A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on July 7 throughout history.
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The Battle of Otumba was fought between the Aztec and allied forces led by the Cihuacoatl Matlatzincátzin and those of Hernán Cortés made up of the Spanish conquerors and Tlaxcalan allies.
French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and Russian Tsar Alexander I meet on a raft in the middle of the Neman River and sign the first Treaty of Tilsit
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a...
Debris found by a rancher in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, has become the basis for UFO conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.
Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour, killing 52 and injuring 700
RCA broadcasts the first real TV program, a variety show with dancing, a film on locomotives, a Bonwit Teller fashion show, and a monologue from Tobacco Road
First 'Three Tenors' concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome; recording becomes world's best-selling classical record
Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record ninth Wimbledon singles title, defeating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1
Author Damon Runyon (51) weds Patrice Amati del Grande
American naval cadet and future 39th US President Jimmy Carter (21) weds Rosalynn Smith (18) in Plains, Georgia, until her death in 2023
American actress Shelley Duvall (21) weds American artist Bernard Sampson; divorce in 1974
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion...
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television.
Diane Lane is an acclaimed American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, several Screen Actors Guild Awards,...
Tyrus surrenders to Crusaders
King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years
King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
French troops invade Luxembourg
Traditional date chocolate thought to have been introduced to Europe
King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots lose all freedoms
English explorer John Mildenhall leaves Aleppo with a caravan of 600 people bound for Lahore - one of the first Englishmen to reach India overland
Naples is the regional capital of Campania, Italy. With a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits (as of 2025), it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest...
Handel's "Te Deum" & "Jubilate" officially premieres in a thanksgiving service celebtrating the Treaty of Utrecht
Battle of Bloody Marsh: Spanish forces assault British colonial forces on Simons Island, Georgia, and are decisively repelled [1]
British parliament grants Jews the right to apply for citizenship
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States.
Firm of Johann Buddenbrook founded, in Thomas Mann's novel
This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War. Actions marked with an asterisk involved no casualties. Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war Battle of Lexington...
Quasi-War: the U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war'
Ranjit Singh, born as Buddh Singh, was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl, Singh...
First comic book "The Wasp" is published in Hudson, New York, criticizing Republican politicians
The Second Central American Civil War or the Second Central American Federal War was a military conflict in Central America between 1838 and 1840.
Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, Western Australia
The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861.
Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land
Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The Oval
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
Marcellus F. Berry, an American Express employee is granted four copyrights for what he called "the travelers cheque"
Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia
Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols notches his 300th career MLB victory with an 11-4 win over Chicago Orphans
Parker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is a city in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley.
A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15
The New Zealand Labour Party, also known simply as Labour (Māori: Reipa), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand.
Philadelphia Phillies tie MLB record of 8 steals in an innings (9th) in a 10-5 loss vs NY Giants
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
American Robert LeGendre sets then long jump world record at 25' 5½" in Paris, France
BBC's first disc jockey Christopher Stone begins playing records on the air
American Edward Hamm sets then long jump world record at 25' 11" at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Romania & Vatican sign concord
American businessman Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new "cross-recessed" screw, and the new screwdriver needed to make it work
"The Rules of the Game", French film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, premieres in Paris
Nazis execute 5,000 Jews in and around Kovono, Lithuania over the course of a week [1]
1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens in Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill) [1]
Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, Catholic nun (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,) canonized as 1st American saint
"Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967
1st Farnborough airshow held
On her maiden voyage, American ocean liner SS United States crosses Atlantic Ocean in record time of 82 hours 40 minutes, arrives at Bishop Rock off Cornwall, England; she continues to hold the coveted maritime Blue Riband [1]
England cricket batsman Arthur Milton scores an unbeaten 104 in his Test debut, drawn 3rd Test v NZ at Headingley
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial (Dutch: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten) is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of...
James R Hoffa elected chairman of Teamsters
"The Stripper", an instrumental single by trombonist David Rose and his Orchestra goes to No. 1 in the US
EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC's "Our World" television broadcast 12 days earlier
Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley & Joanne E Pierce)
78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river (India)
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989.
women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of women in the US Military Academy at West Point
NBA approves franchise swap; Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown and Harry Mangurian acquire Boston Celtics, while the Celtics owner Irv Levin gets Braves, later moved to San Diego to become the Clippers
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
English athlete David Moorcroft beats Kenyan Henry Rono's 5000m world record by nearly 5 seconds, 13:00.41 in Oslo, Norway
11-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for USSR
Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Originally rural and laid out with many farms, in recent decades it has developed into a thriving suburb of Burlington, the largest...
Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition, vote to admit women
Five prominent anti-apartheid activists are released in Cape Town, South Africa after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act
Concert by the Grateful Dead with Bruce Hornsby & the Range becomes final event at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, six days before structure is condemned
Guntis Ulmanis is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
North Yemenite troops occupy Aden
Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game (vs BC Lions)
Tower, Minnesota temperature dips to 24°F
Australian cricketer Karen Rolton smashes an unbeaten 209 to set a new world record for highest score in a women's Test in Australia's 9 wicket win v England at Headingley
A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, supposed European Al Qaeda leader
The United Communist Party of Armenia is a communist political party in Armenia. It was formed on July 7, 2003 through the merger of: Renewed Communist Party of Armenia - (in Armenian: Հայաստանի...
Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner becomes first player in MLB history to hit 5 grand slams before the All-Star break when he homers off Baltimore's Kris Benson
Floods in the Krasnodar region, Russia, kill 140 people
On 7 July 2013, a single-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, operated by air charter company Rediske Air, crashed on take-off at Soldotna Airport, Alaska.
Israel launches a "counter-terrorist operation" dubbed Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza
Deadlock in battle for Aleppo broken when Russian air strikes cut rebel access to the city, 250,000 people put under siege
G-20 summit of world leaders begins in Hamburg, Germany amid violent protests
Haiti president Jovenel Moïse assassinated in his home in Pétionville, Haiti, state of emergency declared across the country
For the first time more than 3 million passengers were recorded passing through US airport security in one day, amid an increase in air travel in the US [1]
Otto Frederick Rohwedder is born
George Cukor, American film director and producer, known for american film director and producer, was born on 1899-07-07.
Shelley Duvall, American actress and producer, known for american actress and producer, was born on 1949-07-07.
Ringo Starr, English musician and actor, known for english musician and actor, was born on 1941-07-07.
Tiny Grimes, American musician, known for american jazz and r&b guitarist, was born on 1916-07-07. Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist.
Satchel Paige, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1906-07-07.
Joe Sakic, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player and executive, was born on 1970-07-07.
MS Dhoni, Indian athlete, known for indian cricketer, was born on 1982-07-07. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper.
Tyrus surrenders to Crusaders
King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years
King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
The Battle of Otumba was fought between the Aztec and allied forces led by the Cihuacoatl Matlatzincátzin and those of Hernán Cortés made up of the Spanish conquerors and Tlaxcalan allies.
French troops invade Luxembourg
Traditional date chocolate thought to have been introduced to Europe
King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots lose all freedoms
English explorer John Mildenhall leaves Aleppo with a caravan of 600 people bound for Lahore - one of the first Englishmen to reach India overland
Naples is the regional capital of Campania, Italy. With a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits (as of 2025), it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest...
Handel's "Te Deum" & "Jubilate" officially premieres in a thanksgiving service celebtrating the Treaty of Utrecht
Battle of Bloody Marsh: Spanish forces assault British colonial forces on Simons Island, Georgia, and are decisively repelled [1]
British parliament grants Jews the right to apply for citizenship
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States.
Firm of Johann Buddenbrook founded, in Thomas Mann's novel
This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War. Actions marked with an asterisk involved no casualties. Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war Battle of Lexington...
Quasi-War: the U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war'
Ranjit Singh, born as Buddh Singh, was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl, Singh...
First comic book "The Wasp" is published in Hudson, New York, criticizing Republican politicians
French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and Russian Tsar Alexander I meet on a raft in the middle of the Neman River and sign the first Treaty of Tilsit
The Second Central American Civil War or the Second Central American Federal War was a military conflict in Central America between 1838 and 1840.
Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, Western Australia
The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861.
Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land
Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The Oval
27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office
Hamburg massacre: white farmers attack a black militia in Hamburg, South Carolina with 7 killed
Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
Otto Frederick Rohwedder is born
Henri Nestlé, French german-swiss businessman, known for german-swiss businessman, died on 1890-07-07.
Marcellus F. Berry, an American Express employee is granted four copyrights for what he called "the travelers cheque"
Katipunan: the Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia
George Cukor, American film director and producer, known for american film director and producer, was born on 1899-07-07.
Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols notches his 300th career MLB victory with an 11-4 win over Chicago Orphans
Parker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is a city in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley.
Satchel Paige, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1906-07-07.
A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15
The New Zealand Labour Party, also known simply as Labour (Māori: Reipa), is a centre-left political party in New Zealand.
Tiny Grimes, American musician, known for american jazz and r&b guitarist, was born on 1916-07-07. Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist.
Philadelphia Phillies tie MLB record of 8 steals in an innings (9th) in a 10-5 loss vs NY Giants
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
American Robert LeGendre sets then long jump world record at 25' 5½" in Paris, France
BBC's first disc jockey Christopher Stone begins playing records on the air
American Edward Hamm sets then long jump world record at 25' 11" at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Romania & Vatican sign concord
Author Damon Runyon (51) weds Patrice Amati del Grande
RCA broadcasts the first real TV program, a variety show with dancing, a film on locomotives, a Bonwit Teller fashion show, and a monologue from Tobacco Road
American businessman Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new "cross-recessed" screw, and the new screwdriver needed to make it work
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a...
"The Rules of the Game", French film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, premieres in Paris
Nazis execute 5,000 Jews in and around Kovono, Lithuania over the course of a week [1]
Ringo Starr, English musician and actor, known for english musician and actor, was born on 1941-07-07.
1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens in Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill) [1]
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion...
Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan
American naval cadet and future 39th US President Jimmy Carter (21) weds Rosalynn Smith (18) in Plains, Georgia, until her death in 2023
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, Catholic nun (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,) canonized as 1st American saint
Debris found by a rancher in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, has become the basis for UFO conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.
"Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967
Shelley Duvall, American actress and producer, known for american actress and producer, was born on 1949-07-07.
1st Farnborough airshow held
On her maiden voyage, American ocean liner SS United States crosses Atlantic Ocean in record time of 82 hours 40 minutes, arrives at Bishop Rock off Cornwall, England; she continues to hold the coveted maritime Blue Riband [1]
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television.
England cricket batsman Arthur Milton scores an unbeaten 104 in his Test debut, drawn 3rd Test v NZ at Headingley
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial (Dutch: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten) is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of...
James R Hoffa elected chairman of Teamsters
"The Stripper", an instrumental single by trombonist David Rose and his Orchestra goes to No. 1 in the US
EMI/Parlophone releases The Beatles single "All You Need Is Love" in the UK; it had been introduced to a global audience as part of the BBC's "Our World" television broadcast 12 days earlier
Bumpy Johnson, American crime boss in harlem, new york, known for american crime boss in harlem, new york, died on 1968-07-07.
Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
American actress Shelley Duvall (21) weds American artist Bernard Sampson; divorce in 1974
Joe Sakic, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player and executive, was born on 1970-07-07.
1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley & Joanne E Pierce)
78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river (India)
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989.
women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of women in the US Military Academy at West Point
NBA approves franchise swap; Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown and Harry Mangurian acquire Boston Celtics, while the Celtics owner Irv Levin gets Braves, later moved to San Diego to become the Clippers
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
English athlete David Moorcroft beats Kenyan Henry Rono's 5000m world record by nearly 5 seconds, 13:00.41 in Oslo, Norway
MS Dhoni, Indian athlete, known for indian cricketer, was born on 1982-07-07. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper.
11-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for USSR
Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Originally rural and laid out with many farms, in recent decades it has developed into a thriving suburb of Burlington, the largest...
Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition, vote to admit women
Five prominent anti-apartheid activists are released in Cape Town, South Africa after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act
Concert by the Grateful Dead with Bruce Hornsby & the Range becomes final event at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, six days before structure is condemned
First 'Three Tenors' concert featuring Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Baths of Caracalla in Rome; recording becomes world's best-selling classical record
Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record ninth Wimbledon singles title, defeating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1
Guntis Ulmanis is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
Diane Lane is an acclaimed American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, several Screen Actors Guild Awards,...
North Yemenite troops occupy Aden
Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game (vs BC Lions)
Tower, Minnesota temperature dips to 24°F
Australian cricketer Karen Rolton smashes an unbeaten 209 to set a new world record for highest score in a women's Test in Australia's 9 wicket win v England at Headingley
A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, supposed European Al Qaeda leader
The United Communist Party of Armenia is a communist political party in Armenia. It was formed on July 7, 2003 through the merger of: Renewed Communist Party of Armenia - (in Armenian: Հայաստանի...
Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour, killing 52 and injuring 700
Cleveland Indians first baseman Travis Hafner becomes first player in MLB history to hit 5 grand slams before the All-Star break when he homers off Baltimore's Kris Benson
Floods in the Krasnodar region, Russia, kill 140 people
On 7 July 2013, a single-engine de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, operated by air charter company Rediske Air, crashed on take-off at Soldotna Airport, Alaska.
Israel launches a "counter-terrorist operation" dubbed Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza
Deadlock in battle for Aleppo broken when Russian air strikes cut rebel access to the city, 250,000 people put under siege
G-20 summit of world leaders begins in Hamburg, Germany amid violent protests
Haiti president Jovenel Moïse assassinated in his home in Pétionville, Haiti, state of emergency declared across the country
For the first time more than 3 million passengers were recorded passing through US airport security in one day, amid an increase in air travel in the US [1]