5-Jul
Phineas T. Barnum (Showman, Barnum and Bailey)
Phineas T. Barnum (Showman, Barnum and Bailey)
Frederic Chopin (Composer)
Abigail Kelley Foster (Abolitionist)
The German festival Oktoberfest was first held in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Germany.
Chile declared independence from Spain.
Mexicans began their revolt against Spanish rule.
Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires.