Historical Events
- Jul 4 The 1st US Military Academy at West Point opens
- Jul 4 US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)
- Jul 7 1st comic book "The Wasp" is published in Hudson, New York criticizing Republican politicians
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 iventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), born in Williamstown, Vermont (d. 1837)
- Jul 12 Charles-Louis Hanssens, Belgian composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1871)
- Jul 15 John Barnett, English composer (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)
Alexandre Dumas
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 down stairs at the Hotel-Dieu and acquiring a fever
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
- Jul 28 Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72