Historical Events Jul 11 Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne Jul 17 Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV Famous Birthdays Jul 27 Jeanne Baré, French explorer, born in Loire Valley, France (d. 1803) Famous Deaths Jul 6 Claudius Amyand, French-born British surgeon who performed first appendectomy, dies at about 80 Jul 19 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname, Algeria), dies at 71 1739 History by Year 1741