July 1
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1997
China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-94, a re-flight of the prematurely-ended STS-83 mission with the same crew.
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The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. In Wales, the powers of the Welsh Secretary are transferred to the National Assembly.
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The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.
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Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes.
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Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
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The Qinghai–Tibet railway first operates in China.
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Smoking bans in the United Kingdom culminate in a prohibition on smoking in all public indoor spaces in England.
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Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
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Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
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The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
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At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier is entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.
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2004Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer
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2004Alejandro Garnacho, Spanish-Argentine footballer
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2003Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
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2003Storm Reid, American actress
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2001Chosen Jacobs, American actor and singer
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2001Theo, South Korean singer-songwriter
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2000Lalu Muhammad Zohri, Indonesian sprinter
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1998Chloe Bailey, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1998Susan Bandecchi, Swiss tennis player
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1998Aleksandra Golovkina, Lithuanian figure skater
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1996Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater
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1995Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo, Belgian footballer
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