Historical Events
- Jul 4 Huskar Colliery Mining Disaster in Silkstone England: mining pit floods drown 26 children, leads to 1842 'Mines and Collieries Act' bans women and children working underground
- Jul 4 Iowa Territory is organised from Wisconsin Territory, lasting until 1846
- Jul 7 Central American federation is dissolved
- Jul 8 Arabs attack Jewish community of Safed
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 6 Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian scholar of Slavic studies, born in Varaždin, Austrian Empire (d. 1923)
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917)
Jul 8 German general and inventor (rigid dirigibles) who founded the Zeppelin airship company, born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany [1]
- Jul 11 John Wanamaker, American merchant (Wanamakers Department Store), pioneer in marketing and Postmaster General, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1922)
- Jul 19 Joel Asaph Allen, American zoologist (Allen's rule) and first curator of birds and mammals at the American Museum of Natural History, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1921)
- Jul 20 Augustin Daly, American playwright and theatrical manager, born in Plymouth, North Carolina (d. 1899)
- Jul 20 George Otto Trevelyan, British statesman and biographer (d. 1928)
- Jul 23 Édouard Colonne, French composer and violinist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1910)
- Jul 30 Eugen Richter, German politician (Liberal), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1906)
Famous Deaths
- Jul 10 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43
- Jul 17 Jan Blanken, Dutch hydraulic engineer (North Holland Canal), dies at 82
- Jul 17 John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82
- Jul 19 Frédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, French horn player and composer, dies at 72
- Jul 28 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Swedish-Finnish composer, dies at 62
- Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, American composer, dies at 66
