Historical Events
Historic Event
Jul 3 Pioneering French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris
Historic Event
Jul 4 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Jul 12 Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, dies at 37
Charles Grey
Jul 17 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1830-34), dies at 81