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7 July

On This Day: 7 July

The city of Tyre falls to the Crusaders Click to show or hide the answer
Edward I dies and is succeeded by his son Edward II Click to show or hide the answer
Joan of Arc is posthumously declared innocent of heresy, after a retrial authorised by Pope Callixtus III at the request of Inquisitor–General Jean Bréhal and Joan's mother Isabelle Romée Click to show or hide the answer
Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba Click to show or hide the answer
Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada Click to show or hide the answer
A border skirmish known as the Raid of the Redeswire is the last major battle between England and Scotland Click to show or hide the answer
Allied troops enter Paris Click to show or hide the answer
US Navy captain Matthew Perry persuades Japan to open its ports to foreign trade Click to show or hide the answer
Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt are hanged for their parts in the larger conspiracy that included the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Click to show or hide the answer
US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution, annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States Click to show or hide the answer
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. stages his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater Click to show or hide the answer
The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, banning the hunting of seals in open water – the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues Click to show or hide the answer
Kelvin Hall exhibition building, Glasgow, destroyed by fire Click to show or hide the answer
Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the 48th birthday of inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri Click to show or hide the answer
Vatican City becomes a sovereign state – according to the terms of the Lateran Treaty, signed February 1929 Click to show or hide the answer
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam) Click to show or hide the answer
The so–called Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino–Japanese War Click to show or hide the answer
A UK Government report recommends the partition of Palestine – the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine Click to show or hide the answer
US troops relieve British troops occupying Iceland Click to show or hide the answer
Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops Click to show or hide the answer
Howard Hughes suffers severe injuries when the prototype of his XF–11 reconnaissance aircraft crashes in Beverly Hills; he would subsequently require the use of an oxygen tent for several days Click to show or hide the answer
SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage from New York, capturing the Blue Riband from the Queen Mary Click to show or hide the answer
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador Click to show or hide the answer
Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis plays his first recording for Sun Records, That's All Right Click to show or hide the answer
The rare occultation of the star Regulus by the planet Venus is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of its atmosphere Click to show or hide the answer
Francis Chichester is knighted by the Queen, using Sir Francis Drake's sword Click to show or hide the answer
An inquest into the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is told that he drowned after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs Click to show or hide the answer
The Solomon Islands achieves independence from the UK Click to show or hide the answer
Sharia law is instituted in Iran Click to show or hide the answer
During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what would become known as the Safra massacre Click to show or hide the answer
Solar Challenger makes the first solar–powered flight across the English Channel Click to show or hide the answer
Samantha Smith, an 11–year–old schoolgirl from Manchester, Maine, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov Click to show or hide the answer
Boris Becker becomes the youngest ever and first unseeded Wimbledon men's singles champion Click to show or hide the answer
Martina Navratilova wins a record 9th Wimbledon singles title, beating Zina Garrison in the final Click to show or hide the answer
The Brioni Agreement ends the ten–day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Click to show or hide the answer
Bryan Adams's Everything I do … starts a record 16–week run at No. 1 in the UK charts Click to show or hide the answer
The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public Click to show or hide the answer
Richard Krajicek defeats Malivai Washington in straight sets in the first ever Wimbledon men's singles final between two unseeded players, to become the first Dutch winner of a Grand Slam event Click to show or hide the answer
Three Bolton schoolchildren die after their coach plunges into a ravine in the French Alps Click to show or hide the answer
At least 19 people lose their lives in riots in Lagos, following the death of Nigerian opposition leader Chief Moshood Abiola Click to show or hide the answer
Two people are stabbed, and many more injured, in running battles between white and Asian gangs in Bradford Click to show or hide the answer
NASA's Opportunity rover, Mars Exploration Rover–B (MER–B) is launched Click to show or hide the answer
Forty–nine people lose their lives and over 700 are injured as four bombs explode in central London Click to show or hide the answer
Live Earth concerts are held in Sydney, Johannesburg, New York Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey), Rio de Janeiro, Antarctica (Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island), Tokyo, Kyoto, Shanghai, London (Wembley Stadium), Hamburg, Washington DC, and Rome Click to show or hide the answer
At least 172 people lose their lives in a flash flood in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia Click to show or hide the answer

© Haydn Thompson 2019