July 5
1687 Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1810 Phineas T. Barnum, American showman, was born in Bethel, Conn.
1853 Cecil Rhodes, English financier and empire builder of South Africa, was born.
1865 William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London, England.
1946 The bikini, designed by Louis Reard, made its debut at Molitor Pool in Paris.
2009 The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.
July 6
1189 Richard I "the Lionheart" is crowned King of England.
1483 Richard III, King of England, was crowned.
1535 Sir Thomas More was executed for treason in England.
1785 Sir William Hooker, English botanist, was born.
1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1923 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
1925 Bill Haley, American singer and songwriter, was born.
1998 Roy Rogers, the singing cowboy, died at age 86.
July 7
1752 Joseph-Marie Jacquard, French inventor of the Jacquard loom, was born.
1907 Robert Heinlein, American science fiction writer, was born.
1928 Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
1954 Elvis Presley made his radio debut when Memphis, Tenn. station WHBQ played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right."
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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