2nd » Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with Siege of Salvador known as the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
15th » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome called Rome, Italy.
24th » In Maracaibo, Venezuela the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1823
10th » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1908)
17th » Leander Clark, American businessman and politician (d. 1910)
23rd » Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (d. 1894)