Jul 2 Peter Ritter, German cellist and composer, born in Mannheim, Palatinate (d. 1846) Jul 17 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Dutch theologist and Minister of Education, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1840) John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) Jul 17 born in Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire Jul 22 James Geddes, American Engineer (Erie Canal), born in Carlisle Pennsylvania (d. 1838) Jul 30 Samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem), born in Newington Cross, Islington, England (d. 1855) 1762 Famous Birthdays by Year 1764