Historical Events
Scientific Discovery
Jul 10 Carl Friedrich Gauss discovers that every positive integer is representable as a sum of at most three triangular numbers
- Jul 22 Cleveland, Ohio, founded by General Moses Cleaveland. Originally called 'Cleaveland', the public adopted the current name after a newspaper editor noticed the name was too long to fit on the page.
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 3 Nikolai Poveloy, Russian writer and publisher (Sotsjinenija), born in Irkutsk, Russia (d. 1846) [NS]
- Jul 6 Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), born in Gatchina Palace, Gatchina, Russian Empire (d. 1855)
- Jul 15 Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1867)
- Jul 16 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1875)
- Jul 18 Feargus O'Connor, Leader of English Chartists, born in County Cork (d. 1855)
- Jul 20 Edward Hodges, English organist and composer, born in Bristol (d. 1867)
- Jul 23 Franz Berwald, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1868)
- Jul 24 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer and statesman, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1865)
- Jul 24 John Middleton Clayton, U.S. Secretary of State (1849-50) and U.S. Senator from Delaware, born in Dagsboro, Delaware (d. 1856)
- Jul 26 George Catlin, American author and painter (American Indian scenes), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1872)
Walter Hunt (1796-1859)
Jul 29 American inventor (safety pin, sewing machine), born in Martinsburg, New York
Famous Deaths
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Jul 21 Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, dies at 37
- Jul 30 Nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect, dies at 72
