Historical Events
Burr-Hamilton Duel
Jul 11 Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel
- Jul 12 Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr
Famous Birthdays
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Jul 4 American author (House of 7 Gables, The Scarlet Letter), born in Salem, Massachusetts
- Jul 10 Emma Smith, Inaugural President of the Women's Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Harmony Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1879)
- Jul 14 Ludwig von Benedek, Hungarian born Austrian general (battle of Königgrätz), born in Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary Empire (d. 1881)
- Jul 20 Richard Owen, English zoologist (Dinosauria), born in Lancaster, England (d. 1892)
- Jul 22 Victor Schoelcher, French writer (abolitionism), born in Paris (d. 1893)
- Jul 25 Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Italian minister of Education, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1880)
- Jul 28 Ludwig Feuerbach, German philosopher who influenced Karl Marx (The Essence of Christianity), born in Landshut, Bavaria (d. 1872)
Famous Deaths
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
Jul 12 US Founding Father and 1st Secretary of the Treasury (1789-95), killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken at 49
