Historical Events in July, Month of July Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 25, 1909 | Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes. |
| July 18, 2002 | A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members. |
| July 13, 1977 | Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War. |
| July 10, 1940 | World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain. |
| July 14, 1223 | Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. |
| July 3, 1938 | World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h). |
| July 13, 1586 | Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria. |
| July 11, 1346 | Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans. |
| July 12, 1806 | At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine. |
| July 29, 1976 | In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. |
| July 25, 1783 | American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement. |
| July 24, 1847 | Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press. |
| July 29, 1980 | Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. |
| July 13, 1977 | New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. |
| July 18, 1984 | McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. |
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