Historical Events
- Jul 3 Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812)
- Jul 5 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario
- Jul 7 Walter Scott's novel "Waverley" published
Historic Publication
Jul 17 Matthew Flinders publishes "A Voyage to Terra Australis", detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, first to name the continent Australia. He dies a day later. [1]
Historic Event
Jul 25 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blücher
Famous Birthdays
Samuel Colt
Jul 19 Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1862)
Famous Weddings
Charles Babbage
Jul 25 Inventor Charles Babbage (21) weds Georgina Whitmore at St. Michael's Church in Devon, England
Famous Deaths
William Howe
Jul 12 William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, British Military Leader (commander of British forces in the American Revolutionary War), dies at 84
Matthew Flinders
Jul 18 Matthew Flinders, English explorer, Navigator and cartographer who was 1st to circumnavigate Australia, dies from kidney disease at 40 [1]
- Jul 25 Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 69
