4th » The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
5th » The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland known as British king).
Famous Birthdays on July in 1803
12th » Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
24th » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (d. 1856)
31st » John Ericsson, Swedish engineer, co-designed the Novelty (locomotive) named Novelty Locomotive (d. 1889)