Emancipation Day, or Keti Koti, in Suriname, celebrated on July 1 because, on that day in 1863, the Netherlands “cut the chains” of slavery. (It took another decade for full emancipation to occur, as there was a transition period, but the initial declaration became the celebratory day.)
In 1908, “SOS” is adopted as the international distress signal.
In 2008, allegations of election fraud spur mass rioting in Mongolia.
July 1 birthdays include Lew Rockwell’s in 1944 — Rockwell once served as an aide to Ron Paul, founded the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and is a popular blogger — and singer Debbie Harry.
In 1894 on July 1, private detective Allan Pinkerton died; two years later, author Harriet Beecher Stowe died; other July 1 deaths include:
- Statesman John Hay, 1905
- Composer Erik Satie, 1925
- Omnihypergenius R. Buckminster Fuller, 1983