Editing July 29 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[587 BC]] &ndash; The [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]] [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|sacks]] Jerusalem and destroys the [[First Temple]]. 
* [[615]] &ndash; [[K'inich Janaab' Pakal|Pakal]] ascends the throne of [[Palenque]] at the age of 12.
* [[904]] &ndash; [[Sack of Thessalonica (904)|Sack of Thessalonica]]: Saracen raiders under [[Leo of Tripoli]] sack [[Thessaloniki]], the [[Byzantine Empire]]'s second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
* [[923]] &ndash; [[Battle of Firenzuola]]: Lombard forces under King [[Rudolph II of Burgundy|Rudolph II]] and [[Adalbert I of Ivrea|Adalbert I]], margrave of [[March of Ivrea|Ivrea]], defeat the dethroned Emperor [[Berengar I of Italy]] at [[Firenzuola]] ([[Tuscany]]).
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Byzantine–Bulgarian wars]]: [[Battle of Kleidion]]: [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] [[Basil II]] inflicts a decisive defeat on the [[Bulgaria]]n army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria]] to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on [[October 6]].
*[[1018]] &ndash; Count [[Dirk III, Count of Holland|Dirk III]] defeats an army sent by [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Henry II]] in the [[Battle of Vlaardingen]].
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Earls of Lade|Ladejarl]]-[[Hereditary Kingdom of Norway|Fairhair]] succession wars: [[Battle of Stiklestad]]: [[Olaf II of Norway|King Olaf II]] fights and dies trying to regain his [[List of Norwegian monarchs|Norwegian throne]] from the [[Danes]].
*[[1148]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Damascus (1148)|Siege of Damascus]] ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the [[Second Crusade]].
*[[1565]] &ndash; The widowed [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] marries [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]], [[Duke of Albany]], at [[Holyrood Palace|Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh]], Scotland, in a [[wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry, Lord Darnley|Catholic ceremony]].<ref>Jenny Wormald, ''Mary, Queen of Scots: Politics, Passion and a Kingdom Lost'' (Tauris Parke, 2001), p. 153.</ref>
*[[1567]] &ndash; The infant [[James VI and I|James VI]] is [[coronation of James VI of Scotland|crowned King of Scotland]] at [[Stirling]].<ref>Alan Stewart, ''The Cradle King: A Life of James VI & I'' (London, 2003), p. 31.</ref>
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: [[Spanish Armada#Battle of Gravelines|Battle of Gravelines]]: English [[Royal Navy|naval]] forces under the command of [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham|Lord Charles Howard]] and Sir [[Francis Drake]] defeat the [[Spanish Armada]] off the coast of [[Gravelines]], France.

===1601–1900===
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Nine Years' War|War of the Grand Alliance]]: [[Battle of Landen]]: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
*[[1775]] &ndash; Founding of the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps]]: General [[George Washington]] appoints [[William Tudor]] as Judge Advocate of the [[Continental Army]].
*[[1818]] &ndash; French physicist [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel|Augustin Fresnel]] submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.
*[[1836]] &ndash; Inauguration of the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in Paris, France.
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine of Ireland]]: [[Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848|Tipperary Revolt]]: In [[County Tipperary]], Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful [[Irish nationalism|nationalist]] revolt against British rule is put down by police.
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Annibale de Gasparis]] discovers [[asteroid]] [[15 Eunomia]].
*[[1858]] &ndash; United States and Japan sign the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)|Harris Treaty]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] spy [[Belle Boyd]] is arrested by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops and detained at the [[Old Capitol Prison]] in Washington, D.C.
*[[1871]] &ndash; The [[Valley Railroad (Connecticut)|Connecticut Valley Railroad]] opens between [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut]] and [[Hartford, Connecticut]] in the United States.
*[[1899]] &ndash; The [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|First Hague Convention]] is signed.
*[[1900]] &ndash; In Italy, King [[Umberto I of Italy]] is assassinated by the [[Anarchism|anarchist]] [[Gaetano Bresci]]. His son, [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]], 31 years old, succeeds to the throne.<ref name ="1900 Umberto I of Italy">{{cite book |last1=Newton |first1=Michael |title=Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-286-1 |page=588 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4-dAwAAQBAJ&q=July+29+Gaetano+Bresci |access-date=25 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; Land lottery begins in [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=29 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; Sir [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] sets up the [[Brownsea Island Scout camp]] in [[Poole Harbour]] on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the [[Scouting]] movement.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The two-day [[Slocum massacre]] commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=David |author-link=David Martin Davies |date=16 January 2015 |title=Should Texas Remember Or Forget The Slocum Massacre? |url=https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2015-01-16/should-texas-remember-or-forget-the-slocum-massacre |access-date=17 November 2021 |work=[[Texas Public Radio]] |location=Texas |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Cavalry to Quell Outbreak in Texas |date=1910-08-01 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/08/01/104945131.pdf |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2011-03-02}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; The [[Cape Cod Canal]] opened.
*[[1920]] &ndash; Construction of the [[Link River Dam]] begins as part of the [[Klamath Project|Klamath Reclamation Project]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]] becomes leader of the [[Nazi Party|National Socialist German Workers' Party]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Great Depression]]: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "[[Bonus Army]]" of World War I veterans using arson, [[bayonet]]s, [[saber]]s, tanks, [[tear gas]], and [[adamsite|vomit gas]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Tuccille |first=Jerome |title=The War Against the Vets: The World War I Bonus Army During the Great Depression |location=Lincoln, Neb. |publisher=Potomac Books |date=2018 |isbn=9781612349336 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=golQDwAAQBAJ |pages=121–123 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Anacostia Camp No More |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 1932 |pages=1,3}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Tongzhou mutiny]]: In [[Tongzhou District, Beijing|Tongzhou, China]], the [[East Hebei Army]] attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[BBC Light Programme]] radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Olympic Games]]: [[1948 Summer Olympics|The Games of the XIV Olympiad]]: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] to be held since the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, open in London.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Korean War]]: After four days, the [[No Gun Ri massacre|No Gun Ri Massacre]] ends when the US Army [[7th Cavalry Regiment]] is withdrawn.
*[[1957]] &ndash; The [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] is established.
*  1957   &ndash; [[Tonight Starring Jack Paar]] premieres on NBC with [[Jack Paar]] beginning the modern day talk show.
*[[1958]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signs into law the [[National Aeronautics and Space Act]], which creates the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA).
*[[1959]] &ndash; First [[United States Congress]] elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The first 4,000 [[101st Airborne Division]] paratroopers arrive in [[Vietnam]], landing at [[Cam Ranh Bay]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Vietnam War: Off the coast of [[North Vietnam]] the {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59|6}} catches on [[1967 USS Forrestal fire|fire]] in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
*  1967   &ndash; During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of [[Caracas|Caracas, Venezuela]] is shaken by [[1967 Caracas earthquake|an earthquake]], leaving approximately 500 dead.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[1973 Greek republic referendum|Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy]], beginning the first period of the [[Metapolitefsi]].
*  1973   &ndash; Driver [[Roger Williamson]] is killed during the [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]], after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
*[[1976]] &ndash; In New York City, [[David Berkowitz]] (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
*[[1980]] &ndash; Iran adopts a new [[Flag of Iran|"holy" flag]] after the [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; A worldwide television audience of around 750&nbsp;million people watch the [[Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer|wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer]] at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/july/wedding-of-prince-charles-and-lady-diana-spencer |website=bbc.com |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; After impeachment on June 21, [[Abolhassan Banisadr]] flees with [[Massoud Rajavi]] to [[Paris]], in an [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|Iranian Air Force]] [[Boeing 707]], piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]].<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/29/Bani-Sadr-escapes-to-Paris/4784365227200/ Bani-Sadr escapes to Paris][https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/09/17/rebel-chief-plots-quick-return-to-tehran/97356427-96ef-40b8-a530-5724ba70d2be/?noredirect=on]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-09 |title=Banisadr: Iran's post-revolution president who fled to exile |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211009-banisadr-iran-s-post-revolution-president-who-fled-to-exile |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] and President of France [[François Mitterrand]] sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the [[English Channel]] ([[Channel Tunnel]]).
*  1987   &ndash; Prime Minister of India [[Rajiv Gandhi]] and President of Sri Lanka [[J. R. Jayewardene]] sign the [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]] on ethnic issues.
*[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of Israel]] acquits alleged [[Nazism|Nazi]] death camp guard [[John Demjanjuk]] of all charges and he is set free.
*[[1996]] &ndash; The child protection portion of the [[Communications Decency Act]] is struck down by a [[United States federal courts|U.S. federal court]] as too broad.
*[[2005]] &ndash; Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]].
*[[2010]] &ndash; An overloaded passenger ferry [[2010 Kasai River ferry capsizing|capsizes]] on the [[Kasai River]] in [[Bandundu Province]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], resulting in at least 80 deaths.
*[[2013]] &ndash; Two passenger trains [[Granges-près-Marnand train crash|collide]] in the Swiss municipality of [[Granges-près-Marnand]] near [[Lausanne]] injuring 25 people.
*[[2015]] &ndash; The first piece of suspected debris from [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] [[Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370#Debris discovered (July 2015 – July 2016)|is discovered]] on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]].<ref name="BBC: Réunion debris 30-07-2015">{{cite news |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: Réunion debris to be tested in France |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33714780 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; The [[2019 Altamira prison riot]] between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jonathan Watts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/gang-violence-leaves-more-than-50-dead-in-brazil-prison-riot |title=Gang violence leaves more than 50 dead in Brazil prison riot |website=The Guardian |date=2019-07-29 |access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; The [[International Space Station]] temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module [[Nauka (ISS module)|Nauka]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Matsnev |first1=Oleg |last2=Chang |first2=Kenneth |date=2021-07-29 |title=Russia's New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/science/russia-module-space-station.html |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; 3 children are [[2024 Southport stabbings|stabbed to death]] and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in [[Southport, England]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Jessica |last2=Al-Othman |first2=Hannah |last3=Halliday |first3=Josh |date=2024-07-30 |title=Southport attack: third child dies and five in critical condition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/people-in-critical-condition-southport-attack-stabbings |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various [[2024 United Kingdom riots|racially-motivated riots]] across the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=2024-08-01 |title=A Stabbing Attack, Viral Falsehoods and Fears of a Summer of Unrest in the U.K. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/southport-stabbings-suspect-axel-rudakubana.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>