7th » Mexican–American War: American troops occupy Monterey, California or Monterey and San Francisco known as Yerba Buena, thus beginning the U.S. acquisition of California.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1846
3rd » Achilles Alferaki, Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (d. 1919)
7th » Heinrich Rosenthal, Estonian physician and author (d. 1916)
11th » Léon Bloy, French author and poet (d. 1917)
26th » Texas Jack Omohundro, American actor (d. 1880)
29th » Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (d. 1918)
29th » Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (d. 1921)