Historical Events in July, Month of July Events
Here is a list of some historical events in July. You can learn What major event happened in July?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 29, 1818 | French physicist Augustin Fresnel submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light. |
| July 15, 1806 | Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west. |
| July 4, 1634 | The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada). |
| July 19, 1980 | Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. |
| July 10, 1973 | The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| July 4, 1818 | US Flag Act of 1818 goes into effect creating a 13 stripe flag with a star for each state. New stars would be added on 4th of July after a new state had been admitted. |
| July 15, 2016 | Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup. |
| July 4, 1903 | The Philippine–American War is officially concluded. |
| July 24, 1935 | The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee. |
| July 16, 1909 | Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. |
| July 11, 1914 | Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. |
| July 12, 1801 | British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras. |
| July 15, 2018 | France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. |
| July 31, 1945 | Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria. |
| July 22, 2019 | Chandrayaan 2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan 1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover. |
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