Famous Birthdays
- Jul 22 Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer and mathematician (star parallax, Bessel functions), born in Minden, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1846)
- Jul 27 Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1839)
- Jul 27 George Onslow, British-French composer, chiefly of chamber music, born in Clermont-Ferrand, France (d. 1853)
Famous Deaths
Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Jul 31 French enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), dies at 70
