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July - Static GK Notes for Competitive Exams

Most Important Static GK from July Month. These static GK facts are very important and expected to be asked in the upcoming AFCAT SSC CGL CPO SI Exam.


  1. The United Kingdom handed over Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997. This event marked the end of 156 years of British rule, which began in 1841.


  1. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy's birth anniversary has been observed as National Doctor's Day on 1st July since 1991.


  1. The Simla Agreement was signed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on July 2, 1972.


  1. The landmark “Declaration of Independence”was released on 4 July 1776. The US was declared independent after the document was published.


  1. The Higgs Boson particle, also known as the Gods particle, was discovered on July 4, 2012. It is the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. The particle received its name from physicist Peter Ware Higgs, who first theorized the existence of Higgs Boson.


  1. Dolly the Sheep, a domestic sheep cloned using cells from another mother, was born on July 5, 1996.


  1. On July 6, Althea Gibson claimed the women's singles tennis title at Wimbledon and became the first African American to win a championship.


  1. Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected to Parliament in Britain. He was successfully elected with a majority of five on 6 July 1892.


  1. On 7 July 2013, Andy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic in the final.


  1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report, which formed the basis of the Government of India Act 1919, was published on July 8, 1918.


  1. Vasco Da Gama set sail on his expedition from the Tagus River on July 8, 1497. He reached Calicut (Kerala) from Malindi (now Kenya).


  1. Asia's first stock exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange, was established on July 9, 1875.


  1. The first Wimbledon Championship began on 9th July 1877. Spencer Gore became the first person to win the Wimbledon tournament.


  1. First communication satellite, Telstar 1, capable of relaying television signals from Europe to North America was launched on 10 July 1962.


  1. Charlotte Cooper Sterry became the first woman to win an Olympic medal in an individual event on July 11, 1900. She also won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships.


  1. NASA sent New Horizons to become the first spacecraft to visit planet Pluto. The NASA spacecraft moved past the dwarf planet and its moons on July 14, 2015.


  1. On 17 July 1996, Madras was officially renamed as Chennai by the Tamil Nadu government.


  1. Rohini Satellite RS-1 was launched on July 18, 1980. It became the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle.


  1. The Indian Independence Act was passed on July 18, 1947 which created two new independent countries: India and Pakistan.


  1. As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on 20 July 1969.


  1. The National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947.


  1. On 23 July 1999, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off with the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope, “Chandra X-Ray Observatory”.


  1. The Treaty of Lausanne, the final treaty concluding World War I, was signed on 24 July 1923 at Lausanne, Switzerland.


  1. On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world's first test tube baby was conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in England.


  1. India launched its first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, on July 26 2009.


  1. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was established on July 27, 1939, as the Crown Representatives Police.


  1. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914 starting World War I.