Photo by PH Morton
It’s July…
1 July
To fill the hour – that is happiness.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy Birthday!
- Ahn Jae Hyun (39)
- Wang Zhen Er (38)
- Cheng Zi. (27)
- Liu Hao Yuan (31)
Commemorating:
- 1 July 1837: Registration of Birth, Marriage and Death became compulsory on this date in England and Wales.
- 1 July 1858: Charles Darwin presented his Theory of Evolution to the Linnean Society in London.
- Canada Day aka Fête du Canada is a celebration of the union of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into a single Dominion under the British North America Act 1867.
- 1 July 1937: the 999 for Emergency Service came into operation in Britain.
- 1 July 1979, Sony introduces the Walkman. Do you still remember the Walkman?!!!
- 1 July 1997: Hong Kong was handed back to China after 150 years of British control.
- 1 July 2007 – Smoking in all indoor public spaces is banned in England.
- 1 July 2021 – The unveiling of Diana’s statue at Kensington Palace to commemorate her 60th birthday. This was attended by Princes William and Harry.
- 1 July 2021 – 100th Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party.
- Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) would have been (65) today
- 1 July 2026: England playing against Democratic Republic of Congo for the World Cup knockout match. During the first 23 minutes Congo is leading at 1-0.