July in History

History must be preserved in order to protect our legacy because something precious has been lost and it needs to return.

They are a reminder of who we were.

But, sadly enough, most of the time it is not fire or a flood or deliberate destruction that robs us of this wealth but instead our own carelessness.

Here are some historical and current events that occurred in July in history:

July 1 in History

July 1 of Every Year

* Canada Day is being observed and celebrated to mark the unification of the three separate colonies into a single country.

* Rwanda Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 1, 2024

* Nigeria became one of the eligible countries for Facebook monetization. Nigerian content creators on Facebook starting from Monday, July 1, 2024, can monetise Facebook profiles and pages.

July 1, 2002

* The African Union (AU) was formed in Durban, South Africa. The headquarters of AU was situated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

July 1, 1960

* Ghana was declared a republic.

July 1, 1962

* Rwanda became an independent country. 

[Capital: Kigali; Ex-colonial master: Belgium; Continent: Africa]

* Burundi became an independent country. 

[Capital: Bujumbura; Ex-colonial master: Belgian; Continent: Africa]

July 1, 1867

* Canada became an independent country. 

[Capital: Ottawa; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: North America]

July 2 in History

July 2, 1908

* Thurgood Marshall, the first African American justice, was born.

July 3 in History

July 3, 1924

* Sellapan Ramanathan, president of Singapore, was born.

July 4 in History

July 4, 1946

* The Philippines became an independent country. 

[Capital: Manila; Ex-colonial master: USA; Continent: Asia]

July 4, 1776

* The United States of America (USA) became an independent country where George Washington was the first-elected President. 

[Capital: Washington DC; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: North America] 

July 5 in History

July 5, 1975

* Cape Verde became an independent country. 

[Capital: Praia; Ex-colonial master: Portugal; Continent: Africa]

July 5, 1962

* Algeria became an independent country. 

[Capital: Algiers; Ex-colonial master: France; Continent: Africa] 

July 6 in History

July 6 of Every Year

* Malawi Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 6, 1975

* Comoros became an independent country. 

[Capital: Moronic; Ex-colonial master: France; Continent: Africa]

July 6, 1967

* First Shell was fired over Biafrans, and the war broke out between the rest of the federation and the rebels headed by Lt. Odumegwu Ojukwu, which led to a civil war between Igbos and the rest of Nigeria.

July 6, 1964

* Malawi became an independent country. 

[Capital: Lilongwe; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Africa]

July 6, 1961

* Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD), a popular Nigerian actor, was born.

July 6, 1910

* Samuel Ladoke Akintola, former premier of Old Western Nigeria, was born.

July 6, 1885

* Louis Pasteur gave the first successful anti-rabies inoculation to a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog.

July 7 in History

July 7 of Every Year

* Solomon Islands Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 7, 1998

* Chief M.K.O. Abiola, the presumed winner of the annulled June 12 presidential election, died in detention on the day he was due to be released.

July 7, 1978

* The Solomon Islands became an independent country.

[Capital: Honiara; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Australia]

July 9 in History

July 9, 1893

* Daniel Hale Williams, an African American doctor, performed the first successful open-heart operation.

July 9, 1816

* Argentina became an independent country.

[Capital: Buenos Aires; Ex-colonial master: Spain; Continent: South America]

July 10 in History

July 10 of Every Year

* The Bahamas National Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 10, 1973

* Bahamas became an independent country.

[Capital: Nassau; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: North America]

July 11 in History

July 11 of Every Year

* World Population Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 11, 2024

* The Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to Nigeria’s local governments.

* Biniam Girmay (a.k.a. African King) became the first African cyclist to win the Tour de France and to bring the iconic green jersey to Eritrea as the first Black Green Jersey winner.

July 11, 1921

* Mongolia became an independent country.

[Capital: Ulaanbaatar; Ex-colonial master: China; Continent: Asia]

July 12 in History

July 12 of Every Year

* Kiribati Independence Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 12, 1979

* Kiribati became an independent country.

[Capital: South Tarawa; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Australia]

July 12, 1975

* Sao Tome/Principe became an independent country.

[Capital: Sao Tome; Ex-colonial master: Portugal; Continent: Africa]

July 13 in History

July 13, 2024

* Donald Trump, the former president of the USA and GOP nominee for the 2024 election, survives an assassination attempt at the July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, by the 20-year-old would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks.

July 13, 1998

* Chief M.K.O. Abiola was buried.

July 13, 1934

* Professor Wole Soyinka, the first African Nobel Laureate in Literature, was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

July 14 in History

July 14, 1954

* Dora Akunyili, former Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Communication, was born.

July 15 in History

July 15, 1981

* Osaze Odemwingie, a Nigerian professional footballer, was born.

July 15, 1939

* Chief Olusegun Osoba, former Ogun State governor, was born.

July 16 in History

July 16, 1926

* Michael Otedola, former governor of Lagos State, was born.

July 18 in History

July 18, 1918

* Nelson Mandela, the first black South Africa’s president, was born.

July 19 in History

July 19, 1949

* Laos was founded. 

[Capital: Vientiane; Continent: Asia]

July 20 in History

July 20, 1947

* The first eclipse of the sun.

July 20, 1919

* Anthony Enahoro, Nigeria’s foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activist, was born.

* Edmund Hillary, the first man to ascend Mount Everest (the highest mountain in the world), was born.

July 20, 1810

* Colombia became an independent country. 

[Capital: Bogota; Ex-colonial master: Spain; Continent: South America]

July 22 in History

July 22, 1999

* The speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Salisu Buhari, was removed.

July 22, 1923

* Anthony Enahoro, Nigeria’s foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activist, was born.

July 23 in History

July 23, 1952

* Egyptian Army officers launched a revolution, changing Egypt from a monarchy to a republic.

July 23, 1934

* Oluyemi Adeniji, former Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, was born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.

July 23, 1929

* Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State, was born.

July 24 in History

July 24, 1933

* The term “First 100 Days” was coined by Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, during a radio broadcast.

July 25 in History

July 25, 1979

* Federal Polytechnic Ilaro was established by law on July 25, 1979, but opened its gates to the public on November 15, 1979.

July 25, 1909

* The world’s first international overseas airplane flight was achieved by Louis Bleriot in a small monoplane.

July 26 in History

July 26 of Every Year

* Maldives National Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 26, 1965

* The Maldives became an independent country. 

[Capital: Male; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Asia]

July 26, 1959

* Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola, the first General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) and fountain man behind the Great 1930 Revival, died at the age of 55 years. He was buried beside his father’s graveyard at St. Stephen’s School, Efon-Alaaye.

July 26, 1847

* Liberia became an independent nation as the first African country to gain independence. 

[Capital: Monrovia; Ex-colonial master: USA; Continent: Africa] 

July 27 in History

July 27, 1994

* Tai Solarin died at Ikenne.

July 27, 1914

* Margaret Ekpo, the pioneer female politician in Nigeria’s first republic, was born.

July 28 in History

July 28 of Every Year

* World Hepatitis Day is being observed and celebrated.

* Environmental Sanitation Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 28, 1821

* Peru became an independent country. 

[Capital: Lima; Ex-colonial master: Spain; Continent: South America]

July 29 in History

July 29, 1975

* Colonel Joseph Garba announced on the national radio the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon’s regime.

* General Yakubu Gowon’s regime was overthrown by Major General Murtala Mohammed and his military men.

July 29, 1966

* Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon (later General) became the Head of State of Nigeria, starting from 29 July 1966 to 29 July 1975, after a second military coup to overthrow Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi.

July 29, 1966

* Adekunle Fajuyi, the first military governor of the Old Western Region, along with Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi were assassinated.

July 30 in History

July 30 of Every Year

* Vanuatu National Day is being observed and celebrated.

July 30, 1980

* Vanuatu became an independent country. 

[Capital: Port Vila; Ex-colonial master: UK; Continent: Australia]

July 30, 1975

* General Murtala Mohammed became the Head of State of Nigeria.

July 30, 1953

* Nigeria was given autonomy by Britain.

July 31 in History

July 31, 1985

* Lipton of Nigeria Limited was merged with Unilever.

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12 Inspiring Famous Quotes for July

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Peruse, pause, and ponder the following twelve (12) inspiring famous quotes to keep you inspired for your daily endeavours in the month of July:

#01

“Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed. In the second, it is opposed. In the third, it is regarded as self-evident.”

– Arthur Schopenhauer

#02

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

#03

“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”

– Haile Selassie

#04

“Memories of our lives, of our works, and of our deeds will continue in others.”

– Rosa Parks

#05

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

#06

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

– Desmond Tutu

#07

“We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead.”

– Roy T. Bennett

#08

“Don't think or judge, just listen.”

– Sarah Dessen

#09

“The aspirations that we share with our people can only be realized through loyalty in our relationships.”

– Raphael Jones

#10

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

– Mae West

#11

“We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.”

– Bernard Meltzer

#12

“Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”

– George Washington

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