Friday, Jul 4, 2025
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1054 - The Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians observe a bright supernova, the remnants of which form the Crab Nebula.
1477 - Birth of the historian, Aventinus (Johannes Turmair) in Abensberg, Germany; publishes a Latin grammar and a history of the Bavarian nobility.
1627 - Thomas Middleton Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown).
1631 - The first employment agency opens in Paris, France, the Bureau d'Adresse, opeend by Théophraste, charging 3 sous to employers and employees.
1636 - City of Providence, Rhode Island form.
1653 - Barebones Parliment goes into session in England.
1715 - Birth of Christian Gellert Saxony, poet, novelist (Fables and Tales).
1753 - Birth of Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard first balloon flights in England, US.
1776 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. Twelve colonies adopt the declaration.
1789 - First US tariff act.