Events in History Jul 1 John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of US Supreme Court Jul 9 James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt Jul 25 The first stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid Jul 27 Spain and France sign peace treaty Birthdays in History Jul 25 James Barry [Margaret Ann Bulkley], female disguised as a man, surgeon general (British army), born in County Cork, Ireland (d. 1865) Deaths in History Jul 3 Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (b. 1714) Jul 3 Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and governor of Louisiana (b. 1716) Jul 9 Henry Seymour Conway, British general and statesman (b. 1721) Jul 31 Basílio da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai), dies at 54 1794 On This Day in History 1796