Historical Events
Tobacco Introduced to England
Jul 27 Walter Raleigh brings the first tobacco to England from Virginia
- Jul 28 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on return to England
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 1 Claudio Saracini, Italian composer, born in Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1630)
- Jul 5 Thomas Hooker, American colonial clergyman (known as "the father of Connecticut"), born in Marefield, Leicestershire, England (d. 1647)
- Jul 7 Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English courtier and art collector (Arundel Marbles), born in Finchingfield, England (d. 1646)
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