2 July 1698 July 1, 2021 Author: Staff Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up." Jesse Jackson — Click here for more from Jesse Jackson Related posts: 2 July 1698 15 July 1922 4 July 1569 28 July 2008 14 July 1960 2 July 1644 2 July 1934 2 July 1962 2 July 1494 2 July 1644 Categories: History Tags: 1698, 2 July