Page 3: Historical Events In July - 02
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1822 Denmark Vesey & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC on July - 02. 

1822 Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains) on this day in history. 

1822 On July - 02 denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC 

1823 On July - 02 bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia. 

1830 On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army) 

1834 Hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank on this day in history. 

1836 On July - 02 henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 

1843 An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on July - 02. 

1843 An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on July - 02. 

1843 Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on July - 02. 

1847 On July - 02 envelope bearing the first US 10. stamps, still exists today 

1847 Envelope bearing 1st US 10 cent stamps, still exists today on July - 02. 

1847 On July - 02 marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology) 

1849 Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike on this day in history. 

1850 On July - 02 benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus 

1850 On July - 02 robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 

1857 Francesco Spetrino, composer on this day in history. 

1858 Partial emancipation of Russian serfs on July - 02. 

1861 Battle of Hoke's Run, WV on July - 02. 

1861 On this day in history peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 

1862 Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges on July - 02. 

1862 On July - 02 the birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist 

1863 Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) on this day in history. 

1863 Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 on July - 02. 

1864 On July - 02 gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester 

1864 On July - 02 statuary Hall in US Capitol established 

1864 Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC on this day in history. 

1865 On July - 02 william Booth forms the Salvation Army 

1865 On this day in history william Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) 

1865 On July - 02 lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen) 

1867 On July - 02 the first US elevated railroad begins service, NYC 

1867 1st US elevated railroad begins service, NYC on July - 02. 

1867 Herbert Prior, England, actor (Caught Short, Slave of Desire) on this day in history. 

1870 On July - 02 jules Joseph d'Anethan is elected the tenth Prime Minister of Belgium. 

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