It happened on this day, July 7th.
events:
1124 – The inhabitants of the coastal city of Tyre surrender to the siege of the Crusaders who aimed to control the city.
1543 – French forces invade Luxembourg.
1798 – The United States annexes the Hawaiian Islands.
1807 – Signing of the “Tilsit Agreement” between the French Empire and the Russian Empire, during the period of the wars led by the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, called the Napoleonic Wars.
1846 – U.S. forces occupy the towns of Monterey and Yerba Buena, the first step toward the annexation of California.
1863 – Military service begins in the United States. The cost of exemption from military service is estimated at one hundred dollars.
1865 – Four accomplices in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
1930 – Construction begins on the Hoover Dam in the United States.
1937 – The Marco Polo Bridge Incident occurred between Japanese and Chinese forces, opening the way for the Japanese to enter the capital, Beijing.
1951 – Color television broadcasting begins in the United States.
1965 – Television broadcasting begins in Saudi Arabia.
1969 – The Official Languages Act of Canada is enacted, establishing the equal use of English and French in all parts of the federal government.
1978 – Solomon Islands gain independence from the United Kingdom.
1986 – The Jordanian government decides to close the Fatah movement's offices in Jordan after strained relations between King Hussein and the movement's leader, Yasser Arafat.
1991 – Signing of the “Brjuni Agreement”, which ends the war launched by Yugoslavia against Slovenia and allows Slovenia to gain independence.
1994 – North Yemeni forces, or as they are called government forces, enter the city of Aden, the capital of the southern part, in the final phase of the civil war, which aimed to abolish unity between the two sides.
2003 – Founding of the United Communist Party of Armenia.
2005 – Terrorist attack in London on the Underground and a bus, killing 52 civilians and injuring around 700 others.
2007 – Truck bombing in the town of Amerli, south of Kirkuk, killing at least 105 people and injuring about 240 others.
✴️ The launch of the Southern Movement in southern Yemen to demand disengagement from the northern part of Yemen and for Yemeni unity.
2009 – Pop singer Michael Jackson's funeral took place in a solemn ceremony in Los Angeles.
2011 – The Lebanese government led by Najib Mikati obtains the confidence of the House of Representatives with a majority of 68 votes out of 128 representatives composing the House of Representatives, with the opposition representatives withdrawing from the confidence session.
2012 – Libyans go to the polls to elect the first parliament after the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi and the first free elections since 1969.
2013 – Jordanian defendant Abu Qatada al-Palestinian was deported from Britain to Jordan to stand trial.
✴️ The 127th edition of Wimbledon ends with Marion Bartoli winning the women's singles championship and Andy Murray winning the men's singles championship.
2015 – Two people are killed in a mid-air collision between an F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Cessna 150 in Monks Corner, South Carolina.
2019 – The United States women's soccer team wins the 2019 Women's World Cup for the fourth time in its history and the second consecutive time, after beating the Netherlands team by 2 goals to nil.
✴️ The Brazilian national football team wins the 2019 Copa America, claiming its ninth title in the tournament, after beating the Peruvian national team by three goals to one.
✴️ Activation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which aims to create a unified African market followed by freedom of movement and a unified currency for member states.
2021 – Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a group of armed men at his residence.
✴️ Formation of a new government in Algeria led by Ayman bin Abdel Rahman, the former Minister of Finance.
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Births:
1843 – Camillo Golgi, Italian physician who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906.
1860 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian musician.
1887 – Marc Chagall, Franco-Russian visual artist.
1901 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian actor and director.
1922 – Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer.
1926 – Haji Radi, Iraqi actor.
1927 – Khalil Al-Rifai, Iraqi actor.
1940 – Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles.
(1945-Moncef Marzouki, President of the Tunisian Republic
1946 – Abdul Aziz Al-Hammad, Saudi actor.
1947 – Amal Afish, Lebanese actress. Bahjat Al-Jubouri, Iraqi actor.
1949 – Shelley Duvall, American actress.
1958 – Daoud Al-Zaatari, Palestinian electrical engineer, academic and university professor.
1967 – Najwa Qassem, Lebanese journalist.
** Lamia Al-Jeddawi, Egyptian actress.
1975 – Khaled Qahwaji, Saudi footballer.
** Rana Abyad, Syrian actress.
1981 – Myriam Atallah, Syrian singer and actress.
1984 – Naif Fayez, Saudi actor. Alberto Aquilani, Italian footballer.
1987 – Maha Abdullah, Saudi broadcaster.
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Death:
1307 – Edward I, King of England.
1531 – Tilmann Riemenschneider, German sculptor and woodcarver.
1573 – Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect.
1901 – Johanna Spyri, Swiss children's story writer.
1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, English writer and creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.
1965 – Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel.
1965 – Robbie Moseley Howlin, American judge.
1967 – Vivien Leigh, English actress.
1972 – King Talal bin Abdullah, former King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
1973 – Iskandar Al-Khoury Al-Bitjali, Palestinian judge, lawyer, Orthodox priest, writer and poet.
1997 – Saadia Al-Zaidi, Iraqi actress.
2006 – Elias Hrawi, tenth President of the Lebanese Republic.
2014 – Alfredo Di Stefano, Argentinian/Spanish footballer.
2017 – Ahmed Mansi, Staff Colonel and Commander of the 103rd Thunderbolt Battalion
2020 – Prince Khaled bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi prince.
2021 – Ahmed Jibril, Palestinian politician and military commander.
** Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti (2017-2021).
** Dilip Kumar, Indian actor.
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Public holidays and occasions:
⬅️ Independence Day in Solomon Islands.
⬅️ Tanabata Festival in Japan.
⬅️ Villagers Day in Tanzania.
⬅️ World Chocolate Day.
