| 326 |
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Emperor Constantine refuses to carry out traditional pagan sacrifices. |
| 1394 |
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Charles VI of France issues a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France. |
| 1564 |
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Maximillian II becomes emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| 1587 |
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Hideyoshi bans Christianity in Japan and orders all Christians to leave. |
| 1759 |
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British forces defeat a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada. |
| 1799 |
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On his way back from Syria, Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt. |
| 1814 |
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British and American forces fight each other to a standoff at Lundy's Lane, Canada. |
| 1845 |
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China grants Belgium equal trading rights with Britain, France and the United States. |
| 1867 |
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President Andrew Johnson signs an act creating the territory of Wyoming. |
| 1850 |
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Gold is discovered in the Rogue River in Oregon, extending the quest for gold up the Pacific coast. |
| 1861 |
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The Crittenden Resolution, calling for the American Civil War to be fought to preserve the Union and not for slavery, is passed by Congress. |
| 1894 |
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Japanese forces sink the British steamer Kowshing which was bringing Chinese reinforcements to Korea. |
| 1909 |
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French aviator Louis Bleriot becomes the first man to fly across the English Channel in an airplane. |
| 1914 |
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Russia declares that it will act to protect Serbian sovereignty. |
| 1924 |
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Greece announces the deportation of 50,000 Armenians. |
| 1934 |
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Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss is shot and killed by Nazis. |
| 1941 |
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The U.S. government freezes Japanese and Chinese assets. |
| 1943 |
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Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is overthrown in a coup. |
| 1944 |
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Allied forces begin the breakthrough of German lines in Normandy. |
| 1978 |
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The first test-tube baby, Louis Brown, is born in Oldham, England. |
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Born on July 25 |
| 1844 |
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Thomas Eakins, American painter. |
| 1848 |
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Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of England (1902-1905). |
| 1853 |
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David Belasco, actor, playwright and producer. |
| 1880 |
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Morris Raphel Cohen, American philosopher and mathematician. |
| 1902 |
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Eric Hoffer, American longshoreman and philosopher (The True Believer, Before the Sabbath), |
| 1907 |
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Johnny Hodges, jazz musician. |
| 1927 |
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Midge Decter, writer and editor. |
| 1935 |
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Barbara Harris, actress. |
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