Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 1
This is a list of selected July 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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Striking railroad workers, 1922
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| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| Feast day of Saint Junípero Serra (Catholicism) | refimprove, date not cited |
| ; July Morning in Bulgaria | multiple issues |
| 1520 – Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire: Conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés were nearly annihilated in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, and barely escaped by night. | refimprove section |
| 1569 – The Union of Lublin was signed, merging the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single state. | unreferenced section, lots of CN tags (13) |
| 1862 – The Russian State Library, the first free public library in Moscow and now the national library of Russia, was founded. | refimprove |
| 1867 – As per the British North America Act, the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. | lead too short |
| 1879 – American evangelist Charles Taze Russell published the first issue of The Watchtower, the most widely circulated magazine in the world. | primary sources |
| 1898 – The Battle of San Juan Hill, the most famous battle of the Spanish–American War, took place in Santiago, Cuba. | refimprove sections |
| 1911 – The German gunboat Panther arrived in the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Agadir Crisis between Germany, Great Britain, and France. | refimprove section |
| 1915 – World War I: German fighter pilot Kurt Wintgens became the first person to shoot down another plane in aerial combat using a synchronized machine gun. | refimprove |
| 1932 – Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed. | refimprove section |
| 1948 – The State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of Pakistan, commenced operation. | refimprove, date not cited |
| 1963 – The British government revealed that former MI6 agent Kim Philby had engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union. | refimprove section |
| 1997 – The United Kingdom transferred sovereignty of Hong Kong to China, ending over 150 years of British colonial rule. | refimprove sections |
| 2002 – The Rome Statute entered into force, establishing the International Criminal Court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression. | Statute: refimprove section; ICC: refimprove section |
| 2006 – The Qinghai–Tibet railway, the world's highest railway and the only railway line to the Tibet Autonomous Region, was inaugurated. | refimprove |
| * 1943 – The municipality of Tokyo City was dissolved, with its territory forming the special wards of the newly established Tokyo Metropolis (government building pictured). | Tagged for citations |
| Ygnacio del Valle |b|1808| | Date not cited |
| George Sand |b|1804| | Tagged for citations |
Eligible
- 692 - Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1690 – Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the Williamite War in Ireland.
- 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.
- 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
- 1849 – Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimate unsuccessful assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia.
- 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.
- 1922 – Seven of the sixteen American railroad labor organizations staged a nationwide strike (striking workers pictured) that lasted two months.
- 1927 – The Singapore Improvement Trust was founded to oversee the construction of public housing in Singapore, where more than three quarters of residents live.
- 1940 – Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.
- 1948 – The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport.
- 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.
- 1960 – Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
- 1970 – The Belfast Banking Company, which [[[Banknotes of Northern Ireland|issued banknotes in Northern Ireland]], merged with its rival Northern Bank.
- 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.
- 1999 – Legislative governance of Scotland was transferred from the Scottish Office in Westminster to the Scottish Parliament.
- 2002 – Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collided in mid-air over Überlingen, Germany, killing all 71 people aboard both aircraft.
- 2008 – Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.
- Born/died this day: | Alfonso VI of León and Castile |d|1109| Rhoda Delaval |b|1725| John Early |b|1814| Nguyễn Đình Chiểu |b|1822| Julia Higgins |b|1942 Tanya Savicheva |d|1944| Diana, Princess of Wales |b|1961| Learie Constantine |d|1971| Liv Tyler |b|1977| Pauli Murray |d|1985
July 1: Canada Day (1867); Republic Day in Ghana (1960); Independence Day in Rwanda (1962)
The burning of van Essen and Vos
- 1523 – Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels, becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.
- 1643 – The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
- 1874 – The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
- 1935 – The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park.
- 1983 – A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet crashed into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea, killing all 23 people on board.
- Lady Saigō (d. 1589)
- DeLancey W. Gill (b. 1859)
- Ropata Wahawaha (d. 1897)
- Abdul Hamid (b. 1933)