 |
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Thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor
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| 1805 |
Birth |
Henry John Gauntlett, composer
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| 1805 |
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Georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, dies at 76
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| 1809 |
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Frederick Henle, Germany, pathologist
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| 1815 |
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1st natural gas well in US is discovered
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| 1815 |
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King Louis XVIII leaves Ghent for France
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| 1816 |
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Argentina declares independence from Spain
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