Historical Events Jul 8 American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England Jul 26 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die Famous Birthdays Jul 5 Robert Fitz Roy, British naval officer and scientist (d. 1865) Jul 9 Henry John Gauntlett, composer Jul 26 Constantine Brumidi, artist (Myrtle Murdock) Jul 29 Alexis de Tocqueville, French statesman/writer (Democracy in America) Famous Deaths Jul 1 Georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60 Jul 9 Georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, dies at 76 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1804 On This Day 1806