On This Date In History

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July History Facts

Birthdays

  • Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe - Jul. 2, 1898
  • Stephen Foster - Jul. 4, 1826
  • George W. Bush - Jul. 6, 1946
  • John D. Rockefeller - Jul. 8, 1839
  • Philip Bliss - Jul. 9, 1838
  • William Blackstone - Jul. 10, 1723
  • Yul Brynner - Jul. 11, 1920
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Jul. 11, 1834
  • John Quincy Adams - Jul. 11, 1767
  • Robert the Bruce - Jul. 11, 1274
  • Henry David Thoreau - Jul. 12, 1817
  • Tim Spencer - Jul. 13, 1908
  • Rosey Grier - Jul. 14, 1932
  • Rembrandt - Jul. 15, 1606
  • Barry Sanders - Jul. 16, 1968
  • Barbara Stanwyck - Jul. 16, 1907
  • Isaac Watts - Jul. 17, 1674
  • Red Skelton - Jul. 18, 1913
  • Virgil Earp - Jul. 18, 1843
  • Amelia Earhart - Jul. 24, 1897
  • Jim Davis - Jul. 28, 1945
  • Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt - Jul. 29, 1861
  • Alexis de Tocqueville - Jul. 29, 1805
  • Casey Stengel - Jul. 30, 1890
  • Henry Ford - Jul. 30, 1863
  • John Ericsson - Jul. 31, 1803

Events

  • Battle of San Juan Hill - Jul. 1, 1898
  • Battle of Gettysburg begins - Jul. 1, 1863
  • Battle of Gettysburg - day two - Jul. 2, 1863
  • Unanimous vote for American independence - Jul. 2, 1776
  • Battle of Gettysburg - day three - Jul. 3, 1863
  • Pickett's Charge begins - Jul. 3, 1863
  • Largest artillery bombardment of American Civil War begins at Gettysburg - Jul. 3, 1863
  • Yankees host Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day - Jul. 4, 1939
  • Construction begins on Erie Canal - Jul. 4, 1817
  • Signing of The Declaration of Independence - Jul. 4, 1776
  • Louis Pasteur administers first rabies vaccine. - Jul. 6, 1885
  • Maria Spelterini becomes only woman to cross Niagara gorge on tightrope - Jul. 8, 1876
  • Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr duel - Jul. 11, 1804
  • Spanish Armada Sighted In English Channel - Jul. 19, 1588
  • Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Land On The Moon - Jul. 20, 1969
  • Phil Mickelson wins British Open - Jul. 21, 2013
  • Neil Armstrong Becomes First Man To Step On Moon - Jul. 21, 1969
  • First Battle of Bull Run - First Manassas - Jul. 21, 1861
  • Polish reveal to Allies how to crack Nazi-Germany's encryption codes - Jul. 25, 1939
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