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, 1667 | An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. |
| July 30, 1871 | The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people. |
| July 28, 1915 | The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. |
| July 1, 1881 | General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect. |
| July 18, 2014 | The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed. |
| July 15, 1815 | Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon. |
| July 20, 1981 | Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashes in the Balad District of Somalia, killing 40 people. |
| July 8, 1962 | Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. |
| July 7, 1959 | Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. |
| July 26, 1941 | World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS. Fort St Elmo Bridge covering the harbour is demolished in the process. |
| July 6, 1411 | Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor. |
| July 10, 1584 | William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. |
| July 4, 1941 | World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement. |
| July 23, 1968 | Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days. |
| July 31, 1655 | Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years. |
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