Anniversaries of July 7

Santo Domingo.- The anniversaries of July 6 are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left a mark on world history. Below are the main anniversaries of July 6:

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World Cocoa Day.
World Kiswahili Language Day.
International Soil Conservation Day.
International Andean Condor Day.

National: Anniversaries of July 7th

1801: Toussaint Louverture proclaims a Constitution for the entire island of Santo Domingo in which, for the first time, slavery is condemned.
1857: Due to monetary fraud attributed to President Buenaventura Báez against tobacco producers in the Cibao region, the so-called “Revolution of July 7th” breaks out.
1857: Military officer and politician Desiderio Valverde assumes the presidency of the country, a role he will hold until August 31, 1858.
1901: The San Cirilo cyclone causes flooding and severe material damage in the northern and northeastern regions of the country.
1907: In Washington, Dominican envoy Emilio C. Joubert and Secretary Robert Bacon sign the Dominican-American Convention, seeking to settle the payment of the US$40 million foreign debt.
1934: Physician, painter, narrator, and cultural manager Ernesto Rivera Cedeño is born in Salvaleón de Higüey.
1961: The Executive Branch cancels the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Abbes García, head of the Military Intelligence Service (SIM).
1962: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces a three-year aid program for the Dominican Republic.
1965: An OAS commission presents a report on the atrocities perpetrated by troops of the Government of National Reconstruction led by General Antonio Imbert, backed by the U.S.
1966: President Joaquín Balaguer presents his sworn statement of assets in accordance with Law 57.
1978: The Central Electoral Board strips the PRD of four senate seats, alleging a 27% abstention rate in María Trinidad Sánchez, La Altagracia, El Seibo, and Bahoruco.
1994: The Dominican Episcopate takes a position on the political crisis following the May 16 elections, which were denounced as fraudulent by the PRD and its allies.
2013: Scotiabank and the intervened Baninter sign an agreement for the acquisition of 35 branches; Baninter opposes it, claiming its assets cannot be sold.
2021: The Government adopts seven immediate execution measures to reinforce border security and repatriate Dominicans in Haiti following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
2021: The president of Adoexpo, Elizabeth Mena, warns of severe repercussions for exports and the Dominican economy due to the border closure with Haiti.

International: Events of July 7th

1496: The Catholic Monarchs create the Santa Hermandad to combat banditry and the rebellious nobility.
1497: Vasco da Gama’s fleet sets sail from Lisbon with the mission of finding a maritime route to India by skirting Africa.
1503: From Jamaica, Christopher Columbus writes to the Catholic Monarchs recounting the vicissitudes of his fourth voyage.
1505: Martin Luther enters the Augustinian monastery of Saint Mary in Erfurt.
1853: A U.S. squadron forces Japan to open its ports and markets to U.S. trade.
1937: Japanese and Chinese troops clash in Beijing, an incident that begins the Second Sino-Japanese War.
1941: The U.S. occupies Iceland during World War II following the German torpedoing of a U.S. destroyer.
1946: Pope Pius XII canonizes Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S.-born saint.
1960: Fidel Castro announces the nationalization of U.S. companies in Cuba; the UN admits the Republic of the Congo as a new member.
1967: The Nigerian army attacks the newly proclaimed Republic of Biafra, recovering oil fields.
1976: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point admits women for the first time.
1979: Kreisky, Arafat, and Willy Brandt meet in Vienna to discuss the Middle East question; Israel withdraws its ambassador.
1980: In Lebanon, the assault on National Liberal Party headquarters by the Phalangists leaves 500 dead.
2005: Four coordinated explosions in London—three on the subway and one on a bus—cause at least 50 deaths and 700 injuries.
2006: A Spanish judge issues an international arrest warrant for Efraín Ríos Montt and other former Guatemalan military officers for genocide.
2008: A suicide bombing in front of the Indian embassy in Kabul leaves more than 60 dead and 147 injured.
2009: Interpol refuses to issue a red notice against deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya.
2009: Michael Jackson’s public funeral is held in Los Angeles, followed by more than 2.5 billion people.
2010: Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is sentenced in France to seven years in prison for money laundering.
2014: Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, a key figure of “perestroika,” dies in Tbilisi.
2015: Barack Obama receives Vietnamese communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong at the White House in an unusual meeting.
2018: Protesters block a highway in Chicago to demand action against gun violence.
2020: The U.S. notifies the UN of its withdrawal from the WHO, effective in one year.
2020: Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announces he has contracted COVID-19 and is being treated with chloroquine.
2021: A commando of Colombian and Haitian mercenaries assassinates the president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, at his residence.
2021: Four suspects in the assassination are killed and two are arrested by the Haitian police.
2021: After 14 days of searching, the operation shifts to the recovery of bodies at the collapsed Surfside condominium in Miami.
2022: Boris Johnson announces his resignation as British prime minister following a wave of resignations in his cabinet.
2022: FBI Director Christopher Wray describes China as the greatest threat to U.S. economic and national security.

Births: July 7th Anniversaries

1934: The physician, painter, narrator, and cultural manager Ernesto Rivera Cedeño is born in Salvaleón de Higüey.

Deaths: July 7th Anniversaries

2014: Former President Eduard Shevardnadze, a key figure of the “perestroika”, passes away in Tbilisi, Georgia.
2021: The President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, 53, is assassinated by multiple gunshots at his residence in Port-au-Prince.