Jul 9 Henry Hallam, British lawyer and historian (d. 1859) Jul 23 Philipp Otto Runge, German Romantic painter, born in Wolgast, West Pomerania (d. 1810) Jul 27 Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet (Hohenlinden, Battle of the Baltic), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1844) 1776 Famous Birthdays by Year 1778