Birthdays in History Jul 6 Daniel Morgan, American soldier and politician (Battle of Cowpens, Whiskey Rebellion), born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey (d. 1802) Jul 10 Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, born in St James's, Westminster, Middlesex (d. 1807) Deaths in History Jul 1 Ahmed III, 23rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1703-30), dies at 62 Jul 16 Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies 1735 On This Day in History 1737