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What Happened in July 1788

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Historical Events

NY Ratifies Constitution

Jul 26 New York becomes 11th state to ratify US constitution

Page one of the original copy of the Constitution of the United States

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 1 Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer who was one of the founders of modern projective geometry, born in Metz, France (d. 1867)
Born in 1788

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 8 Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, French marshal and statesman, 3rd Duke of Richilieu, dies at 92
  • Jul 14 Johann Gottfried Müthel, German keyboard virtuoso and composer, dies at 60


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