Events in History
- Jul 9 St Etienne-Lyons railway opens in France
Historic Invention
Jul 13 Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson files for a patent for his screw propeller design

John Ericsson
Event of Interest
Jul 22 Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia is consecrated, originally commissioned by Elizabeth of Russia

Elizabeth of Russia
Birthdays in History
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jul 8 Mathematician Ada Lovelace [Ada Byron] (19) weds Earl of Lovelace, William King (30)

Ada Lovelace
Deaths in History
John Marshall
Jul 6 John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (1801-35), dies at 79

John Marshall
- Jul 28 Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (b. 1768)