Historical Events in July, Month of July Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 21, 285 | Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler. |
| July 6, 1962 | As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. |
| July 27, 1947 | In Vatican City, Rome, canonization of Catherine Labouré, the saint whose apparitions of the Virgin Mary originated the worldwide diffusion of the Miraculous Medal.[4] |
| July 10, 988 | The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin. |
| July 5, 1775 | The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. |
| July 16, 1790 | The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act. |
| July 1, 1915 | Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker. |
| 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. |
| July 4, 1911 | A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities. |
| July 26, 1309 | Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. |
| July 22, 1993 | Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. |
| July 26, 1945 | World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war. |
| July 28, 1976 | The Tangshan earthquake |
| July 14, 1865 | The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent. |
| July 24, 1847 | After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. |
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