9th » Explorer David Thompson (explorer) David Thompson posts a sign at the confluence of the Columbia River Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington (state) Washington state, US), claiming the land for the United Kingdom.
30th » Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence named Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1811
18th » William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (d. 1863)
Famous Deaths for July 1811
30th » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753)