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| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1302 – Flemish infantry successfully halted a French invasion near Kortrijk at the Battle of the Golden Spurs. | refimprove section |
| 1789 – French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public demonstrations in Paris that led to the Storming of the Bastille three days later. | refimprove section |
| 1811 – Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro published a hypothesis on the molecular content of gases, now known as Avogadro's law. | Avogadro: Needs more footnotes; Avogadro's law: refimprove; date not in either article |
| 1889 – Tijuana, the westernmost city in Mexico, was founded. | Needs more footnotes |
| 1893 – Japanese entrepreneur and inventor Mikimoto Kōkichi first created the hemispherical cultured pearl. | date not cited |
| 1921 – The Irish War of Independence ended with a truce, resulting in negotiations that eventually led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State. | refimprove section |
| 1947 – The passenger ship Exodus departed France with the intent of taking Jewish emigrants to British-controlled Palestine. | refimprove |
| 1978 – A tanker truck loaded with 23 tons of highly flammable liquid propylene caught fire and explodedinAlcanar, Spain, killing 217 people and severely burning 200 others. | refimprove |
| 2006 – A series of seven bombs exploded over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban RailwayinMumbai, Maharashtra, India, killing 209 people and injuring over 700 others. | refimprove section |
July 11: Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium; Naadam begins in Mongolia
