July 1916

Saturday 01:

First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 20,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.

Saturday 15:

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

Saturday 22:

In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 and injuring 40.