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Famous People Born in July 1803

  • Jul 12 Peter Chanel, French priest and saint, born in Montrevel-en-Bresse, Ain, France (d. 1841)
  • Jul 20 Jakob Zeugheer, Swiss composer, born in Zürich (d. 1865)
  • Jul 23 Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Austrian lawyer and composer, born in Lubomirski Palace, Opole Lubelskie, Poland (d. 1883)
  • Jul 24 Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect (gothic revivalist), born in NYC, New York (d. 1892)

John EricssonJohn Ericsson (1803-1889)

Jul 31 Swedish-American inventor (screw propeller, rotating turret), born in Långban, Sweden

John Ericsson


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