Historical Events
Dutch King Apologizes for Slavery
Jul 1 Dutch King Willem-Alexander makes formal apology for the country's role in the slave trade, at 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands [1]
- Jul 1 Euclid telescope launches into space on board Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on mission to create 3D map of the cosmos and search for dark matter and dark energy [1]
- Jul 2 US schooner Cuyahoga Packet captured on the Detroit river by the Provincial Marine, including top secret war correspondence [1]
- Jul 3 Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.01 degrees Celsius (previous record 16.92 degrees Celsius August 13, 2016)
- Jul 3 Israel launches its biggest military operation against militants in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, in 20 years, killing 8 people and injuring 100 according to Palestinian authorities [1]
- Jul 3 State of Emergency declared in Yakutia region, Siberia, as more than 110 forest fires rage across 61,000 hectares (151,000 acres) [1]
- Jul 4 Australian rules player Heather Anderson first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after landmark diagnosis at Australian Sports Brain Bank [1]
- Jul 4 Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.18 degrees Celsius (previous record 17.01 degrees Celsius - July 3, 2023) [1]
- Jul 5 A wave of shootings across American during Fourth of July celebrations leaves a dozen people dead and more than 60 injured [1]
- Jul 5 Hottest global temperature ever recorded - for third consecutive day - as average global temperature tops 17.18 degrees Celsius, tying with July 4, 2023 [1]
- Jul 5 Meta launches Threads - Instagram's new public conversations app - a day later it becomes the most rapidly downloaded app ever with 30 million downloads [1]
Louis Armstrong Center
Jul 6 Louis Armstrong House Museum opens new archive facility, the Louis Armstrong Center, in Queens, NYC
Peace and Love
Jul 7 NASA beams Ringo Starr’s voice wishing “peace and love" across the universe via the Deep Space Network in honor of his 83rd birthday
- Jul 7 US White House announces the last of its chemical weapons has been destroyed in eastern Kentucky, as part of international Chemical Weapons Convention, ending a practice begun in WWI [1]
- Jul 7 World's first robot-human press conference takes place in Geneva, Switzerland with reporters asking "will you rebel against humans?" [1]
- Jul 8 Airstrike on Sudanese district of Omdurman by the Sudanese army kills at least 22 people including women and children [1]
Elton John's Final Tour
Jul 8 British singer-songwriter Elton John completes his international "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour" at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
Dutch Government Collapses
Jul 8 Dutch government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte collapses over disagreements between coalition partners over asylum policies [1]
Barbie Premieres
Jul 9 Fantasy comedy film "Barbie", starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and directed by Greta Gerwig premieres at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
- Jul 9 US Open Women's Golf, Pebble Beach CC: Hawaiian Allisen Corpuz scores her first major title with a 3 stroke win over Charley Hull of England and South Korean Jiyai Shin
US-China Talks
Jul 9 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese economic leaders end two days of talks in Beijing, aimed at stabilizing relations between the world's two biggest economies [1]
Geoffrey Chaucer's Time-Off Request
Jul 10 Fourteenth century document by a civil servant asking for time off identified as only known handwriting by Geoffrey Chaucer, the 'Father of English Literature' [1]
- Jul 10 More than 61,000 people died in European heatwaves in 2022, according to study published in "Nature Medicine", suggesting world not doing enough to counter increasing heatwaves [1]
- Jul 10 Torrential rains across New England and New York cause historic flooding, especially in Vermont's capital Montpellier affecting two million people, causing one death [1]
Biden Meets King Charles
Jul 10 US President Joe Biden visits the UK, meeting King Charles III at Windsor Castle and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Downing Street [1]
- Jul 11 93rd MLB All Star Game, T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington: NL beats AL, 3-2 to earn first win since 2012; MVP: Elías Díaz (Colorado Rockies catcher)
- Jul 11 Heavy rains on northern Indian result in 20 deaths with Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states experiencing landslides and flash floods closing over 700 roads [1]
- Jul 11 Scientists pick Crawford Lake, Ontario, as reference place beginning a new interval of geologic time, the human-caused Anthropocene Epoch, starting 1950s and ending the Holocene - proposal later rejected [1]
- Jul 12 NATO summit ends in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Turkey agreeing to Sweden's membership and Ukraine membership “when allies agree and conditions are met” [1]
- Jul 14 India launches its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from Sriharikota space centre on the country's third moon mission [1]
- Jul 14 US architect Rex Heuermann charged with 3 out of 11 possible murders in the Gilgo Beach murders dating back to 2007 on Long Island, New York [1]
Sports History
Jul 15 Argentine footballer Lionel Messi officially signs for Inter Miami for 2 1/2 years, with salary between $50 million and $60 million a year [1]
Ed Sheeran and Eminem Duet
Jul 15 Singer Ed Sheeran welcomes surprise guest Eminem for two duets during his concert at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 15 Torrential rain totalling almost 300mm (11.8in) across South Korea leads to at least 37 deaths and floods a tunnel in South Korean town of Osong, trapping 15 vehicles [1]
- Jul 15 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Czech left-hander Markéta Vondroušová beats Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6–4, 6–4 to become first unseeded player to win the women's singles title in the pro era
- Jul 16 Highest temperature ever recorded in China of 52.2 C (126 F) at Sanbao township in Xinjiang's Turpan Depression [1]
- Jul 16 Jam rock band Dead & Company, an outgrowth of the Grateful Dead, plays the final show of its final concert tour, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California
- Jul 16 Persian Gulf International Airport on Iran’s southwestern coast hits a heat index high of 152 degrees Fahrenheit (66.7 C) at 12:30 p.m., beyond what humans can endure [1]
Speak Now Debuts at #1
Jul 16 Taylor Swift’s re-recorded "Speak Now" album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, her 12th No. 1 album, surpassing Barbra Streisand's record for #1 albums by a female artist [1]
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 16 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In a classic final, 20-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz ends Novak Đoković's 34-match win streak at the All England Club with a 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory
- Jul 17 Russia pulls out of a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain past their naval blockade, threatening to push world food prices higher [1]
- Jul 17 Typhoon Talim, makes landfall on China's Guandong coast with winds of nearly 140km/h (87mph), forcing the evacuation of nearly 230,000 people [1]
- Jul 18 City of Phoenix, Arizona breaks a five decade heat record recording 19 consecutive days of temperature at or above 110°F (43.3°C); overnight low of 97°F (36.1°C) highest since 1989 [1]
2023 Canadian Wildfires
Jul 18 Wildfire season in British Columbia becomes the most destructive on record, burning 14,100 square kilometers of land, with 390 fires still alight (surpassing 2018 record) [1]
- Jul 19 Massive landslide after heavy monsoon rains in India leaves at least 27 dead in Irshalwadi village, near Mumbai, with 78 still missing
- Jul 19 Scientists discover metals can self-heal, after observing metals cracking and fusing back together, paving way for future self-healing structures and vehicles [1]
- Jul 20 India bans export of non-basmati rice, raising prospect of global price rises (more than half of rice imports for 42 countries come from India) [1]
Horror in India
Jul 20 Video of serious mob assault on two women in Indian state of Manipur has "shamed India" claims PM Narendra Modi. Part of violence between Meitei and Kuki communities which have killed 130 people. [1]
- Jul 20 Women's Football World Cup opens in Auckland, New Zealand, with New Zealand winning their first ever cup match 1-0 against Norway [1]
- Jul 21 2,000 year old stone slab, used to grind spices, unearthed in Óc Eo, south Vietnam, is earliest evidence of curry in Southeast Asia (still smells of nutmeg) [1]
- Jul 22 Taylor Swift concert in Seattle shakes the ground so hard it registers equivalent to magnitude 2.3 earthquake (does the same the next night) [1]
- Jul 23 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: American Brian Harman wins his first major title by 6 shots over Jason Day, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, and Sepp Straka
- Jul 23 Greece mounts it biggest evacuation, moving 19,000 tourists and residents out of the path of wildfires on the island of Rhodes amid the country's hottest July in 50 years [1]
- Jul 23 Prime Minister Hun Sen Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declares a landslide win in the country's election, amid widespread criticism after any credible opponents were barred from running [1]
- Jul 23 Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York
- Jul 23 Snap election in Spain fails to produce a majority government with conservative People's Party winning most seats [1]
- Jul 24 Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh, caused by heavy monsoon rains, has claimed more than 170 lives, with 33,000 hospitalizations according to local health officials [1]
- Jul 24 Gender pay gap in American drops to its lowest level with women earning 84 cents for every $1 men earn fulltime (up from 78 cents a decade ago) [1]
- Jul 24 Israel’s parliament passes controversial “reasonableness” bill, takes away ability of Supreme Court to declare government decisions unreasonable - first bill in plan to weaken judiciary, amid large, widespread protests [1]
- Jul 24 US Justice department sues Texas over a floating barrier installed in the Rio Grande river between the US and Mexico to deter migrants, citing humanitarian concerns [1]
- Jul 24 Wildfires across Algeria kill at least 34 people amid temperatures of 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) [1]
- Jul 25 Scientists say crucial Atlantic ocean current near collapse - the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach its tipping point middle of this century [1]
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Monument
Jul 25 US President Joe Biden signs proclamation establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, located at two sites in Mississippi and one in Illinois; Emmett was a Black teen abducted and murdered in 1955 while vacationing in Mississippi, his mother Mamie pushed for civil rights legislation after his death [1] [2]
Kevin Spacey Cleared
Jul 26 Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London [1]
- Jul 26 Cambodia's authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in power since 1985, announces he will resign and pass his office to his son [1]
- Jul 26 Coup in Niger as presidential guards seize President Mohamed Bazoum and ministerial buildings in Niamey [1]
- Jul 26 US government being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena, (UAP or UFOs) claims former military intelligence officer David Grusch, testifying to US House committee [1]
- Jul 26 World's largest office building - Surat Diamond Bourse at 660,000-square-metres (bigger than the Pentagon) is unveiled in Surat India, by architectural studio Morphogenesis [1]
- Jul 27 City of Phoenix, Arizona heat record continues with 28 consecutive days of temperature at or above 110°F (43.3°C); overnight low falls below 90°F (32.2°C) for first time in 18 days
- Jul 28 Scientist genetically engineer female animals to reproduce without a male for the first time, using fruit flies [1]
- Jul 28 Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall on China's south-east Fujian province causing landslides and flooding, goes on to flood Beijing killing at least 11 people [1]
- Jul 29 46,000 year old minuscule pair of roundworms revived from their cryptobiotic state after being frozen in Siberian permafrost - proves life can be stopped then restarted according to scientists [1]
- Jul 29 A 1978 Toyota Landcruiser named the 'Mud Crab" drives 7km underwater at 30ft deep to cross Darwin's harbour, likely breaking world records [1]
- Jul 29 Infamous lunch in Leongatha, Australia, that results in three deaths through suspected mushroom poisoning. Cook Erin Patterson later arrested for murder. [1]
- Jul 30 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Porthcawl GC: Alex Čejka of Germany wins his third seniors major title in a playoff against Irishman Pádraig Harrington
- Jul 30 Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Céline Boutier of France wins her first major title by 6 strokes from Canada's defending champion Brooke Henderson
- Jul 30 Suspected suicide bomber kills 45 people and injures 135 at a rally for religious political party Jamiat Ulema Islam in Khar, northwestern Pakistan [1]
Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Jul 30 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns war is coming back to Russia after a drones attack on Moscow [1]
Famous Birthdays
Famous Weddings
Dylan Sprouse
Jul 15 Actor Dylan Sprouse and model Barbara Palvin marry in Hungary
- Jul 22 Cameroonian NBA player Joel Embiid (29) weds Brazilian model Anna de Paula (28) in Southampton, New York
Michelle Yeoh
Jul 27 Actress Michelle Yeoh (60) weds Ferrari and Peugeot racing director Jean Todt (77) in Geneva, after a 19-year engagement [1]
Famous Divorces
Ricky Martin
Jul 6 Singer Ricky Martin and Syrian-Swedish painter Jwan Yose announce their decision to divorce after six years of marriage [1]
Sofía Vergara
Jul 19 Actor Joe Manganiello files for divorce from actress Sofía Vergara
Famous Deaths
- Jul 1 Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), dies at 73
- Jul 1 Dilano van 't Hoff, Dutch race car driver (F4 Spanish Championship, 2021), dies in a crash during Regional European Championship race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium at 18
- Jul 2 Greig Oliver, Scottish rugby union scrum-half (3 Tests) and coach (development officer Munster Rugby), dies in paragliding accident at 58
- Jul 2 Theo Pahlplatz, Dutch soccer striker, midfielder (13 caps; FC Twente 468 games), dies at 76
- Jul 3 Don Reinhoudt, American powerlifter (IPF World Powerlifting C'ship +110kg 1973, 74, 74, 76; World's Strongest Man 1979), dies at 78
- Jul 3 Vince Tobin, American football coach (head coach Arizona Cardinals 1996-2000), dies at 79
- Jul 4 Georges Bereta, French soccer striker (44 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, Olympique de Marseille), dies at 77
- Jul 5 Andrés Oliva, Spanish road cyclist (Mountains Classification Giro d'Italia 1975, 76; Vuelta a España 1975, 76, 78), dies at 74
- Jul 5 Coco Lee, Chinese-American pop singer ("A Love Before Time"; "Tragic"), takes her own life at 48
- Jul 5 George Tickner, American guitarist and songwriter (Journey, 1973-75 - "I'm Gonna Leave You"), dies at 76
- Jul 5 Roly Meates, Irish rugby union coach (Ireland 1975-77; Dublin University RFC, Leinster RFC), dies at 85
- Jul 6 Attila Abonyi, Australian soccer winger (61 caps; Melbourne Hungaria SC, Sydney Croatia 58 FC, St. George Budapest SC), dies at 76
- Jul 6 Dick Sheridan, American College Football HOF coach (Furman University, NC State University), dies at 81
- Jul 6 Gene Gaines, American Canadian Football HOF defensive back (CFL All Star 1965, 66, 67; Grey Cup 1968, 69 Ottawa Rough Riders, 1970, 74 Montreal Alouettes), dies at 85
- Jul 6 Peter Nero [Bernard Nierow], American conductor (Philadelphia POPS, 1979-2013), pianist and composer (Sunday in New York), dies at 89 [1]
- Jul 7 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), dies at 52
- Jul 7 Nikki McCray, American Women's Basketball HOF guard (WNBA All-Star 1999-2001 Washington Mystics; ABL MVP 1997 Columbus Quest; Olympic gold 1996, 2000) and coach (Old Dominion, Mississippi State), dies at 51
Luis Suárez Miramontes (1935-2023)
Jul 9 Spanish soccer midfielder (32 caps; Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria) and manager (Spain 1988-91; Cagliari, SPAL, Como, Inter Milan, Deportivo La Coruña), dies at 88
- Jul 9 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), dies at 61
- Jul 10 Marga Minco [Sara Menco], Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb), dies at 103
- Jul 11 Milan Kundera, Czech-French poet and novelist (The Joke: The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Immortality), dies at 94 [1]
- Jul 11 Peter Walters, British businessman (British Petroleum, 1954-90; CEO of Midland Bank, 1991-94; Chairman of SmithKline Beecham, 1994-2000), dies at 92
- Jul 12 André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, dies of prostate cancer at 77 [1] [2]
- Jul 14 Nick Benedict, American actor (Days of Our Lives, 1993-2001 - "Curtis"; The Pistol: Birth of a Legend; All My Children - "Phillip"), dies from complications of spinal surgery on his 77th birthday
- Jul 15 Billy MacMillan, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1970-77 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, NY Islanders), and coach, 1980-84 (Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils). dies at 80
- Jul 16 Jane Birkin, British-French pop singer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"), actress (Dust; Death On The Nile), and fashion icon, dies at 76 [1]
- Jul 17 Palhinha, Brazilian soccer forward (16 caps; Cruzeiro, Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro) and manager (SC Corinthians, União São João, Al-Tai), dies at 73
- Jul 17 Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), dies at 83
- Jul 18 Lew Perkins, American sports executive (athletic director USC–Aiken, Wichita State U, U of Maryland, U of Connecticut, U of Kansas), dies at 78
- Jul 18 Mike Hellawell, English soccer outside right (2 caps; Birmingham City 178 games), dies at 85
- Jul 19 Remigijus Valiulis, Lithuanian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 4×400m relay 1980), dies at 64
- Jul 20 Juan Meza, Mexican boxer (WBC Super Bantamweight champion 1984-85), dies at 67
- Jul 20 Mirko Novosel, Croatian Basketball HOF coach (EuroLeague C'ship 1985, 1986; European Coach of the Year 1985 Cibona Zagreb; 7 × Yugoslav Cup), dies at 85
- Jul 21 Brian O'Neill, Canadian sports executive (executive vice president NHL 1977-92), dies at 94
- Jul 21 Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), dies at 83
- Jul 21 Jacinto Santos, Portuguese soccer defender (5 caps; Benfica, Leixões, Porto), dies at 82
- Jul 21 Jane Tehira, New Zealand sportsperson (triple international: basketball, softball, hockey), dies at 95
Tony Bennett (1926-2023)
Jul 21 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop and jazz singer ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"; "Steppin' Out With My Baby"), and painter, dies at 96 [1]
- Jul 21 Vince Hill, English pop singer ("Roses of Picardy"; "La Vie en Rose"; "Edelweiss"), dies at 89
- Jul 22 Adolf Scherer, Slovak soccer striker (36 caps Czechoslovakia; CH Bratislava, Slovnaft Bratislava, VSS Košice, Nîmes, Olympique Avignonais), dies at 85
- Jul 22 Günther Herrmann, German soccer forward (9 caps West Germany; Karlsruher SC, Schalke 04), dies at 83
- Jul 22 Hassan Amcharrat, Moroccan soccer forward (39 caps; Africa Cup of Nations gold 1976; SC Chabab Mohammédia, Raja Casablanca), dies at 75
- Jul 23 Inga Swenson, American stage and screen actress (110 in the Shade; Benson - "Gretchen"), dies at 90
- Jul 23 Pamela Blair American stage actress, singer, and dancer (A Chorus Line), dies at 73
- Jul 23 Roy Swetman, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 26 dismissals, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 89
- Jul 24 Dan Morrison, American baseball umpire (World Series 1992; MLB All Star Game 1988; AL C'ship Series 1989, 96, 99), dies at 75
- Jul 24 George Alagiah, Ceylonese-born British journalist and newsreader (BBC News), dies of cancer at 67 [1]
- Jul 24 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80
- Jul 24 Seiichi Morimura, Japanese mystery novelist (The Devil's Gluttony), dies of pneumonia at 90
- Jul 24 Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wed) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Pal), dies of a heart attack at 69
- Jul 25 Bo Goldman, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Melvin and Howard), and playwright, dies at 90
- Jul 25 Johnny Lujack, American College Football HOF quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947; National C'ship 1943, 46-47; Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1950-51; Chicago Bears), dies at 98
- Jul 25 Julian Barry [Mendelsohn], American playwright and screenwriter (Lenny; Rhinoceros), dies of congestive heart failure at 92
Martin Walser (1927-2023)
Jul 26 German novelist (Marriage in Philippsburg), and dramatist, dies at 96
- Jul 26 Randy Meisner, American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; Linda Ronstadt; The Eagles, 1971-77 - "Take It To The Limit"), dies of complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease at 77
Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023)
Jul 26 Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), dies at 56 [1]
- Jul 27 Mike Giddings, American football coach and scout (HC University of Utah, Denver Broncos director pro scouting; pioneer independent scouting & NFL analytics), dies of a stroke at 89
- Jul 27 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), dies at 75
- Jul 27 Rune Richardsen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Lillestrøm SK), dies at 60
- Jul 29 Clive Rowlands, Welsh rugby union scrum half (14 caps; Abercraf RFC, Pontypool RFC, Llanelli RFC, Swansea RFC), dies after a fall at 85
- Jul 29 David W. Potter, Scottish sports writer (published 60+ books, primarily Scottish football & cricket), dies at 74
- Jul 29 George Wilson. American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1962 Uni of Cincinnati; Olympic gold 1964; Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), dies at 81
- Jul 30 Conrad Klapheck, German surrealist and pop-art painter and graphic artist (typewriters), dies at 88
- Jul 30 Jorge Domínguez, Argentine soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), dies at 64
Paul Reubens (1952-2023)
Jul 30 American comic actor and screenwriter, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman (Pee-wee's Big Adventure; Pee-wee's Playhouse), dies of cancer at 70 [1]
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