On this day: July 1
Events
Battle of DorylaeumJuly 1, 1097 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of LisbonJuly 1, 1147 – October 25, 1147 · Wars & Conflicts
French invasion of Egypt and SyriaJuly 1, 1798 – September 2, 1801 · Wars & Conflicts
Federal Republic of Central AmericaJuly 1, 1823 – January 30, 1841 · World History
Founding of Jardine MathesonJuly 1, 1832 · Companies
North German ConfederationJuly 1, 1867 – December 31, 1870 · World History
Founding of Canada PostJuly 1, 1867 · Companies
Congo Free StateJuly 1, 1885 – April 2, 1908 · World History
Founding of Kuehne + NagelJuly 1, 1890 · Companies
Founding of MieleJuly 1, 1899 · Companies
Founding of DentsuJuly 1, 1901 · Companies
1904 Summer OlympicsJuly 1, 1904 – November 23, 1904 · Sports
Founding of OSRAM Licht AGJuly 1, 1919 · Companies
National Government of the Republic of ChinaJuly 1, 1925 – May 20, 1948 · World History
Release of The Golden KeyJuly 1, 1939 · Film
Founding of United States Postal ServiceJuly 1, 1971 · Companies
Founding of Creative TechnologyJuly 1, 1981 · Companies- Release of 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy HoursJuly 1, 1990 · Music
Release of Duke NukemJuly 1, 1991 · Gaming
Founding of Telia CompanyJuly 1, 1993 · Companies
Release of The Fat of the LandJuly 1, 1997 · Music- Release of Three Dollar Bill, Yall$July 1, 1997 · Music
Founding of Hyundai RotemJuly 1, 1999 · Companies
Release of Dino CrisisJuly 1, 1999 · Gaming- Release of Hullabaloo SoundtrackJuly 1, 2002 · Music
- Release of Heathen ChemistryJuly 1, 2002 · Music
Founding of TeslaJuly 1, 2003 · Companies
Founding of LanxessJuly 1, 2004 · Companies
MaakhirJuly 1, 2007 – January 2009 · World History
Founding of Penguin Random HouseJuly 1, 2013 · Companies- Release of Sniper Elite IIIJuly 1, 2014 · Gaming
Founding of Li AutoJuly 1, 2015 · Companies- Release of AnthropoidJuly 1, 2016 · Film
2018 Mexican general electionJuly 1, 2018 · Politics
Born on this day
Liu JiJuly 1, 1311 – May 16, 1375 · Science
Lawrence GiustinianiJuly 1, 1381 – January 8, 1456 · Culture
Georg Christoph LichtenbergJuly 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799 · Science
Ferdinando PaërJuly 1, 1771 – May 3, 1839 · Music
Jean-Victor PonceletJuly 1, 1788 – December 22, 1867 · Science
George SandJuly 1, 1804 – June 8, 1876 · Music
Wojciech GersonJuly 1, 1831 – February 25, 1901 · Art
Verney Lovett CameronJuly 1, 1844 – March 24, 1894 · Exploration
Willard MetcalfJuly 1, 1858 – March 9, 1925 · Art
Louis BlériotJuly 1, 1872 – August 1, 1936 · Technology
Alice Guy-BlachéJuly 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968 · Film
Léon JouhauxJuly 1, 1879 – April 1954 · Politics
Aeneas MackintoshJuly 1, 1879 – May 8, 1916 · Exploration
Charles LaughtonJuly 1, 1899 – December 15, 1962 · Film
Konstantinos TsatsosJuly 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987 · Culture
William WylerJuly 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981 · Film
Josep Lluís SertJuly 1, 1902 – March 15, 1983 · Culture
Jean DieudonnéJuly 1, 1906 – November 29, 1992 · Science
Willie DixonJuly 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992 · Music
Olivia de HavillandJuly 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020 · Film- Walter KaufmannJuly 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980 · Culture
Robert FogelJuly 1, 1926 – June 11, 2013 · Politics
Hans Werner HenzeJuly 1, 1926 – October 27, 2012 · Music
Gerald EdelmanJuly 1, 1929 – May 17, 2014 · Science
Sydney PollackJuly 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008 · Film- Claude BerriJuly 1, 1934 – January 12, 2009 · Film
Hariprasad ChaurasiaJuly 1, 1938 – present · Music
Karen BlackJuly 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013 · Music
Alfred G. GilmanJuly 1, 1941 – December 23, 2015 · Science
Myron ScholesJuly 1, 1941 – present · Science
Twyla TharpJuly 1, 1941 – present · Film
Andraé CrouchJuly 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015 · Music
Debbie HarryJuly 1, 1945 – present · Music
Dan AykroydJuly 1, 1952 – present · Film- Mikael HåfströmJuly 1, 1960 – present · Film
Dominic KeatingJuly 1, 1962 – present · Film
Ed LuJuly 1, 1963 – present · Space
Augusto Paolo LojudiceJuly 1, 1964 – present · Culture
Marisa MonteJuly 1, 1967 – present · Music
Jordi MollàJuly 1, 1968 – present · Film
Missy ElliottJuly 1, 1971 – present · Music
Julianne NicholsonJuly 1, 1971 – present · Film
David BakradzeJuly 1, 1972 – present · Science
Miguel SapochnikJuly 1, 1974 – present · Film
Sufjan StevensJuly 1, 1975 – present · Music
Jessica MeirJuly 1, 1977 – present · Space
Marit LarsenJuly 1, 1983 – present · Music
SebalterJuly 1, 1985 – present · Music
Agnez MoJuly 1, 1986 – present · Music