Jul 5 Robert FitzRoy, British naval officer and scientist, born in Ampton, Suffolk, England (d. 1865) Jul 9 Henry John Gauntlett, English organist and composer, born in Wellington, Shropshire (d. 1876) Jul 26 Constantino Brumidi, Greek-Italian-American historical artist (Myrtle Murdock), born in Rome (d. 1880) Jul 29 Alexis de Tocqueville, French statesman/writer (Democracy in America) 1804 Famous Birthdays by Year 1806