Major Events
- 1520 Battle of Otumba, Mexico: Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force
- 1807 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
- 1937 Japanese and Chinese troops clash at the Marco Polo Bridge, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War
- 1947 Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident
- 2005 Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour killing 52 and injuring 700
- 2005 Influenced by global Live 8 concerts, G8 leaders pledge to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year 2010
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Jul 7 in Film & TV
- 1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy)
Jul 7 in Music
- 1990 1st '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
Jul 7 in Sport
- 1990 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title beating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1
Did You Know?
Camillo Golgi
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
George Cukor
Ringo Starr
Shelley Duvall
Gustav Mahler
Tiny Grimes
Satchel Paige
Ezzard Charles
Joe Sakic
MS Dhoni
Fun Fact About July 7
Sliced bread sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company, Missouri, using a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.
Famous Weddings
- 1932 Author Damon Runyon (51) weds Patrice Amati del Grande
- 1946 Naval cadet and future 39th US President Jimmy Carter (21) weds Rosalynn Smith (18) in Plains, Georgia
- 1970 Actress Shelley Duvall (21) weds Bernard Sampson
Famous Divorces
- 1943 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (48) divorces broadway singer Hannah Williams (32) after 10 years of marriage
- 1953 Actor José Ferrer divorces dancer and actress Phyllis Hill after 5 years of marriage
- 1994 Actress Diane Lane files for divorce from Christopher Lambert
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Edward I
Henri Nestlé
Arthur Conan Doyle
Syd Barrett
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Eduard ShevardnadzeArticles, Photos and Quiz
Napoleon Meets the Tsar
Napoléon Bonaparte meets Alexander I of Russia in a pavilion aboard a raft in the middle of the Neman River to sign a peace treaty
July 7, 1806
Execution of Lincoln's Assassins
Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt are hanged for their part in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
July 7, 1865
The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
Boris Becker stunned the tennis world on this day by becoming the youngest player to win Wimbledon at just 17. But financial ruin lay ahead for the young star.
July 7, 1985
