Historical Events
Louisiana Purchase
Jul 4 The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson
- Jul 5 The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king)
- Jul 23 Republican Robert Emmet leads Irish rebellion against the British Crown in Dublin
- Jul 26 The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 12 Peter Chanel, French priest and saint, born in Montrevel-en-Bresse, Ain, France (d. 1841)
- Jul 20 Jakob Zeugheer, Swiss composer, born in Zürich (d. 1865)
- Jul 23 Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Austrian lawyer and composer, born in Lubomirski Palace, Opole Lubelskie, Poland (d. 1883)
- Jul 24 Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect (gothic revivalist), born in New York City (d. 1892)
John Ericsson (1803-1889)
Jul 31 Swedish-American inventor (screw propeller, rotating turret), born in Långban, Sweden
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