Wikipedia: July 7

July 7th is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining.

Events:

1124: The crusaders conquer Tyrus?.
1456: [Joan of Arc]? acquitted (but she had already been executed).
1607: God Save the King is first sung.
1801: Haiti declares independence.
1802: The Wasp by [Robert Rusticoat]? is the first comic book to be published.
1807: [Peace of Tilsit]? between France, Prussia and Russia.
1846: The United States annex of California.
1850: Explorer [Edward Eyre]? reaches Albany?, [West Australia]? over land from South Australia.
1863: First military draft in the United States.
1898: The United States annex Hawaii.
1917: Aleksandr Kerensky forms a provisional government in Russia after the deposing of the czar?.
1930: Building of the Boulder Dam (now known as the Hoover Dam) is started.
1937: Japanese forces invade China.
1941: 5,000 Jews are killed in Kovono?, Lithuania.
1941: American forces land in Iceland to forestall an invasion by the Nazis.
1942: The Germans conquer Woronezh?.
1946: Mother [Frances Xavier Cabrini]? is the first American saint to be canonized.
1954: An Elvis Presley record is played on the radio for the first time.
1969: French language made equal to English language throughout the Canadian national government.
1972: The Dutch decide to no longer prosecute [soft drugs]? usage.
1976: [Viking 2]? goes into orbit around Mars.
1978: The Solomon Islands become independent from Great Britain.
1986: The government of Jordania? shuts down offices of al-Fatah?.
1994: Aden is occupied by troops from North Yemen.

Births:

1860: [Gustav Mahler]?, composer
1887: [Marc Chagall]?, painter
1901: Vittorio De Sica, director
1906: Satchel Paige, baseball player
1907: Robert Heinlein, science fiction writer
1940: Ringo Starr (born "Richard Starkey"), drummer and singer (The Beatles, also solo)
1949: [Shelley Duvall]? (actress: Nashville, The Shining, McCabe and Mrs. Miller)

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