Jul 9 Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St Louis lawyer, dies at 54 Jul 10 Henry L. Benning, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 61 Jul 17 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, dies at 77 Jul 23 Isaac Singer, American inventor (1st practical home sewing machine), dies at 63 Jul 30 George Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825) Andrew Johnson Jul 31 Andrew Johnson, 17th US President (Unionist: 1865-69), dies of a stroke at 66 17th US President Andrew Johnson 1874 Famous Deaths by Year 1876