1456
Politics
Posthumous rehabilitation: condemnation annulled
Posthumous annulment of Joan of Arc's condemnation at a retrial.
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07July
18 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1851
Science
Birth of Lillien Jane Martin
Lillien Jane Martin was born on July 7, 1851, in Olean, New York.
View details1861
Science
Birth of Nettie Maria Stevens
Nettie Maria Stevens, pioneer geneticist, was born on July 7, 1861, in Vermont.
View details1887
Sports
Wins Wimbledon at 15
Lottie Dod wins Wimbledon Women's Singles on July 7, 1887, becoming the youngest ever champion.
View details1910
1915
Literature
Birth of Margaret Walker
Margaret Walker was born on July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama.
View details1946
Activism
Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as the first American saint
On July 7, 1946, Cabrini was canonized, becoming the first naturalized U.S. citizen to be declared a saint.
View details1958
Arts
Final broadcast of Decoy's original run
Decoy's original run concluded on July 7, 1958, completing 39 episodes and cementing its legacy as a female-led police drama pioneer.
View details1961
Science
Patent Filing: On-Line Data Transfer Apparatus (US 3,231,865)
Berezin filed a patent covering technology for online data transfer.
View details1961
Science
Patent Filing: Data Transfer Apparatus (US 3,259,886)
On the same day, she filed a companion patent further developing her data-transfer technology.
View details1964
1969
Arts
Birth of Cree Summer
Cree Summer was born on July 7, 1969, in Los Angeles, California.
View details1971
Medicine
Senate Passage of Cancer Research Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a cancer bill backed by Mary Lasker, paving the way for the National Cancer Act.
View details1977
Politics
First woman Superintendent of Banks for NY
Siebert becomes the first woman Superintendent of Banks for New York State.
View details1983
Activism
Arrival in the Soviet Union for peace visit
Samantha Smith arrived in the Soviet Union to begin a peace tour as Yuri Andropov’s invited guest.
View details1998
Sports
First woman to start a men's professional baseball game
Borders was named the starting pitcher for a men's professional game, becoming the first woman in the modern era to start such a contest.
View details1999
Literature
Death of Julie Campbell Tatham
Julie Campbell Tatham passed away on July 7, 1999.
View details2010
Arts
First female Director of Architecture Sector, Venice Biennale
Sejima became the first woman appointed Director of the Architecture Sector of the Venice Biennale, curating the 12th International Architecture Exhibition.
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