War · July 7, 1937

Marco Polo Bridge incident

Name: Marco Polo Bridge incident
Start: 1937-07-07
Location: Lugou Bridge

89 years ago · Lugou Bridge

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The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a three-day battle that began on 7 July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army.

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The 90th anniversary falls on July 7, 2027.

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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (German:; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century.

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Vladimir Mayakovsky

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (19 July 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Russian poet, playwright, artist, and actor. During his early, pre-Revolution period leading into 1917, Mayakovsky became renowned as a prominent figure of the Russian Futurist movement.

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Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein ( HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer.

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Second Sino-Japanese War

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