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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[813]] – Byzantine emperor [[Michael I Rangabe|Michael I]], under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general [[Leo V the Armenian|Leo the Armenian]], and becomes a [[monk]] (under the name Athanasius). *[[AD 911|911]] – Signing of the [[Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte]] between [[Charles the Simple]] and [[Rollo]] of Normandy. *[[1174]] – [[Baldwin IV]], 13, becomes [[King of Jerusalem]], with [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli]] as regent and [[William of Tyre]] as chancellor. *[[1302]] – [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] (''Guldensporenslag'' in Dutch): A coalition around the [[Flanders|Flemish]] cities defeats the king of France's royal army. *[[1346]] – [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]], [[Count of Luxembourg]] and [[King of Bohemia]], is elected [[King of the Romans]]. *[[1405]] – [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] admiral [[Zheng He]] sets sail [[Ming treasure voyages|to explore the world]] for the first time. *[[1410]] – [[Ottoman Interregnum]]: [[Süleyman Çelebi]] [[Battle of Edirne (1410)|defeats]] his brother [[Musa Çelebi]] outside the Ottoman capital, [[Edirne]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Kastritsis | first = Dimitris | title = The Sons of Bayezid: Empire Building and Representation in the Ottoman Civil War of 1402–13 | publisher = BRILL | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-90-04-15836-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=u_evCQAAQBAJ | pages=152–153}}</ref> *[[1476]] – [[Pope Julius II|Giuliano della Rovere]] is appointed bishop of [[Coutances]]. *[[1576]] – While exploring the [[Atlantic Ocean#Northern Atlantic|North Atlantic Ocean]] in an attempt to find the [[Northwest Passage]], [[Martin Frobisher]] sights [[Greenland]], mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".<ref>{{cite book|last=McGhee|first=Robert|title=The Arctic Voyages of Martin Frobisher: An Elizabethan Adventure|location=Montréal|publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press|date=2006|isbn=9780773531550|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mVg8wU_TsgC|pages=42–43}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[Samuel de Champlain]] returns to [[Quebec]]. *[[1735]] – Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that [[dwarf planet]] [[Pluto]] moved inside the orbit of [[Neptune]] for the last time before 1979. *[[1789]] – [[Jacques Necker]] is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the [[Storming of the Bastille]]. *[[1796]] – The United States takes possession of [[Detroit]] from [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] under terms of the [[Jay Treaty]]. *[[1798]] – The [[United States Marine Corps]] is re-established; they had been disbanded after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. *[[1801]] – French astronomer [[Jean-Louis Pons]] makes his first [[comet]] discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. *[[1804]] – [[Burr–Hamilton duel|A duel occurs]] in which the [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Aaron Burr]] mortally wounds former [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Alexander Hamilton]]. *[[1833]] – [[Noongar]] [[Indigenous Australians|Australian aboriginal]] warrior [[Yagan]], wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed. *[[1836]] – ''[[The Fly-fisher's Entomology]]'' is published by [[Alfred Ronalds]]. The book transformed the sport and went to many editions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ronalds |first=B.F. |title=Alfred Ronalds: Angler, Artisan and Australian Pioneer |publisher=Medlar Press |year=2022}}</ref> *[[1848]] – [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]] railway station in London opens. *[[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Fort Stevens]]; [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C. *[[1882]] – The British [[Mediterranean Fleet]] begins the [[Bombardment of Alexandria]] in Egypt as part of the [[Anglo-Egyptian War]]. *[[1889]] – [[Tijuana]], Mexico, is founded. *[[1893]] – The first cultured [[pearl]] is obtained by [[Mikimoto Kōkichi|Kōkichi Mikimoto]]. * 1893 – A [[revolution]] led by the liberal general and politician [[José Santos Zelaya]] takes over state power in [[Nicaragua]]. *[[1897]] – [[Salomon August Andrée]] leaves [[Spitsbergen]] to attempt to reach the [[North Pole]] by [[balloon]]. *[[1899]] – [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]] founded by [[Giovanni Agnelli]] in [[Turin, Italy]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Murder of Grace Brown]] by [[Chester Gillette]] in the United States, inspiration for [[Theodore Dreiser]]'s ''[[An American Tragedy]]''. *[[1914]] – [[Babe Ruth]] makes his debut in [[Major League Baseball]]. * 1914 – The US Navy launches the {{USS|Nevada|BB-36}} as its first [[standard-type battleship]]. *[[1919]] – The [[eight-hour day]] and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands. *[[1920]] – In the [[East Prussian plebiscite]] the local populace decides to remain with [[Weimar Republic|Weimar Germany]]. *[[1921]] – A truce in the [[Irish War of Independence]] comes into effect. * 1921 – The [[Red Army]] captures [[Mongolia]] from the [[White movement#Structure|White Army]] and establishes the [[Mongolian People's Republic]]. * 1921 – Former [[president of the United States]] [[William Howard Taft]] is sworn in as 10th [[Chief Justice of the United States|chief justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], becoming the only person ever to hold both offices. *[[1922]] – The [[Hollywood Bowl]] opens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hollywood Bowl: The Story of an L.A. Icon {{!}} Discover Los Angeles|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-hollywood-bowl-the-story-of-an-la-icon|access-date=2021-07-13|website=www.discoverlosangeles.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Eric Liddell]] won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on a Sunday. *[[1934]] – [[Engelbert Zaschka]] of Germany flies his large [[human-powered aircraft]], the ''Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft'', about 20 meters at [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport]] without [[assisted take-off]]. *[[1936]] – The [[Triborough Bridge]] in New York City is opened to traffic. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: [[Vichy France]] regime is formally established. [[Philippe Pétain]] becomes Chief of the French State. *[[1941]] – The [[Northern Rhodesian Labour Party]] holds its first congress in [[Nkana]]. *[[1943]] – [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia]] by the [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] within the [[Reichskommissariat Ukraine]] ([[Volhynia]]) peak. * 1943 – World War II: [[Allied invasion of Sicily]]: [[Nazi Germany|German]] and Italian troops launch a [[Battle of Gela (1943)|counter-attack]] on [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] in [[Sicily]]. *[[1947]] – The ''[[SS Exodus|Exodus 1947]]'' heads to Palestine from France. *[[1950]] – [[Pakistan]] joins the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the International Bank. *[[1957]] – Prince Karim Husseini [[Aga Khan IV]] inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami [[Isma'ilism|Ismai'li]] worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah [[Aga Khan III]]. *[[1960]] – France legislates for the independence of [[Republic of Dahomey|Dahomey]] (later [[Benin]]), [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] (later [[Burkina Faso]]) and [[Niger]]. * 1960 – [[Congo Crisis]]: The [[State of Katanga]] breaks away from the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. * 1960 – ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' by [[Harper Lee]] is first published, in the United States. *[[1962]] – First transatlantic [[satellite television]] transmission. * 1962 – [[Project Apollo]]: At a press conference, [[NASA]] announces [[lunar orbit rendezvous]] as the means to land [[astronaut]]s on the Moon, and return them to Earth. *[[1971]] – [[Copper]] mines in [[Chile]] are nationalized. *[[1972]] – The first game of the [[World Chess Championship 1972]] between challenger [[Bobby Fischer]] and defending champion [[Boris Spassky]] starts. *[[1973]] – [[Varig Flight 820]] crashes near [[Paris]] on approach to [[Orly Airport]], killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] bans smoking in airplane lavatories. *[[1977]] – [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|assassinated in 1968]], is awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]. *[[1978]] – [[Los Alfaques disaster]]: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in [[Tarragona]], Spain killing 216 tourists. *[[1979]] – America's first space station, ''[[Skylab]]'', is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. *[[1982]] – The [[Italy National Football Team]] defeats [[West Germany national football team results|West Germany]] at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] to capture the [[1982 FIFA World Cup Final|1982 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1982spain|access-date=2021-11-27|website=www.fifa.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[1983]] – A [[TAME]] airline [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737–200]] [[1983 TAME Boeing 737 crash|crashes]] near [[Cuenca, Ecuador]], killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=1983070229-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2V2 HC-BIG Cuenca|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Oka Crisis]]: [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] land dispute in [[Quebec]] begins. *[[1991]] – [[Nigeria Airways Flight 2120]] crashes in [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board. *[[1995]] – [[Yugoslav Wars]]: [[Srebrenica massacre]] begins; lasts until 22 July. *[[2006]] – [[2006 Mumbai train bombings|Mumbai train bombings]]: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in [[Mumbai]], India. *[[2010]] – The [[Islamism|Islamist]] militia group [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] carries out [[2010 Kampala attacks|multiple suicide bombings]] in [[Kampala]], Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others. * 2010 – [[Spanish National Football Team|Spain]] defeats the [[Netherlands National Football Team|Netherlands]] to win the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in Johannesburg.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2010south-africa | title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa }}</ref> *[[2011]] – Ninety-eight containers of explosives [[Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion|self-detonate killing 13 people]] in [[Zygi]], Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-07-11|title=Cyprus: Zygi naval base munitions blast kills 12|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-14102253|access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]] escapes from the maximum security [[Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1|Altiplano prison]] in Mexico, his second escape. *[[2021]] – [[Richard Branson]] becomes the first civilian to be launched into space via his [[Virgin Galactic]] spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/virgin-galactics-branson-ready-space-launch-aboard-rocket-plane-2021-07-11/ |title=Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight|website=Reuters|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[154]] – [[Bardaisan]], Syrian astrologer, scholar, and philosopher (d. 222) *[[1274]] – [[Robert the Bruce]], Scottish king (d. 1329)<ref>{{cite book|author=G.W.S. Barrow|title=Robert Bruce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UX-m_BdeUhoC&pg=PA37|year=1965|publisher=University of California Press|pages=37–|id=GGKEY:KAPF6W8J3A9}}</ref> *[[1406]] – [[William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg]] (d. 1482) *[[1459]] – [[Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken]], German nobleman (d. 1527) *[[1558]] – [[Robert Greene (dramatist)|Robert Greene]], English author and playwright (d. 1592) *[[1561]] – [[Luis de Góngora]], Spanish cleric and poet (d. 1627) ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Kenelm Digby]], English astrologer, courtier, and diplomat (d. 1665) *[[1628]] – [[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]], Japanese daimyō (d. 1701) *[[1653]] – [[Sarah Good (Salem witch trials)|Sarah Good]], American woman accused of [[witchcraft]] (d. 1692) *[[1657]] – [[Frederick I of Prussia]] (d. 1713) *[[1662]] – [[Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria]] (d. 1726) *[[1709]] – [[Johan Gottschalk Wallerius]], Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1785) *[[1723]] – [[Jean-François Marmontel]], French historian and author (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Ralph Griffiths|author2=George Edward Griffiths|title=The Monthly Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Vra2qKjNrEC&pg=PT1|year=1801|publisher=R. Griffiths|pages=344}}</ref> *[[1754]] – [[Thomas Bowdler]], English physician and philanthropist (d. 1825)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Bowdler|title=Memoir of the Late John Bowdler, Esq: To which is Added Some Account of the Late Thomas Bowdler, Esq., Editor of The Family Shakspeare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fwgEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA297|year=1825|publisher=Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green|pages=297}}</ref> *[[1760]] – [[Peggy Shippen]], American wife of [[Benedict Arnold]] and [[American Revolutionary War]] [[Espionage|spy]] (d. 1804)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography|url=https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniamag25penngoog|year=1900|publisher=Publication Fund of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania|page=[https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniamag25penngoog/page/n452 406]}}</ref> *[[1767]] – [[John Quincy Adams]], American lawyer and politician, 6th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1848)<ref>{{cite book|author=William Henry Seward|title=Life and public services of John Quincy Adams: sixth president of the United States: with the eulogy delivered before the Legislature of New York|url=https://archive.org/details/lifeandpublicse01sewagoog|year=1860|publisher=C.M. Saxton, Barker & Co.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lifeandpublicse01sewagoog/page/n27 22]}}</ref> *[[1826]] – [[Alexander Afanasyev]], Russian ethnographer and author (d. 1871) *[[1832]] – [[Charilaos Trikoupis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 55th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 1896) *[[1834]] – [[James Abbott McNeill Whistler]], American-English painter and illustrator (d. 1903) *[[1836]] – [[Antônio Carlos Gomes]], Brazilian composer (d. 1896) *[[1846]] – [[Léon Bloy]], French author and poet (d. 1917) *[[1849]] – [[N. E. Brown]], English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents (d. 1934) *[[1850]] – [[Annie Armstrong]], American missionary (d. 1938) *[[1866]] – [[Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine]] (d. 1953) *[[1875]] – [[H. M. Brock]], British painter and illustrator (d. 1960) *[[1880]] – [[Friedrich Lahrs]], German architect and academic (d. 1964) *[[1881]] – [[Isabel Martin Lewis]], American astronomer and author (d. 1966) *[[1882]] – [[James Larkin White]], American miner, explorer, and park ranger (d. 1946) *[[1886]] – [[Boris Grigoriev]], Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1939) *[[1888]] – [[Carl Schmitt]], German philosopher and jurist (d. 1985) *[[1892]] – [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]], American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1962) *[[1894]] – [[Erna Mohr]], German zoologist (d. 1968) *[[1895]] – [[Dorothy Wilde]], English author and poet (d. 1941) *[[1897]] – [[Bull Connor]], American police officer (d. 1973) *[[1899]] – [[Wilfrid Israel]], German businessman and philanthropist (d. 1943) * 1899 – [[E. B. White]], American essayist and journalist (d. 1985) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Gwendolyn Lizarraga]], Belizean businesswoman, activist, and politician (d. 1975)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nichbelize.org/|title=National Institute of Culture and History -|website=National Institute of Culture and History|language=en-US|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425055719/http://www.nichbelize.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=25&Itemid=3|archive-date=25 April 2016|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Rudolf Abel]], English-Russian colonel (d. 1971) * 1903 – [[Sidney Franklin (bullfighter)|Sidney Franklin]], American bullfighter (d. 1976) *[[1904]] – [[Niño Ricardo]], Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1972) *[[1905]] – [[Betty Allan]], Australian statistician and [[biometrician]] (d. 1952)<ref>{{Citation|last=Heyde|first=C. C.|title=Allan, Frances Elizabeth (Betty) (1905–1952)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/allan-frances-elizabeth-betty-9330|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Harry von Zell]], American actor and announcer (d. 1981) * 1906 – [[Herbert Wehner]], German politician, [[Minister of Intra-German Relations]] (d. 1990) *[[1909]] – [[Irene Hervey]], American actress (d. 1998) * 1909 – [[Jacques Clemens]], Dutch catholic priest (d. 2018) *[[1910]] – [[Sally Blane]], American actress (d. 1997) *[[1911]] – [[Erna Flegel]], German nurse who was still present in the ''[[Führerbunker]]'' when it was captured by Soviet troops (d. 2006) *[[1912]] – [[Sergiu Celibidache]], Romanian conductor and composer (d. 1996) * 1912 – [[Peta Taylor]], English cricketer (d. 1989) * 1912 – [[William F. Walsh]], American captain and politician, 48th [[List of mayors of Syracuse, New York|Mayor of Syracuse]] (d. 2011) *[[1913]] – [[Paul Gibb]], English cricketer (d. 1977) * 1913 – [[Cordwainer Smith]], American sinologist, author, and academic (d. 1966) *[[1915]] – [[Leonard Goodwin]], British protozoologist (d. 2008)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Peaker|first1=Malcolm|last2=Ogilvie|first2=Dame Bridget M.|date=2021|title=Leonard George Goodwin. 11 July 1915—25 November 2008|journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|volume=71|pages=213–227 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2020.0050 |s2cid=233412239 |doi-access=free}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Mortimer Caplin]], American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) * 1916 – [[Hans Maier]], Dutch water polo player (d. 2018) * 1916 – [[Alexander Prokhorov]], Australian-Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2002) * 1916 – [[Reg Varney]], English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) * 1916 – [[Gough Whitlam]], Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 2014) *[[1918]] – [[Venetia Burney]], English educator, who named [[Pluto]] (d. 2009) * 1918 – [[Roy Krenkel]], American illustrator (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite web|title=Krenkel, Roy G|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=January 29, 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/krenkel_roy_g}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Yul Brynner]], Russian actor and dancer (d. 1985) * 1920 – [[Zecharia Sitchin]], Russian-American author (d. 2010) *[[1922]] – [[Gene Evans]], American actor (d. 1998) * 1922 – [[Fritz Riess]], German-Swiss racing driver (d. 1991) *[[1923]] – [[Richard Pipes]], Polish-American historian and academic (d. 2018) * 1923 – [[Tun Tun]], Indian actress and comedian (d. 2003)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jan/08/guardianobituaries.india|title=Obituary: Tun Tun|last=Pandya|first=Haresh|date=2004-01-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-02-24|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[César Lattes]], Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2005) * 1924 – [[Brett Somers]], Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 2007) * 1924 – [[Charlie Tully]], Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 1971) * 1924 – [[Oscar Wyatt]], American businessman *[[1925]] – [[Charles Chaynes]], French composer (d. 2016) * 1925 – [[Nicolai Gedda]], Swedish operatic tenor (d. 2017) * 1925 – [[Peter Kyros]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2012) * 1925 – [[Sid Smith (ice hockey)|Sid Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004) *[[1926]] – [[Frederick Buechner]], American minister, theologian, and author (d. 2022) *[[1927]] – [[Theodore Maiman]], American-Canadian physicist and engineer (d. 2007) * 1927 – [[Chris Leonard]], English footballer (d. 1987)<ref>{{Hugman|11599| Chris Leonard}}</ref> * 1927 – [[Herbert Blomstedt]], Swedish conductor<ref>[http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors/Herbert-Blomstedt Herbert Blomstedt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122222753/http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors/Herbert-Blomstedt |date=22 January 2013 }}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone]], Welsh-English lawyer and politician (d. 2015) * 1928 – [[Bobo Olson]], American boxer (d. 2002) * 1928 – [[Andrea Veneracion]], Filipina choirmaster (d. 2014) *[[1929]] – [[Danny Flores]], American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 2006) * 1929 – [[David Kelly (actor)|David Kelly]], Irish actor (d. 2012) *[[1930]] – [[Jack Alabaster]], New Zealand cricketer (d. 2024) * 1930 – [[Harold Bloom]], American literary critic (d. 2019) * 1930 – [[Mike Foster (American politician)|Mike Foster]], American politician, 53rd [[Governor of Louisiana]] (d. 2020)<ref name="mjfoster">{{cite web |last=Halter|first=Jon C. |date=Sep 2002 |url=http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0209/a-cele.html |title=Speakers Recall Lessons Learned From Scouting |work=[[Scouting (magazine)|Scouting]] |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |access-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Trevor Storer]], English businessman, founded [[Pukka Pies]] (d. 2013) * 1930 – [[Ezra Vogel]], American sociologist (d. 2020)<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ezra-vogel-dead/2020/12/21/fc66a080-43a0-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html Ezra Vogel, Harvard scholar who bridged U.S. and East Asia, dies at 90] The Washington Post. December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Dick Gray]], American baseball player (d. 2013) * 1931 – [[Thurston Harris]], American doo-wop singer (d. 1990) * 1931 – [[Tab Hunter]], American actor and singer (d. 2018) * 1931 – [[Tullio Regge]], Italian physicist and academic (d. 2014) *[[1932]] – [[Alex Hassilev]], French-born American folk singer and musician (d. 2024) * 1932 – [[Jean-Guy Talbot]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2024) *[[1933]] – [[Jim Carlen]], American football player and coach (d. 2012) * 1933 – [[Frank Kelso]], American admiral and politician, [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (d. 2013) *[[1934]] – [[Giorgio Armani]], Italian fashion designer, founded the [[Armani|Armani Company]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a61559876/giorgio-armani-interview-q-a/|title=Q&A: Giorgio Armani Is Never Done Exploring New Ideas|last=Sullivan|first=Nick|date=11 July 2024|magazine=Esquire|page=46|issn=0194-9535}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Clark R. Rasmussen]], American politician (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clark R. Rasmussen |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=61&personID=1480 |website=Iowa Legislature |access-date=October 12, 2024}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Frederick Hemke]], American saxophonist and educator (d. 2019) * 1935 – [[Oliver Napier]], Northern Irish lawyer and politician (d. 2011) *[[1937]] – [[Pai Hsien-yung]], Chinese-Taiwanese author *[[1941]] – [[Bill Boggs]], American journalist and producer * 1941 – [[Henry Lowther (musician)|Henry Lowther]], English trumpet player *[[1942]] – [[Darrell Eastlake]], Australian sportscaster (d. 2018)<ref name="Daily Telegraph – 08Jul2010 – This Origin legend won't die quietly">{{cite news|last=Rothfield|first=Phil|title=This Origin Legend Won't Die Quietly|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/this-origin-legend-wont-die-quietly/story-e6frexnr-1225893348949|accessdate=17 April 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=8 July 2010}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Richard Carleton]], Australian journalist (d. 2006) * 1943 – [[Howard Gardner]], American psychologist and academic * 1943 – [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]], American actor, director, and screenwriter * 1943 – [[Peter Jensen (bishop)|Peter Jensen]], Australian metropolitan * 1943 – [[Robert Malval]], Haitian businessman and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Haiti]] * 1943 – [[Rolf Stommelen]], German racing driver (d. 1983) *[[1944]] – [[Lou Hudson]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) * 1944 – [[Michael Levy, Baron Levy]], English philanthropist * 1944 – [[Patricia Polacco]], American author and illustrator *[[1946]] – [[Martin Wong]], American painter (d. 1999) *[[1947]] – [[Jeff Hanna]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer * 1947 – [[Norman Lebrecht]], English author and critic * 1947 – [[Bo Lundgren]], Swedish politician *[[1950]] – [[Pervez Hoodbhoy]], Pakistani physicist and academic * 1950 – [[J. R. Morgan]], Welsh author and academic * 1950 – [[Bonnie Pointer]], American singer (d. 2020) *[[1951]] – [[Ed Ott]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2024) *[[1952]] – [[Bill Barber]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1952 – [[Stephen Lang]], American actor and playwright *[[1953]] – [[Piyasvasti Amranand]], Thai businessman and politician, [[Ministry of Energy (Thailand)|Thai Minister of Energy]] * 1953 – [[Angélica Aragón]], Mexican film, television, and stage actress and singer * 1953 – [[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1953 – [[Suresh Prabhu]], Indian accountant and politician, [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Indian Minister of Railways]] * 1953 – [[Patricia Reyes Spíndola]], Mexican actress, director, and producer * 1953 – [[Leon Spinks]], American boxer (d. 2021) * 1953 – [[Mindy Sterling]], American actress * 1953 – [[Ivan Toms]], South African physician and activist (d. 2008) * 1953 – [[Bramwell Tovey]], English-Canadian conductor and composer (d. 2022) * 1953 – [[Paul Weiland]], English director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1954]] – [[Julia King]], English engineer and academic *[[1955]] – [[Balaji Sadasivan]], Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Singaporean Minister of Health]] (d. 2010) *[[1956]] – [[Amitav Ghosh]], Indian-American author and academic * 1956 – [[Robin Renucci]], French actor and director * 1956 – [[Sela Ward]], American actress *[[1957]] – [[Johann Lamont]], Scottish educator and politician * 1957 – [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]], English singer-songwriter * 1957 – [[Patsy O'Hara]], [[Irish Republican]] hunger striker (d. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/patsy-ohara/|title=Patsy O'Hara | Bobby Sands Trust}}</ref> * 1957 – [[Michael Rose (singer)|Michael Rose]], Jamaican singer-songwriter *[[1958]] – [[Stephanie Dabney]], American ballerina (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/arts/dance/stephanie-dabney-dead.html|title=Stephanie Dabney, Electrifying Prima Ballerina, Dies at 64|last=Bauer|first=Claudia|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 8, 2022|accessdate=October 9, 2022}}</ref> * 1958 – [[Mark Lester]], English actor * 1958 – [[Hugo Sánchez]], Mexican footballer, coach, and manager *[[1959]] – [[Richie Sambora]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1959 – [[Suzanne Vega]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1960]] – [[David Baerwald]], American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician * 1960 – [[Caroline Quentin]], English actress *[[1961]] – [[Antony Jenkins]], English banker and businessman *[[1962]] – [[Gaétan Duchesne]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007) * 1962 – [[Pauline McLynn]], Irish actress and author * 1962 – [[Fumiya Fujii]], Japanese music artist *[[1963]] – [[Al MacInnis]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1963 – [[Dean Richards (rugby union)|Dean Richards]], English rugby player and coach * 1963 – [[Lisa Rinna]], American actress and talk show host *[[1964]] – [[Craig Charles]], English actor and TV presenter *[[1965]] – [[Tony Cottee]], English footballer, manager, and sportscaster * 1965 – [[Ernesto Hoost]], Dutch kick-boxer and sportscaster * 1965 – [[Scott Shriner]], American singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1966]] – [[Nadeem Aslam]], Pakistani-English author * 1966 – [[Kentaro Miura]], Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2021) * 1966 – [[Rod Strickland]], American basketball player and coach * 1966 – [[Ricky Warwick]], Northern Irish musician *[[1967]] – [[Andy Ashby]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1967 – [[Jhumpa Lahiri]], Indian American novelist and short story writer *[[1968]] – [[Michael Geist]], Canadian journalist and academic * 1968 – [[Daniel MacMaster]], Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2008) * 1968 – [[Esera Tuaolo]], American football player *[[1969]] – [[Ned Boulting]], British sports journalist and television presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtc-uk.com/talent/ned-boulting/|title=Ned Boulting|access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Justin Chambers]], American actor * 1970 – [[Sajjad Karim]], English lawyer and politician * 1970 – [[Eric Owens (bass-baritone)|Eric Owens]], American opera singer *[[1971]] – [[Leisha Hailey]], American singer-songwriter and actress * 1971 – [[Scott Muller (cricketer)|Scott Muller]], Australian cricketer<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6665.html Scott Muller], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2021-06-03.</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Cormac Battle]], English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1972 – [[Michael Rosenbaum]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |date=July 5, 2021 |title=Birthdays for the week of July 11–17 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2021/07/05/celebrity-birthdays-for-the-week-of-july-11-17.html |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=Toronto Star}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Konstantinos Kenteris]], Greek runner *[[1974]] – [[Alanas Chošnau]], Lithuanian singer-songwriter * 1974 – [[Hermann Hreiðarsson]], Icelandic footballer and manager * 1974 – [[André Ooijer]], Dutch footballer and coach *[[1975]] – [[Willie Anderson (offensive tackle)|Willie Anderson]], American football player * 1975 – [[Rubén Baraja]], Spanish footballer and manager * 1975 – [[Lil' Kim]], American rapper and producer *[[1976]] – [[Eduardo Nájera]], Mexican-American basketball player and coach *[[1977]] – [[Brandon Short]], American football player and sportscaster *[[1978]] – [[Kathleen Edwards]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1978 – [[Massimiliano Rosolino]], Italian swimmer *[[1979]] – [[Raio Piiroja]], Estonian footballer *[[1980]] – [[Tyson Kidd]], Canadian wrestler * 1980 – [[Kevin Powers]], American soldier and author *[[1981]] – [[Andre Johnson]], American football player * 1981 – [[Susana Barreiros]], Venezuelan judge<ref name="TalCual">{{cite web|date=15 December 2015|title=De verduga de Leopoldo a Defensora Pública|url=http://www.talcualdigital.com/Nota/118588/Quien-Es-Susana-Barreiros-La-Jueza-Que-Condeno-A-Leopoldo-Lopez|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220171438/http://www.talcualdigital.com/Nota/118588/Quien-Es-Susana-Barreiros-La-Jueza-Que-Condeno-A-Leopoldo-Lopez|archive-date=20 February 2017|access-date=19 February 2017|publisher=Tal Cual}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Chris Cooley (American football)|Chris Cooley]], American football player *[[1983]] – [[Engin Baytar]], German-Turkish footballer * 1983 – [[Peter Cincotti]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1983 – [[Marie Serneholt]], Swedish singer and dancer *[[1984]] – [[Yorman Bazardo]], Venezuelan baseball player * 1984 – [[Tanith Belbin]], Canadian-American ice dancer * 1984 – [[Jacoby Jones]], American football player (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Ex-WR Jones, Ravens SB XLVII star, dies at 40 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40559844/jacoby-jones-scored-2-tds-ravens-sb-xlvii-win-dies-40 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Joe Pavelski]], American ice hockey player * 1984 – [[Morné Steyn]], South African rugby player *[[1985]] – [[Robert Adamson (actor)|Robert Adamson]], American actor, director, and producer * 1985 – [[Orestis Karnezis]], Greek footballer *[[1986]] – [[Raúl García (footballer, born 1986)|Raúl García]], Spanish footballer * 1986 – [[Yoann Gourcuff]], French footballer * 1986 – [[Ryan Jarvis]], English footballer *[[1987]] – [[Shigeaki Kato]], Japanese singer *[[1988]] – [[Étienne Capoue]], French footballer * 1988 – [[Natalie La Rose]], Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/natalie-la-rose-mn0003359519/biography|title=Natalie La Rose Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7benTYvyxc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/x7benTYvyxc| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Natalie La Rose Full Interview w/ Andy Gil on 104.3 NOW FM| date=28 May 2015|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Tobias Sana]], Swedish footballer * 1989 – [[Travis Waddell]], Australian rugby league player * 1989 – [[Shimanoumi Koyo]], Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Shimanoumi Koyo profile |url=http://sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/3415/|website=sumo.or.jp |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Mona Barthel]], German tennis player * 1990 – [[Connor Paolo]], American actor * 1990 – [[Adam Jezierski]], Polish-Spanish actor and singer * 1990 – [[Patrick Peterson]], American football player * 1990 – [[Caroline Wozniacki]], Danish tennis player *[[1992]] – [[Mohamed Elneny]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohamed Elneny |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5239/Mohamed-Elneny/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Rebecca Bross]], American gymnast * 1993 – [[Heini Salonen]], Finnish tennis player *[[1994]] – [[Bartłomiej Kalinkowski]], Polish footballer * 1994 – [[Anthony Milford]], Australian rugby league player * 1994 – [[Nina Nesbitt]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1994 – [[Lucas Ocampos]], Argentinian footballer *[[1995]] – [[Joey Bosa]], American football player * 1995 – [[Tyler Medeiros]], Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer *[[1996]] – [[Alessia Cara]], Canadian singer-songwriter *[[1997]] – [[Ryan Rolison]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1073646&seasonid=30631 |title=#17 Ryan Rolison |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=2 November 2023}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Amad (footballer)|Amad]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/69176/Amad-Diallo/overview|title=Amad Diallo|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> <!-- Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[472]] – [[Anthemius]], Roman emperor (b. 420) * [[937]] – [[Rudolph II of Burgundy]] (b. 880) * [[969]] – [[Olga of Kiev]] (b. 890) *[[1174]] – [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]] (b. 1136) *[[1183]] – [[Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1117) *[[1302]] – [[Robert II, Count of Artois]] (b. 1250) * 1302 – [[Pierre Flotte]], French politician and lawyer *[[1344]] – [[Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg]] (b. c. 1286) *[[1362]] – [[Anna von Schweidnitz]], empress of [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]] (b. 1339) *[[1382]] – [[Nicole Oresme]], French philosopher (b. 1325) *[[1451]] – [[Barbara of Cilli]], Slovenian noblewoman *[[1484]] – [[Mino da Fiesole]], Italian sculptor (b. c. 1429) *[[1535]] – [[Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg]] (b. 1484) *[[1581]] – [[Peder Skram]], Danish admiral and politician (b. 1503) *[[1593]] – [[Giuseppe Arcimboldo]], Italian painter (b. 1527) *[[1599]] – [[Chōsokabe Motochika]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1539) ===1601–1900=== *[[1688]] – [[Narai]], Thai king (b. 1629) *[[1774]] – [[Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet]], Irish-English general (b. 1715) *[[1775]] – [[Simon Boerum]], American farmer and politician (b. 1724) *[[1797]] – [[Ienăchiță Văcărescu]], Romanian historian and philologist (b. 1740) *[[1806]] – [[James Smith (delegate)|James Smith]], Irish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1719) *[[1825]] – [[Thomas P. Grosvenor]], American soldier and politician (b. 1744) *[[1844]] – [[Yevgeny Baratynsky]], Russian philosopher and poet (b. 1800) *[[1897]] – [[Patrick Jennings]], Irish-Australian politician, 11th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1831) ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[Muhammad Abduh]], Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1849) *[[1908]] – [[Friedrich Traun]], German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876) *[[1909]] – [[Simon Newcomb]], Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835) *[[1929]] – [[Billy Mosforth]], English footballer and engraver (b. 1857) *[[1937]] – [[George Gershwin]], American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898) *[[1959]] – [[Charlie Parker (cricketer)|Charlie Parker]], English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882) *[[1966]] – [[Delmore Schwartz]], American poet and short story writer (b. 1913) *[[1967]] – [[Guy Favreau]], Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (b. 1917) *[[1971]] – [[John W. Campbell]], American journalist and author (b. 1910) * 1971 – [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]], Mexican racing driver (b. 1940) *[[1974]] – [[Pär Lagerkvist]], Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1891) *[[1976]] – [[León de Greiff]], Colombian poet and educator (b. 1895) *[[1979]] – [[Claude Wagner]], Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925) *[[1983]] – [[Ross Macdonald]], American-Canadian author (b. 1915) *[[1987]] – [[Avi Ran]], Israeli footballer (b. 1963) * 1987 – [[Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman]], American rabbi and scholar (b. 1901) *[[1989]] – [[Laurence Olivier]], English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907) *[[1991]] – [[Mokhtar Dahari]], Malaysian footballer and coach (b. 1953) *[[1994]] – [[Gary Kildall]], American computer scientist, founded [[Digital Research]] (b. 1942) *[[1998]] – [[Panagiotis Kondylis]], Greek philosopher and author (b. 1943) *[[1999]] – [[Helen Forrest]], American singer (b. 1917) * 1999 – [[Jan Sloot]], Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (b. 1945) *[[2000]] – [[Pedro Mir]], Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (b. 1913) * 2000 – [[Robert Runcie]], English archbishop (b. 1921) *[[2001]] – [[Herman Brood]], Dutch musician and painter (b. 1946) *[[2003]] – [[Zahra Kazemi]], Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (b. 1948) *[[2004]] – [[Laurance Rockefeller]], American financier and philanthropist (b. 1910) * 2004 – [[Renée Saint-Cyr]], French actress and producer (b. 1904) *[[2005]] – [[Gretchen Franklin]], English actress and dancer (b. 1911) * 2005 – [[Jesús Iglesias]], Argentinian racing driver (b. 1922) * 2005 – [[Frances Langford]], American actress and singer (b. 1913) *[[2006]] – [[Barnard Hughes]], American actor (b. 1915) * 2006 – [[Bronwyn Oliver]], Australian sculptor (b. 1959) * 2006 – [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]], English snooker player and sportscaster (b. 1935) *[[2007]] – [[Glenda Adams]], Australian author and academic (b. 1939) * 2007 – [[Lady Bird Johnson]], American beautification activist; 43rd [[First Lady of the United States]] (b. 1912) * 2007 – [[Alfonso López Michelsen]], Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd [[President of Colombia]] (b. 1913) * 2007 – [[Ed Mirvish]], American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Honest Ed's]] (b. 1914) *[[2008]] – [[Michael E. DeBakey]], American surgeon and educator (b. 1908) *[[2009]] – [[Reg Fleming]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1936) * 2009 – [[Arturo Gatti]], Italian-Canadian boxer (b. 1972) * 2009 – [[Ji Xianlin]], Chinese linguist and paleographer (b. 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Emik Avakian]], Iranian-American inventor (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Egbert Brieskorn]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1936) * 2013 – [[Eugene P. Wilkinson]], American admiral (b. 1918) *[[2014]] – [[Charlie Haden]], American bassist and composer (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite news|title = Jazz Musicians Memorialize Charlie Haden|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/arts/jazz-musicians-memorialize-charlie-haden.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = January 14, 2015|access-date = February 9, 2016|issn = 0362-4331|first = Ben|last = Ratliff}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Carin Mannheimer]], Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1934) * 2014 – [[Bill McGill]], American basketball player (b. 1939) * 2014 – [[Tommy Ramone]], Hungarian-American drummer and producer (b. 1949) * 2014 – [[John Seigenthaler]], American journalist and academic (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Randall Stout]], American architect, designed the [[Taubman Museum of Art]] (b. 1958) *[[2015]] – [[Giacomo Biffi]], Italian cardinal (b. 1928) * 2015 – [[Satoru Iwata]], Japanese game programmer and businessman (b. 1959) * 2015 – [[André Leysen]], Belgian businessman (b. 1927) * 2017 – [[Jim Wong-Chu]], Canadian poet (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawthorn |first1=Tom |title=Jim Wong-Chu was a tireless promoter of Asian-Canadian writing |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/jim-wong-chu-was-a-tireless-promoter-of-asian-canadian-writing/article35840509/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com& |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=31 July 2017}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Marc Angelucci]], American attorney and men's rights activist, Vice-president of the [[National Coalition for Men]] (b. 1968)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Licas |first1=Eric |title=Men's rights activist fatally shot in front of home in San Bernardino Mountains |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2020/07/12/mens-rights-activist-fatally-shot-in-front-of-home-in-san-bernardino-mountains/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=San Bernardino Sun |date=13 July 2020}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Frank Bolling]], American baseball second baseman (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/11|title=Famous Deaths on July 11|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Charlie Robinson (actor)|Charlie Robinson]], American actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-13|title=Charles Robinson, who played court clerk on long-running 'Night Court,' dies at 75|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charlie-robinson-dead/2021/07/13/6a2102a0-e41e-11eb-b722-89ea0dde7771_story.html|access-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714012200/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charlie-robinson-dead/2021/07/13/6a2102a0-e41e-11eb-b722-89ea0dde7771_story.html|archive-date=2021-07-14|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Renée Simonot]], French actress (b. 1911)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/07/15/la-mere-de-catherine-deneuve-renee-dorleac-est-morte-a-lage-de-109-ans-9673070.php|title=[VIDEO] La mère de Catherine Deneuve, Renée Dorléac, est morte à l'âge de 109 ans|website=ladepeche.fr}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Milan Kundera]], Czech-French writer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Daniel |title=Milan Kundera, Czech Literary Star and Communist Party Outcast, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/world/europe/milan-kundera-dead.html |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=12 July 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Shelley Duvall]], American actress (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coyle |first1=Jake |title=Shelley Duvall, star of 'The Shining,' 'Nashville,' dies at 75 |url=https://apnews.com/article/shelley-duvall-dead-obit-2827626ebde75ac3bdfa163668e9c99c |access-date=11 July 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |date=11 July 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Monte Kiffin]], American football coach (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-07-12 |title=Monte Kiffin, former USC defensive coordinator and longtime NFL assistant, dies at 84 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2024-07-11/monte-kiffin-former-usc-defensive-coordinator-nfl-assistant-dies-obit |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. --> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[Calendar of saints|Feast Day]]: **[[Benedict of Nursia]] **[[Olga of Kiev]] **[[Pope Pius I]] **[[July 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[China National Maritime Day]] ([[China]]) *[[Day of the bandoneon|Day of the Bandoneón]] ([[Argentina]]) *[[Day of the Flemish Community]] ([[Flemish Community]] of [[Belgium]]) *[[Eleventh Night]] ([[Northern Ireland]]) *[[National Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Genocide of the Citizens of the Polish Republic committed by Ukrainian Nationalists]] ([[Poland]], established by the 22 July 2016 resolution of [[Sejm]] in reference to the July 11, 1943 [[Volhynian Bloody Sunday]]) *[[Gospel Day]] ([[Kiribati]]) *[[National Day of Commemoration]], held on the nearest Sunday to this date (Ireland) *The first day of [[Naadam]] (July 11–15) ([[Mongolia]]) *[[World Population Day]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> *International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 [[Srebrenica Massacre|Genocide in Srebrenica]], established by the [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282|U.N.]] in May 2024.<ref name="UNChiefwelcomes">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=UN Human Rights Chief welcomes resolution to commemorate 1995 genocide in Srebrenica |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/un-human-rights-chief-welcomes-resolution-commemorate-1995-genocide |access-date=2024-05-23|website=www.ohchr.org}}</ref><ref name="UNapproves">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/23/un-approves-annual-commemoration-of-1995-srebrenica-genocide |access-date=2024-05-23|website=www.euronews.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/11 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=11}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/11 |title=Historical Events on July 11 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:July 11}} [[Category:Days of July]]
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