77551 | July 7 | Death | 2013 – Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (b. 1962) |
77552 | July 7 | Death | 2013 – Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (b. 1938) |
77553 | July 7 | Death | 2013 – Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (b. 1926) |
77554 | July 7 | Death | 2013 – Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925) |
77555 | July 7 | Death | 2013 – Anna Wing, English actress (b. 1914) |
77556 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Lammtarra, American race horse (b. 1992) |
77557 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1926) |
77558 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942) |
77559 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Dick Jones, American actor and singer (b. 1927) |
77560 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (b. 1928) |
77561 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Bora Todorović, Serbian actor and singer (b. 1930) |
77562 | July 7 | Death | 2014 – Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1937) |
77563 | July 7 | Death | 2015 – Maria Barroso, Portuguese actress and politician (b. 1925) |
77564 | July 7 | Death | 2015 – Julia Buencamino, Filipino actress (b. 1999) |
77565 | July 7 | Death | 2015 – Bob MacKinnon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927) |
77566 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Ralph MilnerÆthelburh of FaremoutiersIllidiusJob of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)Willibald (Catholic Church)July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
77567 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Caprotinia (Ancient Rome) |
77568 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Consualia (Ancient Rome) |
77569 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Solomon Islands from the United Kingdom in 1978. |
77570 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine) |
77571 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Saba Saba Day (Tanzania) |
77572 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | Tanabata (Japan) |
77573 | July 7 | Holiday and observance | World Chocolate Day |
77574 | July 8 | Event | 1099 – First Crusade: Fifteen thousand starving Christian soldiers march in a religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on. |
77575 | July 8 | Event | 1283 – War of the Sicilian Vespers: Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta in the Battle of Malta. |
77576 | July 8 | Event | 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India. |
77577 | July 8 | Event | 1579 – Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan. |
77578 | July 8 | Event | 1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island. |
77579 | July 8 | Event | 1709 – Great Northern War: Battle of Poltava: Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe. |
77580 | July 8 | Event | 1716 – Great Northern War: The naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place. |