What Happened in July 1802

Historical Events

Famous Birthdays

Jul 1 Gideon Welles, 24th U.S. secretary of the navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, born in Glastonbury, Connecticut (d. 1878)
Jul 3 Joseph Labitzky, Bohemian composer, born in Krásno, Czech Republic (d. 1881)
Jul 9 Thomas Davenport, American inventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), born in Williamstown, Vermont (d. 1851)
Jul 12 Charles-Louis Hanssens, Belgian composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1871)
Jul 15 John Barnett, English composer (The Mountain Sylph), born in Bedford, England (d. 1892)
Jul 21 David Hunter, American Major General (Union Army), born in Troy, New York (d. 1886)

Alexandre Dumas

Jul 24 Alexandre Dumas, French author (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo), born in Aisne, France (d. 1870)

Jul 26 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English politician and poet, born in London, England (d. 1839)
Jul 26 Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (1851-53), born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico (d. 1855)
Jul 27 Benedikt Randhartinger, Austrian composer, born in Ruprechtshofen, Austria (d. 1893)

Famous Deaths

Jul 6 Daniel Morgan, American soldier and politician (Battle of Cowpens, Whiskey Rebellion), dies at 66

Marie Francois Xavier Bichat

Jul 22 Marie François Xavier bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (tissue theory), dies at 30 after falling downstairs at the Hotel-Dieu and acquiring a fever

Jul 28 Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72