What Happened in July 2019

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• Jul 1 At least 16 people killed in a Taliban attack with over 100 injured in Kabul, Afghanistan
• Jul 1 Japan resumes commercial whaling after a break of more than 30 years
• Jul 2 Air strike kills at least 40 people at Libyan migrant center in Tripoli, with Libyan National Army blamed

• Jul 2 Total solar eclipse over Chile and Argentina
• Jul 2 Virginie Viard presents her first haute couture collection as designer at Chanel after the death of Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais
• Jul 3 Atlético Madrid sign Portugal forward Joao Felix for €126m (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in football history
• Jul 3 Heavy monsoon rains strike Mumbai and surrounding Maharashtra state in India killing at least 43, worst flooding in a decade
• Jul 3 Italian David-Maria Sassoli chosen as new European Parliament President
• Jul 3 More than a million people ordered to evacuate Japanese island of Kyushu amid warnings of mudslides after 1,000mm (39in) of rainfall
• Jul 3 US produces the most waste per head globally and recycles the least at 35% according to new research by Verisk Maplecroft, Germany recycles the most at 68%
• Jul 4 Biggest seaweed bloom in the world, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico after algae explosion due to deforestation and fertiliser

• Jul 4 Largest earthquake in California in 20 years 6.4 magnitude near Ridgecrest
• Jul 4 Notorious Dutch crime boss Willem Holleeder sentenced to life for ordering five murders in Amsterdam
• Jul 4 Record temperatures in Alaska as Anchorage reaches 90F (32C)

• Jul 4 UN accuses Venezuelan government of using death squads and policy of installing fear to remove opposition with 5,287 people killed in 2018 for supposedly resisting arrest

• Jul 4 US publication Mad Magazine announces it will stop publishing new material after 67 years
• Jul 5 Ancient Iraqi city Babylon declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Jul 5 Former governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral says he paid a $2 million bribe to secure votes for his city to be granted 2016 Olympics
• Jul 5 Second stronger earthquake in Southern California at 7.1 magnitude centered near Ridgecrest
• Jul 6 Jorge Masvidal (34-13) sets a UFC record by needing just 5 seconds to KO Ben Askren (19-1, 1 NC) during their welterweight bout at UFC 239 in Las Vegas, Nevada

• Jul 6 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders win their 10th title with a 19-3 win over Argentina's Jaguares
• Jul 7 Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Home team Brazil win their 9th title, beating Peru, 3-1; first title since 2007

• Jul 7 Greek national elections won by center-right New Democracy party headed by Kyriakos Mitsotakis
• Jul 7 Mississippi closes all its beaches due to toxic algae bloom due to flooding of the Mississippi River
• Jul 7 Nigeria, Africa' biggest economy, joins the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in attempt to create world's largest free trade area
• Jul 8 Congolese general and rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in the Hague
• Jul 8 Deutsche Bank begins laying off 18,000 employees worldwide as part of large overhaul of its operations
• Jul 8 US financier Jeffrey Epstein indicted on further charges of sex trafficking of minors
• Jul 9 Indian restaurateur "dosa king" P. Rajagopal finally begins his life sentence for organizing a murder, 15 years after he was convicted
• Jul 9 Northern Ireland MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and make abortion legal to bring it in line with rest of UK
• Jul 10 British ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch resigns after his secret cables calling the US president "inept" were published
• Jul 10 Earliest evidence of modern humans outside Africa found with 210,000 year old skull from Apidima Cave, southern Greece published in "Nature"
• Jul 10 Kawhi Leonard signs with the Los Angeles Clippers to a reported three-year, $103 million contract

• Jul 11 Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands on the Ryugu asteroid 300m km (185m miles) from earth for a second time to collect samples
• Jul 11 Last models of Volkswagen's Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years
• Jul 11 US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time and the S&P 500 hits 3,000 points
• Jul 13 After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs' outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win v Lancaster Barnstormers

• Jul 14 Cricket World Cup, Lord's: England beats New Zealand on count back after scores tied at 241 after 50 overs and 15 in Super Over; Player of Series: NZ captain Kane Williamson

• Jul 14 First Ebola case on Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, city of 1 million, as toll of outbreak reaches 1600 victims
• Jul 14 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London, England: after first Super Over in an ODI, England wins first title on boundary countback rule, SO also level; Player of Match: Ben Stokes (ENG) 84 no (98)
• Jul 14 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies final 2 holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic
• Jul 14 US President Donald Trump ignites racial controversy by tweeting four Democrat women of color "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came"

• Jul 15 Tampa Bay catcher Travis d'Arnaud becomes first player in MLB history to hit 3 homers while catching and batting leadoff in the Rays' 5-4 win over the NY Yankees
• Jul 17 Bulgaria announces 5 million people, virtually every adult, has had their personal information exposed after national tax agency hacked
• Jul 17 Irrigation canal system collapses near Fort Laramie, Wyoming parching 100,000 acres of farmland across Nebraska and Wyoming

• Jul 17 Streaming service Netflix reaches 150 million subscribers worldwide, but with slower growth than forecast
• Jul 17 World Health Organization declares the DR Congo Ebola outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern"
• Jul 18 Arson attack on animated studio Kyoto Animation Co in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 33
• Jul 18 Children's songs "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront
• Jul 18 June 2019 was the hottest June on record with average worldwide temperature of 61.6F (16.4C) according to The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Jul 18 One of world's earliest mosques at 1,200 years old discovered by archaeologists in Israel's Negev Desert
• Jul 19 Heat wave begins across the east of America affecting 100 million people and killing 6, with New York city declaring a state of emergency
• Jul 19 Largest wind farm in Africa opens at Lake Turkana, Kenya, generating 310 megawatts
• Jul 19 UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz
• Jul 20 115°F (46.1°C), John Martin Dam, Colorado (state record)
• Jul 21 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Playing in torrential rain, Irishman Shane Lowry wins his first major title by 6 strokes from Tommy Fleetwood of England

• Jul 21 Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rosselló says he won't seek re-election after widespread protests over misogynistic and homophobic comments in his leaked online chats
• Jul 22 Air strikes have killed at least 31 people in Maarat al-Numan, north-western Syria, with Russian planes supporting Syrian government being blamed
• Jul 22 French submarine Minerve rediscovered off coast of Toulon, France, after disappearing in 1968 with loss of 52 crew
• Jul 22 India's lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota aiming to be fourth nation to soft-land on the moon

• Jul 22 NFL Dallas Cowboys named most valuable sports team in the world worth $5 billion, MLB New York Yankees 2nd at $4.6 billion, Real Madrid 3rd with $4.2 billion according to Forbes

• Jul 22 US President Donald Trump says US could win war in Afghanistan in a week "I just don't want to kill 10 million people. If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth"
• Jul 23 At least 36 people killed by a mud landslide in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, China
• Jul 23 BHP becomes the first mining company to tackle pollution, says it will invest $400 million to reduce emissions

• Jul 23 Investigation launched after no girls born in three months in 132 villages in Uttarkashi district, India, with sex-selective abortions suspected as the reason
• Jul 23 Nike's Jordan Brand signs 2019 NBA #1 draft pick Zion Williamson to richest multiyear sponsorship deal for a rookie in history; estimated 7 years for $75 million

• Jul 24 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England

• Jul 24 Facebook agrees to pay $5 billion fine, largest ever for violating consumer privacy, to the US Federal Trade Commission
• Jul 24 Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience"
• Jul 24 New UK PM Boris Johnson drastically reshapes cabinet in his first day in office, appointing Dominic Raab as Foreign Secretary, Priti Patel as Home Secretary and Sajid Javid as Chancellor
• Jul 24 Second heatwave of the summer in Western Europe sets record temperatures in Belgium in Kleine Brogel 39.9C (102F), for Netherlands in Eindhoven 39.3C (102F) and Germany at Geilenkirchen 40.5C (104F)
• Jul 24 Special counsel Robert Mueller reports to the US Senate that President Trump was not exonerated of obstruction of justice and that Russia interfered in US election to benefit Trump
• Jul 25 "City killer" Asteroid 2019 OK (187 to 427 ft (57 to 130 m) estimated diameter) passes by almost undetected approximately 45,000 miles away from earth, nearer than the moon
• Jul 25 High temperature records set across Europe just one day after previous records set, Paris 42.6C (108.7F), Germany 42.6C (108.6F), Netherlands 40.7C (105.2F), Belgium 40.6C (105.2F)
• Jul 25 Highest ever UK temperature of 38.7C (101.6F) recorded in Cambridge, England (record broken in 2022)
• Jul 25 Scandal-hit Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló resigns
• Jul 25 US Justice department announces resumption of use of the death penalty, scheduling five executions
• Jul 25 Worst Mediterranean migrant drownings of the year - boat carrying 250 people capsizes off Libyan coast, with over 100 feared drowned
• Jul 26 Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning records T20 International world record individual score of 133 off 63 balls in 93-run win against England at Chelmsford; Southern Stars clinch Women's Ashes
• Jul 27 American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 3 gold medals in one day at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and mixed 4×100m freestyle relay (WR 3:19.40)
• Jul 27 At least 65 mourners killed in a gun attack at a funeral near Maiduguri, by suspected Boko Haram militants in north-east Nigeria
• Jul 27 MLB Phillies revive reviled 1979 all-burgundy alternate uniforms as part of a "retro night" promotion in 15-7 loss to Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia [1]

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• Jul 17 West Wing actor Bradley Whitford marries actress Amy Landecker

• Jul 1 Bogusław Schaffer, Polish composer and playwright, dies at 90 [1]
• Jul 2 Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (CEO of Chrysler Corp), dies at 94
• Jul 2 Michael Colgrass, American-Canadian composer ("Déjà vu" - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1978), dies at 81
• Jul 2 Pat Crawford Brown, American actress (Desperate Housewives - "Ida"; General Hospital), dies at 90
• Jul 3 Arte Johnson, American comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 90
• Jul 3 Duncan Lamont, Scottish jazz and session trumpet and saxophone player, arranger, and songwriter ("I Told You So"), dies at 87
• Jul 5 JN Reddy, South African politician (Solidarity party leader), dies at 93
• Jul 5 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, dies at 79
• Jul 5 Ugo Gregoretti, Italian director and actor (Rogopag, Common Sense of Modesty), dies at 88
• Jul 6 Cameron Boyce, American actor (Mirrors, Jessie), dies from an epileptic seizure at 20
• Jul 6 João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, guitarist and 'father of bossa nova' (Getz/Gilberto - Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1965), dies at 88
• Jul 6 Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), dies after a heart attack at 84
• Jul 7 Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), dies of suspected suicide at 48
• Jul 9 Fernando de la Rúa, Argentine politician, 51st President of Argentina (1999-2001), dies at 81
• Jul 9 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), dies at 88

• Jul 9 William E. Dannemeyer, American politician who opposed LGBT rights (Rep-R-CA, 1979-93), dies at 89
• Jul 10 Jerry Lawson, American a cappella singer and arranger (Persuasions - "Under the Boardwalk"), dies of Guillain–Barré syndrome at 75

• Jul 10 Valentina Cortesa, Italian actress (Day for Night, Kidnap Syndicate), dies at 96
• Jul 10 Walt Michaels, American NFL linebacker, coach (5-time Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns; head coach NY Jets 1977-82), dies at 89
• Jul 12 Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and bandleader, dies at 91
• Jul 14 Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (Olympic gold 1984, 4-division world champion), dies when hit by a vehicle at 55
• Jul 16 John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), dies from complications of a stroke at 99
• Jul 16 Pat Bowlen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame team owner (Super Bowl 1998, 99, 2015 Denver Broncos), dies of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 75
• Jul 17 Andrea Camilleri, Italian author (Inspector Montalbano novels), dies at 93
• Jul 19 César Pelli, Argentine American architect (Petronas Towers), dies at 92
• Jul 19 Jeremy Kemp, British actor (The Winds of War; The Blue Max), dies at 84 [1]
• Jul 19 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend), dies at 75
• Jul 20 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), dies of prostate cancer at 64
• Jul 20 Sheila Dikshit (née Kapoor), Punjabi politician (Chief Minister of Delhi, 1998-2013), dies of multiple cardiac arrests at 81
• Jul 21 Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr], American microtonal composer (Gambit), dies at 93
• Jul 21 Paul Krassner, American comic, satirist (MAD Magazine; The Realist), and social activist (Youth International Party - Yippies; Merry Pranksters), dies at 87
• Jul 22 Art Neville, American funk and R&B singer, keyboard player, and songwriter (Neville Brothers; The Funky Meters), dies at 81
• Jul 22 Li Peng, Chinese leader, Premier of China (1987-98), dies at 90

• Jul 26 Bryan Magee, British philosopher, politician (Member of Parliament, 1974-83), writer (Modern British Philosophy), and broadcaster (Thinking Aloud), dies at 89
• Jul 26 Russi Taylor, American voice actress (6th Minnie Mouse, 1986-2019), dies at 75
• Jul 27 John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1972 for BCS theory), dies at 88
• Jul 30 Nick Buoniconti, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC), dies at 78
• Jul 31 Gordon Brand Jr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), dies from a heart attack at 60
• Jul 31 V. G. Siddhartha, Indian coffee entrepreneur (Café Coffee Day), found dead at 60