July 7

The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven") have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the on 's. In China, this term is used to denote the started on July 7, 1937, marking the beginning of the.

Events

 * - A retrial verdict acquits of  25 years after her death.
 * - : First known exchange between ans and natives of the, in.
 * - troops invade.
 * - abolishes tolerance to  in.
 * - received an MA from Trinity College, Cambridge.
 * - : The rescinds treaties with  sparking the '.'
 * - 's men take up their positions outside.
 * - : between,  and  ends the.
 * - : American troops occupy and, thus beginning the  annexation of.
 * - begins first military draft; exemptions cost $100
 * - : Four conspirators in the assassination of President were hanged.
 * - :  signs the  annexing  as a territory of the.
 * - : End of.
 * - A  with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashed near, killing 15.
 * - : forms  in  after the deposing of the.
 * - Industrialist begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as ).
 * - : - ese forces invade,.
 * - : forces land in  to forestall an invasion by.
 * - World War II: is occupied by  and British troops.
 * - Mother becomes the first  to be canonized.
 * - nearly dies when his  spy plane prototype crashes in a  neighborhood.
 * - Alleged and disputed.
 * - Che Guevara set out on a through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
 * - Formation of the in
 * - reaches the peak of  (8,035 m).
 * - President signs the  Statehood Act into.
 * - 14:28 UT  the star . This rare event was used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
 * - Beginning of the.
 * - In, the is adopted making the  equal to the  throughout the Federal government.
 * - wins.
 * - The become independent from the.
 * - Institution of in.
 * - :, a schoolgirl, flies to the  at the invitation of.
 * - becomes the first unseeded player, the youngest male (at the time), and the first German to win the  tennis singles title, at age of 17 years, 7 months.
 * - : ended  in  against the rest of the.
 * - is secured by troops from, completing the reunification of.
 * - A scandal broke out in the when news reports alleged  of sheltering, the supposed European  leader.
 * - The was formed.
 * - The last patent on the  (in ) expired.
 * - A series of occur on  killing 52 people, plus four.
 * - Influenced by, the leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to  from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year.
 * - issues the , removing restrictions on celebrating the old.
 * 2007  - A series of  concerts take place all over the world.
 * 2007  - A series of  concerts take place all over the world.

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, daughter of (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, 8th Guru of (d. )
 * -, Italian astronomer (d. )
 * -, French inventor (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Italian physician and laureate (d. )
 * -, Brazilian politician (d. )
 * -, American Gospel Music Composer (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, German jurist (d. )
 * -, German dramatist (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Croatian writer (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * -, American military officer (d. )
 * -, Italian director (d. )
 * 1901  -, American film producer (d. )
 * 1901  -, Japanese film producer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, French chef (d. )
 * -, Croatian mathematician (d. )
 * 1906  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1906  -, Viennese musician (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American professor (d. )
 * -, Italian-born composer (d. )
 * -, African American Novelist and poet (d. )
 * -, Salvadorian politician (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * 1921  -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, French fashion designer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. )
 * -, American Jazz composer and saxophonist (d. )
 * -, American composer and musician
 * -, American author
 * -, Austrian composer and musician (d. )
 * -, New Zealand runner
 * 1933  -, American historian and author
 * -, Greek singer (d. )
 * 1936  -, Swiss race car driver (d.)
 * -, Hong Kong administrator
 * -, English drummer and singer
 * -, British politician
 * 1941  -, English comedian and ornithologist
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, Italian singer
 * 1943  -, American film critic (d. )
 * -, British politician
 * -, American author
 * 1947  -, English drummer
 * 1947  -, Spanish songwriter and singer
 * -, French-Canadian actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American film director
 * 1957  -, Turkish-born Israeli guitarist
 * -, American model
 * 1959  -, American engineer (d. )
 * -, American astronaut
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1965  -, American actress
 * 1965  -, English television presenter
 * -, German folk violinist
 * -, Danish race car driver
 * 1967  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American writer
 * -, German luger
 * 1969 - , Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1969  -, French Canadian singer
 * 1969  -, Canadian voice actress
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * -, Irish boxer
 * 1970  -, German cyclist
 * 1970  -, American actress and dancer
 * -, British rower
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1972  -, Austrian rally driver
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Latvian ice hockey player
 * 1974  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American luger
 * 1975  -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, Greek sprinter
 * 1979  -, British racing driver
 * - African American rapper
 * -, American beauty queen
 * 1980  -, American figure skater
 * -, American musician
 * 1981  -, Indian cricketer
 * -, American rapper
 * -, Ghanaian football player
 * 1982  -, American bassist
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, Greek hurdler
 * -, Bangladeshi cricketer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, Connecticut colonist (b. )
 * -, German violinist
 * -, American judge at the Salem witch trials (b. )
 * -, and privy councillor (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English classical scholar (b. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (b. )
 * -, Irish playwright and politician (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, Lincoln conspirator (b. )
 * 1865  -, Lincoln conspirator (b. )
 * 1865  -, Lincoln conspirator (b. )
 * 1865  -, Lincoln conspirator (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Founder of Nestlé S.A. (b. )
 * -, Swiss author (b. )
 * -, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General (b.)
 * -, of  (b.)
 * - American photographer (b.. )
 * -, Swedish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, Russian novelist (b. )
 * 1932  -, American Lutheran theologian (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. or )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, 2nd (b. )
 * -, Canadian writer (b. )
 * 1971  -, American artist, director, and cartoonist (b)
 * -, (b. )
 * 1972  - King  (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and sociologist (b. )
 * 1973  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. )
 * -, American film producer and writer (b. )
 * -, American father of (b. )
 * -, American game show host (b. )
 * 1990  -, Brazilian poet, singer and cmposer (b. )
 * -, American singer with (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American singer-songwriter (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * -, Bulgarian-born conductor (b. )
 * -, Spanish sculptor (b. )
 * 2006  -, original guitarist and vocalist of the band  (b. )
 * 2006  -, Sexologist (b. )

Holidays, Feasts, and Observances

 * Tanzania:
 * Japan:
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 * Russia, Ukraine:
 * Day
 * San Fermin, a Spanish bullfighting celebration
 * San Fermin, a Spanish bullfighting celebration