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 13, 1249 | Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. |
| July 12, 1562 | Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya. |
| July 21, 1861 | American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army. |
| July 24, 1910 | The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. |
| July 28, 1656 | Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins. |
| July 31, 1992 | The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations. |
| July 15, 1922 | The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan. |
| July 4, 2004 | The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City. |
| July 27, 1054 | Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. |
| July 7, 1520 | Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba. |
| July 11, 1943 | Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. |
| July 3, 1886 | Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. |
| July 15, 2006 | Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. |
| July 6, 1348 | Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death. |
| July 7, 1928 | Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. |
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