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| [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in '''[[Malawi]]''' ([[1964]]) |
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|[[371 BC]] – Post-[[Peloponnesian War]] Conflicts: The [[Thebes, Greece|Thebans]] defeated the [[Sparta]]ns at the '''[[Battle of Leuctra]]''' in [[Boeotia]] in the territory of [[Thespiae]], weakening Sparta's influence over the [[Geography of Greece|Greek peninsula]]. |
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|[[1415]] – The [[Council of Constance]] executed '''[[Jan Hus]]''', founder of the |
|[[1415]] – The [[Council of Constance]] executed '''[[Jan Hus]]''', founder of the Christian '''[[Hussites|Hussite]]''' reform movement, for committing [[heresy]]. |
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| [[1535]] – '''[[Thomas More]]''', an opponent of the [[Protestant Reformation]], was executed for treason for refusing to accept [[Henry VIII of England|Henry |
| [[1535]] – '''[[Thomas More]]''', an opponent of the [[Protestant Reformation]], was executed for treason for refusing to accept [[Henry VIII of England|{{nowrap|Henry VIII}}]] as the [[Supreme Head of the Church of England]]. |
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|[[1785]] – The '''[[United States dollar|dollar]]''', a [[decimal currency]] system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. |
|[[1785]] – The '''[[United States dollar|dollar]]''', a [[decimal currency]] system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. |
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| [[1885]] – French chemists [[Louis Pasteur]] and [[Émile Roux]] successfully tested their '''[[Rabies vaccine|vaccine against rabies]]''' on nine-year-old [[Joseph Meister]] after he was bitten by an infected dog. |
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| [[1887]] – King [[Kalākaua|Kalākaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] was forced to sign the '''[[1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom|Bayonet Constitution]]''', stripping the [[List of monarchs of Hawaii|Hawaiian monarchy]] of much of its authority as well as [[Disfranchisement|disfranchising]] all Asians, most [[native Hawaiians]], and the poor. |
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| [[1905]] – American schoolteacher Katie DeWitt James filed for divorce from her husband, beginning a series of events that would ultimately lead to her unsolved murder and the consequent naming of '''[[Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma]]'''. |
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| [[1947]] – Production of the '''[[AK-47]]''', the world's best-selling [[assault rifle]], began. |
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|[[1966]] – '''[[Hastings Banda]]''' became the first [[List of heads of state of Malawi|president of Malawi]], exactly two years after the country |
|[[1966]] – '''[[Hastings Banda]]''' became the first [[List of heads of state of Malawi|president of Malawi]], exactly two years after the country became independent from the United Kingdom. |
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| [[1978]] – A [[sleeping car]] train at [[Taunton]], England, '''[[Taunton sleeping car fire|caught fire]]''', killing 12 people and causing [[British Rail]] to install state-of-the art [[Fire safety|fire prevention]] measures. |
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| [[1988]] – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed [[Occidental Petroleum]]'s [[oil platform]] '''''[[Piper Alpha]]''''' in the [[North Sea]], killing 168 people. |
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| [[1988]] – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed [[Occidental Petroleum]]'s oil platform '''''[[Piper Alpha]]''''' in the [[North Sea]], killing 168 people. |
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| [[2006]] – '''[[Nathu La]]''', a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Himalayas]] connecting India and China, sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opened for trade after more than 40 years. |
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|[[2009]] - '''[[Jadranka Kosor]]''' became the first female [[Prime Minister of Croatia]]. |
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|[[1253]] – '''[[Mindaugas]]''', the first known [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania|grand duke of Lithuania]], became the only person crowned as [[Kingdom of Lithuania|King of Lithuania]]. |
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|[[1560]] – Scotland and England signed the '''[[Treaty of Edinburgh]]''' to formally conclude the [[Siege of Leith]] and replace the Scottish–French [[Auld Alliance]]. |
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|[[1808]] – [[Joseph Bonaparte]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> approved the '''[[Bayonne Statute]]''', a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as [[Kingdom of Spain under Joseph Bonaparte|King of Spain]] during the [[Peninsular War]]. |
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|[[1892]] – During '''[[Homestead strike|a steelworkers' strike]]''' in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]], a day-long battle between strikers and [[Pinkerton (detective agency)|Pinkerton]] agents resulted in at least ten deaths and dozens of people wounded. |
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|[[1919]] – The [[Royal Air Force]]'s '''[[R33-class airship|R34 airship]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> landed in [[Mineola, New York]], to complete the first east-to-west transatlantic crossing by an aircraft. |
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* [[1483]] – The last monarch of the [[House of York]] and the [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet dynasty]], '''[[Richard III of England|Richard III]]''' ''(pictured)'', was crowned [[List of English monarchs|King of England]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1560]] – Scotland and England signed the '''[[Treaty of Edinburgh]]''' to formally conclude the [[Siege of Leith]] and replace the Scottish–French [[Auld Alliance]]. |
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* [[1685]] – Troops loyal to [[James II of England]] defeated those of [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]] at the '''[[Battle of Sedgemoor]]''', the final battle of the [[Monmouth Rebellion]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: American troops at [[Fort Ticonderoga]] in [[New York]] '''[[Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)|retreated]]''' from the advancing British forces, causing an uproar in the American public since the fort was widely believed to be virtually impregnable. |
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* [[1801]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: A [[Royal Navy]] squadron '''[[First Battle of Algeciras|failed to eliminate]]''' a smaller [[French Navy]] squadron at [[Algeciras]] before they could join their Spanish allies. |
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{{*mp}} [[1887]] – [[Kalākaua|King Kalākaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawai'i]] was forced to sign the '''[[1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii|Bayonet Constitution]]''', stripping the [[List of monarchs of Hawaii|Hawaiian monarchy]] of much of its authority as well as [[Disfranchisement|disfranchising]] all Asians, most [[native Hawaiians]], and the poor. |
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* [[1916]] – [[World War I|First World War]]: Russian troops won a victory in the '''[[Battle of Kostiuchnówka]]''', with the [[Polish Legions in World War I|Polish Legions]] playing a key role on the Austro-Hungarian side. |
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{{*mp}} [[1892]] – During '''[[Homestead Strike|a steelworkers' strike]]''' in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]], a day-long battle between strikers and [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency|Pinkerton agents]] resulted in ten deaths and dozens of people wounded. |
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* [[1940]] – The '''[[Story Bridge]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> in [[Brisbane]], the [[List of longest cantilever bridge spans|longest cantilever bridge]] in Australia, was opened by [[Leslie Wilson (politician)|Sir Leslie Wilson]], Governor of Queensland. |
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{{*mp}} [[1905]] – American schoolteacher Katie DeWitt James filed for divorce from her husband, beginning a series of events that would ultimately lead to her unsolved murder and the consequent naming of '''[[Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma]]'''. |
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* [[1941]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: After '''[[Siege of Saïo|a three-month siege]]''', the Italian garrison of [[Dembidolo|Saïo]] (in modern-day Ethiopia) surrendered to Belgian, British and Ethiopian troops. |
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{{*mp}} [[1936]] – A major breach of the '''[[Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal]]''' in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}} into the [[River Irwell]]. |
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* [[1957]] – At a concert by '''[[the Quarrymen]]''' at the St. Peter's Church Woolton Garden fete, band member [[John Lennon]]<!--Not bold, featured on December 8--> met [[Paul McCartney]]<!--Not bold, featured on June 17-->, triggering a series of events that led to the forming of [[the Beatles]]. |
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* [[1962]] – '''''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]''''', the world's longest-running chat show by the [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|same broadcaster]], aired on [[Television in Ireland|Irish television]] for the first time. |
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{{*mp}} [[1962]] – The United States conducted the '''[[Sedan (nuclear test)|Sedan nuclear test]]''' as part of [[Operation Plowshare]], a program to investigate the use of [[Peaceful nuclear explosions|nuclear explosions]] for civilian purposes. |
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* [[1962]] – The United States conducted the '''[[Sedan (nuclear test)|Sedan]]''' nuclear test as part of [[Project Plowshare]], a program to investigate the use of [[Peaceful nuclear explosion|nuclear explosions for civilian purposes]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1989]] – A [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] member carried out a [[suicide attack]] by '''[[Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack|hijacking a bus]]''' and forcing it into a ravine near [[Kiryat Ye'arim]], Israel. |
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* [[1971]] – After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian leader [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]] gave a speech on a number of [[Neo-Stalinism|neo-Stalinist]] and [[Socialist realism|socialist-realist]] ideals, which became known as the '''[[July Theses]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1997]] – [[The Troubles]]: In response to the [[Drumcree conflict|Drumcree dispute]], '''[[1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland|five days of unrest]]''' began in [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalist]] districts of Northern Ireland. |
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* [[1989]] – A [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] member carried out a [[suicide attack]] by '''[[Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack|hijacking a bus]]''' and forcing it into a ravine near [[Kiryat Ye'arim]], Israel. |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] – '''[[Nathu La]]''', a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Himalayas]] connecting India and China, sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opened for trade after more than 40 years. |
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* [[1997]] – [[The Troubles]]: In response to the [[Drumcree conflict]], '''[[1997 Northern Ireland riots|five days of unrest]]''' began in [[Irish nationalism|nationalist]] districts of Northern Ireland. |
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* [[2013]] – Gunmen '''[[Mamudo school massacre|attacked a secondary school]]''' in Mamudo, [[Yobe State]], Nigeria, killing 42 people, mostly students. |
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* [[2013]] – In the first fatal accident involving a [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777]] airliner, '''[[Asiana Airlines Flight 214|Asiana Airlines Flight 214]]''' crashed on [[Final approach (aeronautics)|final approach]] to [[San Francisco International Airport]], resulting in three deaths. |
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* Born/died this day: | '''[[Godelieve]]'''<!--Flemish saint, female--> |d|1070| '''[[Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca]]'''<!--Spanish--> |b|1782| '''[[William Jackson Hooker]]'''<!--English botonist--> |b|1785| '''[[Ethel Sands]]'''<!--American/English painter--> |b|1873| '''[[Eino Leino]]'''<!--Finnish poet--> |b|1878| '''[[Frida Kahlo]]'''<!--Mexican painter--> |b|1907 |'''[[Dorothy E. Smith]]'''<!--Canadian sociologist--> |b|1926| '''[[14th Dalai Lama]]'''<!--Tibetan leader-->|b|1935| '''[[Bessie Head]]''' <!--Botswanan-South African writer-->|b|1937| '''[[George W. Bush]]'''<!--American president--> |b|1946| '''[[Eva Green]]'''<!--French actress--> |b|1980| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<!--Indian politician, male--> |d|1986| '''[[Murder of Barry Winchell|Barry Winchell]]'''<!--American soldier--> |d|1999| |
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* [[1614]] – The [[Ottoman Empire]] made '''[[Raid on Żejtun|a final attempt]]''' to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. |
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* [[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: American troops at [[Fort Ticonderoga]] in New York '''[[Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)|completed a retreat]]''' from advancing British forces, causing an uproar among the American public<!-- as the fort was widely believed to be virtually impregnable--><!--"virtually impregnable" is unreferenced-->. |
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* [[1809]] – [[Napoleon]]'s French forces defeated [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Charles']] Austrian army at the '''[[Battle of Wagram]]''', the decisive confrontation of the [[War of the Fifth Coalition]]. |
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* [[1936]] – A major breach of the '''[[Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal]]''' <!-- ''(pictured)''-->in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the [[River Irwell]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1411]] – [[Ming Dynasty]] Admiral [[Zheng He]] returned to [[Nanjing]] after the [[Treasure voyages#Third voyage|third treasure voyage]] and presented [[Alagakkonara|the Sinhalese king]], captured during the '''[[Ming–Kotte War]]''', to the [[Yongle Emperor]]. |
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* [[2009]] – '''[[Jadranka Kosor]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first female [[Prime Minister of Croatia|prime minister of Croatia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1809]] – [[Napoleon|Napoleon's]] French forces defeated [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Charles']] Austrian army at the '''[[Battle of Wagram]]''', the decisive confrontation of the [[War of the Fifth Coalition]]. |
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{{Born and died list| '''[[Goar of Aquitaine]]'''<!--French saint--> |d|649| '''[[William Jackson Hooker]]'''<!--English botonist--> |b|1785| '''[[Sophie Blanchard]]''' <!--French aeronaut-->|d|1819| '''[[Murder of Barry Winchell|Barry Winchell]]'''<!--American soldier--> |d|1999|}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1885]] – French chemists [[Louis Pasteur]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Emile Roux]] successfully tested their '''[[rabies vaccine|vaccine against rabies]]''' on nine-year-old [[Joseph Meister]] after he was bitten by an infected dog. |
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{{*mp}} [[1978]] – A [[sleeping car]] train at [[Taunton]], England, '''[[Taunton sleeping car fire|caught fire]]''', killing 12 people and causing [[British Rail]] to install state-of-the art [[Fire safety|fire prevention]] measures. |
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{{<!--If July 5 was a Sunday-->#ifeq: 7 | {{#time:N|5 July {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |Tynwald Day (Isle of Man, (2024);}} | no footnotes |
Comoros (1975) and | unreferenced section |
Jan Hus Day in the Czech Republic; | multiple issues |
Independence Day in Malawi (1964) | Too many {cn} tags |
Festival of San Fermín begins in Pamplona, Spain | [citation needed] x5, [clarification needed] x3 |
371 BC – Post-Peloponnesian War Conflicts: The Thebans defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae, weakening Sparta's influence over the Greek peninsula. | refimprove section |
1415 – The Council of Constance executed Jan Hus, founder of the Christian Hussite reform movement, for committing heresy. | Jan Hus and Hussites both need more footnotes |
1535 – Thomas More, an opponent of the Protestant Reformation, was executed for treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. | refimprove section |
1785 – The dollar, a decimal currency system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. | unreferenced section |
1885 – French chemists Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux successfully tested their vaccine against rabies on nine-year-old Joseph Meister after he was bitten by an infected dog. | conflict of interest |
1887 – King Kalākaua of Hawaiʻi was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, stripping the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority as well as disfranchising all Asians, most native Hawaiians, and the poor. | refimprove |
1905 – American schoolteacher Katie DeWitt James filed for divorce from her husband, beginning a series of events that would ultimately lead to her unsolved murder and the consequent naming of Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma. | short |
1947 – Production of the AK-47, the world's best-selling assault rifle, began. | refimprove section |
1966 – Hastings Banda became the first president of Malawi, exactly two years after the country became independent from the United Kingdom. | unreferenced section |
1978 – A sleeping car train at Taunton, England, caught fire, killing 12 people and causing British Rail to install state-of-the art fire prevention measures. | single source |
1988 – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed Occidental Petroleum's oil platform Piper Alpha in the North Sea, killing 168 people. | refimprove section |
1998 – Hong Kong International Airport, built on the man-made island of Chek Lap Kok, opened for commercial operations, becoming one of the world's busiest airports. | unreferenced section |
2006 – Nathu La, a mountain pass in the Himalayas connecting India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opened for trade after more than 40 years. | outdated |
Sophie Adlersparre |b|1823 | Mostly single sourced |
Mary Theresa Ledóchowska |d|1922 | Main source is the foundation she started, not indept |
1253 – Mindaugas, the first known grand duke of Lithuania, became the only person crowned as King of Lithuania. | Article says date uncertain |
1560 – Scotland and England signed the Treaty of Edinburgh to formally conclude the Siege of Leith and replace the Scottish–French Auld Alliance. | too much uncited |
1808 – Joseph Bonaparte approved the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as King of Spain during the Peninsular War. | Date not cited |
1892 – During a steelworkers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a day-long battle between strikers and Pinkerton agents resulted in at least ten deaths and dozens of people wounded. | Too much uncited |
1919 – The Royal Air Force's R34 airship landed in Mineola, New York, to complete the first east-to-west transatlantic crossing by an aircraft. | Too much uncited |
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- 1483 – The last monarch of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III (pictured), was crowned King of England.
- 1685 – Troops loyal to James II of England defeated those of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion.
- 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron failed to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras before they could join their Spanish allies.
- 1916 – First World War: Russian troops won a victory in the Battle of Kostiuchnówka, with the Polish Legions playing a key role on the Austro-Hungarian side.
- 1940 – The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
- 1941 – Second World War: After a three-month siege, the Italian garrison of Saïo (in modern-day Ethiopia) surrendered to Belgian, British and Ethiopian troops.
- 1957 – At a concert by the Quarrymen at the St. Peter's Church Woolton Garden fete, band member John Lennon met Paul McCartney, triggering a series of events that led to the forming of the Beatles.
- 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, aired on Irish television for the first time.
- 1962 – The United States conducted the Sedan nuclear test as part of Project Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosions for civilian purposes.
- 1971 – After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu gave a speech on a number of neo-Stalinist and socialist-realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses.
- 1989 – A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member carried out a suicide attack by hijacking a bus and forcing it into a ravine near Kiryat Ye'arim, Israel.
- 1997 – The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree conflict, five days of unrest began in nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
- 2013 – Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people, mostly students.
- 2013 – In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
- Born/died this day: | Godelieve |d|1070| Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca |b|1782| William Jackson Hooker |b|1785| Ethel Sands |b|1873| Eino Leino |b|1878| Frida Kahlo |b|1907 |Dorothy E. Smith |b|1926| 14th Dalai Lama|b|1935| Bessie Head |b|1937| George W. Bush |b|1946| Eva Green |b|1980| Jagjivan Ram |d|1986| Barry Winchell |d|1999|
Notes
- Second Battle of Algeciras appears on July 12, so First Battle should not appear in the same year
- 1614 – The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the Knights Hospitaller.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar among the American public.
- 1809 – Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation of the War of the Fifth Coalition.
- 1936 – A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the River Irwell.
- 2009 – Jadranka Kosor (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
- Goar of Aquitaine (d. 649)
- William Jackson Hooker (b. 1785)
- Sophie Blanchard (d. 1819)
- Barry Winchell (d. 1999)