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7 July 2026
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot.Reserve force of the United States Army
Anniversary
1991 - Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.1991–2001 series of wars in the Balkans
Anniversary
1983 - After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador".Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984
Anniversary
1974 - West Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against the Netherlands at the Munich Olympiastadion.Men's association football team
Anniversary
1963 - The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis.Vietnamese archivist and politician (1910–1963)
Historical events
History
2022 - Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
History
2021 - Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.Ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti
History
2019 - The United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France.History
2017 - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.Legally binding international agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons
History
2016 - Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen, killing five of them, in downtown Dallas, Texas at the end of a protest of recent police killings of Black men. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb.Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
History
2013 - A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people.Utility aircraft family
History
2012 - At least 172 people are killed in a flash flood in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia.Severe flooding in southwest Russia
History
2011 - A man goes on a killing spree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killing seven and wounding two before killing himself.Spree shooting in Michigan, U.S.
History
2007 - The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.Event
History
2006 - A shootout happens in Spiritwood, Canada, killing two Royal Canadian Mounted Police and wounding a third officer.Shootings of three police in Canada
Notable births
Born
2005 - Ron Holland, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2005)
Born
1997 - James Marriott, English musician and online content creatorBritish musician and YouTuber (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Yoon Chae-kyung, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean actress (born 1996)
Born
1994 - Nigina Abduraimova, Uzbekistani tennis playerUzbekistani tennis player (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Timothy Cathcart, Northern Irish race car driver (died 2014)Northern Ireland rally driver (1994–2024)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Wayne Dobson, English magician (born 1957)English magician (1957–2025)
Died
2025 - Roman Starovoyt, Russian politician (born 1972)Russian politician (1972–2025)
Died
2025 - Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1931)British politician (1931–2025)
Died
2024 - Jane McAlevey, American labor organizer and author (born 1964)American labor organizer and author (1964–2024)
Died
2021 - Robert Downey Sr., American actor and director (born 1936)American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1936–2021)
Died
2021 - Jovenel Moïse, Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (born 1968)President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021
Died
2015 - Maria Barroso, Portuguese actress and politician (born 1925)First Lady of Portugal from 1986 to 1996
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.2 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
15.40 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Aries
11.51 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.