Historical Events
Dominion of Canada
Jul 1 The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister
Historic Expedition
Jul 9 An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer)
- Jul 15 San Francisco Merchants' Exchange opens
- Jul 16 Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam
- Jul 16 D.R. Averill of Ohio patents ready-mixed paint
- Jul 16 Joseph Monier patents reinforced concrete
- Jul 17 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established
- Jul 19 Dutch Red Cross forms
Event of Interest
Jul 19 US Congress passes 3rd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto
- Jul 21 City Gardens on Folsom in San Francisco opens
Famous Birthdays
A. E. Douglass (1867-1962)
Jul 5 American astronomer and inventor of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), born in Windsor, Vermont
- Jul 8 Kathe Kollwitz, German print maker and sculptor (Bauernkrieg), born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1945)
- Jul 10 Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist (Mr Dooley), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1936)
- Jul 10 Maximilian, Prince of Baden, German chancellor (Oct-Nov 1918), born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 1929)
- Jul 15 Maggie L. Walker, African-American teacher and businesswoman (1st female Bank President), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1934)
- Jul 24 Edward Frederic Benson, English novelist, born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England (d. 1940)
- Jul 24 Fred Tate, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Sussex CCC) and coach (Derbyshire CCC), born in Brighton, England (d. 1943)
- Jul 24 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet, born in Apopa, El Salvador (d. the same day 1908)
- Jul 25 Alexander Rummler, American painter, born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 1959)
- Jul 25 Max Dauthendey, German painter and author (Ewige Hochzeit), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1918)
- Jul 27 Enrique Granados, Spanish concert pianist, and composer (Goyescas), born in Lérida, Spain (d. 1916)
- Jul 28 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-born astronomer working in Argentina, born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1951)
- Jul 31 Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (Kmart), born in Bald Mountain, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
Famous Weddings
Hetty Green
Jul 11 Businesswoman Hetty Green (32) weds Edward Henry Green
Famous Deaths
- Jul 26 King Otto of Greece (1832-62), dies in exile at 52
