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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 70|70]] &ndash; The armies of [[Titus]] attack the walls of [[Jerusalem]] after [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|a six-month siege]]. Three days later they [[17th of Tammuz|breach the walls]], which enables the army to [[Tisha B'Av|destroy]] the [[Second Temple]]. 
* [[927]] &ndash; King [[Constantine II of Scotland|Constantine&nbsp;II of Scotland]], King [[Hywel Dda]] of [[Deheubarth]], [[Ealdred I of Bamburgh|Ealdred of Bamburgh]] and [[Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)|King Owain of the Cumbrians]] accepted the overlordship of King [[Æthelstan]] of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
*[[1191]] &ndash; [[Third Crusade]]: [[Saladin]]'s garrison surrenders to [[Philip II of France|Philip Augustus]], ending the two-year [[siege of Acre (1189–91)|siege of Acre]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jamie Byrom|author2=Michael Riley|title=Enquiring History: The Crusades: Conflict and Controversy, 1095-1291|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSLsGe1cvkoC&pg=PT192|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Hodder Education|isbn=978-1-4441-7925-5|pages=192}}</ref>
*[[1335]] – Pope [[Pope Benedict XII|Benedict XII]] issues the papal bull [[Fulgens sicut stella matutina]] to reform the [[Cistercians|Cistercian Order]].<ref>Louis Lekai: The Cistercians. Ideals and reality, Kent State UP, 1977, p. 72.</ref>
*[[1470]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] [[Siege of Negroponte (1470)|capture Euboea]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meserve |first1=Margaret |title=News from Negroponte: Politics, Popular Opinion, and Information Exchange in the First Decade of the Italian Press |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1353/ren.2008.0312 |journal=Renaissance Quarterly |access-date=28 January 2021 |pages=440–480 |doi=10.1353/ren.2008.0312 |date=2006|volume=59 |issue=2 |jstor=10.1353/ren.2008.0312 |s2cid=154360566 }}</ref>
*[[1488]] &ndash; [[Joseon Dynasty]] official [[Choe Bu]] returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.<ref>[[Timothy Brook (historian)|Brook, Timothy]]. (1998). ''[[The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China]]''. Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|0-520-22154-0}} (Paperback), p. 51.</ref>
*[[1493]] &ndash; [[Hartmann Schedel]]'s ''[[Nuremberg Chronicle]]'', one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Lê Cung Hoàng]] ceded the throne to [[Mạc Đăng Dung]], ending the [[Lê dynasty]] and starting the [[Mạc dynasty]].
*[[1543]] &ndash; King [[Henry VIII of England]] marries his sixth and last wife, [[Catherine Parr]], at [[Hampton Court Palace]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Timothy Haydn|title=Dictionary of dates, and universal reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RiQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA276|year=1868|pages=276}}</ref>
*[[1562]] &ndash; Fray [[Diego de Landa]], acting [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán|Bishop of Yucatán]], burns the sacred idols and books of the [[Maya civilization|Maya]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Derek Jones|title=Censorship: A World Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDqsCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1573|date=December 2001|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-79864-1|pages=1573}}</ref>
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Mughal Empire]] annexes [[Bengal]] after defeating the [[Bengal Sultanate]] at the [[Battle of Rajmahal]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Richards |first=John F.|date=1996|title=The Mughal Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHyVh29gy4QC&pg=PA33|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=33|isbn=978-0-521-56603-2}}</ref>
*[[1580]] &ndash; The [[Ostrog Bible]], one of the early printed [[Bible]]s in a [[Slavic languages|Slavic language]], is published.

===1601–1900===
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Battle of Aughrim]] ([[Julian calendar]]): The decisive victory of [[William III of England]]'s forces in Ireland.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Thomas Bartlett|author2=Keith Jeffery|title=A Military History of Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPZiWhhAmXAC&pg=PA209|date=9 October 1997|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-62989-8|pages=209}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; Captain [[James Cook]] begins his [[Third voyage of James Cook|third voyage]].
*[[1789]] &ndash; In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister [[Jacques Necker]], the radical journalist [[Camille Desmoulins]] gives a speech which results in the [[storming of the Bastille]] two days later.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Garrioch|title=The Making of Revolutionary Paris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra7W1M9bAPIC&pg=PA295|date=17 September 2002|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-93839-7|pages=295}}</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; The [[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]] is passed in France by the [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]].
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Ranjit Singh]] conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab ([[Sikh Empire]]).
*[[1801]] &ndash; British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the [[Second Battle of Algeciras]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; At the insistence of Napoleon, [[Bavaria]], [[Baden]], [[Württemberg]] and thirteen minor principalities leave the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and form the [[Confederation of the Rhine]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; The American [[Army of the Northwest (United States)|Army of the Northwest]] briefly occupies the [[Upper Canada|Upper Canadian]] settlement at what is now at [[Windsor, Ontario]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; The [[Medal of Honor]] is authorized by the [[United States Congress]].

===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbian]] forces begin their [[Siege of Vidin (1913)|siege]] of the [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] city of [[Vidin]]; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
*  1913   &ndash; The [[Second Revolution (Republic of China)|Second Revolution]] breaks out against the [[Beiyang government]], as [[Li Liejun]] proclaims [[Jiangxi]] independent from the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]].<ref>Ernest Young, "Politics in the Aftermath of Revolution," in John King Fairbank, ed., ''The Cambridge History of China: Republican China 1912–1949'', Part 1 (Cambridge University Press, 1983; {{ISBN|0-521-23541-3}}, {{ISBN|978-0-521-23541-9}}), p. 228.</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; The [[Bisbee Deportation]] occurs as [[vigilante]]s [[kidnapping|kidnap]] and [[deportation|deport]] nearly 1,300 [[strike action|striking]] miners and others from [[Bisbee, Arizona]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] battleship ''[[Japanese battleship Kawachi|Kawachi]]'' blows up at [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Shunan]], western [[Honshu]], Japan, killing at least 621.
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty]] is signed, by which [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Soviet Russia]] recognizes the independence of [[Lithuania]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Kursk]]: [[Nazi Germany|German]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] forces engage in the [[Battle of Prokhorovka]], one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
*[[1948]] &ndash; Israeli Prime Minister [[David Ben-Gurion]] orders the [[1948 Palestinian expulsion from Lydda and Ramle|expulsion of Palestinians]] from the towns of [[Lod]] and [[Ramla]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Morris |first1=Benny |title=Operation Dani and the Palestinian Exodus from Lydda and Ramle in 1948 |journal=Middle East Journal |date=1986 |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=82–109 |jstor=4327250 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4327250 |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=en |issn=0026-3141}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Orlyonok]], the main [[Young Pioneer camp]] of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], is founded.
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[India]]n city [[Pune]] floods due to failure of the [[Khadakwasla Dam|Khadakwasla]] and [[Panshet Dam|Panshet]] dams, killing at least two thousand people.
*  1961   &ndash; [[ČSA Flight 511 (July 1961)|ČSA Flight 511]] crashes at [[Casablanca–Anfa Airport]] in [[Morocco]], killing 72.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter |first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18V OK-PAF Casablanca-Anfa Airport (CAS) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610712-0|access-date=2021-07-11|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in [[Gorton]], England, the first victim in the [[Moors murders]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[1967 Newark riots|Riots]] begin in [[Newark, New Jersey]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[Australian Aboriginal flag]] is flown for the first time.
*[[1973]] &ndash; A [[National Personnel Records Center fire|fire]] destroys the entire sixth floor of the [[National Personnel Records Center]] of the United States.
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] declare independence from Portugal.
*[[1979]] &ndash; The island nation of [[Kiribati]] becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
*[[1995]] &ndash; Chinese [[seismologists]] successfully [[Earthquake prediction|predict]] the [[1995 Myanmar–China earthquake]], reducing the number of casualties to 11.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ronghui Lin | chapter=Predictions and Social Response Capacities in Face of the 1995 Menglian Earthquake (M = 7.3): An Overview |title=Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction |date=2003 |pages=481–486 |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-55903-7_63 |publisher=Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg|isbn = 978-3-642-63234-1}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; The [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] attacked a house in [[Ballymoney]], [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]] with a [[Molotov cocktail|petrol bomb]], [[Quinn brothers' killings|killing the Quinn brothers]].
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] is launched on mission [[STS-104]], carrying the [[Quest Joint Airlock|''Quest'' Joint Airlock]] to the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warnock|first=Lynda|title=STS-104|website=www.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html|access-date=2021-07-06|archive-date=2023-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405190626/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-104.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; The [[2006 Lebanon War]] begins.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache helicopters]] engage in [[July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike|airstrikes]] against armed insurgents in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers| first=David| last=Alexander| date=April 5, 2010| publisher=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6344FW20100406| access-date=April 7, 2010| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6344FW20100406| archive-date=September 9, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Syrian Civil War]]: Government forces [[Battle of Tremseh|target the homes of rebels and activists]] in [[Tremseh]] and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Assad troops move on Damascus as massacre toll is cut |newspaper=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/assad-troops-move-on-damascus-as-massacre-toll-is-cut-7945484.html |access-date=18 July 2012|date=16 July 2012 |location=London|first1=Loveday|last1=Morris|first2=Justin |last2=Vela}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; A [[Okogbe tank truck explosion|tank truck explosion]] kills more than 100 people in [[Okobie]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills at least 95 |date=2012-07-12 |work=Deutsche Welle |url=https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-kills-at-least-95/a-16091317|access-date=2021-07-13 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713121407/https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-kills-at-least-95/a-16091317 |archive-date=2021-07-13}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train [[Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash|derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20130714-france-train-derailment-accident-wreckage |title=Operations begin to clear wreckage of derailed train near Paris|publisher=[[France 24]]|date=14 July 2013|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[100 BC]] &ndash; [[Julius Caesar]], Roman politician and general (d. 44 BC)<ref>There is some dispute over the year of Caesar's birth. Some scholars have made a case for 101 or 102&nbsp;BC as the year of his birth, based on the dates that he held certain magistracies, but scholarly consensus favors 100&nbsp;BC. Similarly, some scholars prefer 12 July for the day of his birth, but others give 13 July. Goldsworthy, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oR-ljeBaWIcC&pg=PA30 p. 30],  Ward, Heichelheim, & Yeo [https://books.google.com/books?id=9Q83DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA194 p. 194]. For a source arguing for 12 July, see Badian in Griffin (ed.) [https://books.google.com/books?id=gzOXLGbIIYwC&pg=PA16 p.16]</ref>
*[[1394]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]], Japanese shōgun (d. 1441)
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Juan del Encina]], Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable;<ref>{{cite book|title=Juan Del Encina: Aesthetics of His Poetry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_OlKAQAAMAAJ|year=1967|publisher=University of California}}</ref> d. 1530)
*[[1477]] &ndash; [[Jacopo Sadoleto]], Italian cardinal (d. 1547)<ref>{{cite book|author=Clive Maples Warner|title=The Life of Jacopo Sadoleto ... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvcUAAAAIAAJ |year=1938|publisher=Stanford University|page=9}}</ref>
*[[1549]] &ndash; [[Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland]] (d. 1587)

===1601–1900===
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk]] (d. 1684)<ref>{{cite book|author=Arthur Collins|title=The Peerage of England; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lllBeY0XQvUC&pg=PA19|year=1741|publisher=W. Innys; R. Manby; T. Wotton&F. Gosling|pages=19}}</ref>
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco]], Italian violinist and composer (d. 1742)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Josiah Wedgwood]], English potter, founded the [[Wedgwood|Wedgwood Company]] (d. 1795)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Peter Chanel]], French priest and saint (d. 1841)
*[[1807]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hawksley]], English engineer and academic (d. 1893)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Claude Bernard]], French physiologist and academic (d. 1878)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Henry David Thoreau]], American essayist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1862)
*  1817   &ndash; [[Alvin Saunders]], Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (d. 1899)<ref>{{Cite web | title= Congressional Bioguide| work=Saunders, Alvin| url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000076| access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[D. H. Hill]], American general and academic (d. 1889)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Eugène Boudin]], French painter (d. 1898)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[William Osler]], Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Otto Schoetensack]], German anthropologist and academic (d. 1912)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th [[President of Argentina]] (d. 1933)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[George Eastman]], American businessman, founded [[Eastman Kodak]] (d. 1933)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Ned Hanlan]], Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (d. 1908)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[George E. Ohr]], American potter (d. 1918)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Anton Arensky]], Russian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1906)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Albert Calmette]], French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (d. 1933)
*  1863   &ndash; [[Paul Drude]], German physicist and academic (d. 1906)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Stefan George]], German poet and translator (d. 1933)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco]] (d. 1949)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Emil Hácha]], Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Czechoslovakia]] (d. 1945)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Max Jacob]], French poet, painter, and critic (d. 1944)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Peeter Põld]], Estonian scientist and politician, 1st [[Estonian Minister of Education]] (d. 1930)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Margherita Piazzola Beloch]], Italian mathematician (d. 1976)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Han Yong-un]], Korean poet (d. 1944)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Tod Browning]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1962)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Natalia Goncharova]], [[Russians|Russian]] theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (d. 1962)<ref>{{cite book|first=Jane A.|last=Sharp|chapter=Natalia Goncharova|editor1-last=Bowlt|editor1-first=John E.|editor2-last=Drutt|editor2-first=Matthew|title=Amazons of the Avant-Garde: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Varvara Stepanova, and Nadezhda Udaltsova|date=2000|publisher=Guggenheim Museum|isbn=978-0-89207-225-5|location=New York|page=155|url=https://archive.org/details/amazonsofavantga00exte}}</ref>
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Bob Diry]],<ref>[https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/oesterreich/wien/05-st-josef-zu-margareten/01-062/?pg=149 Birth record Vienna, parish St. Josef in Margareten, vol. 62, p. 144]</ref> Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (d. 1935)
*  1884   &ndash; [[Louis B. Mayer]], Russian-born American film producer, co-founded [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (d. 1957)
*  1884   &ndash; [[Amedeo Modigliani]], Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Jean Hersholt]], Danish-American actor and director (d. 1956)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Zygmunt Janiszewski]], Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Janiszewski Zygmunt |url=https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Janiszewski,_Zygmunt|website=Astro-Databank |date=8 July 2016 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Bruno Schulz]], Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (d. 1942)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Kirsten Flagstad]], Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Buckminster Fuller]], American architect and engineer, designed the [[Montreal Biosphère]] (d. 1983)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Oscar Hammerstein II]], American director, producer, and songwriter (d. 1960)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Marcel Paul]], French communist politician and Holocaust survivor (d. 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/biographies/IVRepublique/paul-marcel-12071900.asp |title=Biography of Marcel Paul |website=Assemblée Nationale |access-date=February 10, 2011 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720204518/http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/biographies/IVRepublique/paul-marcel-12071900.asp |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Günther Anders]], German philosopher and journalist (d. 1992)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Vic Armbruster]], Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1984)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Pablo Neruda]], Chilean poet and diplomat, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1973)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Weary Dunlop]],  Australian colonel and surgeon (d. 1993)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Milton Berle]], American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Alain Cuny]], French actor (d. 1994)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Paul Runyan]], American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Joe DeRita]], American actor (d. 1993)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Motoichi Kumagai]], Japanese photographer and illustrator (d. 2010)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Fritz Leonhardt]], German engineer, designed [[Fernsehturm Stuttgart]] (d. 1999)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Herbert Zim]], American naturalist, author, and educator (d. 1994)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Evald Mikson]], Estonian footballer (d. 1993)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Willis Lamb]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2008)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Mohammad Moin]], Iranian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1971)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Lyudmila Pavlichenko]], Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Luigi Gorrini]], Italian soldier and pilot (d. 2014)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], Indian statesman (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's who|publisher=India: Parliament Secretariat|year=2005|page=713}}</ref>
*  1917   &ndash; [[Andrew Wyeth]], American artist (d. 2009)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Pierre Berton]], Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Bob Fillion]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2015)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Paul Gonsalves]], American saxophonist (d. 1974)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Randolph Quirk]], Manx linguist and academic (d. 2017)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Beah Richards]], American actress (d. 2000)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Mark Hatfield]], American soldier and politician, 29th [[Governor of Oregon]] (d. 2011)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[James E. Gunn (writer)|James E. Gunn]], American science fiction author (d. 2020)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Faidon Matthaiou]], Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Michel d'Ornano]], French politician (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/calvados/cent-ans-apres-sa-naissance-que-doit-on-a-michel-dornano-en-normandie-f84f1c54-3ebd-11ef-af6f-cc8c20a9107a | title=Cent ans après sa naissance, que doit-on à Michel d'Ornano en Normandie ? | date=12 July 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Albert Lance]], Australian-French tenor (d. 2013)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Roger Smith (executive)|Roger Smith]], American businessman (d. 2007)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Françoys Bernier]], Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1993) 
*  1927   &ndash; [[Conte Candoli]], American trumpet player (d. 2001)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Jack Harshman]], American baseball player (d. 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Harley Hotchkiss]], Canadian businessman (d. 2011)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Alastair Burnet]], English journalist (d. 2012)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Elias James Corey]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1928   &ndash; [[Imero Fiorentino]], American lighting designer (d. 2013)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Gordon Pinsent]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Gordon Pinsent, Canadian acting icon, dead at 92 |work=CBC News |location=Toronto |date=February 25, 2023 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gorden-pinsent-1.6760868 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
*  1930   &ndash; [[Guy Ligier]], French race car driver and team owner (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ligierautomotive.com/entreprise/personnalites/guy-ligier/#slide-guy-ligier | title=Guy Ligier }}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Eric Ives]], English historian and academic (d. 2012)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Geeto Mongol]], Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2013)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Monte Hellman]], American director and producer (d. 2021)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Otis Davis]], American sprinter (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Otis Davis, Who Overcame Racism to Win Olympic Gold, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/sports/otis-davis-ded.html |access-date=October 3, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Victor Poor]], American engineer, developed the [[Datapoint 2200]] (d. 2012)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Donald E. Westlake]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Van Cliburn]], American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Satoshi Ōmura]], Japanese biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jan Němec]], Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Frank Ryan (American football)|Frank Ryan]], American football player and mathematician (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/sports/football/frank-ryan-dead.html|title=Frank Ryan Dies at 87; Cerebral Quarterback Led Browns to '64 Title|last=Goldstein|first=Richard|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Bill Cosby]], American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
*  1937   &ndash; [[Mickey Edwards]], American lawyer and politician
*  1937   &ndash; [[Lionel Jospin]], French civil servant and politician, 165th [[Prime Minister of France]]
*  1937   &ndash; [[Robert McFarlane (American politician)|Robert McFarlane]], American colonel and diplomat, 13th [[United States National Security Advisor]] (d. 2022)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Guy Woolfenden]], English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Ron Fairly]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2019)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Wieger Mensonides]], Dutch swimmer
*  1938   &ndash; [[Eiko Ishioka]], Japanese art director and graphic designer (d. 2012)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Phillip Adams (writer)|Phillip Adams]], Australian journalist and producer
*  1939   &ndash; [[Bill Cooper (American football)|Bill Cooper]], American football player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1833 | title=Bill Cooper (2000) - Hall of Fame }}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Benny Parsons]], American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2007)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Swamp Dogg]], American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
*  1942   &ndash; [[Roy Palmer (cricketer)|Roy Palmer]], English cricketer and umpire
*  1942   &ndash; [[Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942)|Billy Smith]], Australian rugby league footballer and coach
*  1942   &ndash; [[Steve Young (musician)|Steve Young]], American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Christine McVie]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2022) 
*  1943   &ndash; [[Paul Silas]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2022) 
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Simon Blackburn]], English philosopher and academic 
*  1944   &ndash; [[Delia Ephron]], American author, playwright, and screenwriter
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Butch Hancock]], American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Sian Barbara Allen]], American television actress (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Sian Barbara Allen, actor known for 'The Waltons' and 'You'll Like My Mother,' dies at 78 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-01/sian-barbara-allen-dead-the-waltons-youll-like-my-mother-actor |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Gareth Edwards (rugby union)|Gareth Edwards]], Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
*  1947   &ndash; [[Carl Lundgren (illustrator)|Carl Lundgren]], American artist and illustrator<ref>{{cite web|title=Carl Lundgren|website=The Rock Poster Society|date=2024|accessdate=February 17, 2024|url=https://trps.org/artists/carl-lundgren/}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Richard C. McCarty]], American psychologist and academic
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Ben Burtt]], American director, screenwriter, and sound designer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Walter Egan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1948 &ndash;  [[Elias Khoury]], Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mroue |first=Bassem |date=September 15, 2024 |title=Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76 |url=https://apnews.com/article/elias-khoury-lebanon-novelist-palestinian-cause-israel-1b6e79f6a17f5d9f5dbdaf809b728653 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Richard Simmons]], American fitness trainer and actor (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 |url=https://apnews.com/article/fitness-guru-richard-simmons-obituary-db369da9e7f54f17bbbb1331af43508f |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Simon Fox]], English drummer 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Rick Hendrick]], American businessman, founded [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Eric Carr]], American drummer and songwriter (d. 1991)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Gilles Meloche]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Joan Bauer (novelist)|Joan Bauer]], American author
*  1951   &ndash; [[Brian Grazer]], American screenwriter and producer, founded [[Imagine Entertainment]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[Cheryl Ladd]], American actress
*  1951   &ndash; [[Piotr Pustelnik]], Polish mountaineer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Jamey Sheridan]], American actor 
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Voja Antonić]], Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the [[Galaksija (computer)|Galaksija computer]]
*  1952   &ndash; [[Irina Bokova]], Bulgarian politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
*  1952   &ndash; [[Philip Taylor Kramer]], American bass player (d. 1995)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Eric Adams (musician)|Eric Adams]], American singer-songwriter 
*  1954   &ndash; [[Robert Carl]], American pianist and composer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Wolfgang Dremmler]], German footballer and coach
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Timothy Garton Ash]], English historian and author
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jimmy LaFave]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Mel Harris]], American actress
*  1956   &ndash; [[Sandi Patty]], American singer and pianist
*  1956   &ndash; [[Mario Soto (baseball)|Mario Soto]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Rick Husband]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Dave Semenko]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2017)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[J. D. Hayworth]], American politician and radio host 
*  1958   &ndash; [[Tonya Lee Williams]], English-Canadian actress and producer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[David Brown (meteorologist)|David Brown]], Australian meteorologist
*  1959   &ndash; [[Tupou VI]], King of Tonga
*  1959   &ndash; [[Karl J. Friston]], English psychiatrist and neuroscientist
*  1959   &ndash; [[Charlie Murphy (actor)|Charlie Murphy]], American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Heikko Glöde]], German footballer and manager
*  1961   &ndash; [[Shiva Rajkumar]], Indian actor, singer, and producer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Julio César Chávez]], Mexican boxer
*  1962   &ndash; [[Luc De Vos]], Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields|Joanna Shields]], American-English businesswoman
*  1962   &ndash; [[Dean Wilkins]], English footballer and manager
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Gaby Roslin]], English television host and actress
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Sanjay Manjrekar]], Indian cricketer and sportscaster
*  1965   &ndash; [[Robin Wilson (musician)|Robin Wilson]], American singer and guitarist 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jeff Bucknum]], American race car driver
*  1966   &ndash; [[Annabel Croft]], English tennis player and sportscaster
*  1966   &ndash; [[Taiji (musician)|Taiji]], Japanese bass player and songwriter (d. 2011)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Richard Herring]], English comedian and screenwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mac McCaughan]], American singer and guitarist 
*  1967   &ndash; [[John Petrucci]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Bruny Surin]], Canadian sprinter
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Catherine Plewinski]], French swimmer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Chantal Jouanno]], French politician, [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)|French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
*  1969   &ndash; [[Alan Mullally]], English cricketer and sportscaster
*  1969   &ndash; [[Anne-Sophie Pic]], French chef
*  1969   &ndash; [[Jesse Pintado]], Mexican-American guitarist (d. 2006)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Aure Atika]], Portuguese-French actress, director, and screenwriter
*  1970   &ndash; [[Lee Byung-hun]], South Korean actor, singer, and dancer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Susan Tyler Witten]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=31 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=legislature.ky.gov}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Andriy Kovalenco]], Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Loni Love]], American comedian, actress, and talk show host
*  1971   &ndash; [[Kristi Yamaguchi]], American figure skater
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Jake Wood]], English actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/jake-wood/person/3240/summary.html|title=Jake Wood on TV.com|publisher=TV.com|access-date=8 December 2010|archive-date=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503131852/http://www.tv.com/jake-wood/person/3240/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Christian Vieri]], Italian footballer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Sharon den Adel]], Dutch singer-songwriter 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Stelios Giannakopoulos]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1974   &ndash; [[Gregory Shane Helms]], American professional wrestler
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Anna Friel]], English actress
*  1976   &ndash; [[Tracie Spencer]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)|Neil Harris]], English footballer and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [[Steve Howey (actor)|Steve Howey]], American actor
*  1977   &ndash; [[Brock Lesnar]], American mixed martial artist and wrestler
*  1977   &ndash; [[Francesca Lubiani]], Italian tennis player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Marco Silva]], Portuguese football manager<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l70533.html|title=Marco Silva, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva - Manager|website=www.bdfutbol.com|accessdate=5 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Topher Grace]], American actor
*  1978   &ndash; [[Michelle Rodriguez]], American actress
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Nikos Barlos]], Greek basketball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Maya Kobayashi]], Japanese journalist
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Kristen Connolly]], American actress 
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Adrienne Camp]], South African singer-songwriter
*  1981   &ndash; [[Pradeepan Raveendran]], Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Antonio Cassano]], Italian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jason Wright]], American football player, businessman, and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=18 Jason Wright |url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wright_jason00.html |website=nusports.cstv.com |access-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118091933/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wright_jason00.html |archive-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Gareth Gates]], English singer-songwriter  
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jonathan Lewis (American football)|Jonathan Lewis]], American football player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Natalie Martinez]], American actress 
*  1984   &ndash; [[Michael McGovern (footballer)|Michael McGovern]], Northern Irish footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Sami Zayn]], Canadian professional wrestler
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Paulo Vitor Barreto]], Brazilian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Gianluca Curci]], Italian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Keven Lacombe]], Canadian cyclist
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ismael Londt]], Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Didier Digard]], French footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Hannaliis Jaadla]], Estonian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[JP Pietersen]], South African rugby player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Simone Laudehr]], German footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Patrick Beverley]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Beverley |url=https://www.nba.com/player/201976/patrick-beverley |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[LeSean McCoy]], American football player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Inbee Park]], South Korean golfer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Nick Palmieri]], American ice hockey player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Phoebe Tonkin]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |date=17 October 2017 |title=16 Things You Didn't Know About Phoebe Tonkin from "The Originals" |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a10392855/phoebe-tonkin-facts/ |access-date=6 February 2020 |publisher=Hearst Corporation |magazine=Seventeen}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Bebé]], Portuguese footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Rachel Brosnahan]], American actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rss.art19.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers-podcast|title=Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast |website=rss.art19.com|access-date=January 7, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Salih Dursun]], Turkish footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[James Rodríguez]], Colombian footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Pablo Carreño Busta]], Spanish tennis player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/bio | title=Pablo Carreno Busta &#124; Bio &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis }}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Bartosz Bereszyński]], Polish footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Luke Berry]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur77855.html | title=Luke Berry (Luton) }}</ref>   
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kanako Momota]], Japanese singer-songwriter 
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Evania Pelite]], Australian rugby union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vani Pelite Results {{!}} Commonwealth Games Australia |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/vani-pelite/ |website=commonwealthgames.com.au |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en-AU |date=3 April 2018}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Luke Shaw]], English footballer
*  1995   &ndash; [[Jordyn Wieber]], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=80263|title=Jordyn Wieber|website=USA Gymnastics|access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Moses Simon]], Nigerian footballer<ref>[https://archive.today/20140308101143/http://www.corgonliga.sk/corgon-liga/hrac/1870/moses-daddy-simon DADDY SIMON MOSES] 8 March 2014, corgonliga.sk</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Moussa Dembélé (footballer, born 1996)|Moussa Dembélé]], French footballer
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jordan Romero]], American mountaineer
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Jean-Kévin Duverne]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur55142.html | title=Jean-Kevin Duverne (FC Nantes) }}</ref>
*  1997 &ndash; [[Malala Yousafzai]], Pakistani-English activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref>{{cite book |author=Jennifer Strand|title=Malala Yousafzai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaXPDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20|date=15 August 2016 |publisher=ABDO|isbn=978-1-68079-390-1|pages=20}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Shai Gilgeous-Alexander]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628983/|title=Shai Gilgeous-Alexander|website=NBA|access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Vinícius Júnior]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/vini-jr|title = Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior LaLiga Santander}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Kaylee McKeown]], Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaylee McKeown |url=https://www.swimming.org.au/Home/AustralianDolphins/AthleteProfile.aspx?AthleteID=83 |publisher=Swimming Australia |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143118/https://www.swimming.org.au/Home/AustralianDolphins/AthleteProfile.aspx?AthleteID=83 |archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Nico Williams]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Nico Williams Height, Weight, Age, Nationality, Position, Bio |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/nicholas-williams-player-bio |website=Fox Sports |access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[524]] &ndash; [[Viventiolus]], archbishop of Lyon (b. 460)
* [[783]] &ndash; [[Bertrada of Laon]], Frankish queen (b. 720)
* [[965]] &ndash; [[Meng Chang]], emperor of Later Shu (b. 919)
* [[981]] &ndash; [[Xue Juzheng]], Chinese [[scholar-official]] and historian<ref>[http://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/續資治通鑑長編/卷022 ''Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian'' ch. 22.]{{fcn|date=September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1067]] &ndash; [[John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)|John Komnenos]], Byzantine general
*[[1441]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1394)
*  1441   &ndash; [[Kyōgoku Takakazu (d. 1441)|Kyōgoku Takakazu]], Japanese nobleman
*[[1489]] &ndash; [[Bahlul Lodi]], sultan of Delhi
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Desiderius Erasmus]], Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)
*[[1584]] &ndash; [[Steven Borough]], English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)

===1601–1900===
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath]] (b. 1557)
*[[1664]] &ndash; [[Stefano della Bella]], Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)
*[[1682]] &ndash; [[Jean Picard]], French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Marquis de St Ruth]], French general
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[John Ashby (Royal Navy officer)|John Ashby]], English admiral (b. 1640)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Richard Cromwell]], English academic and politician (b. 1626)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois]], French navy officer and politician, [[Governor General of New France]] (b. 1671)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Johann Joachim Quantz]], German flute player and composer (b. 1697)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Alexander Hamilton]], American general, economist, and politician, 1st [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (b. 1755)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Henrik Wergeland]], Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]], Scottish engineer (b. 1772)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Stevenson (1772-1850) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/stevenson-robert |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=English |date=31 May 2013}}</ref>
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Pavel Nakhimov]], Russian admiral (b. 1802)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[John A. Dahlgren]], American admiral (b. 1809)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Alexander Cartwright]], American firefighter, invented baseball (b. 1820)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[William D. Coleman (politician)|William D. Coleman]], 13th [[President of Liberia]] (b. 1842)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dunn|first1= Elwood D.|last2=Beyan|first2=Amos J.|last3=Burrowes|first3=Carl Patrick|author-link= |date=2000|title=Historical Dictionary of Liberia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt0_RrW8ghkC|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9781461659310|pages=80–81}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Charles Rolls]], English engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] (b. 1877)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Stewart Rolls {{!}} British automobile manufacturer and aviator |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Stewart-Rolls |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Gertrude Bell]], English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Barbara|last1=Brothers|first2=Julia Marie|last2=Gergits|title=British Travel Writers, 1876–1909|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research|date=1997|page=3|isbn=978-0-81039-937-2}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Charles Wood (composer)|Charles Wood]] Irish composer (b. 1866)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Robert Henri]], American painter and educator (b. 1865)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Nathan Söderblom]], Swedish archbishop, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1866)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Ole Evinrude]], Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the [[outboard motor]] (b. 1877)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Alfred Dreyfus]], French colonel (b. 1859)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Theodore Roosevelt Jr.]], American general and politician, [[Governor of Puerto Rico]] (b. 1887)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Boris Galerkin]], Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen]], German field marshal (b. 1895)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Ray Stannard Baker]], American journalist and author (b. 1870)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Jimmie Lunceford]], American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Douglas Hyde]], Irish scholar and politician, 1st [[President of Ireland]] (b. 1860)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Elsie de Wolfe]], American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[John Hayes (Tasmanian politician)|John Hayes]], Australian politician, 25th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1868)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Mazo de la Roche]], Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowe-Grande |first1=Trish |title=Exploring the early years of Newmarket literary icon Mazo de la Roche |url=https://www.newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/exploring-the-early-years-of-newmarket-literary-icon-mazo-de-la-roche-2623894 |access-date=28 June 2021 |work=NewmarketToday.ca |date=August 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]], American composer and bandleader (b. 1907)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Christfried Burmeister]], Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[D. T. Suzuki]], Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Henry George Lamond]], Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Yvon Robert]], Canadian wrestler (b. 1914)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Lon Chaney Jr.]], American actor (b. 1906)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[James Ormsbee Chapin]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Olive Morris]], Jamaican-English civil rights activist (b. 1952)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Morris, Olive Elaine (1952–1979), political activist |year=2012 |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-100963 |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/100963 |last1=Allotey |first1=Emma }}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Minnie Riperton]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[John Warren Davis (college president)|John Warren Davis]], American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Warren Davis |author=West Virginia Archives and History |year=2019 |publisher=West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History |url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229171815/http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/blacks/jwdavis.html |archive-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Gene |title=Dr. John Warren Davis, adviser to five presidents |newspaper=[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]] |location=[[Hackensack, New Jersey]] |date=July 13, 1980 |page=22 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/ |access-date=March 2, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302233738/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46009114/dr-john-warren-davis-adviser-to-five/ |archive-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Kenneth More]], English actor (b. 1914)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Chris Wood (rock musician)|Chris Wood]], English saxophonist (b. 1944)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[João Saldanha]], Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (b. 1917)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Caroline Pafford Miller]], American journalist and author (b. 1903)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Dan Eldon]], English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Eila Campbell]], English geographer and cartographer (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Professor Eila Campbell |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-eila-campbell-1416267.html |website=The Independent |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |date=26 July 1994}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[John Chancellor]], American journalist (b. 1927)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[François Furet]], French historian and author (b. 1927)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Driftwood]], American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1907)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Arkady Ostashev]], Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1925)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Serge Lemoyne]], Canadian painter (b. 1941)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Rajendra Kumar]], Indian actor (b. 1921)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Charles Merritt]], Canadian colonel and politician, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1908)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Fred Marcellino]], American author and illustrator (b. 1939)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Benny Carter]], American trumpet player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1907)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Mark Lovell]], English race car driver (b. 1960)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Betty Oliphant]], English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the [[National Ballet School of Canada]] (b. 1918)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[John King, Baron King of Wartnaby]], English businessman (b. 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Robert Burås]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1975)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Stan Zemanek]], Australian radio and television host (b. 1947)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bobby Murcer]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Tony Snow]], American journalist, 26th [[White House Press Secretary]] (b. 1955)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Olga Guillot]], Cuban-American singer (b. 1922)
*  2010   &ndash; [[James P. Hogan (writer)|James P. Hogan]], English-American author (b. 1941)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Paulo Moura]], Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (b. 1932)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Pius Njawé]], Cameroonian journalist (b. 1957)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Harvey Pekar]], American author and critic (b. 1939)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Sherwood Schwartz]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Alimuddin (cricketer)|Alimuddin]], Pakistani cricketer (b. 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Dara Singh]], Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dara-Singh-passes-away/articleshow/14838702.cms |title=Dara Singh Passes Away |date=12 July 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Eddy Brown]], English footballer and manager (b. 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Else Holmelund Minarik]], Danish-American author and illustrator (b. 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Roger Payne (mountaineer)|Roger Payne]], English mountaineer (b. 1956)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Hamid Samandarian]], Iranian director and playwright (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[George C. Stoney]], American director and producer (b. 1916)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Amar Bose]], American businessman, founded the [[Bose Corporation]] (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Takako Takahashi]], Japanese author (b. 1932)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Elaine Morgan]], Welsh writer (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elaine Morgan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/29/elaine-morgan |website=The Guardian |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Alan Whicker]], Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1921)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Jamil Ahmad (writer)|Jamil Ahmad]], Pakistani author (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Nestor Basterretxea]], Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Emil Bobu]], Romanian politician (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Alfred de Grazia]], American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Kenneth J. Gray]], American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Valeriya Novodvorskaya]], Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[D'Army Bailey]], American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Chenjerai Hove]], Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Tenzin Delek Rinpoche]], Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Cheng Siwei]], Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Goran Hadžić]], Serbian politician (b. 1958)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Emily Hartridge]], English YouTuber and television presenter (b. 1984)<ref>{{Cite news|title=YouTube Star Emily Hartridge Dies at 35 in Electric Scooter Collision|url=https://people.com/human-interest/emily-hartridge-dies-at-35-in-electric-scooter-collision/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307061644/https://people.com/human-interest/emily-hartridge-dies-at-35-in-electric-scooter-collision/|archive-date=2020-03-07|access-date=2021-07-13|newspaper=People|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Kelly Preston]], American actress and model (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|date=July 13, 2020|title='Jerry Maguire' actress Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, dies of breast cancer at 57|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/12/kelly-preston-dies-57-breast-cancer-john-travolta-mourns-beautiful-wife/5426276002/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714004311/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/12/kelly-preston-dies-57-breast-cancer-john-travolta-mourns-beautiful-wife/5426276002/|archive-date=July 14, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2021|website=[[USA TODAY]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2020   &ndash; [[Wim Suurbier]], Dutch football player (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-13|title=Suurbier, mainstay of Ajax, Dutch teams of 1970s, dies at 75|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/surbier-mainstay-of-ajax-dutch-teams-of-1970s-dies-at-75/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703232618/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/surbier-mainstay-of-ajax-dutch-teams-of-1970s-dies-at-75/|archive-date=2021-07-03|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Tonke Dragt]], Dutch children's writer and illustrator (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanou |first=Hanneke |date=2024-07-13 |title="Letter to the King" author Tonke Dragt dies at 93 |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/07/letter-to-the-king-author-tonke-dragt-dies-at-93/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Bill Viola]], American video and installation artist (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finkel |first=Jori |date=2024-07-13 |title=Bill Viola, Celebrated Video Artist Who Played With Time, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/arts/bill-viola-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Ruth Westheimer]], German-American sex therapist (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moshtaghian |first=AJ Willingham, Artemis |date=2024-07-13 |title=Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as 'Dr. Ruth,' dead at 96 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/ruth-westheimer-death/index.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Evan Wright]], American writer (b. 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner |url=https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]] ([[Eastern Orthodox]])
**[[Hermagoras of Aquileia|Hermagoras and Fortunatus]]
**[[Jason of Thessalonica]] ([[Catholic Church]])
**[[John Gualbert]]
**[[Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin]]
**[[Nabor and Felix]]
**[[Nathan Söderblom]] ([[Lutheran]], [[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
**[[Saint Veronica|Veronica]]
**[[Viventiolus]]
**[[July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*The second day of [[Naadam]] ([[Mongolia]])
*[[The Twelfth]], also known as Orangemen's Day ([[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/12 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=12}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/12 |title=Historical Events on July 12 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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