Historical Events
The Watchtower
Jul 1 Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the illustrated religious magazine "The Watchtower"
- Jul 1 Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples
- Jul 4 Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony
- Jul 4 Battle at Ulundi: Lord Chelmsford beats Zulu King Cetshwayo
- Jul 12 Agricultural and industrial tariffs are introduced in Germany
- Jul 15 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Hartley beats Vere St. Leger Goold 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
- Jul 17 1st railroad opens in Hawaii
- Jul 20 Swedish expedition headed by Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, aboard SS Vega, becomes the first to navigate the Northeast passage
- Jul 31 The first cable connection between South Africa and Europe is laid by the British electrical engineer Charles Tilston Bright as part of his project to link the British Empire with growing telecommunications technologies
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Leon Jouhaux, French socialist and co-founder UN's ILO (Nobel 1951), born in Paris (d. 1954)
- Jul 3 Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American scientist and philosopher, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1950)
- Jul 3 Philippe Gaubert, French flautist, conductor (Paris Opéra, 1919-41), composer, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire), born in Cahors, France (d. 1941)
- Jul 5 Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of Davis Cup, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1945)
- Jul 5 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer (Tonhalle Orchestra), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1962)
- Jul 5 Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1959)
- Jul 7 Jacob Weinberg, Russian-born Jewish composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1956)
- Jul 9 Carlos Chagas, Brazilian sanitary physician, born in Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil (d. 1934)
- Jul 9 Friedrich Adler, Austrian socialist politician, revolutionary and murderer of premier Storgkh, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1960)
- Jul 9 Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (Pines of Rome), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1936)
- Jul 10 Harry Nicholls Holmes, American chemist (crystallized vitamin A), born in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
- Jul 12 Han Yong-woon, Korean Buddhist reformer and poet, born in Yucheon, Hongseong, South Korea (d. 1944)
- Jul 19 Hendrik Gerrit Cannegieter, meteorology/director (KNMI), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1964)
- Jul 22 Gustaf Heintze, Swedish pianist, organist, pedagogue and composer, born in Jönköping, Sweden (d. 1946)
- Jul 27 Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Il Libro Della Giovinezza), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1927)
- Jul 27 Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada (d. 1960)
Lucy Burns (1879-1966)
Jul 28 American suffragist (National Woman's Party) and women's rights advocate, born in Brooklyn, New York
