A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
31 July 1970
Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
30 July 2006
The world’s longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42…
28 July 1917
The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
25 July 2000
Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing 113 people.
24 July 2013
A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.