Historical Events
- Jul 4 Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool
Queen Victoria Moves into Buckingham Palace
Jul 13 Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace
Opening of Euston Station
Jul 20 Euston railway station opens in London as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR), the city's 1st intercity railway station
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 6 Władysław Żeleński, Polish organist and composer, born in Grodkowice (d. 1921)
- Jul 11 Paul Lacombe, French composer, born in Carcassonne, France (d. 1927)
- Jul 15 Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen of Portugal (1858-59), born in Krauchenwies Castle, Sigmaringen (d. 1859)
- Jul 18 Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary hero, born in Karlovo, Rumelia, Bulgaria (d. 1873)
- Jul 20 Hans Sommer, German theatre composer, born in Brunswick (d. 1922)
- Jul 28 Christian Barnekow, Danish composer, born in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France (d. 1913)
- Jul 30 Elon John Farnsworth, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Green Oak, Michigan (d. 1863)
- Jul 31 William Quantrill, American guerrilla leader in the Confederate Army who led Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre, born in Canal Dover, Ohio (d. 1865)
