Oct 31 Beginning of the revelation of the 205 Sony CD copy protection scandal.

Oct 31 President George W. Bush nominates Federal Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Oct 31 Birth of Infanta Leonor of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife Letizia

Jul 02 Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.

Jul 04 NASA's "Copper bullet" from Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies.

Jul 04 Violent G8 demonstrations occur in Gleneagles, Scotland.

Jul 06 The European Parliament rejects the Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in its second reading in the codecision procedure.

Jul 06 The International Olympic Committee awards the 2012 Summer Olympics to London.

Jul 07 Four explosions rock the transport network in London, three on the London Underground and one on a bus. 56 people died and over 70 were injured. See 7 July 205 London bombings.

Jul 07 Al-Qaeda admits to the killing of Egypt's Ambassador, Ihab al-Sherif.

Jul 10 Luxembourgish referendum on the European Constitution votes to accept.

Jul 10 Hurricane Dennis strikes near Navarre Beach, Florida as a Category 3 storm killing 10 people, after killing over 50 people in the Caribbean.

Jul 12 Terrorists kill 5 people and wound 90 people in a crowded mall in Netanya, Israel. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack.

Jul 13 Three trains collide in the Ghotki rail crash in Ghotki, Pakistan, killing over 150 people.

Jul 14 A mortar fired from the Gaza strip kills Dana Galkowicz, in the Netiv Haasara Moshav.

Jul 16 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book of the Harry Potter saga by the British writer J. K. Rowling, is released.

Jul 17 The Disneyland Resort celebrates its 50th birthday.

Jul 17 Death of Sir Edward Heath, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)

Jul 18 Death of William Westmoreland, U.S. commander in Vietnam (b. 1914)

Jul 19 Death of John Tyndall, British activist (b. 1934)

Jul 19 President Bush nominates Appeals Court Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court, following the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor.

Jul 20 Canada's Civil Marriage Act, legalizing same-sex marriage, receives Royal Assent.

Jul 21 Death of Long John Baldry, British musician (b. 1941)

Jul 21 Death of Alfred Hayes, wrestling announcer (b. 1928)

Jul 21 A terrorist attack on London, similar to the July 7 attacks, includes 4 attempted bomb attacks on 3 Underground trains and a London bus. The bombs failed to explode properly, and only one injury was reported.

Jul 22 A Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, is shot dead at a London underground station by police who mistake him for a suicide bomber.

Jul 23 A series of blasts in a resort town in Egypt. See July 23, 205 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks.

Jul 24 Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement.

Jul 26 Launch for Space Shuttle Discovery "Return To Flight" mission STS-114. This is the first Space Shuttle flight in nearly two and a half years since the breakup of Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.

Jul 26 Mumbai and Mumbai Conurbation area was submerged in 5-7 ft water due to heavy rains and making nearby dams release water causing massive flood, which virtually stopped the financial capital of India for 4-5 days.

Jul 26 Death of Robert C. Turner, American potter (b. 1913)

Jul 28 The Provisional IRA issues a statement formally ordering an end to the armed campaign it has pursued since 1969 and ordering all its units to dump their arms.

Jul 31 Death of Wim Duisenberg, Dutch president of the European Central Bank (b. 1935)

Mar 01 The U.S. Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for juveniles who committed their crimes under age 18.

Mar 03 The freighter M/V Karen Danielsen crashes into the Great Belt Bridge of Denmark. All traffic across the bridge is closed, effectively separating Denmark in two.

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