Historical Events In July - 01

1990  On this day in history in Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal  

1990  On July - 01 anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48  

1991  On July - 01 warsaw Pact officially disbanded  

1991  Joost Baljeu, painter/founder-editor Structure, dies on July - 01.  

1992  On this day in history franco Cristaldi, Italian producer (Amarcord), dies  

1994  Johanna Ader-Appels, resistance fighter/author, dies on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history bruce Mitchell, S Afr cricketer (leading Test scorer with 3471), dies  

1996  Alfred Marks, actor (Fanny Hill, Desert Mice), dies at 75 on July - 01.  

1997  China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong on July - 01.  

2007  A law goes into effect lowering the voting age in Austria from 18 to 16 in federal elections on July - 01.  

2007  On this day in history hong Kong celebrates 10 years of Chinese rule.  

2007  On this day in history portugal takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Germany.  

2007  Russia is composed of 85 federal subjects instead of 86 as Koryak Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Oblast were merged into the Kamchatka Krai following a 2005 referendum on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history smoking in public and work places is banned in England.  

2007  On this day in history smoking is banned in pubs and clubs in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.  

2007  The Concert For Diana is held at Wembley Stadium to commemorate Diana, Princess of Wales on July - 01.  

2010  Belgium takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Spain on July - 01.  

2012  On this day in history 17 people are killed and 45 injured in an attack on two churches in Garissa, Kenya  

2013  On this day in history demonstrations occur across Egypt with 15 million people calling for the resignation of their President, Mohammed Morsi  

2014  Jennifer Love Hewitt joins the CBS series "Criminal Minds" on this day in history.  

2017  Ethiopian politician, Tedros Adhanom takes office as first African Director-General of the World Health Organisation on this day in history.  

2017  On July - 01 canada celebrates 150 years since its formation  

2017  Brazilian police arrest drug kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha in Sorriso on July - 01.  

2017  Mexican police kill 19 gunmen in drug-related shootout in northern state of Sinaloa on this day in history.  

2018  Mexician General election: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador elected President of Mexico on July - 01.  

2018  Colombia's Chiribiquete National Park declared a world heritage site by the UN on this day in history.  

2018  Suicide bombing targeting Sikh community kills at least 19 people in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on this day in history.  

2018  French gangster Redoine Faid escapes the Sud-Francilien prison in Réau, France by helicopter on this day in history.  

2018  On July - 01 canada's retaliatory tariffs against the US's steel tariffs take effect, 25% on some steel, 10% on 250 other goods  

2018  On this day in history nationwide protests over Trump administration immigration policies in the US  

2018  NBA super star LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the LA Lakers, moving from Cleveland Cavaliers on this day in history.  

2018  On July - 01 pGA Women's Championship, Kemper Lakes GC: Park Sung-hyun of South Korea wins in a playoff with Nasa Hataoka & Ryu So-yeon  

2018  US Open Seniors Golf, Broadmoor GC: David Toms wins by 1 stroke from Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Jerry Kelly & Tim Petrovic on this day in history.  

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on this day in history.  

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on July - 01.  

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)  

1511  On July - 01 birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist  

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on this day in history.  

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on July - 01.  

1560  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on July - 01.  

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)  

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.  

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.  

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)  

1378  On this day in history jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies  

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies  

1592  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on July - 01.  

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)