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Date Event Anniversary
July 01, 2011 Former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest in New York City. The hotel maid who accused Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault in May had admitted to prosecutors that she lied about what happened after the incident 2 years ago
July 01, 2011 Prince Albert II of Monaco married Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympian swimmer from South Africa, in a lavish two-day ceremony in the tiny principality 2 years ago
July 01, 2010 BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico overtook Ixtoc I in volume to become the worst oceanic oil spill in U.S. history 3 years ago
July 01, 2010 The Shanghai-Nanjing High-Speed Railway went into operation; the journey taking 73 minutes with a top-speed of 350km/h (217 mph) 3 years ago
July 01, 2009 Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo completed his world record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid after agreeing a six-year deal 4 years ago
July 01, 2008 A four-day state of emergency was declared in Mongolia after violent protests following the legislative elections 5 years ago
July 01, 2007 As the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death neared, a pop concert in her honour took place at London’s new Wembley Stadium on what would have been the princess’s 46th birthday. The charity event, entitled The Concert for Diana, was organised by her sons, Princes William and Harry 6 years ago
July 01, 2007 British authorities arrested six doctors in connection with the attempted bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport in late June. All the men, who were from the Middle East or India, worked for Britain’s National Health Service. Two were subsequently released but others, including Bilal Abdulla, a British-born Iraqi who was the passenger in the SUV driven into the Glasgow airport terminal, were charged with conspiring to cause explosions. The driver, Indian doctor Khalid Ahmed, remained in hospital with severe burns 6 years ago
July 01, 2007 Violence in eastern Afghanistan continued to intensify, with attacks up 83 percent in the first six months of 2007 while suicide bombings had doubled 6 years ago
July 01, 2006 Legendary former England and Yorkshire fast bowler Fred Trueman died at the age of 75 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. “Fiery Fred” was the first man to claim 300 wickets in Test cricket and finished with a tally of 307 wickets from only 67 matches. He made his Yorkshire debut in 1949 and had more than 2,000 first-class wickets to his name when he retired in 1969 7 years ago
July 01, 2004 Screen legend Marlon Brando died aged 80 in a Los Angeles hospital following a long illness. Brando, regarded as one of the influential actors of his generation, starred in more than 40 films, and was Oscar-nominated eight times, winning Best Actor awards for his roles in On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972). Other notable roles included those in Apocalypse Now (1979), Last Tango in Paris (1973), and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). In a turbulent personal life, Brando had at least 11 children with three ex-wives and other women. Tragedy struck when his son Christian was jailed for the manslaughter of the abusive fiance of his sister Cheyenne, who herself later committed suicide. In later years, Brando became increasingly reclusive, very overweight, and lost much of his fortune 9 years ago
July 01, 2004 Saddam Hussein was arraigned in an Iraqi court for crimes committed during his lengthy rule. He questioned the authority of the court, which was set up in one of his former palaces, denied responsibility for the gas attacks on the Kurdish village of Halabja, and said he could not be guilty of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait as Kuwait was part of Iraq 9 years ago

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