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What Happened in July — Daily History Calendar
July has 31 days and about 1216 recorded events. Tap any date to open its page.
- 1 July 1 At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier is entombed in the memorial at this ceremony. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 2 July 2 A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured. 26 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 3 July 3 President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held. 38 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 4 July 4 A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 5 July 5 Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 6 July 6 The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 7 July 7 Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 8 July 8 Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, causing 44 deaths, over 2.7 residents without power, and $28 billion to $32 billion dollars worth of damage. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 9 July 9 Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 10 July 10 The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 11 July 11 Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 12 July 12 A bar fire kills 33 people in Bangkok, Thailand. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 13 July 13 Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 14 July 14 A GippsAero GA8 Airvan crashes in Umeå, Sweden, killing all nine aboard. 38 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 15 July 15 France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 16 July 16 A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 17 July 17 At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. 38 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 18 July 18 A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others. 36 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 19 July 19 The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 20 July 20 American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 21 July 21 A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 35 people and injuring 173. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 22 July 22 Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 23 July 23 A wildfire in East Attica kills at least 102 people. It is the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 24 July 24 Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 25 July 25 National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 26 July 26 The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 27 July 27 Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 28 July 28 Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 29 July 29 Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 30 July 30 Around 50,000 Moroccan nationals storm the borders of Spanish enclaves in Africa, principally the city of Ceuta. As of August 1, 2026, 67 are confirmed to have died while crossing. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25
- 31 July 31 A De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver and Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser collide over Soldotna, Alaska, killing all seven people on board both aircraft, including state representative Gary Knopp. 40 events · 🎂 25 · 🕯️ 25