1st » The Russian State Library is founded as The Library of the Moscow Public Museum.
1st » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
12th » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
16th » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
18th » First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
23rd » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
27th » Sailing from San Francisco San Francisco, California to Panama City Panama City, Panama, the 'SS Golden Gate' catches fire and sinks off Manzanillo, Colima Manzanillo, Mexico, killing 231.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1862
2nd » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)
14th » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
16th » Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)
18th » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)
22nd » Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish fencer (d. 1931)
Famous Deaths for July 1862
5th » Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1800)
24th » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)