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Events on July 1

• 1796 Edward Jenner successfully administers the smallpox vaccine for the first time.
• 1863 During the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg begins, which is regarded as the turning point in favor of the Union.
• 1903 In Montgeron, 60 riders set off for the first Tour de France.
• 1904 The 1904 gymnastics and games club of the dye factory formerly known as Friedrich Bayer Co. Leverkusen, the origin of today's TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and of the Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, is founded.
• 1958 In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Equal Rights Act comes into force.
• 1968 The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is signed by the USA, the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
• 1974 Walter Scheel takes office as Federal President of Germany.
• 1991 The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved after its military structures had already been dissolved in March.
• 1993 The Asylum Compromise comes into force in Germany.
• 2002 The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which establishes the International Criminal Court, comes into force. It is the central foundation for the enforcement of international criminal law.
• 2013 Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
• 2022 In Switzerland, the Marriage for All Act adopted in September of the previous year comes into force.

Born on July 1

• 1872 Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer
• 1902 William Wyler, American film director
• 1914 Christl Cranz, German ski racer
• 1915 Willie Dixon, American blues musician
• 1931 Leslie Caron, French actress
• 1961 Carl Lewis, American track and field athlete
• 1961 Diana, Princess of Wales, British noblewoman
• 1971 Missy Elliott, American singer
• 1972 Steffi Nerius, German track and field athlete
• 1991 Lucas Vázquez, Spanish footballer

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „1. Juli“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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