Events in History Jul 6 Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats Duke of Monmouth Birthdays in History Jul 3 Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer, born in Roos Hall, Beccles, England (d. 1768) Deaths in History Jul 15 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II, executed at 36 Jul 28 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, English statesman (b. 1618) 1684 On This Day in History 1686