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July 1781 in History

Events in History

  • Jul 11 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US

Birthdays in History


Person of interestStamford Raffles

Jul 6 Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore, born in off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica (d. 1826)

British Statesman and Founder of Singapore Stamford Raffles
British Statesman and Founder of Singapore
Stamford Raffles

Deaths in History

  • Jul 23 John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American Continental Congressman, dies at 56
  • Jul 29 Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician, dies at 73