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Events

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Land lottery begins in Oklahoma.{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=29 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}
  • 1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • 1910 – The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.{{cite news |last=Davies |first=David |author-link=David Martin Davies |date=16 January 2015 |title=Should Texas Remember Or Forget The Slocum Massacre? |url=https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2015-01-16/should-texas-remember-or-forget-the-slocum-massacre |access-date=17 November 2021 |work=Texas Public Radio |location=Texas |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Cavalry to Quell Outbreak in Texas |date=1910-08-01 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/08/01/104945131.pdf |work=The New York Times |access-date=2011-03-02}}
  • 1914 – The Cape Cod Canal opened.
  • 1920 – Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
  • 1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
  • 1932 – Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.{{cite book |last=Tuccille |first=Jerome |title=The War Against the Vets: The World War I Bonus Army During the Great Depression |location=Lincoln, Neb. |publisher=Potomac Books |date=2018 |isbn=9781612349336 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=golQDwAAQBAJ |pages=121–123 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Anacostia Camp No More |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 1932 |pages=1, 3}}
  • 1937 – Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  • 1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
  • 1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
  • 1950 – Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
  • 1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
  • 1957 – Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
  • 1958 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  • 1959 – First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
  • 1965 – Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
  • 1967 – Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59|6}} catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
  • 1967 – During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
  • 1972 – Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38.{{Cite news |date=1972-07-30 |title=World News Briefs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/30/archives/colombian-planes-collide-38-die.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1973 – Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
  • 1973 – Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
  • 1976 – In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
  • 1980 – Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
  • 1981 – A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.{{cite web |title=The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/july/wedding-of-prince-charles-and-lady-diana-spencer |website=bbc.com |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}
  • 1981 – After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/29/Bani-Sadr-escapes-to-Paris/4784365227200/ Bani-Sadr escapes to Paris][https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/09/17/rebel-chief-plots-quick-return-to-tehran/97356427-96ef-40b8-a530-5724ba70d2be/?noredirect=on]{{Cite web |date=2021-10-09 |title=Banisadr: Iran's post-revolution president who fled to exile |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211009-banisadr-iran-s-post-revolution-president-who-fled-to-exile |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • 1985 – Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit then planned due to an engine failure during ascent.{{cite web |last1=Legler |first1=Robert D. |last2=Bennett |first2=Floyd V. |date=September 1, 2011 |title=Space Shuttle Missions Summary |url=https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/space-shuttle-missions-summary.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021052010/https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/space-shuttle-missions-summary.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |website=Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program Office |publisher=NASA |pages=2–20 |id=NASA/TM–2011–216142}} {{PD-notice}}
  • 1987 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).
  • 1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
  • 1993 – The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
  • 1996 – The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  • 2005 – Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
  • 2010 – An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
  • 2013 – Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
  • 2015 – The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.{{cite news |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: Réunion debris to be tested in France |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33714780 |access-date=30 July 2015}}
  • 2019 – The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.{{cite news |author=Watts |first=Jonathan |date=2019-07-29 |title=Gang violence leaves more than 50 dead in Brazil prison riot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/gang-violence-leaves-more-than-50-dead-in-brazil-prison-riot |access-date=2019-07-30 |website=The Guardian}}
  • 2021 – The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.{{Cite web |last1=Matsnev |first1=Oleg |last2=Chang |first2=Kenneth |date=2021-07-29 |title=Russia's New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/science/russia-module-space-station.html |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}
  • 2024 – 3 children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England.{{Cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Jessica |last2=Al-Othman |first2=Hannah |last3=Halliday |first3=Josh |date=2024-07-30 |title=Southport attack: third child dies and five in critical condition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/people-in-critical-condition-southport-attack-stabbings |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Guardian}} This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially-motivated riots across the UK.{{Cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=2024-08-01 |title=A Stabbing Attack, Viral Falsehoods and Fears of a Summer of Unrest in the U.K. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/southport-stabbings-suspect-axel-rudakubana.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

  • 1605 – Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (died 1659){{cite Grove |last1=Marshall |first1=Traute Maass |last2=Hoffmann-Erbrecht |first2=Lothar |title=Dach, Simon |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.07045}}
  • 1646 – Johann Theile, German organist and composer (died 1724){{cite Grove |last1=Mackey |first1=Jocelyn |title=Theile, Johann |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27783}}
  • 1744 – Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (died 1830)
  • 1763 – Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (died 1845)
  • 1797 – Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier (died 1879){{cite ANB |last1=Holloran |first1=Peter C. |title=Drew, Daniel (1797-1879), financier |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1000454}}
  • 1801 – George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (died 1853){{cite ODNB |last1=Boase |first1=G. C. |last2=Bagwell |first2=Philip S. |title=Bradshaw, George (1801–1853), compiler of railway guides |date=3 October 2013 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/3195}}
  • 1805 – Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (died 1859)
  • 1806 – Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (died 1887){{cite ANB |last1=Lach, Jr. |first1=Edward L. |title=Abbott, Horace (1806-1887), manufacturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1000001}}
  • 1817 – Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (died 1900){{cite book |editor1-last=Chilvers |editor1-first=Ian |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists |date=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780198604761 |page=12 |chapter=Aivazovsky, Ivan}}
  • 1817 – Martin Körber, German pastor, composer, and conductor (died 1893)
  • 1841 – Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (died 1912){{cite journal |last1=Grzybowski |first1=Andrzej |last2=Sak |first2=Jarosław |last3=Pawlikowski |first3=Jakub |last4=Iwanowicz-Palus |first4=Grażyna |title=Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912)—The 100th anniversary of the death of the discoverer of Mycobacterium leprae |journal=Clinics in Dermatology |date=September 2013 |volume=31 |issue=5 |pages=653–655 |doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2012.10.001 |pmid=24205518}}
  • 1843 – Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (died 1901)
  • 1846 – Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (died 1918){{cite Grove |last1=Rieger |first1=Eva |title=Menter, Sophie |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47440}}
  • 1846 – Isabel, Brazilian princess (died 1921)
  • 1849 – Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization (died 1923){{cite journal |last1=Scheiber |first1=Alexander |last2=Nordau |first2=Max |title=Max Nordau's Letters to Ignace Goldziher |journal=Jewish Social Studies |date=1956 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=199–207 |jstor=4465457 |issn=0021-6704}}
  • 1859 – Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz, Portuguese priest (died 1948)Livro de Registo de Baptismos 1860/1865 (fl. 7–7v.), Paróquia de São João Baptista, Alcochete - Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal
  • 1860 – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (died 1940){{cite ODNB |last1=Cochrane |first1=Alfred |last2=Brodie |first2=Marc |title=Baillie, Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-, second Baron Lamington (1860–1940), colonial governor |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30531}}
  • 1867 – Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi (died 1942)
  • 1869 – Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (died 1946){{cite ANB |last1=Woodress |first1=James |title=Tarkington, Booth (1869-1946), novelist and playwright |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601607}}
  • 1871 – Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (died 1930)
  • 1872 – Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (died 1957)
  • 1874 – J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician (died 1942)
  • 1876 – Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (died 1949)
  • 1878 – Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1937){{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Marquis, Don (1878-1937), columnist, short-story writer, and poet |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601062}}
  • 1883 – Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (died 1942)
  • 1883 – Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945){{cite journal |last1=Delzell |first1=Charles F. |title=Remembering Mussolini |journal=The Wilson Quarterly |date=1988 |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=118–135 |jstor=40257305 |issn=0363-3276}}
  • 1884 – Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (died 1975)
  • 1885 – Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955){{cite book |last1=Menefee |first1=David W. |title=The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era |date=2004 |publisher=Praeger |location=Westport, Conn. |isbn=0275982599 |page=1}}
  • 1887 – Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (died 1951){{cite Grove |last1=Everett |first1=William A. |title=Romberg [Rosenberg], Sigmund |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23756}}
  • 1891 – Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (died 1966)
  • 1892 – William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984){{cite ANB |last1=Fisher |first1=James |title=Powell, William (1892-1984), screen actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801360}}
  • 1896 – Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist (died 1986)
  • 1897 – Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (died 1983){{cite ODNB |last1=Carver |first1=Michael |title=Ritchie, Sir Neil Methuen (1897–1983), army officer |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31611}}
  • 1898 – Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1988){{cite journal |last1=Rigden |first1=John S. |title=Isidor Isaac Rabi, 29 July 1898 · 11 January 1988 |journal=Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |date=2000 |volume=144 |issue=1 |pages=114–118 |jstor=1515611 |issn=0003-049X}}
  • 1899 – Walter Beall, American baseball player (died 1959)
  • 1900 – Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (died 1986)
  • 1900 – Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1976)
  • 1900 – Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (died 1980)
  • 1900 – Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (died 1964){{cite ANB |last1=Dufour |first1=Ronald P. |title=Redman, Don (1900-1964), composer, arranger, and alto saxophonist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802705}}

=1901–present=

  • 1904 – Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1982)
  • 1904 – J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (died 1993){{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Kuldip |title=Obituary: J. R. D. Tata |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-j-r-d-tata-1464628.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Independent |date=1 December 1993 |language=en}}
  • 1905 – Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965){{cite ANB |last1=Moore |first1=James Ross |title=Bow, Clara (1905-1965), film actress |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800137}}
  • 1905 – Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1961)
  • 1905 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (died 2006){{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Stanley Kunitz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/17/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 May 2006}}
  • 1906 – Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (died 1935){{cite book |last1=Donati |first1=William |title=The Life and Death of Thelma Todd |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786488179 |page=4}}
  • 1907 – Melvin Belli, American lawyer (died 1996){{cite ANB |last1=Keene |first1=Ann T. |title=Belli, Melvin (1907-1996), lawyer |date=April 2009 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1101221}}
  • 1909 – Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (died 1997)
  • 1909 – Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (died 1984){{cite ANB |last1=Muller |first1=Gilbert H. |title=Himes, Chester Bomar (1909-1984), African-American author |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1602771}}
  • 1910 – Gale Page, American actress (died 1983)
  • 1911 – Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1995){{cite news |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=Foster Furcolo, 83, Governor, Legislator and Sometime Writer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/06/obituaries/foster-furcolo-83-governor-legislator-and-sometime-writer.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 1995}}
  • 1911 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005){{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Archbishop Iakovos, Major Ecumenical Force, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/us/archbishop-iakovos-major-ecumenical-force-dies.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 April 2005}}
  • 1913 – Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013){{cite news |last1=Smale |first1=Alison |title=Erich Priebke, Nazi Who Carried Out Massacre of 335 Italians, Dies at 100 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/europe/erich-priebke-nazi-who-carried-out-italian-massacre-dies-at-100.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=11 October 2013}}
  • 1914 – Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (died 2017){{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=T. Rees |title=Irwin Corey, comic who styled himself the World's Foremost Authority, dies at 102 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/irwin-corey-comic-who-styled-himself-the-worlds-foremost-authority-dies-at-102/2017/02/07/b39560ae-ed36-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=7 February 2017}}
  • 1915 – Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (died 1985){{cite news |title=Services Set Tuesday For Mormon Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-obituary-for-bruce-r-m/46115814/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Daily Herald |agency=UPI |date=21 April 1985 |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • 1915 – Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1998)
  • 1916 – Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001){{cite news |last1=Binder |first1=David |title=Budd Boetticher, Director Whose No-Frills 50's Westerns Became Classics, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/01/movies/budd-boetticher-director-whose-no-frills-50-s-westerns-became-classics-dies-85.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 December 2001}}
  • 1916 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (died 1942){{cite Grove |last1=Owens |first1=Thomas |title=Christian, Charlie |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.05704}}
  • 1916 – Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (died 2004)
  • 1917 – Rochus Misch, German SS officer (died 2013){{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Rochus Misch, Bodyguard of Hitler, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/world/europe/rochus-misch-bodyguard-of-hitler-dies-at-96.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 September 2013}}
  • 1918 – Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014)
  • 1918 – Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968){{cite ANB |last1=Kelley |first1=Margot Anne |title=O'Connor, Edwin Greene (1918-1968), writer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601219}}
  • 1918 – Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (died 2005){{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Mary Lee Settle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/10/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=10 October 2005}}
  • 1920 – Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman (died 2007)
  • 1921 – Richard Egan, American actor (died 1987){{cite news |last1=Thackrey |first1=Ted Jr |title=Richard Egan, 65, Dies; Portrayed Rugged Heroes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-22-mn-3395-story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=22 July 1987}}
  • 1921 – Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Chris Marker obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/30/chris-marker |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2012}}
  • 1923 – George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
  • 1923 – Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (died 2014)
  • 1923 – Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Jim Marshall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/apr/05/jim-marshall |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 April 2012}}
  • 1923 – Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (died 2003)
  • 1924 – Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (died 2005){{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Lloyd Bochner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/05/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 November 2005}}
  • 1924 – Robert Horton, American actor (died 2016){{cite news |title=Robert Horton, actor - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/03/20/robert-horton-actor---obituary/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/03/20/robert-horton-actor---obituary/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Telegraph |access-date=5 February 2020 |date=20 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}
  • 1925 – Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (died 2014){{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=Guillermo |title=IFORS' Operational Research Hall of Fame Harold W. Kuhn |journal=International Transactions in Operational Research |date=November 2004 |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=715–718 |doi=10.1111/j.1475-3995.2004.00486.x}}
  • 1925 – Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster (died 2019)
  • 1925 – Hilary Smart, American sailor (died 2000){{Cite web |title=Hilary Smart |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63693 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=28 March 2024}}
  • 1925 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (died 2021){{cite Grove |last1=Holst-Warhaft |first1=Gail |title=Theodorakis, Mikis |date=20 January 2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27797}}
  • 1926 – Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (died 2015){{cite news |last1=Steven |first1=Alasdair |title=Obituary: Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-robert-kilpatrick-baron-kilpatrick-of-kincraig-1491065 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Scotsman |date=31 October 2015}}
  • 1927 – Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (died 2010){{cite news |last1=van der Vat |first1=Dan |title=Harry Mulisch obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/07/harry-mulisch-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=7 November 2010}}
  • 1930 – Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (died 2018){{cite Grove |last1=Conyers |first1=Claude |title=Taylor, Paul |date=23 February 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2092750}}
  • 1931 – Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2020)
  • 1932 – Leslie Fielding, English diplomat (died 2021)
  • 1932 – Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician{{CongBio |id=K000017 |name=KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon |inline=YES}}
  • 1933 – Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died 2009){{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Lou Albano obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/29/lou-albano-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=29 November 2009}}
  • 1933 – Colin Davis, English race car driver (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Colin Davis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/11/colin-davis |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2013}}
  • 1933 – Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher
  • 1933 – Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2024)
  • 1935 – Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (died 2019){{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Schreier, Peter |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25078}}
  • 1936 – Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor{{CongBio |id=D000601 |name=DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford |inline=YES}}
  • 1937 – Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
  • 1938 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 2005){{cite ANB |last1=Evensen |first1=Bruce J. |title=Jennings, Peter (1938-2005), network news anchor |date=March 2011 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603553}}
  • 1938 – Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician (died 2021)
  • 1940 – Betty Harris, American chemist
  • 1940 – Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator
  • 1941 – Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (died 2007){{CongBio |id=D000549 |name=DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn |inline=YES}}
  • 1941 – Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
  • 1941 – David Warner, English actor (died 2022){{cite news |last1=Gilbey |first1=Ryan |title=David Warner obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/25/david-warner-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 July 2022}}
  • 1942 – Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter
  • 1942 – Tony Sirico, American actor (died 2022){{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Tony Sirico, 'Sopranos' actor who played Paulie Walnuts, dies at 79 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/09/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-dies/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=10 July 2022}}
  • 1943 – David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster
  • 1944 – Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer (died 2018){{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Ed |title=Jim Bridwell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/jim-bridwell-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=26 February 2018}}
  • 1945 – Sharon Creech, American author and educator
  • 1945 – Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
  • 1946 – Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
  • 1946 – Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver
  • 1946 – Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
  • 1946 – Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer
  • 1946 – Diane Keen, English actress
  • 1946 – Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player
  • 1947 – Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (died 2006)
  • 1948 – John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
  • 1949 – Leslie Easterbrook, American actress
  • 1949 – Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador
  • 1950 – Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer{{cite journal |title=Holzer, Jenny |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00089128 |isbn=978-0-19-989991-3}}
  • 1951 – Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist
  • 1951 – Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach
  • 1951 – Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer
  • 1952 – Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician
  • 1952 – Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster
  • 1952 – Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
  • 1953 – Ken Burns, American director and producer
  • 1953 – Tim Gunn, American television host and actor
  • 1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian musician{{cite Grove |last1=Mcdonald |first1=Chris |title=Rush |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267586}}
  • 1953 – Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright
  • 1953 – Patti Scialfa, American musician{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/patti-scialfa-mn0000747507/biography |title=Patti Scialfa Biography, Songs, & Albums |website=AllMusic}}
  • 1955 – Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1955 – Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died 2008){{cite news |last1=Gustines |first1=George Gene |title=Dave Stevens, 52, Artist Who Created the Rocketeer, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/arts/design/30stevens.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 March 2008}}
  • 1955 – Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness
  • 1956 – Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
  • 1956 – Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
  • 1956 – Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
  • 1957 – Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (died 2014)
  • 1957 – Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (died 2016)
  • 1957 – Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach
  • 1958 – Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic
  • 1958 – Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer
  • 1958 – Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
  • 1959 – Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer
  • 1959 – Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator
  • 1959 – Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager
  • 1959 – John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)
  • 1960 – Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author
  • 1962 – Carl Cox, English DJ and producer
  • 1962 – Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner
  • 1962 – Scott Steiner, American wrestler
  • 1963 – Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman
  • 1963 – Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster
  • 1963 – Julie Elliott, English politician
  • 1963 – Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1963 – Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer
  • 1963 – Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist
  • 1964 – Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer
  • 1965 – Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
  • 1965 – Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1965 – Adam Holloway, English captain and politician
  • 1965 – Stan Koziol, American soccer player (died 2014)
  • 1965 – Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic
  • 1965 – Xavier Waterkeyn, Australian author
  • 1965 – Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1966 – Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster
  • 1966 – Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer
  • 1966 – Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer{{cite Grove |last1=Watson |first1=Jada |title=McBride [née Schiff], Martina |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276043}}
  • 1968 – Gideon Henderson, English geologist and academic
  • 1968 – Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator
  • 1970 – Adele Griffin, American author
  • 1970 – Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer
  • 1970 – John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 1971 – Andrea Philipp, German sprinter
  • 1972 – Anssi Kela, Finnish singer and songwriter{{cite web |url=http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/120658-anssi-kela-ei-kelvannut-helsinkilaiseksi |title=Anssi Kela ei kelvannut helsinkiläiseksi |date=August 8, 2012 |work=Helsingin Uutiset |access-date=July 29, 2021 |language=fi |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311031941/http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/120658-anssi-kela-ei-kelvannut-helsinkilaiseksi |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.anssikela.com/musiikki/bio/ |title=Biografia |publisher=Anssi Kela – Official Site |access-date=July 29, 2021 |language=fi}}
  • 1972 – Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1973 – Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Stephen-Dorff.html |title=Stephen Dorff Biography (1973-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=June 13, 2012}}
  • 1973 – Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer
  • 1974 – Josh Radnor, American actor and musician
  • 1975 – Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
  • 1975 – Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • 1975 – Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
  • 1975 – Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer
  • 1978 – Mike Adams, American baseball player
  • 1978 – Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player
  • 1979 – Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
  • 1979 – Ronald Murray, American basketball player
  • 1979 – Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player
  • 1980 – Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player
  • 1980 – Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
  • 1980 – Ben Koller, American drummer
  • 1980 – John Morris, Australian rugby league player
  • 1981 – Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver
  • 1981 – Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer
  • 1981 – Troy Perkins, American soccer player
  • 1982 – Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
  • 1982 – Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
  • 1982 – Allison Mack, American actress and criminal{{cite web |url=https://artvoice.com/2019/04/08/alllison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-avoids-sex-trafficking-charges-i-thought-keith-raniere-was-trying-to-help-people-i-was-wrong/ |title=Alllison Mack pleads guilty to racketeering; avoids sex trafficking charges; 'I thought Keith Raniere was trying to help people, I was wrong' |last=Artvoice |date=8 April 2019 |website=Artvoice |access-date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128060311/https://artvoice.com/2019/04/08/alllison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-avoids-sex-trafficking-charges-i-thought-keith-raniere-was-trying-to-help-people-i-was-wrong/ |url-status=dead}}
  • 1983 – Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler
  • 1983 – Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress
  • 1983 – Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1983 – Jerious Norwood, American football player
  • 1983 – Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter
  • 1984 – Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer
  • 1984 – Chad Billingsley, American baseball player
  • 1984 – Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer
  • 1985 – Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler
  • 1985 – Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
  • 1985 – Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
  • 1988 – Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete
  • 1989 – Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
  • 1990 – Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress, singer and model{{cite web |author=Jo Hye-ryun |date=March 30, 2015 |title='냄새를보는소녀' 신세경 "올해 26, 작년과 체력이 다르더라" 한숨 |trans-title='The Girl Who Sees Smell' Shin Se-kyung "This year 26, my physical strength is different from last year" sigh |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000659555 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |publisher=TV Report |language=ko |via=Naver}}
  • 1991 – Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player
  • 1991 – Irakli Logua, Russian footballer
  • 1992 – Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer
  • 1993 – Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
  • 1993 – Dak Prescott, American football player{{cite news |last1=Pool |first1=Smiley |title=Photos: Dak Prescott celebrates his birthday with a cake surprise from his teammates as Cowboys practice in Oxnard |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2021/07/29/photos-dak-prescott-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-cake-to-the-face-from-his-teammates-as-cowboys-practice-in-oxnard/ |work=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=29 July 2021}}
  • 1994 – Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1998 – Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player{{Cite web |title=Mirjam Bjorklund | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323007/mirjam-bjorklund |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800335229 |title=Billie Jean Cup Player Profile: Mirjam Björkund |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926140613/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800335229 |url-status=dead }}
  • 1998 – Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Clayton Keller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kellecl01.html |website=hockey-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}
  • 2003 – Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdler{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/johnny-brackins-14807813 |title=Johnny BRACKINS |website=worldathletics.org}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

  • 1612 – Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (born 1554)
  • 1644 – Pope Urban VIII (born 1568)
  • 1752 – Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703){{cite ODNB |last1=Gwyn |first1=Julian |title=Warren, Sir Peter (1703/4–1752), naval officer and politician |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/28786}}
  • 1781 – Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1713)
  • 1792 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (born 1714)
  • 1813 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (born 1771)
  • 1833 – William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (born 1759){{cite ODNB |last1=Wolffe |first1=John |title=Wilberforce, William (1759–1833), politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist |date=21 May 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/29386}}
  • 1839 – Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (born 1755)
  • 1844 – Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1791){{cite Grove |last1=Angermüller |first1=Rudolph |last2=Oldman |first2=C.B. |last3=Stafford |first3=William |title=Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278236}}
  • 1856 – Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (born 1810){{cite Grove |last1=Daverio |first1=John |last2=Sams |first2=Eric |title=Schumann, Robert |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40704}}
  • 1857 – Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (born 1774){{cite ODNB |last1=Astore |first1=William J. |title=Dick, Thomas (1774–1857), writer on science and philosopher |date=28 September 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7597}}
  • 1887 – Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1813)
  • 1890 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853){{cite journal |last1=Uitert |first1=Evert van |title=Gogh, Vincent (Willem) van |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T033020 |isbn=978-1-884446-05-4}}
  • 1895 – Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (born 1839)
  • 1900 – Umberto I of Italy (born 1844)

=1901–present=

  • 1908 – Marie Adam-Doerrer, Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (born 1838)
  • 1913 – Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1838)
  • 1918 – Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (born 1863)
  • 1924 – Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852)
  • 1934 – Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1883)
  • 1938 – Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
  • 1950 – Joe Fry, English race car driver (born 1915)
  • 1951 – Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (born 1886)
  • 1954 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (born 1879)
  • 1960 – Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1885)
  • 1962 – Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (born 1890){{cite ODNB |last1=Spencer |first1=Hamish G. |title=Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890–1962), statistician and geneticist |date=5 January 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33146}}
  • 1962 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (born 1875)
  • 1964 – Vean Gregg, American baseball player (born 1885)
  • 1966 – Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (born 1924)
  • 1966 – Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (born 1926)
  • 1970 – John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (born 1899){{cite Grove |last1=Crichton |first1=Ronald |last2=Bowen |first2=José A. |title=Barbirolli, Sir John |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02013}}
  • 1973 – Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
  • 1973 – Roger Williamson, English race car driver (born 1948)
  • 1974 – Cass Elliot, American singer (born 1941){{cite Grove |last1=Simonot |first1=Colette |title=Elliot, Cass |date=25 July 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2240801}}
  • 1974 – Erich Kästner, German author and poet (born 1899)
  • 1976 – Mickey Cohen, American gangster (born 1913){{cite ANB |last1=Henstell |first1=Bruce |title=Cohen, Mickey (1913-1976), criminal and celebrity |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001544}}
  • 1978 – Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (born 1904)
  • 1979 – Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1898)
  • 1979 – Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (born 1916){{cite ANB |last1=Duncan |first1=Joyce |title=Todman, William Selden (1916-1979), radio and television writer, director, and producer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802108}}
  • 1981 – Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (born 1888){{cite ANB |last1=Gutfreund |first1=Owen D. |title=Moses, Robert (18 December 1888–29 July 1981), public official |date=January 2007 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700375}}
  • 1981 – Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (born 1896)Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  • 1982 – Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (born 1920)
  • 1982 – Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (born 1889){{cite ANB |last1=Schuppert |first1=Roger A. |title=Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma (1889-1982), scientist and television pioneer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302125}}
  • 1983 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900)
  • 1983 – Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (born 1896){{cite ANB |last1=Richards |first1=Jeffrey |title=Massey, Raymond (1896-1983), actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802047}}
  • 1983 – David Niven, English military officer and actor (born 1910)
  • 1984 – Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (born 1900){{cite Grove |last1=Schüler |first1=Nico |title=Waring, Fred(erick Malcolm) |date=20 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2289669}}
  • 1987 – Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1894)
  • 1990 – Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (born 1911){{cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Peter B. |title=Bruno Kreisky, Austria's Leader For a Record 13 Years, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/30/obituaries/bruno-kreisky-austria-s-leader-for-a-record-13-years-dies-at-79.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 1990}}
  • 1991 – Christian de Castries, French general (born 1902)
  • 1992 – Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1952)
  • 1994 – John Britton, American physician (born 1925)
  • 1994 – Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910){{cite journal |last1=Glusker |first1=Jenny P. |title=Dorothy crowfoot hodgkin (1910–1994) |journal=Protein Science |date=December 1994 |volume=3 |issue=12 |pages=2465–2469 |doi=10.1002/pro.5560031233 |pmid=7757003 |pmc=2142778}}
  • 1995 – Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1917)
  • 1996 – Ric Nordman, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1919)
  • 1996 – Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and theorist (born 1920)
  • 1996 – Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (born 1967)
  • 1998 – Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (born 1918){{cite ANB |last1=Hering |first1=Doris |title=Robbins, Jerome (1918-1998), choreographer, dancer, director |date=July 2001 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803482}}
  • 2001 – Edward Gierek, Polish soldier and politician (born 1913)
  • 2001 – Wau Holland, German computer scientist, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (born 1951)
  • 2003 – Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (born 1937){{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Foday Sankoh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/31/guardianobituaries.westafrica |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2003}}
  • 2004 – Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (born 1923){{cite news |title=Rena Vlahopoulou |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-31-me-passings31.1-story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 July 2004}}
  • 2007 – Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940){{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Mike Reid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/31/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2007}}
  • 2007 – Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Michel Serrault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/03/guardianobituaries.france |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 August 2007}}
  • 2007 – Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936){{cite news |last1=Elsen |first1=Jon |title=Tom Snyder, TV Talk Host, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/arts/television/30cnd-snyder.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2007}}
  • 2007 – Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921){{cite news |last1=Blumenthal |first1=Ralph |title=Marvin Zindler, 85, Crusader in 'Whorehouse in Texas' Case, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/us/02zindler.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=2 August 2007}}
  • 2008 – Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (born 1946)
  • 2010 – Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (born 1925)
  • 2012 – Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (born 1970)
  • 2012 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (born 1921)
  • 2012 – Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (born 1921){{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Dennis |title=Chris Marker, Pioneer of the Essay Film, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/movies/chris-marker-enigmatic-multimedia-artist-dies-at-91.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2012}}
  • 2012 – James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (born 1925){{cite book |last1=Rogasch |first1=Jana |chapter=Mellaart, James |title=Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology |date=2014 |pages=4774–4776 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2491 |isbn=978-1-4419-0426-3}}
  • 2012 – John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (born 1957)
  • 2013 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)
  • 2013 – Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923){{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Peter M. Flanigan, Banker and Nixon Aide, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/us/peter-m-flanigan-banker-and-nixon-aide-dies-at-90.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 August 2013}}
  • 2013 – Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920){{cite news |title=Squadron Leader Tony Gaze |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10214903/Squadron-Leader-Tony-Gaze.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=31 July 2013 |language=en}}
  • 2013 – Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)
  • 2014 – M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)
  • 2014 – Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)
  • 2014 – Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929){{cite Grove |last1=Montecchi |first1=Giordano |title=Gaslini, Giorgio |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10703}}
  • 2014 – María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)
  • 2014 – Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)
  • 2014 – Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939){{cite Grove |last1=Braman |first1=Chuck |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Muhammad, Idris [Morris, Leo] |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J316600}}
  • 2014 – Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919)
  • 2015 – Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920){{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Martin |title=Award-winning actor Antony Holland founded Vancouver's Studio 58 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/award-winning-actor-antony-holland-founded-vancouvers-studio-58/article26010242/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 August 2015 |language=en-CA}}
  • 2015 – Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918)
  • 2015 – Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939)
  • 2015 – Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930)
  • 2018 – Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947) {{Cite web |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/croatia/item/4968-oliver-dragojevic-dies-after-losing-battle-with-cancer |title=Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer - The Dubrovnik Times |last=Thomas |first=Mark |website=thedubrovniktimes.com |language=en-gb |access-date=2018-07-29}}
  • 2018 – Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947){{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203 |title=Josip Peruzovic |date=2018-08-10 |newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}

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  • {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/29 |title=On This Day |work=BBC}}
  • {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=29}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/29 |title=Historical Events on July 29 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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