What Happened in July 1595

Historical Events

Kepler's Epiphany

Jul 19 Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz

  • Jul 21 Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña is the first European to discover the Marquesas Island in Eastern Polynesia

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 31 Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1654)