WHAT HAPPENED ON 4. JULY
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Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. (4. July 362. BC)

Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire. (4. July 414)

Pactum Sicardi, a peace treaty between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples, is signed. (4. July 836)

Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized as a saint. (4. July 993)

A supernova is seen by Chinese, Arab and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. (4. July 1054)

Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death. (4. July 1120)

The Crusades: Battle of Hattin – Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. (4. July 1187)

Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre. (4. July 1253)

Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz. (4. July 1359)

Ottoman wars in Europe: The Siege of Nándorfeqhérvár (Belgrade) begins. (4. July 1456)

Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye. (4. July 1534)

The King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismund II Augustus, signes the document of union between Poland and Lithuania, creating a new state called the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. (4. July 1569)

The Battle of Klushino is fought between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish-Muscovite War. (4. July 1610)

The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada) (4. July 1634)

The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cedes lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (4. July 1744)

French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. Louis Coulon de Villiers. (4. July 1754)

Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts (4. July 1774)

American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The United States declared its independence in 1776. (4. July 1776)

American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign. (4. July 1778)

At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens. (4. July 1802)