On This Day in History for July 7
Events in History
- 1124 Tyrus surrenders to Crusaders
- 1438 King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years
- 1456 A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death
- 1495 King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
- 1498 Emperor Maximilian I establishes choir of Imperial Chapel
- 1520 Battle of Otumba, Mexico: Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force
- 1534 European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick
- 1543 French troops invade Luxembourg
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Camillo Golgi
Otto Frederick RohwedderWeddings in History
- 1932 Author Damon Runyon (51) weds Patrice Amati del Grande
- 1946 Naval cadet and future 39th US President Jimmy Carter (21) weds Rosalynn Smith (18) in Plains, Georgia
- 2006 Three-time "Survivor" contestant Stephenie LaGrossa (26) weds Michael Ward in Seaside Heights, New Jersey
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Edward I
Henri Nestlé
Arthur Conan Doyle
Eduard ShevardnadzeJuly in History
Napoleon Meets the Tsar
Napoleon Bonaparte meets Alexander I of Russia aboard a raft in the Neman River to sign a peace treaty
July 7, 1806
Execution of Lincoln's Assassins
Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt are hanged for their part in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
July 7, 1865
The Age of Zeppelins
Through peace and war the sky was the limit for Zeppelin airships, named after their German inventor – until the Hindenburg disaster put an end to the dream.
July 8, 1838
Operation Desert Shield
US troops in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield
July 8, 1990