1st » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine 'The Watchtower'.
4th » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
8th » Sailing ship USS Jeannette 1878 6 departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
12th » The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is founded.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1879
1st » Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
3rd » Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher (d. 1950)
5th » Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (d. 1945)
5th » Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (d. 1959)
9th » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist (d. 1934)
9th » Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1936)
17th » Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)