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1 Jul 1978
Beatrice Tinsley made professor of astronomy at Yale
1 Jul 1988
Bastion Point land returned
2 Jul 1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
3 Jul 1963
DC-3 crashes in Kaimai Range
4 Jul 1868
Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
4 Jul 1902
New Zealand Boxing Association formed
5 Jul 1881
Poll tax imposed on Chinese
6 Jul 1923
Main Trunk Line express train disaster
7 Jul 1916
New Zealand Labour Party founded
7 Jul 1924
'Tom Watson' wins bronze for New Zealand
8 Jul 1862
New Zealand’s first prize fight?
8 Jul 1893
New Zealand Racing Conference meets
9 Jul 1986
Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed
10 Jul 1967
New Zealand adopts decimal currency
10 Jul 1985
Rainbow Warrior
sunk by French secret agents
11 Jul 1877
First woman graduates from a New Zealand university
11 Jul 1983
Lorraine Downes crowned Miss Universe
12 Jul 1863
British forces invade Waikato
12 Jul 1889
First women's trade union formed
12 Jul 2001
New Zealander wins Tour de France stage
13 Jul 1916
Vivian Walsh obtains New Zealand’s first pilot’s certificate
14 Jul 1853
New Zealand's first general election begins
14 Jul 1950
Death of Sir Apirana Ngata
15 Jul 1915
First Gallipoli wounded arrive home
15 Jul 1933
Lovelock smashes world mile record
16 Jul 1965
New Zealand artillery opens fire in Vietnam
17 Jul 1939
Death of Paddy the Wanderer
18 Jul 1855
New Zealand's first postage stamps go on sale
19 Jul 1982
Privy Council rules on Samoan citizenship
20 Jul 1892
Steam locomotive sets world speed record
20 Jul 1965
Riots rock Mt Eden prison
20 Jul 2023
Football Ferns achieve historic win at FIFA World Cup™
21 Jul 1865
Capture of Weraroa pā
21 Jul 1925
Te Haahi Rātana established as church
22 Jul 1987
Lotto goes on sale for first time
23 Jul 1851
Maria
wrecked near Cape Terawhiti
23 Jul 1952
Yvette Williams leaps to gold at Helsinki
24 Jul 2000
New Zealand soldier killed in East Timor
25 Jul 1981
Anti-Springbok protesters block Hamilton match
26 Jul 1863
Floods kill 25 miners in Central Otago
26 Jul 1865
Parliament moves to Wellington
26 Jul 1928
Kiwi boxer fights for world heavyweight title
26 Jul 1984
Ann Hercus becomes first Minister of Women's Affairs
27 Jul 1953
Armistice ends fighting in Korean War
27 Jul 1963
Pioneer aviator George Bolt dies
28 Jul 1893
Massive women’s suffrage petition presented to Parliament
29 Jul 1897
Tasmania
sinks off Māhia with suitcase of jewels
29 Jul 1981
Police baton anti-tour protesters outside Parliament
29 Jul 1981
Kiri Te Kanawa sings at Royal Wedding
29 Jul 2003
Moana Mackey joins mother Janet in Parliament
30 Jul 1979
Carless days introduced
31 Jul 1843
Foundation stone laid for New Zealand's first purpose-built theatre
31 Jul 1976
John Walker wins gold in Montreal
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