During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. Date: July 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Institution of sharia law in Iran. Date: July 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: July 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. Date: July 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17. Date: July 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Date: July 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. Date: July 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. Date: July 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket. Date: July 7, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others. Date: July 7, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)