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Joan of The Tower Queen consort of Scotland born in Tower of London London (d. 1362)
Johann Steuerlein German composer born in Schmalkalden Germany (d. 1613)
Elisabeth of Austria Queen consort of France (1570-74) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1592)
Thomas Hooker American colonial clergyman (known as the father of Connecticut) born in Marefield Leicestershire England (d. 1647)
Thomas Pitt British merchant and Governor of Madras born in Blandford St. Mary Dorset England (d. 1726)
Antonio Maria Pacchioni Baroque composer born in Modena Italy (baptized date) (d. 1738)
Mary Walcott American accuser at the Salem witch trials born in Salem Massacusetts (d. 1720)
Pedro III King of Portugal and the Algarves (1777-86) and consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1786)
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess of Hertford Viceroy of Ireland born in Chelsea London (d. 1794)
Sarah Kemble Siddons English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) born in Brecon Wales (d. 1831)
Jnos Lavotta Hungarian violinist and composer born in Pust any Slovakia (d. 1820)
William Crotch English composer born in Norwich Norfolk England (d. 1847)
Pavel Ivanovich Pestel Russian officer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1826)
Sylvester Graham Minister and noted vegetarian (developed Graham cracker) born in Suffield Connecticut (d. 1851)
Robert FitzRoy British naval officer and scientist born in Ampton Suffolk England (d. 1865)
William John Macquorn Rankine Scottish mechanical engineer and physicist born in Edinburgh (d. 1872)
Paul Gabril Dutch water colors painter and etcher born in Amsterdam (d. 1903)
Ignacio Mariscal Mexican lawyer and diplomat (Secretary of Foreign Affairs) born in Oaxaca Mexico (d. 1910)
William C. Whitney American financier and 31st United States Secretary of the Navy born in Conway Massachusetts (d. 1904)
Mandell Creighton British historian and a bishop of the Church of England born in Carlisle Cumbria England (d. 1901)
Agnes Zimmermann German composer born in Cologne Germany (d. 1925)
Stefano Gobatti Italian composer born in Bergantino Italy (d. 1913)
Clara Zetkin German feminist Socialist and Communist leader born in Wiederau Saxony (d. 1933)
Maria Marie Bakker Dutch actress and wife of Maarten Stranger born (d. 1917)
Robert Bacon American politician (39th United States Secretary of State) born in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts (d. 1919)
William Henry Singer American painter and collector (Singer Museum Laren) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
douard Herriot French politician (served 3 times as Prime Minister of France) born in Troyes France (d. 1957)
Gerhard von Keussler German composer born in Gulbene Latvia (d. 1949)
Joseph Holbrooke English pianist conductor and composer (3 Blind Mice) born in Croydon Surrey (d. 1958)
Wanda Landowska Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1959)
Dwight F. Davis American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of Davis Cup born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1945)
Volkmar Andreae Swiss conductor and composer (Tonhalle Orchestra) born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1962)
Jan Kubelik Czech composer and violinist born in Michle (d. 1940)
Jul 05 1166 Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned in an ecclesiastical document
Jul 05 1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
Jul 05 1295 Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance against England