July 01

Thursday 01, 1999:

The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the day powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.

Friday 01, 1983:

A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djall Mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.

Sunday 01, 1962:

1962 - Independence of Burundi.

Thursday 01, 1948:

Official opening of New York International Airport (now known as John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild.

Tuesday 01, 1947:

The Australian real estate franchise L. J. Hooker lists on the Australian Stock Exchange