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July 16, 2017
17th July 1918: Romanov family shot dead by the Bosheviks
In the early hours of the 17th July 1918 the Russian Imperial Romanov family were shot dead in the basement of the Ipatiev House in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. Their death took place during...
July 15, 2017
16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar
The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina. The calendar begins with the Prophet’s Flight as this is a key event...
July 14, 2017
15th July 1834: The Spanish Inquisition disbanded
On the 15th July 1834 the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition, was disbanded. Originally established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, the Spanish Inquisition came under...
July 13, 2017
14th July 1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett
American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Billy the Kid was born Henry McCarty and spent his early life in New York. By 1873...
July 12, 2017
13th July 1793: Jean-Paul Marat stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday
On the 13th July 1793, the radical French journalist Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday. Marat, the second of nine children, had left home at sixteen in search of...
July 11, 2017
12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
Moscow’s Trinity Church, later renamed Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat and better known as Saint Basil’s Cathedral, was consecrated. Ivan the Terrible had originally constructed a series of...
July 10, 2017
11th July 1947: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe marked by this live #WorldFringeDay podcast
Today is World Fringe Day where people around the world are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which took place for the first time in 1947. HistoryPod is proud to...
July 9, 2017
HistoryPod Live: Historical significance. How are events chosen for the daily podcast?
Recorded in front of a live audience at Scrivener’s Books as part of Buxton Festival Fringe, this extended edition of HistoryPod attempts to answer the most common question from listeners: how and why are certain events featured...
10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France
The Vichy government was established in France after the National Assembly approved a new French Constitutional Law that granted full powers to Marshal Pétain. France declared war against Germany on 3 September, two days after...
July 8, 2017
9th July 1877: First Wimbledon Championship begins in London
The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London. The Wimbledon Championship was hosted by the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, which had only begun...
