What Happened in July 2019 (Part 2)

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Jul 28 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Germany's Bernhard Langer wins his 4th Senior Open by 2 strokes from Paul Broadhurst

Golfer and Two-Time Masters Champion Bernhard Langer — Golfer and Two-Time Masters Champion
Bernhard Langer

Event of Interest

Jul 28 Meghan Duchess of Sussex, revealed as the first guest editor for UK Vogue in 103 years for its September 2019 issue

Duchess of Sussex and Former Actress Meghan Markle — Duchess of Sussex and Former Actress
Meghan Markle

Jul 29 Prison riot kills 58, with 16 decapitated in battle between rival factions at the Altamira prison, Para state, Brazil

#1 in the Charts

Jul 29 Record for longest run at the top of US singles chart made by country rap single "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, No. 1 for 17 weeks

Rapper and Singer-Songwriter Lil Nas X — Rapper and Singer-Songwriter
Lil Nas X

Country Singer-Songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus — Country Singer-Songwriter
Billy Ray Cyrus

Jul 31 US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time since 2008 by 0.25%

Event of Interest

Jul 31 Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian army to help put out huge wildfires in Siberia covering three million hectares (7.4 million acres) after 700,000 people sign petition