What Happened In July 1880 - Historical Events 1880 July

Historical Events for July, 1880

27th » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand Afghanistan named Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.

3rd » Carl Schuricht, Polish-German conductor (d. 1967)
5th » Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1940)
5th » Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (d. 1945)
7th » Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (d. 1960)
11th » Friedrich Lahrs, German architect and academic (d. 1964)
12th » Tod Browning, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1962)
15th » Enrique Mosca, Argentinian lawyer and politician (d. 1950)
16th » Kathleen Norris, American author (d. 1966)
21st » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (d. 1919)
24th » Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator (d. 1959)
24th » Kristian Hellström, Swedish runner (d. 1946)
29th » John Meyers (swimmer) or John Meyers, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1971)
31st » Premchand, Indian author and playwright (d. 1936)