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Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.

On July 7, in the year 1991, Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of July 7, a notable event in this corner of history.

The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The conflicts both led up to and resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia, which began in mid-1991, into six independent countries matching the six republics that had previously constituted Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Macedonia, which was later renamed to North Macedonia. The breakup of Yugoslavia and the accompanying Yugoslav Wars are commonly attributed to increasing nationalism and unresolved ethnic tensions in Yugoslavia. While most of the conflicts ended through peace accords that involved full international recognition of the new states, they resulted in the deaths of many as well as severe economic damage to the region.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on July 7, 1991 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 4 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 3 June 2026.

On This Date in History

Type Year Date Event
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Notable Deaths 2025 Jul 7 Roman Starovoyt, Russian politician (born 1972)
Notable Deaths 2025 Jul 7 Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 7 Jane McAlevey, American labor organizer and author (born 1964)
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Historical Events 2021 Jul 7 Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 7 Robert Downey Sr., American actor and director (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 7 Dilip Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 7 Jovenel Moïse, Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (born 1968)
Historical Events 2019 Jul 7 The United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France.
Historical Events 2017 Jul 7 The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.
Historical Events 2016 Jul 7 Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen, killing five of them, in downtown Dallas, Texas at…
Selected Events 2016 Jul 7 A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, killing five…
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 7 Maria Barroso, Portuguese actress and politician (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 7 Bob MacKinnon, American basketball player and coach (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 7 Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 7 Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 7 Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (born 1937)
Historical Events 2013 Jul 7 A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people.
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 7 Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (born 1962)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 7 Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 7 Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 7 Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (born 1925)
Historical Events 2012 Jul 7 At least 172 people are killed in a flash flood in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia.
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 7 Dennis Flemion, American drummer (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 7 Ronaldo Cunha Lima, Brazilian poet and politician (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 7 Doris Neal, American baseball player (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 7 Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 7 Leon Schlumpf, Swiss politician (born 1927)
Historical Events 2011 Jul 7 A man goes on a killing spree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killing 7 and wounding 2 before killing himself.
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 7 Allan W. Eckert, American historian and author (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 7 Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 7 Bruce Conner, American sculptor, painter, and photographer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 7 Dorian Leigh, American model (born 1917)
Historical Events 2007 Jul 7 The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 7 Anne McLaren, British scientist (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 7 Donald Michie, British scientist (born 1923)
Historical Events 2006 Jul 7 A shootout happens in Spiritwood, Canada, killing 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police and wounding a 3rd officer.
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 7 Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 7 Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 7 John Money, New Zealand-American psychologist and author (born 1921)
Historical Events 2005 Jul 7 A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers,…
Historical Events 2003 Jul 7 NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
Notable Deaths 2003 Jul 7 Izhak Graziani, Bulgarian trumpet player and conductor (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2001 Jul 7 Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2000 Jul 7 Kenny Irwin Jr., American race car driver (born 1969)
Notable Births 1999 Jul 7 Moussa Diaby, French footballer
Notable Deaths 1999 Jul 7 Vikram Batra, Param Vir Chakra, Indian Army personnel (born 1974)
Notable Deaths 1999 Jul 7 Julie Campbell Tatham, American author (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 1998 Jul 7 Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (born 1937)

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