10th » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
11th » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882) named Anglo-Egyptian War.
26th » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1882
1st » Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1962)
4th » Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American film producer, founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (d. 1957)
5th » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (d. 1927)
8th » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (d. 1961)
11th » James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (d. 1946)
14th » Teddy Billington, American cyclist (d. 1966)
17th » James Somerville, English admiral (d. 1949)
21st » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)