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July 25
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July 25 is the 206 th day of the year (207 th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 159 days remaining until the end of the year.
Technology
- 1795 - Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson loses his right arm in battle at Santa Cruz, Tenerife. As a result, the "Nelson Knife", a combination of a knife and a fork is developed to allow him to eat with one arm.[1]
Deaths
- 1842 - Dominique Jean Larrey - French Surgeon. Inventor of the first ambulance.[2]
References
- ↑ "Combined knife and fork (REL0115)." National Maritime Museum. Accessed on March 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Timeline: Dr. Dominique-Jean Larrey, 1766–1842." MedHunters.com. Accessed on July 2, 2008.
