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Events

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

  • 100 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (died 44 BC)There is some dispute over the year of Caesar's birth. Some scholars have made a case for 101 or 102 BC as the year of his birth, based on the dates that he held certain magistracies, but scholarly consensus favors 100 BC. Similarly, some scholars prefer 12 July for the day of his birth, but others give 13 July. Goldsworthy, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oR-ljeBaWIcC&pg=PA30 p. 30], Ward, Heichelheim, & Yeo [https://books.google.com/books?id=9Q83DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA194 p. 194]. For a source arguing for 12 July, see Badian in Griffin (ed.) [https://books.google.com/books?id=gzOXLGbIIYwC&pg=PA16 p.16]
  • 1394 – Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shōgun (died 1441)
  • 1468 – Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable;{{cite book|title=Juan Del Encina: Aesthetics of His Poetry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_OlKAQAAMAAJ|year=1967|publisher=University of California}} (died 1530)
  • 1477 – Jacopo Sadoleto, Italian cardinal (died 1547){{cite book|author=Clive Maples Warner|title=The Life of Jacopo Sadoleto ... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvcUAAAAIAAJ |year=1938|publisher=Stanford University|page=9}}
  • 1549 – Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (died 1587)

=1601–1900=

  • 1628 – Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (died 1684){{cite book|author=Arthur Collins|title=The Peerage of England; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lllBeY0XQvUC&pg=PA19|year=1741|publisher=W. Innys; R. Manby; T. Wotton&F. Gosling|pages=19}}
  • 1675 – Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (died 1742)
  • 1730 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (died 1795)
  • 1803 – Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (died 1841)
  • 1807 – Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic (died 1893)
  • 1813 – Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (died 1878)
  • 1817 – Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (died 1862)
  • 1817 – Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899){{Cite web | title= Congressional Bioguide| work=Saunders, Alvin| url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000076| access-date=July 26, 2019}}
  • 1821 – D. H. Hill, American general and academic (died 1889)
  • 1824 – Eugène Boudin, French painter (died 1898)
  • 1849 – William Osler, Canadian physician and author (died 1919)
  • 1850 – Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (died 1912)
  • 1852 – Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933)
  • 1854 – George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (died 1933)
  • 1855 – Ned Hanlan, Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (died 1908)
  • 1857 – George E. Ohr, American potter (died 1918)
  • 1861 – Anton Arensky, Russian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1906)
  • 1863 – Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (died 1933)
  • 1863 – Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (died 1906)
  • 1868 – Stefan George, German poet and translator (died 1933)
  • 1870 – Louis II, Prince of Monaco (died 1949)
  • 1872 – Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (died 1945)
  • 1876 – Max Jacob, French poet, painter, and critic (died 1944)
  • 1878 – Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (died 1930)
  • 1879 – Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976)
  • 1879 – Han Yong-un, Korean poet (died 1944)
  • 1880 – Tod Browning, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1962)
  • 1881 – Natalia Goncharova, Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962){{cite book|first=Jane A.|last=Sharp|chapter=Natalia Goncharova|editor1-last=Bowlt|editor1-first=John E.|editor2-last=Drutt|editor2-first=Matthew|title=Amazons of the Avant-Garde: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Varvara Stepanova, and Nadezhda Udaltsova|date=2000|publisher=Guggenheim Museum|isbn=978-0-89207-225-5|location=New York|page=155|url=https://archive.org/details/amazonsofavantga00exte}}
  • 1884 – Bob Diry,[https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/oesterreich/wien/05-st-josef-zu-margareten/01-062/?pg=149 Birth record Vienna, parish St. Josef in Margareten, vol. 62, p. 144] Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (died 1935)
  • 1884 – Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957)
  • 1884 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1920)
  • 1886 – Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (died 1956)
  • 1888 – Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920){{cite web |title=Janiszewski Zygmunt |url=https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Janiszewski,_Zygmunt|website=Astro-Databank |date=8 July 2016 |access-date=13 November 2021}}
  • 1892 – Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (died 1942)
  • 1895 – Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (died 1962)
  • 1895 – Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983)
  • 1895 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (died 1960)
  • 1900 – Marcel Paul, French communist politician and Holocaust survivor (died 1982){{Cite web |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/biographies/IVRepublique/paul-marcel-12071900.asp |title=Biography of Marcel Paul |website=Assemblée Nationale |access-date=February 10, 2011 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720204518/http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/biographies/IVRepublique/paul-marcel-12071900.asp |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (died 1992)
  • 1902 – Vic Armbruster, Australian rugby league footballer (died 1984)
  • 1904 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
  • 1907 – Weary Dunlop, Australian colonel and surgeon (died 1993)
  • 1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (died 2002)
  • 1908 – Alain Cuny, French actor (died 1994)
  • 1908 – Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002)
  • 1909 – Joe DeRita, American actor (died 1993)
  • 1909 – Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (died 2010)
  • 1909 – Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (died 1999)
  • 1909 – Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (died 1994)
  • 1911 – Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (died 1993)
  • 1913 – Willis Lamb, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
  • 1914 – Mohammad Moin, Iranian linguist and lexicographer (died 1971)
  • 1916 – Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974)
  • 1917 – Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (died 2014)
  • 1917 – Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (died 2006){{cite book|title=Who's who|publisher=India: Parliament Secretariat|year=2005|page=713}}
  • 1917 – Andrew Wyeth, American artist (died 2009)
  • 1920 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (died 2004)
  • 1920 – Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015)
  • 1920 – Paul Gonsalves, American saxophonist (died 1974)
  • 1920 – Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic (died 2017)
  • 1920 – Beah Richards, American actress (died 2000)
  • 1922 – Mark Hatfield, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (died 2011)
  • 1923 – James E. Gunn, American science fiction author (died 2020)
  • 1924 – Faidon Matthaiou, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2011)
  • 1924 – Michel d'Ornano, French politician (died 1991){{cite web | url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/calvados/cent-ans-apres-sa-naissance-que-doit-on-a-michel-dornano-en-normandie-f84f1c54-3ebd-11ef-af6f-cc8c20a9107a | title=Cent ans après sa naissance, que doit-on à Michel d'Ornano en Normandie ? | date=12 July 2024 }}
  • 1925 – Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (died 2013)
  • 1925 – Roger Smith, American businessman (died 2007)
  • 1927 – Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (died 1993)
  • 1927 – Conte Candoli, American trumpet player (died 2001)
  • 1927 – Jack Harshman, American baseball player (died 2013)
  • 1927 – Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (died 2011)
  • 1928 – Alastair Burnet, English journalist (died 2012)
  • 1928 – Elias James Corey, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1928 – Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (died 2013)
  • 1930 – Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023){{cite news |title=Gordon Pinsent, Canadian acting icon, dead at 92 |work=CBC News |location=Toronto |date=February 25, 2023 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gorden-pinsent-1.6760868 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}
  • 1930 – Guy Ligier, French race car driver and team owner (died 2015){{cite web | url=https://ligierautomotive.com/entreprise/personnalites/guy-ligier/#slide-guy-ligier | title=Guy Ligier }}
  • 1931 – Eric Ives, English historian and academic (died 2012)
  • 1931 – Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2013)
  • 1932 – Monte Hellman, American director and producer (died 2021)
  • 1932 – Otis Davis, American sprinter (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Otis Davis, Who Overcame Racism to Win Olympic Gold, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/sports/otis-davis-ded.html |access-date=October 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 1933 – Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012)
  • 1933 – Donald E. Westlake, American author and screenwriter (died 2008)
  • 1934 – Van Cliburn, American pianist and composer (died 2013)
  • 1935 – Satoshi Ōmura, Japanese biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1936 – Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (died 2016)
  • 1936 – Frank Ryan, American football player and mathematician (died 2024){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/sports/football/frank-ryan-dead.html|title=Frank Ryan Dies at 87; Cerebral Quarterback Led Browns to '64 Title|last=Goldstein|first=Richard|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}
  • 1937 – Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1937 – Mickey Edwards, American lawyer and politician
  • 1937 – Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
  • 1937 – Robert McFarlane, American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor (died 2022)
  • 1937 – Guy Woolfenden, English composer and conductor (died 2016)
  • 1938 – Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019)
  • 1938 – Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
  • 1938 – Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012)
  • 1939 – Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer
  • 1939 – Bill Cooper, American football player{{cite web | url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1833 | title=Bill Cooper (2000) - Hall of Fame }}
  • 1941 – Benny Parsons, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2007)
  • 1942 – Swamp Dogg, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1942 – Roy Palmer, English cricketer and umpire
  • 1942 – Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
  • 1942 – Steve Young, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
  • 1943 – Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2022)
  • 1943 – Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (died 2022)
  • 1944 – Simon Blackburn, English philosopher and academic
  • 1944 – Delia Ephron, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
  • 1945 – Butch Hancock, American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1946 – Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (died 2025){{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Sian Barbara Allen, actor known for 'The Waltons' and 'You'll Like My Mother,' dies at 78 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-01/sian-barbara-allen-dead-the-waltons-youll-like-my-mother-actor |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
  • 1947 – Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
  • 1947 – Carl Lundgren, American artist and illustrator{{cite web|title=Carl Lundgren|website=The Rock Poster Society|date=2024|accessdate=February 17, 2024|url=https://trps.org/artists/carl-lundgren/}}
  • 1947 – Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic
  • 1948 – Ben Burtt, American director, screenwriter, and sound designer
  • 1948 – Walter Egan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1948 – Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (died 2024){{Cite web |last=Mroue |first=Bassem |date=September 15, 2024 |title=Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76 |url=https://apnews.com/article/elias-khoury-lebanon-novelist-palestinian-cause-israel-1b6e79f6a17f5d9f5dbdaf809b728653 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
  • 1948 – Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor (died 2024){{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 |url=https://apnews.com/article/fitness-guru-richard-simmons-obituary-db369da9e7f54f17bbbb1331af43508f |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 1949 – Simon Fox, English drummer
  • 1949 – Rick Hendrick, American businessman, founded Hendrick Motorsports
  • 1950 – Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (died 1991)
  • 1950 – Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1951 – Joan Bauer, American author
  • 1951 – Brian Grazer, American screenwriter and producer, founded Imagine Entertainment
  • 1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress
  • 1951 – Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
  • 1951 – Jamey Sheridan, American actor
  • 1952 – Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
  • 1952 – Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1952 – Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (died 1995)
  • 1954 – Eric Adams, American singer-songwriter
  • 1954 – Robert Carl, American pianist and composer
  • 1954 – Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer and coach
  • 1955 – Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author
  • 1955 – Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
  • 1956 – Mel Harris, American actress
  • 1956 – Sandi Patty, American singer and pianist
  • 1956 – Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
  • 1957 – Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)
  • 1957 – Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017)
  • 1958 – J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host
  • 1958 – Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress and producer
  • 1959 – David Brown, Australian meteorologist
  • 1959 – Tupou VI, King of Tonga
  • 1959 – Karl J. Friston, English psychiatrist and neuroscientist
  • 1959 – Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (died 2017)
  • 1961 – Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager
  • 1961 – Shiva Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
  • 1962 – Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
  • 1962 – Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
  • 1962 – Joanna Shields, American-English businesswoman
  • 1962 – Dean Wilkins, English footballer and manager
  • 1964 – Gaby Roslin, English television host and actress
  • 1965 – Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
  • 1965 – Robin Wilson, American singer and guitarist
  • 1966 – Jeff Bucknum, American race car driver
  • 1966 – Annabel Croft, English tennis player and sportscaster
  • 1966 – Taiji, Japanese bass player and songwriter (died 2011)
  • 1967 – Richard Herring, English comedian and screenwriter
  • 1967 – Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist
  • 1967 – John Petrucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1967 – Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
  • 1968 – Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
  • 1969 – Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
  • 1969 – Alan Mullally, English cricketer and sportscaster
  • 1969 – Anne-Sophie Pic, French chef
  • 1969 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (died 2006)
  • 1970 – Aure Atika, Portuguese-French actress, director, and screenwriter
  • 1970 – Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor, singer, and dancer
  • 1970 – Susan Tyler Witten, American politician{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=31 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=legislature.ky.gov}}
  • 1971 – Andriy Kovalenco, Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
  • 1971 – Loni Love, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
  • 1971 – Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
  • 1972 – Jake Wood, English actor{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/jake-wood/person/3240/summary.html|title=Jake Wood on TV.com|publisher=TV.com|access-date=8 December 2010|archive-date=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503131852/http://www.tv.com/jake-wood/person/3240/summary.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 1973 – Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
  • 1974 – Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer-songwriter
  • 1974 – Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
  • 1974 – Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler
  • 1976 – Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1976 – Anna Friel, English actress
  • 1976 – Tracie Spencer, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1977 – Neil Harris, English footballer and manager
  • 1977 – Steve Howey, American actor
  • 1977 – Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
  • 1977 – Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player
  • 1977 – Marco Silva, Portuguese football manager{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l70533.html|title=Marco Silva, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva - Manager|website=www.bdfutbol.com|accessdate=5 March 2023}}
  • 1978 – Topher Grace, American actor
  • 1978 – Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
  • 1979 – Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
  • 1979 – Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
  • 1980 – Kristen Connolly, American actress
  • 1981 – Adrienne Camp, South African singer-songwriter
  • 1981 – Pradeepan Raveendran, Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1982 – Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
  • 1982 – Jason Wright, American football player, businessman, and executive{{cite web |title=18 Jason Wright |url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wright_jason00.html |website=nusports.cstv.com |access-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118091933/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wright_jason00.html |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1984 – Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter
  • 1984 – Jonathan Lewis, American football player
  • 1984 – Natalie Martinez, American actress
  • 1984 – Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
  • 1984 – Sami Zayn, Canadian professional wrestler
  • 1985 – Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian footballer
  • 1985 – Gianluca Curci, Italian footballer
  • 1985 – Keven Lacombe, Canadian cyclist
  • 1985 – Ismael Londt, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer
  • 1986 – Didier Digard, French footballer
  • 1986 – Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian footballer
  • 1986 – JP Pietersen, South African rugby player
  • 1986 – Simone Laudehr, German footballer
  • 1988 – Patrick Beverley, American basketball player{{Cite web |title=Patrick Beverley |url=https://www.nba.com/player/201976/patrick-beverley |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=National Basketball Association}}
  • 1988 – LeSean McCoy, American football player
  • 1988 – Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
  • 1989 – Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress{{cite web |date=17 October 2017 |title=16 Things You Didn't Know About Phoebe Tonkin from "The Originals" |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a10392855/phoebe-tonkin-facts/ |access-date=6 February 2020 |publisher=Hearst Corporation |magazine=Seventeen}}
  • 1990 – Bebé, Portuguese footballer
  • 1990 – Rachel Brosnahan, American actress{{cite web|url=https://rss.art19.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers-podcast|title=Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast |website=rss.art19.com|access-date=January 7, 2019}}
  • 1991 – Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
  • 1991 – James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer
  • 1991 – Pablo Carreño Busta, Spanish tennis player{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/bio | title=Pablo Carreno Busta | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis }}
  • 1992 – Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer
  • 1992 – Luke Berry, English footballer{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur77855.html | title=Luke Berry (Luton) }}
  • 1994 – Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
  • 1995 – Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player{{cite web |title=Vani Pelite Results {{!}} Commonwealth Games Australia |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/vani-pelite/ |website=commonwealthgames.com.au |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en-AU |date=3 April 2018}}
  • 1995 – Luke Shaw, English footballer
  • 1995 – Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=80263|title=Jordyn Wieber|website=USA Gymnastics|access-date=12 July 2020}}
  • 1995 – Moses Simon, Nigerian footballer[https://archive.today/20140308101143/http://www.corgonliga.sk/corgon-liga/hrac/1870/moses-daddy-simon DADDY SIMON MOSES] 8 March 2014, corgonliga.sk
  • 1996 – Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
  • 1996 – Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
  • 1997 – Jean-Kévin Duverne, French footballer{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur55142.html | title=Jean-Kevin Duverne (FC Nantes) }}
  • 1997 – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate{{cite book |author=Jennifer Strand|title=Malala Yousafzai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaXPDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20|date=15 August 2016 |publisher=ABDO|isbn=978-1-68079-390-1|pages=20}}
  • 1998 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628983/|title=Shai Gilgeous-Alexander|website=NBA|access-date=22 April 2023}}
  • 2000 – Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/vini-jr|title = Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior LaLiga Santander}}
  • 2001 – Kaylee McKeown, Australian swimmer{{cite web |title=Kaylee McKeown |url=https://www.swimming.org.au/Home/AustralianDolphins/AthleteProfile.aspx?AthleteID=83 |publisher=Swimming Australia |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143118/https://www.swimming.org.au/Home/AustralianDolphins/AthleteProfile.aspx?AthleteID=83 |archive-date=12 June 2018}}
  • 2002 – Nico Williams, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Nico Williams Height, Weight, Age, Nationality, Position, Bio |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/nicholas-williams-player-bio |website=Fox Sports |access-date=July 11, 2024}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1908 – William D. Coleman, 13th President of Liberia (born 1842){{cite book |last1=Dunn|first1= Elwood D.|last2=Beyan|first2=Amos J.|last3=Burrowes|first3=Carl Patrick|author-link= |date=2000|title=Historical Dictionary of Liberia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt0_RrW8ghkC|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9781461659310|pages=80–81}}
  • 1910 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (born 1877){{cite web |title=Charles Stewart Rolls {{!}} British automobile manufacturer and aviator |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Stewart-Rolls |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}
  • 1926 – Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (born 1868){{cite book|first1=Barbara|last1=Brothers|first2=Julia Marie|last2=Gergits|title=British Travel Writers, 1876–1909|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research|date=1997|page=3|isbn=978-0-81039-937-2}}
  • 1926 – Charles Wood Irish composer (born 1866)
  • 1929 – Robert Henri, American painter and educator (born 1865)
  • 1931 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)
  • 1934 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (born 1877)
  • 1935 – Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (born 1859)
  • 1944 – Theodore Roosevelt Jr., American general and politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (born 1887)
  • 1945 – Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (born 1871)
  • 1945 – Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (born 1895)
  • 1946 – Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (born 1870)
  • 1947 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1902)
  • 1949 – Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860)
  • 1950 – Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (born 1865)
  • 1956 – John Hayes, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Tasmania (born 1868)
  • 1961 – Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (born 1879){{cite news |last1=Crowe-Grande |first1=Trish |title=Exploring the early years of Newmarket literary icon Mazo de la Roche |url=https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/exploring-the-early-years-of-newmarket-literary-icon-mazo-de-la-roche-2623894 |access-date=28 June 2021 |work=NewmarketToday.ca |date=August 9, 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1962 – Roger Wolfe Kahn, American composer and bandleader (born 1907)
  • 1965 – Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (born 1898)
  • 1966 – D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (born 1870)
  • 1969 – Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (born 1885)
  • 1971 – Yvon Robert, Canadian wrestler (born 1914)
  • 1973 – Lon Chaney Jr., American actor (born 1906)
  • 1975 – James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (born 1887)
  • 1979 – Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952){{cite ODNB |title=Morris, Olive Elaine (1952–1979), political activist |year=2012 |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-100963 |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/100963 |last1=Allotey |first1=Emma }}
  • 1979 – Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (born 1947)
  • 1980 – John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888){{cite web |title=John Warren Davis |author=West Virginia Archives and History |year=2019 |publisher=West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History |url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229171815/http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html |archive-date=February 29, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Gene |title=Dr. John Warren Davis, adviser to five presidents |newspaper=The Record |location=Hackensack, New Jersey |date=July 13, 1980 |page=22 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/ |access-date=March 2, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302233738/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/ |archive-date=March 2, 2020}}
  • 1982 – Kenneth More, English actor (born 1914)
  • 1983 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist (born 1944)
  • 1990 – João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917)
  • 1992 – Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (born 1903)
  • 1993 – Dan Eldon, English photographer and journalist (born 1970)
  • 1994 – Eila Campbell, English geographer and cartographer (born 1915){{cite web |title=Obituary: Professor Eila Campbell |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-eila-campbell-1416267.html |website=The Independent |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |date=26 July 1994}}
  • 1996 – John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927)
  • 1997 – François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927)
  • 1998 – Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (born 1907)
  • 1998 – Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925)
  • 1998 – Serge Lemoyne, Canadian painter (born 1941)
  • 1999 – Rajendra Kumar, Indian actor (born 1921)
  • 2000 – Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1908)
  • 2001 – Fred Marcellino, American author and illustrator (born 1939)
  • 2003 – Benny Carter, American trumpet player, saxophonist, and composer (born 1907)
  • 2003 – Mark Lovell, English race car driver (born 1960)
  • 2004 – Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the National Ballet School of Canada (born 1918)
  • 2005 – John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, English businessman (born 1917)
  • 2007 – Robert Burås, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1975)
  • 2007 – Stan Zemanek, Australian radio and television host (born 1947)
  • 2008 – Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946)
  • 2008 – Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955)
  • 2010 – Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (born 1922)
  • 2010 – James P. Hogan, English-American author (born 1941)
  • 2010 – Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1932)
  • 2010 – Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (born 1957)
  • 2010 – Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939)
  • 2011 – Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1916)
  • 2012 – Alimuddin, Pakistani cricketer (born 1930)
  • 2012 – Dara Singh, Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (born 1928){{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dara-Singh-passes-away/articleshow/14838702.cms |title=Dara Singh Passes Away |date=12 July 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2016-04-01}}
  • 2012 – Eddy Brown, English footballer and manager (born 1926)
  • 2012 – Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author and illustrator (born 1920)
  • 2012 – Roger Payne, English mountaineer (born 1956)
  • 2012 – Hamid Samandarian, Iranian director and playwright (born 1931)
  • 2012 – George C. Stoney, American director and producer (born 1916)
  • 2013 – Amar Bose, American businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (born 1929)
  • 2013 – Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (born 1932)
  • 2013 – Elaine Morgan, Welsh writer (born 1920){{cite web |title=Elaine Morgan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/29/elaine-morgan |website=The Guardian |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=21 January 2020}}
  • 2013 – Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921)
  • 2014 – Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (born 1931)
  • 2014 – Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1924)
  • 2014 – Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (born 1927)
  • 2014 – Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919)
  • 2014 – Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
  • 2014 – Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950)
  • 2015 – D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941)
  • 2015 – Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956)
  • 2015 – Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)
  • 2015 – Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935)
  • 2016 – Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (born 1958)
  • 2019 – Emily Hartridge, English YouTuber and television presenter (born 1984){{Cite news|title=YouTube Star Emily Hartridge Dies at 35 in Electric Scooter Collision|url=https://people.com/human-interest/emily-hartridge-dies-at-35-in-electric-scooter-collision/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307061644/https://people.com/human-interest/emily-hartridge-dies-at-35-in-electric-scooter-collision/|archive-date=2020-03-07|access-date=2021-07-13|newspaper=People|language=en}}
  • 2020 – Kelly Preston, American actress and model (born 1962){{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|date=July 13, 2020|title='Jerry Maguire' actress Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, dies of breast cancer at 57|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/12/kelly-preston-dies-57-breast-cancer-john-travolta-mourns-beautiful-wife/5426276002/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714004311/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/12/kelly-preston-dies-57-breast-cancer-john-travolta-mourns-beautiful-wife/5426276002/|archive-date=July 14, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2021|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}
  • 2020 – Wim Suurbier, Dutch football player (born 1945){{Cite web|date=2020-07-13|title=Suurbier, mainstay of Ajax, Dutch teams of 1970s, dies at 75|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/surbier-mainstay-of-ajax-dutch-teams-of-1970s-dies-at-75/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703232618/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/surbier-mainstay-of-ajax-dutch-teams-of-1970s-dies-at-75/|archive-date=2021-07-03|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}}
  • 2024 – Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's writer and illustrator (born 1930){{Cite web |last=Sanou |first=Hanneke |date=2024-07-13 |title="Letter to the King" author Tonke Dragt dies at 93 |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/07/letter-to-the-king-author-tonke-dragt-dies-at-93/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}
  • 2024 – Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951){{Cite news |last=Finkel |first=Jori |date=2024-07-13 |title=Bill Viola, Celebrated Video Artist Who Played With Time, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/arts/bill-viola-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 2024 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928){{Cite web |last=Moshtaghian |first=AJ Willingham, Artemis |date=2024-07-13 |title=Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as 'Dr. Ruth,' dead at 96 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/ruth-westheimer-death/index.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 2024 – Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964){{Cite web |title=Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner |url=https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner |language=en-US}}

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