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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[578]] – [[Jacob Baradaeus]], Greek bishop * [[579]] – [[Pope Benedict I]] * [[734]] – [[Tatwine]], English archbishop (b. 670) * [[829]] – [[Shi Xiancheng]], general of the Tang Dynasty *[[1286]] – [[Bar Hebraeus]], Syrian scholar and historian (b. 1226) *[[1393]] – [[Alberto d'Este]], [[Duke of Ferrara and of Modena|Lord of Ferrara and Modena]] (b. 1347) *[[1516]] – [[John V, Count of Nassau-Siegen]] (b. 1455) *[[1540]] – [[Thomas Abel (martyr)|Thomas Abel]], English priest and martyr (b. 1497) * 1540 – [[Robert Barnes (martyr)|Robert Barnes]], English martyr and reformer (b. 1495) *[[1550]] – [[Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1505) *[[1566]] – [[Guillaume Rondelet]], French doctor (b. 1507) ===1601–1900=== *[[1608]] – [[Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell]], last King of [[Tyrconnell]] (b. 1575) *[[1624]] – [[Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox]], British nobleman (b. 1579) *[[1652]] – [[Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours]] (b. 1624) *[[1680]] – [[Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory]], Irish admiral and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1634) *[[1683]] – [[Maria Theresa of Spain]] (b. 1638) *[[1691]] – [[Daniel Georg Morhof]], German scholar and academic (b. 1639) *[[1700]] – [[Prince William, Duke of Gloucester]], English royal (b. 1689) *[[1718]] – [[William Penn]], English businessman and philosopher, founded the [[Province of Pennsylvania]] (b. 1644) *[[1771]] – [[Thomas Gray]], English poet (b. 1716) *[[1811]] – [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]], Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753) *[[1832]] – [[Lê Văn Duyệt]], Vietnamese general, mandarin (b. 1763–4)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Le-Van-Duyet|title=Le Van Duyet {{!}} Vietnamese statesman|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Aasmund Olavsson Vinje]], Norwegian poet and journalist (b. 1818) <ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Aasmund Olavsson Vinje |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Idar |last=Stegane |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Aasmund_Olavsson_Vinje |language=no |access-date= 7 April 2018}}</ref> *[[1875]] – [[George Pickett]], American general (b. 1825) *[[1889]] – [[Charlie Absolom]], England cricketer (b. 1846) *[[1898]] – [[Otto von Bismarck]], German lawyer and politician, 1st [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1815) *[[1900]] – [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (b. 1844)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Panton |first1=James |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |date=24 February 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA40 |language=en}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – [[Emperor Meiji]] of Japan (b. 1852) *[[1918]] – [[Joyce Kilmer]], American soldier, journalist, and poet (b. 1886) *[[1920]] – [[Albert Gustaf Dahlman]], Swedish executioner (b. 1848) *[[1930]] – [[Joan Gamper]], Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded [[FC Barcelona]] (b. 1877) *[[1938]] – [[John Derbyshire (swimmer)|John Derbyshire]], English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878) *[[1941]] – [[Hugo Celmiņš]], Latvian politician, former [[Prime Minister of Latvia]] (b. 1877) *[[1947]] – [[Joseph Cook]], English-Australian miner and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1860) *[[1965]] – [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki]], Japanese author and playwright (b. 1886) *[[1970]] – [[Walter Murdoch]], Scottish-Australian academic (b. 1874) * 1970 – [[George Szell]], Hungarian-American conductor and composer (b. 1897) *[[1971]] – [[Thomas Hollway]], Australian politician, 36th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1906) *[[1975]] – [[James Blish]], American author and critic (b. 1921) *[[1977]] – [[Emory Holloway]], American scholar, author, and educator (b. 1885) *[[1983]] – [[Howard Dietz]], American songwriter and publicist (b. 1896) * 1983 – [[Lynn Fontanne]], English actress (b. 1887)<!-- never became US citizen --> *[[1985]] – [[Julia Robinson]], American mathematician and theorist (b. 1919) *[[1989]] – [[Lane Frost]], American professional bull rider (b. 1963)<ref name="TWObit">[http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/bull-rider-dies-after-being-gored/article_7e635668-4d89-536d-94fd-baf9e0853261.html "Bull rider dies after being gored"], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', July 31, 1989.</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Ian Gow]], British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ian-gow/index.html|title=Mr Ian Gow (Hansard)|website=api.parliament.uk}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Brenda Marshall]], Filipino-American actress and singer (b. 1915) * 1992 – [[Joe Shuster]], Canadian-American illustrator, co-created [[Superman]] (b. 1914) *[[1994]] – [[Konstantin Kalser]], German-American film producer and advertising executive (b. 1920)<ref name="kalser">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/05/obituaries/konstantin-kalser-film-maker-was-73.html|title=Konstantin Kalser; Film Maker Was 73|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Staff writer|date=5 August 1994|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Claudette Colbert]], French-American actress (b. 1903) *[[1997]] – [[Bảo Đại]], Vietnamese emperor (b. 1913) *[[1998]] – [[Buffalo Bob Smith]], American television host (b. 1917) *[[2001]] – [[Anton Schwarzkopf]], German engineer (b. 1924) *[[2003]] – [[Steve Hislop]], Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1962) * 2003 – [[Sam Phillips]], American record producer, founded [[Sun Records]] (b. 1923) *[[2005]] – [[Ray Cunningham]], American baseball player (b. 1905) * 2005 – [[John Garang]], Sudanese colonel and politician, 6th [[List of Presidents of South Sudan|President of South Sudan]] (b. 1945) *[[2006]] – [[Duygu Asena]], Turkish journalist and author(b. 1946) * 2006 – [[Al Balding]], Canadian golfer (b. 1924) * 2006 – [[Murray Bookchin]], American philosopher and author (b. 1921) * 2006 – [[Anthony Galla-Rini]], American accordion player and composer (b. 1904) * 2006 – [[Akbar Mohammadi (student)|Akbar Mohammadi]], Iranian activist (b. 1972) *[[2007]] – [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1912) * 2007 – [[Teoctist Arăpașu]], Romanian patriarch (b. 1915) * 2007 – [[Ingmar Bergman]], Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918) * 2007 – [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]], American football player and coach (b. 1931) *[[2008]] – [[Anne Armstrong]], American businesswoman and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] (b. 1927) *[[2009]] – [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], Nigerian militant leader, founded [[Boko Haram]] (b. 1970) * 2009 – [[Peter Zadek]], German director and screenwriter (b. 1926) *[[2011]] – [[Bob Peterson (basketball)|Bob Peterson]], American basketball player (b. 1932) *[[2012]] – [[Maeve Binchy]], Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1939) * 2012 – [[Bill Doss]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1968) * 2012 – [[Stig Ossian Ericson]], Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Les Green]], English footballer and manager (b. 1941) * 2012 – [[Jonathan Hardy]], New Zealand-Australian actor and screenwriter (b. 1940) * 2012 – [[Bill Kitchen (ice hockey)|Bill Kitchen]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1960) * 2012 – [[Mary Louise Rasmuson]], American colonel (b. 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Cecil Alexander (architect)|Cecil Alexander]], American architect, designed the [[State of Georgia Building]] (b. 1918) * 2013 – [[Berthold Beitz]], German businessman (b. 1913) * 2013 – [[Robert Neelly Bellah]], American sociologist and author (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[Harry F. Byrd Jr.]], American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (b. 1914) * 2013 – [[Antoni Ramallets]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Ossie Schectman]], American basketball player (b. 1919) * 2013 – [[Benjamin Walker (author)|Benjamin Walker]], Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913) *[[2014]] – [[Robert Drew]], American director and producer (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Harun Farocki]], German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944) * 2014 – [[Julio Grondona]], Argentinian businessman (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Peter Hall (urbanist)|Peter Hall]], English geographer, author, and academic (b. 1932) * 2014 – [[Dick Smith (make-up artist)|Dick Smith]], American make-up artist (b. 1922) * 2014 – [[Dick Wagner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942) *[[2015]] – [[Lynn Anderson]], American singer (b. 1947) * 2015 – [[Stuart Baggs]], English businessman (b. 1988)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-33805875 | title=Apprentice star Stuart Baggs' death caused by asthma attack | work=BBC News | date=6 August 2015 }}</ref> * 2015 – [[Endel Lippmaa]], Estonian physicist (b. 1930) * 2015 – [[Francis Paul Prucha]], American historian and academic (b. 1921) * 2015 – [[Alena Vrzáňová]], Czech figure skater (b. 1931) *[[2016]] – [[Gloria DeHaven]], American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925) *[[2018]] – [[Michael A. Sheehan]], American author, former government official and military officer (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203|title= Michael A Sheenhan|date=2018-08-10|newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Lee Teng-hui]], Taiwanese politician, [[List of presidents of the Republic of China|President]] (1988–2000), [[List of vice presidents of the Republic of China|Vice President]] (1984–1988) and [[mayor of Taipei]] (1978–1981) (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ihara |first1=Kensaku |last2=Li |first2=Lauly |title=Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's 'Father of Democracy,' dies at 97 |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Obituaries/Lee-Teng-hui-Taiwan-s-Father-of-Democracy-dies-at-97 |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Nikkei Asian Review |date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lee Teng-hui, former president who brought direct elections to Taiwan, dies at 97 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-lee-teng-hui-former-president-who-brought-direct-elections-to-taiwan/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=30 July 2020}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Herman Cain]], American businessman and political activist (b. 1945) <ref>{{cite web |last1=Calabrese |first1=Dan |title=We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord |url=https://hermancain.com/heartbroken-world-poorer-herman-cain-gone-lord |website=Herman Cain |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=30 July 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Shona Ferguson]], Botswana-born, South African actor and executive producer (b. 1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/channel/the-juice/news/shona-ferguson-47-has-died-20210730|title=Shona Ferguson, 47, has died|website= [[News24 (website)|News24]]|date=30 July 2021|author=Graye Morkel and Sesona Ngqakamba|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Pat Carroll]], American actress and comedian (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/pat-carroll-dead-voice-of-ursula-in-the-little-mermaid-was-95-1235081904/|title=Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In 'The Little Mermaid' Was 95|first=Bruce|last=Haring|work=Deadline|date=July 31, 2022|accessdate=July 31, 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Nichelle Nichols]], American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/nichelle-nichols-dead-star-trek-the-original-series-1235330159/|title=Nichelle Nichols, Uhura in 'Star Trek,' Dies at 89|magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Carmel|last=Dagan|date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Paul Reubens]], American actor and comedian (b. 1952)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pee-wee-herman-actor-paul-reubens-reported-dead-at-70 |title='Pee-wee Herman' actor Paul Reubens dead at 70 |website=FoxNews.com|date=31 July 2023 }}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Onyeka Onwenu]], Nigerian singer, actress and politician (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Onyeka Onwenu: Tinubu, odas mourn legendary musician wey die at 72 |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cp68ge8p7d4o |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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