Birthdays in History
Horatio Gates
Jul 26 Horatio Gates, British-American soldier (general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War), born in Maldon, England (d. 1806)

Horatio Gates
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jul 28 Philosopher Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont

Jonathan Edwards
Deaths in History
- Jul 23 Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain