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 30, 1502 | Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. |
| July 2, 1613 | The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place. |
| July 30, 1863 | American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder. |
| July 12, 1913 | Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends. |
| July 27, 1714 | The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the Swedish Navy near the Hanko Peninsula. |
| 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 6, 1988 | The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. |
| July 20, 792 | Kardam of Bulgaria defeats Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI at the Battle of Marcellae. |
| July 15, 1410 | Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order. |
| July 30, 1859 | First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps. |
| July 9, 1986 | The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. |
| July 11, 1346 | Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans. |
| July 1, 1879 | Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower. |
| July 26, 2011 | A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. |
| July 19, 1977 | The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET). |
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