History of 1 July
- 1991 – Court TV began airing.
- 1991 – The Warsaw Pact dissolved.
- 1994 – Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organization visited the Gaza Strip.
- 1997 – The sovereignty over Hong Kong was transferred from Great Britain to China. Britain had controlled Hong Kong as a colony for 156 years.
- 1999 – The U.S. Justice Department released new regulations that granted the attorney general sole power to appoint and oversee special counsels. The 1978 independent-counsel statute expired on June 30.
- 2003 – In Hong Kong, thousands of protesters marched to show their opposition to anti-subversion legislation.
- 2004 – Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
- 2006 – The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China.
- 2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
- 2008 – Rioting erupts in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
- 2013 – Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Carlo Del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player
- 1981 – Tadhg Kennelly, Irish-Australian footballer
- 1982 – Justin Huber, Australian baseball player
- 1982 – Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player
- 1982 – Adrian Ward, American football player
- 1982 – Hilarie Burton, American actress
- 1984 – Donald Thomas, Bahamian high jumper
- 1985 – Chris Perez, American baseball player
- 1986 – Charlie Blackmon, American baseball player
- 1986 – Andrew Lee, Australian footballer
- 1986 – Julian Prochnow, German footballer
- 1987 – Michael Schrader, German decathlete
- 1988 – Dedé, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 – Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete
- 1989 – Kent Bazemore, American basketball player
- 1989 – Daniel Ricciardo, Australian race car driver
- 1990 – Ben Coker, English footballer
- 1991 – Michael Wacha, American baseball player
- 1992 – Aaron Sanchez, American baseball player
- 1995 – Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo, Belgian footballer
- 1995 – Savvy Shields, Miss America 2017
- 1996 – Adelina Sotnikova, Russian figure skater
- 1998 – Aleksandra Golovkina, Lithuanian figure skater
- 2000 – Lalu Muhammad Zohri, Indonesian sprinter
- 2001 – Chosen Jacobs, American entertainer