What Happened in July 1856

Historical Events

Famous Birthdays

Jul 6 Edward Anseele, Belgian socialist politician, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1938)
Jul 9 Daniel Guggenheim, American mining magnate and philanthropist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1930)

Nikola Tesla

Jul 10 Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil, born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 1943)

Jul 15 Owen Dunell, South African cricket batsman (South Africa's 1st Test captain; 2 Tests), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1929)
Jul 21 Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)
Jul 21 Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st American woman architect, born in Waterloo, New York (d. 1915)
Jul 23 Arthur H. Bird, American composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1923)
Jul 23 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian early nationalist leader, born in Ratnagiri, British India (d. 1920)
Jul 24 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1941)

George Bernard Shaw

Jul 26 George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist (Pygmalion, Nobel Prize for Literature 1925), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1950)

Jul 30 Richard Haldane, British viscount and lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1928)

Famous Deaths

Jul 4 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64

Amedeo Avogadro

Jul 9 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist who contributed to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro's law (6.022 x 10 ^ 23), dies at 79

Jul 9 James Strang, American Mormon splinter group leader, dies of his wounds three weeks after being attacked by disaffected members at 43
Jul 15 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81