Historical Events
- Jul 20 North America: French explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 3 John Singleton Copley, American painter of portraits and historical objects, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1815)
- Jul 11 Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen and Governor of the Austrian Netherlands, born in Moritzburg, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1822)
- Jul 24 Betje Wolff [Elizabeth Wolff-Bekker], Dutch novelist and poet (Sara Burgerhart; Willem Levend), born in Flushing, Netherlands (d. 1804)
Famous Deaths
- Jul 15 Alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed
- Jul 15 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, dies at 84
- Jul 15 Baruch Leibov, converted Russian Naval officer to Judaism, executed
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