Births on July 10

Emma Smith

Born on July 10, 1804

Emma Smith, American religious leader (d. 1879)

Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (July 10, 1804 – April 30, 1879) was the wife of Joseph Smith and a leader in the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement, both during Joseph's lifetime and afterward as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church). In 1842, when the Ladies' Relief Society of Nauvoo was formed as a women's service organization, she was elected by its members as the organization's first president.

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Events on 1804

14 Feb

First Serbian Uprising
Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
16 Feb

Stephen Decatur
First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.
11 Jul

Aaron Burr
A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
12 Jul

Burr-Hamilton duel
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
25 Sep

Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.

Births on July 10

Emma Smith

Born on July 10, 1804

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Events on 1804

First Serbian Uprising

Stephen Decatur

Aaron Burr

Burr-Hamilton duel

Lewis and Clark Expedition