- Jul 4 1st US tariff act signed by President Washington
- Jul 6 French Revolution: the National Assembly forms a committee of thirty members to write a new constitution
- Jul 9 French Revolution: the National Assembly renames itself the National Constituent Assembly
Historic Event
Jul 11 French King Louis XVI dismisses finance minister Jacques Necker, sparking riots in Paris
France Celebrates Bastille Day
Jul 14 Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris (now celebrated as France's national day)
- Jul 15 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris
Historic Event
Jul 16 French King Louis XVI reinstates Jacques Necker as finance minister following riots at his dismissal
- Jul 27 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department