Jul 19 Christian Gotthilf Tag, German composer, dies at 76 Jul 27 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, father of Mexican independence, executed at 58 Jul 28 Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies Jul 31 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish 1810 Famous Deaths by Year 1812