Historical events on July 1
JULY 1, 1841
Thomas Lempriere and James Clark Ross carved a sandstone marker on Tasmania's Isle of the Dead, one of the oldest benchmarks for measuring sea level rise.
Thomas James Lempriere was a British colonial administrator in the Australian colony of Van Diemen's Land. He is known for his diaries
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JULY 1, 2002
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collided in mid-air over Überlingen, Germany, killing all 71 people aboard both aircraft.
On 1 July 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154M passenger jet, and DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611, a
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JULY 1, 1979
Sony introduced the Walkman, a portable audio player that changed listening habits by offering users the ability to play one's own choice of music.
Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses,
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JULY 1, 1959
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state.
B. Anthony Stewart was an American photographer with National Geographic. Stewart is known for having the first image featured on the cover
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JULY 1, 1999
Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
In the United Kingdom, devolution is the Parliament of the United Kingdom's statutory granting of a greater level of self-government to the
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JULY 1, 1643
The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
The Westminster Assembly of Divines was a council of divines (theologians) and members of the English Parliament appointed from 1643 to 1653
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JULY 1, 1970
The Belfast Banking Company, which [[[Banknotes of Northern Ireland|issued banknotes in Northern Ireland]], merged with its rival Northern Bank.
The Belfast Banking Company was a bank in Northern Ireland. It was established in 1827 by a merger of Batt's and Tennant's.
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JULY 1, 1849
Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
Epaulettes is the name given by philatelists to the first series of postage stamps issued by Belgium. The stamps, which depicted King
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JULY 1, 1523
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels, becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos or Voes, were the first two Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant for their adherence
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JULY 1, 1874
The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter was the first commercially successful typewriter. Principally designed by the American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes, it was
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JULY 1, 1940
Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 1, 1690
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the Williamite War in Ireland.
A Williamite was a follower of King William III of England who deposed King James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution.
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JULY 1, 1782
American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the
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JULY 1, 1916
First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the bloodiest day in the British Army's history, with 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 deaths.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the
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JULY 1, 1862
American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in
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JULY 1, 1960
Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
Francis Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952
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JULY 1, 1927
The Singapore Improvement Trust was founded to oversee the construction of public housing in Singapore, where more than three quarters of residents live.
The Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) is a former government organisation that was responsible for urban planning and urban renewal in Singapore. Formally
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JULY 1, 1770
Lexell's Comet approached Earth at a distance of 0.015 AU (2.2 million km; 1.4 million mi), closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history.
D/1770 L1, popularly known as Lexell's Comet after its orbit computer Anders Johan Lexell, was a comet discovered by astronomer Charles Messier
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JULY 1, 692
Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
Berhtwald was the ninth Archbishop of Canterbury in England. His predecessor had been Theodore of Tarsus. Berhtwald begins the first continuous series
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JULY 1, 1983
A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet crashed into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea, killing all 23 people on board.
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of
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JULY 1, 2008
Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.
On 1 July 2008, a riot broke out in Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian capital city. The riot was sparked by allegations of fraud
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JULY 1, 1948
The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport.
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area. JFK Airport is located
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