A LOOK BACK AT JULY AND AUGUST

JULY 1:

BATTLE OF THE SOMME CENTENARY 

Events were held in the UK and other countries to mark

100 years since the start of the Battle of the

Somme, which lasted until November 1916.

JULY 2:

CAROLINA AHERNE DIES

Caroline Aherne, the comedian, writer and

actress, died after a battle with cancer, aged 52.

JULY 3:

BAGHDAD LORRY BOMB

In the deadliest single attack since the US-led invasion

in 2003, nearly 300 people were killed after a lorry loaded

with explosives detonated in Karrada as families

shopped to mark the end of Ramadan.

JULY 4:

JUNO ENTERS JUPITER'S ORBIT

NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered

Jupiter's orbit after completing a five-year

journey from Earth and began a survey of the planet.

JULY 6:

CHILCOT INQUIRY REPORT PUBLISHED

More than seven years after the inquiry was announced,

SirJohn Chilcot's report delivered a damning verdict

on the decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003,

criticising former Prime Minister Tony Blair

and the intelligence that prompted the invasion.

JULY 6:

OSCAR PISTORIUS JAILED

The South African Paralympic gold medallist is jailed

for six years for the murder of his girlfriend

Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.

JULY 7:

BACKLASH AFTER POLICE SHOOTINGS

IN AMERICA

At a protest in Dallas over the shooting of two black

men by police, five officers are shot dead. Just a

week later, three police officers are shot dead in

Baton Rouge. 2016 saw rising tensions between

minority communities and police in America after

the fatal shootings of numerous unarmed

black men by white officers.

JULY 13:

THERESA MAY BECOMES PM 

Two days after being declared the new leader of the

Conservative Party, Theresa May becomes the 76th

British prime minister, promising to create a

country that "works for everyone".

JULY 14:

NICE TRUCK ATTACK

In a horrific attack, 86 people are killed after a

19-ton truck ploughed into crowds celebrating

Bastille Day on Nice's Promenade des Anglais.

Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian with

French residency, was shot dead by police

after carrying out the attack.

JULY 15:

ATTEMPTED COUP IN TURKEY 

Sections within Turkey's military attempt to overthrow

the government, with gunfire and explosions in

Istanbul and Ankara. Many people died but the coup

was unsuccessful and thousands of people were

arrested and suspended from official roles in

the aftermath.

JULY 19:

TRUMP BECOMES REPUBLICAN

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE 

Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party's

presidential candidate at the national convention.

JULY 28:

CLINTON BECOMES DEMOCRATIC

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE 

Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be a major

party's presidential candidate as she accepts the

Democratic nomination.

AUGUST 5-21:

RIO OLYMPIC GAMES 

In their most successful overseas Olympics ever,

Team GB finished second with 67 medals, better

than at London 2012, including 27 golds.

The United States topped the medal table

with 46 golds.

AUGUST 24:

ITALY EARTHQUAKE

Nearly 300 people died after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake

struck Italy, destroying buildings and killing

people in their sleep.

AUGUST 28:

GENE WILDER DIES

The actor, who played Willy Wonka among other

memorable roles, died aged 83 from

complications caused by Alzheimer's disease.

AUGUST 31:

BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT OUSTED

Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following

her impeachment trial.