The Allies invade Sicily. German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack.
Author: Staff
10 July 1985
The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed in Auckland, New Zealand harbour by French agents.
6 July 1917
The great New Zealand running coach Arthur Lydiard is born. See more on him at Running Heros.
5 July 1948
National Health Service Acts created the national public health systems in the United Kingdom
2 July 1937
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.