On This Day On This Day July 1, 1916: 20,000 British lives are lost on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
On This Day On This Day July 2, 2005: Day of global Live 8 concerts sees world vow to make African poverty history
On This Day On This Day July 3, 1925: Sport's first female superstar rewrites the rules on Centre Court
On This Day On This Day July 4, 1954: Britain drools as food rationing finally comes to an end after 14 years
On This Day On This Day July 5, 1975: Arthur Ashe beats bad boy Connors to be crowned first black king of Wimbledon
On This Day On This Day July 6, 2005: London beats Paris and Madrid to win the race to host 2012 Olympic Games
On This Day On This Day July 7, 2005: Suicide bombers kill 52 and injure hundreds more as terror strikes London rush hour
On This Day On This Day July 9, 1984: Lightning bolt is responsible for catastrophic York Minster blaze
On This Day On This Day July 10, 1985: Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sunk by agents of the French government
On This Day On This Day July 11, 1985: New Coke canned as Coca-Cola's new formula is deemed a marketing disaster
On This Day On This Day July 12, 1962: The Rolling Stones play their first gig at London’s Marquee Club
On This Day On This Day July 15, 1997: Fashion designer Gianni Versace shot dead outside his Miami mansion
On This Day On This Day July 16, 1945: Nuclear age dawns as the first atomic bomb is tested in New Mexico
On This Day On This Day July 17, 1955: Walt Disney’s theme park dream is realised as Disneyland opens in California
On This Day On This Day July 18, 2003: Death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly plunges BBC - and Blair - into crisis
On This Day On This Day July 19, 1980: Politics takes centre stage as Moscow Olympics are hit by global boycott
On This Day On This Day July 20, 1982: Eleven soldiers killed as twin IRA bombs rock London's Royal Parks
On This Day On This Day July 21, 1969: Neil Armstrong takes 'giant leap for mankind' onto surface of the Moon
On This Day On This Day July 22, 2011: Fanatic Anders Breivik kills 77, including 55 teens, on Norway's day of horror
On This Day On This Day July 24, 1980: Pink Panther actor and former Goon Show star Peter Sellers dies aged 54
On This Day On This Day July 25, 2000: Dream of supersonic travel ends as 113 die in Air France Concorde crash
On This Day On This Day July 26, 1945: War hero Churchill is voted out as Labour sweeps to landslide election victory
On This Day On This Day July 27, 1965: Edward Heath is the surprise new leader of the Conservative Party
On This Day On This Day July 28, 2005: IRA declares an end to its war against Britain with 'stand down' order
On This Day On This Day July 29, 1981: Prince Charles marries Lady Diana in front of record global audience of 750 million
On This Day On This Day July 30, 1966: England win the World Cup in front of 97,000 fans and the Queen at Wembley
On This Day On This Day July 31, 1970: 'Black Tot Day' for British sailors as Royal Navy discontinues daily rum ration
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