Page 3: Historical Events In July - 25

1797  Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain).   

1799  French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir.   

1804  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Italian minister of Education.   

1804  William Forsyth, English gardening expert (Forsythia), dies   

1814  Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British   

1814  Charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69.   

1816  Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition)   

1822  Gen Agust¡n de Iturbide crowned Agust¡n I, inaugural emperor of M‚xico   

1822  Gen Agustin de Iturbide crowned Agustin I, 1st emperor of Mexico   

1822  Schuyler Hamilton, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903.   

1824  Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.   

1824  Richard James Oglesby, Union (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1826  Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer, hanged at 33 [OS Jul 13].   

1832  The inaugural railroad accident in US, Granite Railway, Quincy, Mass-1 dies.   

1832  The inaugural recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurred when four people were thrown off a vacant car on the Granite Railway near Quincy, Massachusetts   

1832  1st railroad accident in US, Granite Railway, Quincy, Mass-1 dies.   

1832  Simon Hassler, composer.   

1834  S T Coleridge, writer, dies at 61.   

1835  Ibrahim Pasha's army attacks Jewish settlers of Hebron Palestine.   

1837  The inaugural commercial use of an electric telegraph was successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone on 25 July 1837 between Euston and Camden Town in London.   

1840  Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution   

1848  1st battle at Custozza: Austrians under Radetzky beat Italian.   

1848  Arthur Earl Balfour, (C), British PM (1902-05) (Balfour Declaration).   

1850  Gold discovered in Oregon (Rogue River)   

1853  Joaquin Murietta, the famous Californio bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.   

1853  Joaquin Murietta, Chilian/Us military man, murdered.   

1855  Edward Solomon, composer.   

1857  Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer, dies at 54   

1860  The inaugural US intercollegiate billard match (Harvard vs Yales)   

1860  1st US intercollegiate billiard match (Harvard vs Yales)   

1861  Washington DC.   

1863  Skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia   

1864  Clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42   

1865  Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist/educator (Contact with Plants)   

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1016  Casimir i: Duke of poland (d. c. 1058)   

1109  Afonso i: The conqueror, king of portugal (1143-85)   

1336  Albert: Count of holland   

1404  Philips van saint-pol: Duke of brabant   

1421  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician   

1517  Jacques peletier (du mans): French poet/scientist   

1562  Kiyomasa kato: Japanese warlord   

1575  Christoph scheiner: Germany, astronomer   

0306  Gaius flavius v constantius: Under-emperor of rome 297-306,   

1409  Death of King martin i of sicily: King martin i of sicily   

1471  John soreth: French general,   

1492  Innocent vii: [giovanni b cibo], italian pope (1484-92),   

1539  Lorenzo campeggi(east): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat,   

1564  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64),   

1570  Ivan viskovati: Chancellor of russia, executed   

1580  Baltazar alvarez: Spanish jesuit/writer,