Historical Events
Leaves of Grass
Jul 4 In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, "Leaves of Grass" is published
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 3 Piotr Maszyński, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1934)
- Jul 7 Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer (d. 1920)
- Jul 9 Paul Zilcher, German pianist, composer, and piano teacher, born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (d. 1943)
- Jul 14 Richard Samuel Hughes, Welsh composer and pianist, born in Aberystwyth, Wales (d. 1893)
- Jul 16 C. F. Abdy Williams, British organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Dawlish, England (d. 1923)
- Jul 19 Emil Paur, Austrian conductor (Boston Symphony; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony; Berlin State Opera), born in Czernowitz, Austria (d. 1932)
- Jul 25 Edward Solomon, English pianist and composer, chiefly of operettas, born in Lambeth, London, England (d. 1895)
- Jul 26 Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Oldenswort, Germany (d. 1936)
- Jul 30 James E. Kelly, American sculptor "Sculptor of American History", born in New York City (d. 1933)
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, Italian philosopher and priest (founder Institute of Charity), dies at 58
- Jul 7 Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787)
- Jul 8 William Parry, English Arctic explorer (Parry Channel), dies at 64
- Jul 9 FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British Army officer (commander of the British forces during the Crimean War), dies of dysentery in Crimea at 66
- Jul 21 Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish romantic poet (Blommorna (The Flowers), Lycksalighetens Ö (The Island of Bliss)) and historian (Svenska Siare och Skalder), dies at 65
