July 1st
- 1863: The Battle Of Gettysburg Begins
- 1867: Canada Becomes A Country
- 1898: Theodore Roosevelt Charges Up San Juan Hill
- 1946: Operation Crossroads Begin
- 1961: Princess Diana Is Born
- 1976: Anneliese Michel Dies After Her Exorcism
- 1981: The Wonderland Murders Shock Los Angeles
July 2nd
- 1839: The Revolt On The Amistad Begins
- 1881: U.S. President James Garfield Is Shot
- 1931: Peter Kürten Is Executed
- 1937: Amelia Earhart Disappears
- 1982: Larry Walters Takes Flight In A Lawnchair Attached To Balloons
July 3rd
- 1035: William I Becomes Duke Of Normandy
- 1775: George Washington Takes Command Of The Continental Army
- 1863: Pickett's Charge Takes Place During The Battle Of Gettysburg
- 1883: Franz Kafka Is Born
- 1971: Jim Morrison Dies
- 1976: Operation Entebbe Rescues 102 Hostages In Uganda
- 1990: A Stampede In Mecca Kills 1,400
July 4th
- 1776: The Declaration Of Independence Is Adopted
- 1826: Thomas Jefferson And John Adams Die
- 1831: James Monroe Dies
- 1857: The Dead Rabbits And Bowery Boys Riot In Lower Manhattan
- 1884: France Gifts The Statue Of Liberty To The United States
- 1926: Katherine Bowes-Lyon Is Born
- 1969: Michael Mageau And Darlene Elizabeth Are Attacked
- 1995: Bob Ross Dies
July 5th
- 1810: P.T. Barnum Is Born
- 1865: The U.S. Secret Service Is Founded
- 1943: Boise City 'Bombing Raid' Takes Place
- 1971: The 26th Amendment Of The U.S. Constitution Grants Suffrage To All Citizens Over 18
- 1996: Dolly The Cloned Sheep Is Born
- 1997: First Lilith Fair Show
July 6th
- 1483: Richard III Becomes King Of England
- 1535: Sir Thomas More Is Executed
- 1747: John Paul Jones Is Born
- 1885: Louis Pasteur Gives The First Rabies Shot
- 1892: The Homestead Strike Ends
- 1942: Anne Frank Goes Into Hiding
- 1950: Judy Warren, The Only Child Of Ed And Lorraine Warren, Is Born
- 1983: Tammy Lynn Leppert Disappears From Cocoa Beach, Florida
- 2012: Skylar Neese Is Murdered
July 7th
- 1865: Mary Surratt Is Executed
- 1940: Ringo Starr Is Born
- 1946: Howard Hughes' Plane Crash In Los Angeles
- 1947: The Roswell UFO Incident
- 1968: Bumpy Johnson Dies
- 2005: The '7/7' London Bombings Take Place
July 8th
- 1822: Percy Bysshe Shelley Dies
- 1886: Cora Pearl Dies
- 1886: The Steamship Milwaukee Sinks Into Lake Michigan
- 1905: The Crew Of The Potemkin Surrenders
- 1942: Charles Schmid Is Born
- 2014: Lars Mittank Goes Missing
July 9th
- 1762: Catherine The Great Becomes Empress
- 1850: President Zachary Taylor Dies
- 1856: Nikola Tesla Is Born
- 1877: The First Wimbledon Tournament Takes Place
- 1993: Garry Hoy Accidentally Jumps To His Death
July 10th
- 138 C.E.: Emperor Hadrian Dies
- 1212: The 'Great' Fire Burns Across London
- 1553: Lady Jane Grey Becomes Queen Of England
- 1889: Frank Leslie Murders 'Blondie Mollie' Williams
- 1934: The NKVD, The Soviet Secret Police, Is Founded
- 1973: John Paul Getty III Is Kidnapped
- 1981: Ken McElroy Is Killed
July 11th
- 1656: The First Quakers Arrive In The Colonies
- 1804: Alexander Hamilton Is Killed In A Duel
- 1851: The Conjoined McCoy Twins Are Born
- 1951: The Cicero Race Riots Begin
- 1960: To Kill A Mockingbird Is Published
- 1979: Skylab Crashes To Earth
July 12th
- 100 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar Is Born
- 1389: Geoffrey Chaucer Becomes Chief Clerk Of The King's Works
- 1543: King Henry VIII Marries Catherine Parr
- 1680: Abigail Williams Is Born
- 1804: Alexander Hamilton Dies In A Duel With Aaron Burr
- 1817: Henry David Thoreau Is Born
- 1916: Lyudmila Pavlichenko Is Born
- 1979: Carmine Galante Is Killed
- 1979: Disco Demolition Night Results In A Riot
July 13th
- 1814: The Carabinieri Is Established
- 1864: John Jacob Astor IV Is Born
- 1882: Johnny Ringo Is Killed
- 1930: The First World Cup Matches Are Played
- 1954: Frida Kahlo Dies
- 1955: Ruth Ellis Is Executed
- 2014: Conrad Roy Dies By Suicide
July 14th
- 1518: The Dancing Plague Breaks Out In Strasbourg
- 1789: Parisians Storm The Bastille Prison
- 1862: Gustav Klimt Is Born
- 1864: Billy The Kid Is Killed By Pat Garrett
- 1877: The Great Railroad Strike Begins
- 1966: Richard Speck Murders Eight Nursing Students
July 15th
- 1099: Jerusalem Is Captured By Christians
- 1806: The Pike Expedition Sets Out
- 1883: Charles Stratton Dies
- 1940: Robert Wadlow Dies
- 1953: John Christie Is Executed
- 1997: Gianni Versace Is Murdered
- 2017: Barbara Rogers Murders Her Boyfriend Over Sherry Shriner's Alien Cult
July 16th
- 1769: The First Catholic Mission Is Founded In California
- 1862: Ida B. Wells Is Born
- 1945: The World's First Atomic Bomb Is Tested
- 1979: Saddam Hussein Becomes President Of Iraq
- 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr. Dies
July 17th
- 1763: John Jacob Astor Is Born
- 1918: The Romanov Family Is Executed
- 1955: Disneyland Opens In California
- 1967: The Iconic 'Kiss Of Life' Photo Is Taken
- 1981: Cannibal Killer Issei Sagawa Is Arrested
July 18th
- 64 C.E.: The Great Fire Of Rome Ignites
- 1843: Virgil Earp Is Born In Kentucky
- 1867: The "Unsinkable" Molly Brown Is Born
- 1899: The Newsboys Strike Begins
- 1925: Adolf Hitler Publishes Mein Kampf
- 1954: George "Machine Gun" Kelly Dies
- 1969: The 'Chappaquiddick Incident' Takes Places
- 1989: Rebecca Schaeffer Is Murdered
July 19th
- 1553: Lady Jane Grey Is Deposed As Queen
- 1799: The Rosetta Stone Is Discovered
- 1879: Doc Holliday Kills For The First Time
- 1912: Enjar Mikkelsen Is Rescued From The Arctic
- 1991: Desiree Washington Accuses Mike Tyson Of Rape
- 2013: The Annabelle Doll Is Introduced To The World For The First Time In The Conjuring
July 20th
- 1304: Francesco Petrarca Is Born
- 1881: Sitting Bull Surrenders
- 1944: The July Plot To Assassinate Hitler Fails
- 1969: The Moon Landing
- 1973: Bruce Lee Dies
July 21st
- 365 C.E.: Alexandria Is Hit By A Tsunami
- Michael Romanov Is Crowned Tsar, Beginning The Romanov Dynasty In Russia
- 1865: 'Wild' Bill Hickok Fights In The First Known Western Showdown
- 1899: Ernest Hemingway Is Born
- 1925: The Scopes Monkey Trial Ends
July 22nd
- 1298: William Wallace Is Defeated At The Battle Of Falkirk
- 1934: John Dillinger Is Killed
- 1940: The Special Operations Executive Is Formed
- 1992: Pablo Escobar Escapes Police Custody
- 2011: Norwegian Domestic Terror Attacks Occur In Oslo And Utøya island
- 2013: England's Prince George Is Born
July 23rd
- 1536: Henry VIII's Illegitimate Son Dies
- 1849: Lawman Seth Bullock Is Born
- 1903: Ford Sells Its First Car
- 1967: The Detroit Riots Begin
- 1982: Vic Morrow Dies On The Set Of Twilight Zone: The Movie
- 2011: Amy Winehouse Dies
- 2012: Sally Ride Dies
July 24th
- 1567: Mary, Queen Of Scots Is Deposed
- 1783: Simón Bolívar Is Born
- 1847: Mormon Settlers Arrive In Salt Lake Valley
- 1911: Hiram Bingham Arrives At Machu Picchu
- 1933: Buck And Blanche Barrow Are Arrested
July 25th
- 1587: Missionaries Are Banished From Japan
- 1832: The First Railroad Accident Takes Place In The U.S.
- 1941: Emmett Till Is Born
- 1946: The Test Baker Nuclear Test Takes Place
- 1972: The Tuskegee Experiment Is Revealed
- 1988: Judith Barsi Is Murdered
July 26th
- 1533: Inca Emperor Atahualpa Is Executed
- 1847: Liberia Proclaims Its Independence
- 1875: Outlaw Black Bart "The Gentleman Bandit" Commits First Robbery
- 1908: The FBI Is Founded
- 1945: Helen Mirren Is Born
- 1984: Ed Gein Dies
- 2009: Diane Schuler Crashes On The Taconic Parkway
July 27th
- 1794: Maximilien Robespierre Is Overthrown
- 1890: Vincent van Gogh Shoots Himself
- 1921: Scientists Isolate Insulin
- 1981: Adam Walsh Is Kidnapped
- 1966: The Summer Olympics Are Bombed In Atlanta
- 1991: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is Born
July 28th
- 1540: Henry VIII Marries Catherine Howard
- 1750: Johann Sebastian Bach Dies
- 1945: A Plane Crashes Into The Empire State Building
- 1976: The Great Tangshan Earthquake Hits
- 1979: The First Victims Of The Atlanta Child Killer Are Found
July 29th
- 1588: The Spanish Armada Is Defeated
- 1900: King Umberto I Of Italy Is Assassinated
- 1905: Clara Bow, The Original Flapper, Is Born
- 1954: The Lord Of The Rings Is Published
- 1958: NASA Is Founded
- 1974: Mama Cass Elliot Dies
- 1976: Mickey Cohen Dies
July 30th
- 762 C.E.: Baghdad Is Founded
- 1811: Miguel Hidalgo Is Executed
- 1818: Emily Brontë Is Born
- 1898: Otto von Bismarck Dies
- 1945: The USS Indianapolis Is Sunk By Japanese Torpedoes
- 1975: Jimmy Hoffa Disappears
July 31st
- 1703: Daniel Defoe Is Placed In A Pillory
- 1715: A Hurricane Sinks Spanish Treasure Ships
- 1875: Andrew Johnson Dies
- 1987: An F4 Tornado Hits Edmonton, Canada
