What Happened in July 1810

Historical Events

  • Jul 1 Louis Napoleon abdicates as king of the Netherlands
  • Jul 4 French troops occupy Amsterdam

Event of Interest

Jul 9 Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire

  • Jul 20 Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), declare independence from Spain

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 2 Robert Toombs, American lawyer and 1st Confederate States Secretary of State, born in Washington, Georgia (d. 1885)

P. T. Barnum (1810-1891)

Jul 5 American circus promoter and showman (Barnum & Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut

  • Jul 11 Eugène Simonis, Belgian sculptor, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1882)
  • Jul 18 Peter [Josef Anton] Singer, Austrian monk, organist and composer, born in Unterhäselgehr, Tyrol (d. 1882)
  • Jul 21 Henri V. Regnault, French physicist and chemist, born in Aachen (d. 1878)

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 15 Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
  • Jul 19 Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia and wife of Frederick William III, dies at 34