Page 3: Historical Events In July - 17

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" inaugural published.   

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published   

1850  Harvard Observatory takes inaugural photograph of a star (Vega)   

1850  Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega).   

1851  Beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer   

1856  Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

1861  Congress authorizes paper money   

1862  US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

1862  Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition.   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs   

1863  James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35.   

1864  In this year, CSA President Davis adopts in place of Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood.   

1864  Daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29.   

1866  Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa.   

1867  The inaugural permanent university dental school in US, Harvard.   

1867  1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established.   

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter.   

1871  Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29.   

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

1875  Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer.   

1875  Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77   

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat.   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer   

1878  Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65   

1879  The inaugural railroad opens in Hawaii.   

1879  1st railroad opens in Hawaii.   

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace).   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer.   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)   

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason)   

1890  Cecil Rhodes is recorded as becoming premier of Cape colony   

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1487  Esma'il i: Shah who converted iran from sunni to shi'ah   

1487  Ismail i: Shah of persia   

1674  Isaac watts: England, writer/preacher/hymnist (horae lyrican)   

1702  Johann schneider: Composer   

1744  Elbridge gerry: (dr) 5th vp (mass-gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr alekseevich pahlen: Russian general   

1763  Johannes h van der palm: Dutch theologist/minister of education   

1763  John jacob astor: Germany, richest man in us, banker/fur trader   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn affan: Third caliph, assassinated   

0924  Edward: The older, english speaking king (899-924),   

1025  Boleslaw i chobry: [the brave], duke/king of poland,   

1070  Death of Boudouin vi: Count of flanders/henegouwen,   

1345  Jacob van artevelde: [manner man], flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John talbot: 1st earl of shrewsbury, english military leader   

1510  Edmund dudley: English minister of justice/finance,   

1531  Death of Hosokawa takakuni: Japanese military commander (b. 1484)