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Water Music
Jul 17 George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" premieres repeatedly on a barge cruising the River Thames in London
- Jul 28 Prussian King Frederik Willhelm I orders compulsory education for 5-12 year olds
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- Jul 5 Pedro III, King of Portugal and the Algarves (1777-86) and consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1786)
Famous Deaths
- Jul 21 Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
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