Historical Events
- Jul 1 Siege of Warsaw: Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw from Swedish occupiers
- Jul 11 The first Quakers to land in America (Boston), Englishwomen Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, are arrested and jailed by the Puritan colonial government. After 5 years imprisonment they are deported back to Barbados
Rembrandt Declares Insolvency
Jul 26 Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn declares he is insolvent after living beyond his means and spending too much on artwork and rare items. Leads to the most experimental and exuberantly creative period of his career.
- Jul 30 Battle of Warsaw: Swedish King Charles X Gustav beats Polish-Lithuanian King Jan II Casimir and re-occupies Warsaw
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Jul 2 François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French army commander (Thirty Years War), dies at 44
- Jul 7 Michelangelo Rossi, Italian Baroque organist, violinist, and opera composer, dies at about 55
- Jul 8 Alexander van der Capellen, Dutch statesman, mister of Aartsbergen, dies at about 64
- Jul 27 Salomo Glassius, German theologian (b. 1593)
Country Singers
Jazz Musicians
Opera Singers
Pop Stars
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