On This Day — July 7

🕰️ Notable Events on July 7

• 2016 — Former U.S. Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — At least 172 people are killed in a flash flood in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover-B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Cold War: Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Institution of sharia law in Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right". Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — The American occupation of Iceland replaces the British occupation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine - the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, dies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — An International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300. Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the conquest of California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1834 — In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — The Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the War of the Fourth Coalition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1798 — As a result of the XYZ Affair, the U.S. Congress rescinds the Treaty of Alliance with France sparking the "Quasi-War". Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton. Wikipedia ↗
• 1770 — The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1585 — The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1575 — The Raid of the Redeswire is the last major battle between England and Scotland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1534 — Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada. Wikipedia ↗
• 1520 — Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1456 — A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death. Wikipedia ↗
• 1124 — Tyre falls to the Crusaders. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 7

• 1994 — Timothy Cathcart, Northern Irish race car driver (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ellina Anissimova, Estonian hammer thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Dominik Furman, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Lee Addy, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Landon Cassill, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Miina Kallas, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Karl-August Tiirmaa, Estonian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Kaci Brown, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ana Kasparian, American journalist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Udo Schwarz, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Marc Stein, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Minas Alozidis, Greek hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Alberto Aquilani, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Justin Davies, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — George Owu, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Michelle Kwan, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — John Buck, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh, Saudi Arabian terrorist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Chris Andersen, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Davor Kraljević, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Bérénice Bejo, Argentinian-French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Dominic Foley, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Vasily Petrenko, Russian conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ercüment Olgundeniz, Turkish discus thrower and shot putter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tony Benshoof, American luger Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Louis Koen, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Adam Nelson, American shot putter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Patrick Lalime, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — José Jiménez, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kailash Kher, Indian singer-songwriter and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Natsuki Takaya, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Lisa Leslie, American basketball player and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Manfred Stohl, Austrian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Kirsten Vangsness, American actress and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Christian Camargo, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Wayne McCullough, Northern Irish boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Min Patel, Indian-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Erik Zabel, German cyclist and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Sylke Otto, German luger Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jorja Fox, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jeff VanderMeer, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jim Gaffigan, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Mo Collins, American actress, comedian and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jeremy Kyle, English talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Vonda Shepard, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kevin A. Ford, American colonel and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ralph Sampson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Billy Campbell, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michala Petri, Danish recorder player Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Alexander Svinin, Russian figure skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jonathan Dayton, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Berry Sakharof, Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Len Barker, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Shelley Duvall, American actress, writer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Gyanendra, King of Nepal Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Howard Rheingold, American author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Adele Goldberg, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Warren Entner, American pop-rock singer-songwriter, organist, and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tony Jacklin, English golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, English educator and politician, Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Emanuel Steward, American boxer and trainer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ian Wilmut, English-Scottish embryologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Marco Bollesan, Italian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Nancy Farmer, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Michael Howard, Welsh lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bill Oddie, English comedian, actor, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jim Rodford, English bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — David McCullough, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — T. J. Bass, American physician and author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Joe Zawinul, Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — David Eddings, American author and academic (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Hamish MacInnes, Scottish mountaineer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Theodore Edgar McCarrick, American cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Hank Mobley, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Patricia Hitchcock, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Charlie Louvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Doc Severinsen, American trumpet player and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, Urdu poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Wally Phillips, American radio host (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Karim Olowu, Nigerian sprinter and long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Liviu Ciulei, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Alan Armer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Ezzard Charles, American boxer and bassist (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Jon Pertwee, English actor (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Bob Vanatta, American head basketball coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Jing Shuping, Chinese businessman (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Margaret Walker, American novelist and poet (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Doris McCarthy, Canadian painter and author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Revilo P. Oliver, American author and academic (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin, French mathematician (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Simone Beck, French chef and author (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Ted Radcliffe, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Sam Katzman, American director and producer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese cinematographer and producer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Maria Bard, German stage and silent film actress (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Earle E. Partridge, American general (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — George Cukor, American director and producer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Herbert Feis, American historian and author (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Japanese general and poet (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Virginia Rappe, American model and actress (d. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Toivo Kuula, Finnish conductor and composer (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Lion Feuchtwanger, German author and playwright (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Yanka Kupala, Belarusian poet and writer (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — Erwin Bumke, Polish-German lawyer and jurist (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Nettie Stevens, American geneticist (d. 1912) Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1911) Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Rettamalai Srinivasan, Indian politician (d. 1911) Wikipedia ↗

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