All Events

Historical Events on July 7

  • Conquistador

    1520

    Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.

  • President of the United States

    1898

    U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

  • Che Guevara

    1953

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

  • Elvis Presley

    1954

    Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right".

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1958

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.

  • Venus

    1959

    Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.

  • President of the United States

    1981

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

  • Cold War

    1983

    Cold War: Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov.

  • NASA

    2003

    NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover-B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.

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Famous Birthdays on July 7

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Famous Deaths on July 7

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