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 7, 1916 | The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. |
| July 11, 1977 | Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| July 4, 1826 | John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, respectively the second and third presidents of the United States, die on the same day, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. Adams' last words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives," not knowing that Jefferson had died hours earlier. |
| July 23, 1970 | Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. |
| July 28, 2001 | Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. |
| July 26, 1918 | Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy. |
| July 10, 1938 | Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. |
| July 1, 1983 | The Ministry of State Security is established as China's principal intelligence agency |
| July 26, 1941 | World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments. |
| July 28, 1821 | José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain. |
| July 6, 1854 | In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held. |
| July 4, 1927 | First flight of the Lockheed Vega. |
| July 27, 1694 | A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England. |
| July 14, 1943 | In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American. |
| July 11, 2021 | Italy defeats England in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final to win their second European title. |
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