31 July 1856 July 31, 2016 Author: Staff The city, Christchurch in New Zealand is first chartered as a city. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 31 July 1856 22 February 2011 22 February 2011 30 March 1856 30 March 1856 30 March 1856 17 July 1998 18 November 1947 4 July 1569 16 July 1935 Categories: History Tags: 1856, 31 July