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July 1st, 2007 (July 01 2007) | Event | Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces. With the ban already in force in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, this means it is illegal to smoke in indoor public places anywhere in the UK. The ban is also put into effect in Australia. | |
July 1st, 1997 (July 01 1997) | Event | The People s Republic of China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. | |
July 1st, 1997 (July 01 1997) | Death | Robert Mitchum, American actor (born in 1917) | |
July 1st, 1987 (July 01 1987) | Event | American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world s first all-sports radio station. | |
July 1st, 1987 (July 01 1987) | Death | Snakefinger, British-born musician (born in 1949) | |
July 1st, 1977 (July 01 1977) | Birth | Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player | |
July 1st, 1977 (July 01 1977) | Birth | Liv Tyler, American actress | |
July 1st, 1977 (July 01 1977) | Birth | Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist | |
July 1st, 1967 (July 01 1967) | Event | The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission. | |
July 1st, 1967 (July 01 1967) | Event | Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the British North America Act, 1867. | |
July 1st, 1967 (July 01 1967) | Birth | Pamela Anderson, Canadian model | |
July 1st, 1957 (July 01 1957) | Event | The International Geophysical Year begins (until December 31, 1958). | |
July 1st, 1957 (July 01 1957) | Birth | Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player | |
July 1st, 1947 (July 01 1947) | Birth | Shirley Hemphill, American actress (died in 1999) | |
July 1st, 1947 (July 01 1947) | Birth | Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese racing driver | |
July 1st, 1917 (July 01 1917) | Birth | Humphry Osmond, British psychiatrist (died in 2004) | |
July 1st, 1867 (July 01 1867) | Event | The British North America Act, 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation; John A. Macdonald sworn as first Prime Minister. | |
July 1st, 1807 (July 01 1807) | Birth | Thomas Green Clemson, American university founder (died in 1888) | |
July 1st, 1277 (July 01 1277) | Death | Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (born in 1223) | |
July 1st, 1097 (July 01 1097) | Event | Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders under Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Seljuk army under Qilich Arslan I. | |