7 July 1456 A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution. #History #HistoryMatters

Dick Thomas was a Welsh Rugby Union player. At the outbreak of WW1 he was a policeman. When he could he enlisted in the 16th Battalion Welsh Regiment. He was killed in action, shot through the head, in the taking of Mametz Wood on 7 July 1916. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Oswald Wreford-Brown was an English cricketer and footballer. He played for Gloucestershire & football for amateur clubs Old Carthusians, Free Foresters, Corinthian and Old Salopians. 5 July 1916, Oswald was mortally wounded in the leg by a shell and died 7 July 1916. #WW1

7 July 1928 Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. #History #HistoryMatters #bread

Arthur Isaac was a first class cricketer with Worcestershire CC. In WW1 Arthur was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment. 7 July 1916 Arthur was KIA on the Somme & commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

William Rigby was a dentistry student at the University of Manchester at the outbreak of WW1. He enlisted into the Accrington Pals before being gazetted as a Lt in the Machine Gun Corps. William died of his wounds on 7 July 1916 received, he was 20. #WW1 #History

Arthur Jones was a junior clerk in the Registrar's department at the University of Manchester prior to WW1. Arthur enlisted into the Royal Fusiliers. While serving in the Fusiliers he was involved in The Somme Campaign & was KIA 7 July 1916. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

William Burns was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches the great bulk of them for Worcestershire. In WW1 William enlisted with the Worcestershire Regiment. 7 july 1916 he was KIA at Contalmaison at the Battle of the Somme #WW1 #History

James Amison prior to WW1 lived with his wife at 6 Field St, Bredbury, Stockport. James enlisted into the Cheshire regiment before being transferred to tje King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 7 July 1917 James was KIA and is buried at Philosophe British Cemetrey. #WW1 #History

Frank Street was an English cricketer who played for Essex. Frank was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. He was KIA 7 July 1916 on the Somme. With no known grave he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Frank Street was a first class cricketer with Essex Cricket and an University of Oxford Blue for football. In WW1 Frank served as a Lieutenant in the 9th Royal Fusiliers. He was KIA on the Somme on 7 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Frank Street was educated at Westminster School & Christ Church, Oxford. At the outbreak of war, he served in the ranks until being commissioned a Lieutenant in the 9th Royal Fusiliers. He was KIA 7 July 1916 on the Somme. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

George Hebblethwaite lived with his parents at Sheep Ings Farm (pic below), Mirfield before he attended the University of Manchester as a student. By 1916 he serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers, and on 7 July 1916 George was KIA on the Somme. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Alban Arnold was a first class cricketer with Hampshire & Cambridge University Alban saw action in WW1 with Royal Fusiliers. He saw action during the Battle of the Somme. He was KIA 7 July 1916 at Ovillers-la-Boisselle. He has no known grave. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Thomas Pryce Hamer was a Welsh International whow also played for Brentford. Thomas enlisted into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers & 1 April 1915 Thomas was appointed as Temporary Second Lieutenant with the South Wales Borderers. 7 July 1916 Thomas was KIA. #WW1 #History

Eric Kingsley was member of the Manchester University OTC between 1911 and 1912 and was gazetted in 1914 into the Manchester Regiment. Leading his men on 7th July 1916 was reported to have not been seen again after leaving the fighting to get treatment at an aid post. #WW1

Oswald Wreford-Brown was an English cricketer and footballer. Oswald was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in WW1. 5 July 1916, during the Somme, Oswald's promotion to captain was confirmed, but he was mortally wounded in the leg by a shell and died two days later

Thomas Bullough was a medical student at the University of Manchester and a member of the OTC at the outbreak of WW1. He was commissioned into The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Serving near La Boiselle on 7th July 1916, Thomas was KIA, he was only 20. #WW1 #History

7 July 1667 An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. #History #HistoryMatters

Alfred Thomson graduated from both Queens, Belfast & Manchester University in medicine & went into practice. Alfred immediately enlisted with the RAMC upon the outbreak of war. He was attached to 7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. 7 July 1916 Alfred was KIA. #WW1 #History