Historical Events Jul 1 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan Jul 27 Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay Events in 1689 Famous Birthdays Jul 9 Alexis Piron, French dramatist (La Métromanie), born in Dijon, France (d. 1773) Born in 1689 Famous Deaths Jul 8 Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622) Jul 27 John Graham, of Claverhouse, 1st viscount Dundee/soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41 Jun 1689 History by Year Aug 1689 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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