Birthdays in History
- Jul 17 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Dutch theologist and Minister of Education, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1840)
John Jacob Astor
Jul 17 John Jacob Astor [Johann Jakob Astor] German-American businessman (first multi-millionaire in the United States), born in Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
Deaths in History
- Jul 31 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies
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