July 1852 in History

Events in History

Jul 3 Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, California)

Historic Event

Jul 5 Frederick Douglass, fugitive slave, delivers his 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?' speech to the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, condemns the celebration as hypocritical sham

Jul 9 Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal, Canada
Jul 23 Private John Brown becomes the 1st interment in the National Cemetery at the Presidio in San Francisco, California
Jul 31 Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg)

Birthdays in History

Jul 10 Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter, German foreign minister, born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1912)

Hipólito Yrigoyen

Jul 12 Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1933)

Jul 20 Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister), born in Amsterdam (d. 1932)

Deaths in History

Jul 9 Thompson McKennan, American politician who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior, dies at 58
Jul 19 Anne François Mellinet, French-Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
Jul 22 Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77

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