On this day: 1 July

Selected events and births on 1 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 692 – Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury. Read more: Berhtwald Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1643 – The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England. Read more: Westminster Assembly Church of England
• 1849 – Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured). Read more: Epaulettes (stamp)
• 1874 – The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale. Read more: Sholes and Glidden typewriter Typewriter
• 1921 – Yan Ruisheng (advertisement pictured), the first full-length Chinese film, is released in Shanghai. Read more: Yan Ruisheng
• 1922 – Seven of the sixteen American railroad labor organizations staged a nationwide strike (striking workers pictured) that lasted two months. Read more: List of American railway unions Great Railroad Strike of 1922
• 1927 – The Singapore Improvement Trust was founded to oversee the construction of public housing in Singapore, where more than three quarters of residents live. Read more: Singapore Improvement Trust Public housing in Singapore
• 1935 – The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park. Read more: Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park (Chicago)
• 1948 – The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport. Read more: John F. Kennedy International Airport
• 1959 – B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state. Read more: B. Anthony Stewart List of National Geographic cover stories (1959 and 1960s) Flag of the United States
• 1960 – Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. Read more: Kwame Nkrumah President of Ghana
• 1970 – The Belfast Banking Company, which issued banknotes in Northern Ireland, merged with its rival Northern Bank. Read more: Belfast Banking Company Banknotes of Northern Ireland Danske Bank (Northern Ireland)
• 1999 – Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Read more: Devolution in the United Kingdom Scottish Office Scottish Parliament

Born on this day

• 1941 – Myron Scholes, Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Myron Scholes Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
• 1943 – Peeter Lepp, Estonian politician, 37th Mayor of Tallinn Read more: Peeter Lepp List of mayors of Tallinn
• 1946 – Erkki Tuomioja, Finnish sergeant and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Read more: Erkki Tuomioja Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)
• 1950 – David Duke, American white supremacist, politician and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Read more: David Duke Ku Klux Klan Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan
• 1953 – Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Malta Read more: Lawrence Gonzi Prime Minister of Malta
• 1953 – Jadranka Kosor, Croatian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Croatia Read more: Jadranka Kosor Prime Minister of Croatia
• 1995 – Savvy Shields, Miss America 2017 Read more: Savvy Shields Miss America 2017
• 2001 – Chosen Jacobs, American actor and singer Read more: Chosen Jacobs
• 2003 – Tate McRae, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer Read more: Tate McRae
• 2003 – Storm Reid, American actress Read more: Storm Reid
• 2004 – Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer Read more: Daniela Avanzini
• 2004 – Alejandro Garnacho, Spanish-Argentine footballer Read more: Alejandro Garnacho

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