Historical Events for 7th July 2023

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1438 - King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years
1585 - King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots lose all freedoms
1799 - Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore
1801 - Toussaint Louverture declares Haitian independence
1868 - Surrey wicket-keeper Ted Pooley completes a then-1st class cricket record 12 dismissals (8 caught, 4 stumped) in a County match against Sussex at The Oval
1923 - University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
1993 - Guntis Ulmanis elected president of Latvia
1996 - Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), lands
2002 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Lleyton Hewitt of Australia wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2019 - Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Home team Brazil win their 9th title, beating Peru, 3-1; first title since 2007

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