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==Images==
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File:Bullrun.jpg|Bull Run
File:John t scopes.jpg|John T. Scopes
File:Boxer queue.JPG|Soldier with a queue
File:Aldrin Apollo 11 (3x5 crop).jpg|Buzz Aldrin on {{nowrap|the Moon}}|title=Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
File:Miniaturk 009.jpg|Model of the Temple of Artemis
File:Wild Bill.jpg|Wild Bill Hickok
File:AswanHighDam Egypt.jpg|Aswan High Dam
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==Ineligible==
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| '''[[Belgian National Day]]''' ([[1831]])
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| ; [[Liberation Day]] in '''[[Guam]]''' ([[1944]])
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|'''[[Racial Harmony Day]]''' in Singapore ([[1964]])
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| [[356 BC]] – The '''[[Temple of Artemis]]'''<!-- ''(model pictured)''--> in [[Ephesus]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], was destroyed in an act of arson by a man named [[Herostratus]].
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| [[1403]] – Forces under [[Henry IV of England]] defeated a rebel army led by [[Henry Percy (Hotspur)|Henry "Hotspur" Percy]] at the '''[[Battle of Shrewsbury]]''' in what is now [[Battlefield, Shropshire]].
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| [[1645]] – [[Qing dynasty]] regent [[Dorgon]] issued an edict ordering all [[Han Chinese]] men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a '''[[Queue (hairstyle)|queue]]''' identical to those of the [[Manchus]].
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| [[1774]] – The '''[[Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)|Russo-Turkish War]]''' officially ended after the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] and [[Ottoman Empire]]s signed the [[Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca]], with the latter ceding parts of the [[Yedisan]] region to the former.
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| [[1831]] – In [[Brussels]], '''[[Leopold I of Belgium|{{nowrap|Leopold I}}]]''' was inaugurated as the first [[Monarchy of Belgium|King of the Belgians]].
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| [[1861]] – In the '''[[First Battle of Bull Run]]''', the first major land battle in the [[American Civil War]], the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] under [[Joseph E. Johnston]] and [[P. G. T. Beauregard|{{nowrap|P. G. T.}} Beauregard]] routed [[Union Army]] troops under [[Irvin McDowell]].
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| [[1865]] – In one of the few recorded instances of a "[[Fast draw|quick draw]]" gun duel in the [[American Old West]], [[Wild Bill Hickok]] '''[[Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout|shot and killed]]''' [[Davis Tutt]] over a [[poker]] debt.
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| [[1877]] – During the [[Great Railroad Strike of 1877]], much of central [[Pittsburgh]] was burned and looted in the '''[[Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877|Pittsburgh railway riots]]'''.
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| [[1918]] – [[World War I]]: An Imperial German [[U-boat]] '''[[Attack on Orleans|opened fire]]''' on the American town of [[Orleans, Massachusetts]], and several merchant vessels nearby.
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| [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: American troops '''[[Battle of Guam (1944)|landed]]''' on [[Guam]] to liberate it from Japanese control.
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| [[1954]] – [[First Indochina War]]: The [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone]] was established at the '''[[1954 Geneva Conference|Geneva Conference]]''', partitioning Vietnam along the 17th parallel north into two zones: [[North Vietnam]] led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] and [[State of Vietnam|South Vietnam]] under [[Bảo Đại]].
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| [[1960]] – '''[[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]''' became [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka|Prime Minister of Ceylon]] and thus the world's first female head of government.
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| [[1964]] – '''[[1964 race riots in Singapore|Race riots]]''' began in [[Padang, Singapore]] (then part of Malaysia) during a [[Ethnic Malays|Malay]] procession marking [[Muhammad]]'s birthday, leaving 23 people dead, 450 people injured, significant damage to property and vehicles, and a government imposed 11-day [[curfew]].
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| [[1977]] – Libyan forces carried out a raid at [[Sallum]], sparking a '''[[Libyan–Egyptian War|four-day war]]''' with Egypt.
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| [[1995]] – The Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] began firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan, starting the '''[[Third Taiwan Strait Crisis]]'''.
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==Eligible==
* [[365]] – '''[[365 Crete earthquake|A large earthquake]]''' that occurred near [[Crete]] and its subsequent [[tsunami]] caused widespread destruction throughout the [[eastern Mediterranean]] region.
* [[1969]] – During the ''[[Apollo 11]]'' mission, '''[[Neil Armstrong]]''' and '''[[Buzz Aldrin]]''' became the first humans to walk on the [[Moon]].
* [[1970]] – The '''[[Aswan Dam|Aswan High Dam]]''' in Egypt was completed after 11 years of construction.
* [[1972]] – [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] detonated '''[[Bloody Friday (1972)|twenty-two bombs]]''' throughout [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.
* [[2007]] – '''''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''''', the final book in the popular [[Harry Potter]] series by [[J. K. Rowling|{{nowrap|J. K.}} Rowling]], was released and sold {{nowrap|15 million}} copies in its first {{nowrap|24 hours}}, making it the fastest-selling book in history.
* Born/died: '''[[Simion Bărnuțiu]]''' (b. 1808){{·}} '''[[Hart Crane]]''' (b. 1899){{·}} '''[[Hubert Lyautey]]''' (d. 1934){{·}} '''[[Louis Vauxcelles]]''' (d. 1943)
==Notes==
* [[Apollo 11]] featured on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 20|July 20]], so Armstrong/Aldrin should not be used in the same year
* [[Wild Bill Hickok]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 2|August 2]], so Hickok–Tutt shootout should not be used in the same year
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'''[[July 21]]'''
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* [[230]] – '''[[Pope Pontian]]''' began his pontificate, succeeding [[Pope Urban I|{{nowrap|Urban I}}]].
* [[905]] – '''[[Louis the Blind|Louis III]]''', [[Holy Roman Emperor]], was captured during his attempt to restore [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian]] power over Italy by King [[Berengar I of Italy|{{nowrap|Berengar I}}]] and blinded.
* [[1925]] – American high school biology teacher [[John T. Scopes]] '''[[Scopes Trial|was found guilty]]''' ''(trial pictured)'' of violating [[Tennessee]]'s [[Butler Act]] by teaching [[evolution]] in class.
* [[1973]] – [[Mossad]] agents '''[[Lillehammer affair|mistakenly assassinated]]''' a Moroccan waiter in [[Lillehammer]], Norway, whom they believed had been involved in the [[Munich massacre|1972 Munich Olympics massacre]].
* [[2012]] – Turkish adventurer '''[[Erden Eruç]]''' became the first person in history to complete a solo human-powered [[circumnavigation]] of the Earth.
'''[[Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon]]''' (b. 1783){{·}} '''[[Russell Lee (photographer)|Russell Lee]]''' (b. 1903){{·}} '''[[Rilwanu Lukman]]''' (d. 2014)
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