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On This Day · The 182nd day of the year

July 1

From 1523 to 2008, July 1 gathers 485 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 1 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 1?

July 1 is the 182nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1523 and 2008. Famous people born on July 1 include Amy Johnson, George Sand and Louis Blériot.

Released on July 1

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Mistfall Hunter

2025

  • Game Mecha Break

2023

  • TV Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1523

    Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos

  2. 1643

    Westminster Assembly

  3. 1841

    Thomas Lempriere

  4. 1862

    American Civil War

  5. 1874

    Sholes and Glidden typewriter

  6. 1917

    World War I

  7. 1942

    World War II

  8. 1979

    Sony

  9. 1983

    North Korea

  10. 2008

    2008 riot in Mongolia

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 1

Amy Johnson

b. 1903

George Sand

b. 1804

Louis Blériot

b. 1872

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b. 1646

Diana, Princess of Wales

b. 1961

Jefferson Pérez

b. 1974

Li Keqiang

b. 1955

John Farnham

b. 1949

Deaths

  • 2004Marlon Brando
  • 1999Edward Dmytryk
  • 1997Robert Mitchum
  • 1967Gerhard Ritter
  • 1944Tanya Savicheva
  • 1934Ernst Röhm

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aaron (Syriac Christianity)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
  • —Christian feast day: Felix of Como
  • —Christian feast day: Junípero Serra
  • —Christian feast day: Julius and Aaron
  • —Christian feast day: Leontius of Autun
  • —Christian feast day: Servanus
  • —Christian feast day: Veep

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