Historical Events
Bonnie Prince Charlie Flees
Jul 10 Scotland's Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 2 Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, Danish flautist, composer, choral director, and music educator (Blaagaard Seminarium, 1791-1811), born in Husum, Duchy of Schleswig (now Germany) (d. 1832)
- Jul 7 Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, Bohemian horn player and composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1820)
- Jul 16 Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), born in Ponte in Valtellina, Italy (d. 1826)
- Jul 25 Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish military leader and colonial administrator (Spanish Governor of Louisiana and Cuba, 1777-83, Viceroy of New Spain, 1785-6), born in Macharaviaya, Spain (d. 1786)
- Jul 28 Thomas Heyward, signed US Declaration of Independence, born in St. Luke's Parish, South Carolina (d. 1809)
Famous Deaths
- Jul 2 Thomas Baker, English antiquarian, dies at 89
- Jul 9 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), dies at 62
- Jul 17 Anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53
- Jul 28 John Peter Zenger, German born journalist and printer working in New York, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies at 48
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