What Happened in July 1702

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Jul 19 Great Northern War: Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 6 Franz Anton Maichelbeck, German composer, born in Reichenau, Germany (d. 1750)
  • Jul 17 Johann Schneider, German composer and pupil of Bach, born in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg (now in Bavaria, Germany) (d. 1788)
  • Jul 30 Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin, Russian general who commanded Russian armies during the Seven Years' War, (d. 1758)
  • Jul 31 Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter, born in Dole, France (d. 1768)