Jul 4 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco Jul 6 14 Russian Jews from Bilu arrive in Jaffa, Palestine Jul 11 British fleet bombards Alexandria, Egypt Jul 12 1st ocean pier in US completed, Washington, D.C. Jul 13 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia Jul 17 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Defending champion William Renshaw beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Jul 18 Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty Parsifal Jul 26 Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany Composer Richard Wagner Jun 1882 Historical Events by Year Aug 1882 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies