Events in History
Event of Interest
Jul 24 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah

Brigham Young
- Jul 24 Rotary-type printing press patents received by Richard March Hoe, NYC
- Jul 26 Moses Gerrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride
- Jul 26 The Liberian Declaration of Independence is signed making Liberia a sovereign nation, independent from the American Colonization Society
- Jul 29 Cumberland School of Law founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States
Birthdays in History
- Jul 2 Marcel Bertrand, French geologist and mine engineer (tectonic geology), born in Paris (d. 1907)
James Anthony Bailey
Jul 4 James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster and showman (Barnum & Bailey), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1906)

James Anthony Bailey
- Jul 20 Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jul 28 Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (32) weds noblewoman Johanna von Puttkamer (23) in Kolczyglowy, Poland

Otto von Bismarck