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 4, 1918 | Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date). |
| July 26, 1822 | First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. |
| July 4, 1946 | The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland. |
| July 8, 1663 | Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island. |
| July 4, 1837 | Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. |
| July 16, 2015 | Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
| July 2, 1494 | The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain. |
| July 12, 1799 | Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire). |
| July 20, 70 | Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots. |
| July 13, 1941 | World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers. |
| July 9, 1982 | Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. |
| July 15, 1918 | World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack. |
| July 8, 1864 | Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. |
| July 3, 1940 | World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France. |
| July 18, 1944 | World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort. |
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