What happend on 1st July

30.06
02.07
2005

Conflict between the State Senate and the House of Representatives results in a partial shutdown of the government of the State of Minnesota.

2005

Revaluation of the Romanian Leu

2005

United Kingdom takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

2005

Make Poverty History's White Band Day.

2005

Microsoft plans to end official support of Windows 2000

2004

In Hong Kong, 530,000 people march to urge a faster pace of democratisation and universal suffrage.

2004

Saturn Orbit Insertion of Cassini-Huygens begins at 01:12 UT and ends at 02:48 UT.

2003

In Hong Kong, 500,000 people march to protest a new anti-subversion law.

2002

A Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev TU-154 and a DHL (German cargo) Boeing 757 collide in mid-air over southern Germany, killing 71.

2000

Vermont's civil unions law goes into effect.