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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[180]] &ndash; [[Scillitan Martyrs|Twelve inhabitants]] of [[Scillium]] (near Kasserine, modern-day [[Tunisia]]) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.
*[[1048]] &ndash; [[Pope Damasus II|Damasus II]] is elected pope, and dies 23 days later.<ref>{{cite book|last=Darras|first=Joseph Épiphane|title=A General History of the Catholic Church: From the Commencement of the Christian Era Until the Present Time. Volume III|location=New York|publisher=P. O'Shea, Publisher|date=1866|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdNAAQAAMAAJ|page=36}}</ref>
*[[1203]] &ndash; The [[Fourth Crusade]] assaults [[Constantinople]]. The [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Alexios III Angelos]] flees from his capital into exile.
*[[1402]] &ndash; Zhu Di, better known by his [[Regnal name|era name]] as the [[Yongle Emperor]], assumes the throne over the [[Ming dynasty]] of China.
*[[1429]] &ndash; [[Hundred Years' War]]: [[Charles VII of France]] is [[coronation of the French monarch|crowned]] the King of France in the [[Reims Cathedral]] after a successful campaign by [[Joan of Arc]].
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Battle of Castillon]]: The last battle of the [[Hundred Years' War]], the French under [[Jean Bureau]] defeat the English under the [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury|Earl of Shrewsbury]], who is killed in the battle in [[Gascony]]. 
* [[1489]] &ndash; [[Sikandar Lodi]] succeeds [[Bahlul Khan Lodi]] as [[Sultan of Delhi]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=122–125}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1717]] &ndash; King [[George I of Great Britain]] sails down the [[River Thames]] with a barge of 50 musicians, where [[George Frideric Handel]]'s ''[[Water Music (Handel)|Water Music]]'' is premiered.
*[[1762]] &ndash; Former emperor [[Peter III of Russia]] is murdered.
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Bloody Falls massacre]]: [[Chipewyan]] chief [[Matonabbee]], traveling as the guide to [[Samuel Hearne]] on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]].
*[[1791]] &ndash; Members of the [[National Guard (France)|French National Guard]] under the command of [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|General Lafayette]] [[Champ de Mars Massacre|open fire]] on a crowd of radical [[Jacobin (politics)|Jacobins]] at the [[Champ de Mars]], Paris, during the [[French Revolution]], killing scores of people.
*[[1794]] &ndash; The 16 [[Carmelites|Carmelite]] [[Martyrs of Compiègne]] are executed ten days prior to the end of the French Revolution's [[Reign of Terror]].
*[[1821]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Spain]] cedes the territory of [[History of Florida#End of Spanish control|Florida]] to the United States.<ref name="Tebeau p156">{{Cite book |ref=mainbook|last=Tebeau|first=Charlton W.| title = A History of Florida, Third Edition|edition=1999|year=1971|publisher=University of Miami Press|isbn=978-0870243387}}</ref>
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Vega]] became the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed.<ref name=barger_white2000>{{cite book | display-authors=1 | last1=Barger | first1=M. Susan | last2=White | first2=William B. | date=2000 |orig-date=1991 | title=The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science | publisher=JHU Press | page=88 | isbn=978-0-8018-6458-2 }}</ref><ref name=pasp2_10_249>{{cite journal | display-authors=1 | last1=Holden | first1=Edward S. | last2=Campbell | first2=W. W. | title=Photographs of Venus, Mercury and Alpha Lyræ in Daylight | journal=Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | date=1890 | volume=2 | issue=10 | pages=249–250 | doi=10.1086/120156 | bibcode=1890PASP....2..249H | s2cid=120286863 | doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Harvard School of Dental Medicine]] is established in [[Boston]], Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[NEC]] Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; Liner {{SS|Deutschland|1900|2}} sets east to west transatlantic record of five days, eleven hours and five minutes.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=28|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> 
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Willis Carrier]] creates the first [[Air conditioning|air conditioner]] in [[Buffalo, New York]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; King [[George V]] issues a proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the [[British royal family]] will bear the surname [[House of Windsor|Windsor]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]] of [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and his immediate family and retainers [[Execution of the Romanov family|are executed]] by [[Bolshevik]] [[Cheka|Chekists]] at the [[Ipatiev House]] in [[Yekaterinburg]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]].<ref name=RomanovBL>{{cite web |title=Nicholas II of Russia |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/nicholas-ii-of-russia |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908082413/https://www.bl.uk/people/nicholas-ii-of-russia |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1918   &ndash; The {{RMS|Carpathia}}, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the {{RMS|Titanic}}, is sunk off Ireland by the German {{SMU|U-55}}; five lives are lost.
*[[1919]] &ndash; The form of government in the [[Republic of Finland]] is officially confirmed. For this reason, July 17 is known as the ''Day of Democracy'' (''Kansanvallan päivä'') in Finland.<ref>[https://vnk.fi/hallitusmuoto100 Suomen hallitusmuoto 100 vuotta (Valtioneuvoston kanslia)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430120455/https://vnk.fi/hallitusmuoto100 |date=2019-04-30 }} (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Altona Bloody Sunday]]: A riot between the [[Nazi Party]] paramilitary forces, the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] and [[Sturmabteilung|SA]], and the [[Communist Party of Germany|German Communist Party]] ensues.
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: An [[Spanish coup of July 1936|Armed Forces rebellion]] against the recently elected leftist [[Popular Front (Spain)|Popular Front]] government of Spain starts the civil war.
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Douglas Corrigan]] takes off from [[Floyd Bennett Field|Brooklyn]] to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Port Chicago disaster]]: Near the [[San Francisco Bay]], two ships laden with [[ammunition]] for the war explode in [[Port Chicago, California]], killing 320.
*  1944   &ndash; [[World War II]]: At [[Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery]] in Normandy, Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]] is seriously injured by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] aircraft while returning to his headquarters.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3381986/Flight-Lieutenant-Charley-Fox.html|title=Obituary: Flight Lieutenant Charley Fox|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 November 2008|access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: The main three leaders of the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] nations, [[Winston Churchill]], [[Harry S. Truman]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Potsdam Conference|meet]] in the German city of [[Potsdam]] to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
*[[1953]] &ndash; The largest number of United States [[midshipman]] casualties in a single event results from an [[USMC R4Q NROTC crash|aircraft crash]] in Florida, killing 44.
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[First Indochina War]]: [[Viet Minh]] troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M.&nbsp;42' in the [[Battle of Chu Dreh Pass]] in the [[Central Highlands (Vietnam)|Central Highlands]]. It is the last battle of the war.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fall| first1= Bernard| title=Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina| date=2005| publisher=Stackpole Military History |author-link=Bernard Fall|page=240|isbn=9780811732369}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Disneyland]] is dedicated and opened by [[Walt Disney]] in [[Anaheim, California]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: The "Small Boy" test shot [[Little Feller (nuclear tests)|Little Feller I]] becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the [[Nevada National Security Site]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Abdul Rahman Arif]] is [[17 July Revolution|overthrown]] and the [[Ba'ath Party]] is installed as the governing power in [[Iraq]] with [[Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr]] as the new Iraqi President.
*[[1973]] &ndash; King [[Mohammed Zahir Shah]] of [[Afghanistan]], while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Apollo–Soyuz Test Project]]: An American [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and a Soviet [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz spacecraft]] dock with each other in [[orbit]] marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[East Timor]] is [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|annexed]] and becomes the 27th [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[Indonesia]].
*  1976   &ndash; The opening of the [[1976 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]] is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of [[New Zealand]]'s participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the [[IOC]] had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in [[South Africa]]n sporting events during [[apartheid]].
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Nicaragua]]n dictator General [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]] resigns and flees to [[Miami, Florida]], United States.
*[[1981]] &ndash; A structural failure leads to the collapse of [[Hyatt Regency walkway collapse|a walkway at the Hyatt Regency]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
*[[1984]] &ndash; The national drinking age in the United States was [[National Minimum Drinking Age Act|changed]] from 18 to 21.
*[[1985]] &ndash; Founding of the [[Eureka (organization)|EUREKA Network]] by former head of states [[François Mitterrand]] (France) and [[Helmut Kohl]] (Germany).
*[[1989]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit]] Stealth Bomber.
*  1989   &ndash; [[Holy See–Poland relations]] are restored.
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[TWA Flight 800]]: Off the coast of [[Long Island]], New York, a Paris-bound TWA [[Boeing 747]] explodes, killing all 230 on board.
*[[1997]] &ndash; After takeoff from [[Husein Sastranegara International Airport]], [[Sempati Air Flight 304]] crashes into a residential neighborhood in [[Bandung]], killing 28 people.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 PK-YPM Bandung |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970717-0}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; The 7.0 {{M|w}} [[1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake|Papua New Guinea earthquake]] triggers a [[tsunami]] that destroys ten villages in [[Papua New Guinea]], killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured.
*  1998   &ndash; A diplomatic conference adopts the [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]], establishing the [[International Criminal Court|permanent international court]] in [[The Hague]], to prosecute individuals for [[genocide]], [[crimes against humanity]], [[war crime]]s, and the [[crime of aggression]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; During approach to [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Alliance Air Flight 7412]] suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in [[Patna]], [[India]], killing 60 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000717-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EGD Patna Airport (PAT)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Concorde]] is brought back into service nearly a year after the [[Air France Flight 4590|July 2000]] crash.
*[[2006]] &ndash; The 7.7 {{M|w}} [[2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami|Pangandaran tsunami earthquake]] severely affects the Indonesian island of [[Java]], killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[TAM Airlines Flight 3054]], an [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]], crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the [[São Paulo–Congonhas Airport]] runway, killing 199 people.<!--Resulted in death of famous Brazilian politician-->
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], a [[Boeing 777]], crashes near the border of [[Ukraine]] and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/09/world/europe/netherlands-ukraine-mh17-report/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 |title=Report: MH17 hit by burst of 'high-energy objects' from outside |last=Mullen |first=Jethro |date=9 September 2014 |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; A French [[Transport express régional|regional train]] on the Pau-Bayonne line [[Denguin rail crash|crashes]] into a [[TGV|high-speed train]] near the town of [[Denguin]], resulting in at least 25 injuries.
*  2014   &ndash; [[Eric Garner]] is [[killing of Eric Garner|killed]] by police officer [[Daniel Pantaleo]] in New York City, after the latter put him in a prohibited [[chokehold]] while arresting him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/nyregion/staten-island-man-died-from-officers-chokehold-autopsy-finds.html |work=The New York Times |last1=Goldstein |first1=Joseph |last2=Santora |first2=Marc |date=August 1, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2015 |title=Staten Island Man Dies From Chokehold During Arrest, Autopsy Finds |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210083006/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/nyregion/staten-island-man-died-from-officers-chokehold-autopsy-finds.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a [[2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing|suicide bombing]] in [[Diyala Governorate]], Iraq.
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Scott S. Sheppard]] announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular [[moons of Jupiter]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Drake|first=Nadia|author-link=Nadia Drake|title=12 New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter|work=National Geographic|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 16, 2020|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-12-new-moons-found-jupiter-79-planets-space/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717203126/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-12-new-moons-found-jupiter-79-planets-space/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1487]] &ndash; [[Ismail I]] of Iran (d. 1524)
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Maria Salviati]], Italian noblewoman (d. 1543)
*[[1531]] &ndash; [[Antoine de Créqui Canaples]], Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1574)

===1601–1900===
*[[1674]] &ndash; [[Isaac Watts]], English hymnwriter and theologian (d. 1748)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim]] (d. 1766)
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]], French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1759)
*[[1708]] &ndash; [[Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]] (d. 1769)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1762)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Elbridge Gerry]], American merchant and politician, 5th [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1814)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[John Jacob Astor]], German-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1848)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[John Wilbur (Quaker minister)|John Wilbur]], American minister and theologian (d. 1856)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Paul Delaroche]], French painter and academic (d. 1856)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Leander Clark]], American businessman, judge, and politician (d. 1910)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Xianfeng Emperor]] of China (d. 1861)
*[[1831]] - [[Naser al-Din Shah]] of [[Qajar Iran]] (a. 1896)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh {{!}} Qājār Shah of Iran, Assassination & Legacy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Naser-al-Din-Shah |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Joseph-Alfred Mousseau]], Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th [[Secretary of State for Canada]] (d. 1886)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Ephraim Shay]], American engineer, invented the [[Shay locomotive]] (d. 1916)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Alexius Meinong]], Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Henri Nathansen]], Danish director and playwright (d. 1944)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Charles Davidson Dunbar]], Scottish soldier and [[bagpipe]] player (d. 1939)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Lyonel Feininger]], German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Many Benner]], French painter (d. 1965)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oberlé |first1=Raymond |title=BENNER, Emmanuel Michel |url=https://www.alsace-histoire.org/netdba/benner-emmanuel-michel/ |website=alsace-histoire.org |date=1983 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Jack Laviolette]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[James Somerville]], English admiral and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Somerset]] (d. 1949)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Shmuel Yosef Agnon]], Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1970)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Erle Stanley Gardner]], American lawyer and author (d. 1970)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Georges Lemaître]], Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Rupert Atkinson (RAF officer)|Rupert Atkinson]], English RAF officer (d. 1919)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Berenice Abbott]], American photographer (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=Sullivan|title=Berenice Abbott, Photographer: An Independent Vision|location=New York|publisher=Clarion Books|year=2006|page=9|isbn=978-0-61844-026-9}}</ref>
*  1898   &ndash; [[Osmond Borradaile]], Canadian soldier and cinematographer (d. 1999)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[James Cagney]], American actor and dancer (d. 1986)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Luigi Chinetti]], Italian-American race car driver (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Siano |first1=Joseph |title=Luigi Chinetti Sr., 93, Automobile Importer and Champion Racer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/20/obituaries/luigi-chinetti-sr-93-automobile-importer-and-champion-racer.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=16 July 2021 |date=20 August 1994}}</ref>
*  1901   &ndash; [[Bruno Jasieński]], Polish poet and author (d. 1938)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Patrick Smith (politician)|Patrick Smith]], Irish farmer and politician, [[Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine]] (d. 1982)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Christina Stead]], Australian author and academic (d. 1983)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[William Gargan]], American actor (d. 1979)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[James Elliott Coyne|James Coyne]], Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd [[Governor of the Bank of Canada]] (d. 2012)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Frank Olson]], American chemist and microbiologist (d. 1953)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Lionel Ferbos]], American trumpet player (d. 2014)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Heinz Lehmann]], German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Erwin Bauer]], German race car driver (d. 1958)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Art Linkletter]], Canadian-American radio and television host (d. 2010)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Bertrand Goldberg]], American architect, designed the [[Marina City|Marina City Building]] (d. 1997)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Eleanor Steber]], American soprano and educator (d. 1990)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Bijon Bhattacharya]], Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1978)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Arthur Rothstein]], American photographer and educator (d. 1985)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Eleanor Hadley]], American economist and policymaker (d. 2007)<ref name="green">{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Sara Jean |date=June 6, 2007 |title=Eleanor Hadley Spent Her Life Standing up to Oppression, Dies at 90 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |type=obituary |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eleanor-hadley-spent-her-life-standing-up-to-oppression-dies-at-90/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020181047/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003736138_hadleyobit06m.html |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Lou Boudreau]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Phyllis Diller]], American actress, comedian, and voice artist (d. 2012)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Kenan Evren]], Turkish general and politician, 7th [[President of Turkey]] (d. 2015)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Christiane Rochefort]], French author (d. 1998)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio]], Guatemalan soldier and politician, [[President of Guatemala]] (d. 2003)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Albert Stubbins]], English footballer (d. 2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/863|title=Liverpool career stats for Albert Stubbins - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!|website=www.lfchistory.net|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Gordon Gould]], American physicist and academic, invented the [[laser]] (d. 2005)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], Spanish businessman, 7th [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (d. 2010)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[George Barnes (musician)|George Barnes]], American guitarist, producer, and songwriter (d. 1977)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Louis Lachenal]], French mountaineer (d. 1955)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Mary Osborne]], American guitarist (d. 1992)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Toni Stone]], American baseball player (d. 1996)
*  1921   &ndash; [[František Zvarík]], Slovak actor (d. 2008)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Block]], American psychologist (d. 1981)
*  1923   &ndash; [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]], English car designer, co-founded the [[Cooper Car Company]] (d. 2000)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Garde Gardom]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th [[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] (d. 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Scott]], American singer and actor (d. 2014)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Mohammad Hasan Sharq]], Afghan politician
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Édouard Carpentier]], French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Willis Carto]], American activist and theorist (d. 2015)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Vince Guaraldi]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Arthur Frommer]], American travel writer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vitello |first=Paul |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/books/arthur-frommer-dead.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*1929 &ndash; [[Sergei K. Godunov]], Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2023)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Niccolò Castiglioni]], Italian composer (d. 1996)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Red Kerr]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Wojciech Kilar]], Polish pianist and composer (d. 2013)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Karla Kuskin]], American author and illustrator (d. 2009)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Slick Leonard]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2021)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Ian Moir]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1990)<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ian-moir/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Quino]], Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist (d. 2020)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Hal Riney]], American businessman, founded [[Publicis & Hal Riney]] (d. 2008)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Keiko Awaji]], Japanese actress (d. 2014)
*  1933 &ndash; [[Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici]], Maltese politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (d. 2022)
*  1933 &ndash; [[Mimi Hines]], Canadian singer and comedian (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Alex |date=October 27, 2024 |title=Mimi Hines, a Replacement Star in ‘Funny Girl,’ Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/theater/mimi-hines-dead.html |access-date=November 16, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  1933 &ndash; [[Tony Pithey]], Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (d. 2006)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Lucio Tan]], Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman and educator
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Diahann Carroll]], American actress and singer (d. 2019)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Peter Schickele]], American composer and educator (d. 2024)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Donald Sutherland]], Canadian actor and producer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/donald-sutherland-dead-1235978933/|title=Donald Sutherland Dies: Revered Actor In 'Klute', 'Ordinary People', 'Hunger Games' & Scores Of Others Was 88|website=deadline.com|date=20 June 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Hermann Huppen]], Belgian author and illustrator
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Andrée Champagne]], Canadian actress and politician (d. 2020)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Spencer Davis]], Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], English actor and screenwriter (d. 2020)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Daryle Lamonica]], American football player (d. 2022)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Bob Taylor (cricketer)|Bob Taylor]], English cricketer
*  1941   &ndash; [[Achim Warmbold]], German race car driver and manager
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Gale Garnett]], New Zealand–born Canadian singer
*  1942   &ndash; [[Connie Hawkins]], American basketball player (d. 2017)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Don Kessinger]], American baseball player and manager
*  1942   &ndash; [[Zoot Money]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[LaVyrle Spencer]], American author and educator
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mark Burgess (cricketer)|Mark Burgess]], New Zealand cricketer and footballer
*  1944   &ndash; [[Catherine Schell]], Hungarian-English actress
*  1944   &ndash; [[Carlos Alberto Torres]], Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2016)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[John Patten, Baron Patten]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]]
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Chris Crutcher]], American novelist and short story writer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Ted Sampley]], American POW/MIA activist (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite news|last=Schudel|first=Matt|title=Ted Sampley, 62: Vietnam Veteran Was an Outspoken Advocate for POWs|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404049.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 15, 2009|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's]], English educator and politician
*  1947   &ndash; [[Robert Begerau]], German footballer and manager
*  1947   &ndash; [[Queen Camilla|Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Wolfgang Flür]], German musician ([[Kraftwerk]])
*  1947   &ndash; [[Mick Tucker]], English rock drummer ([[The Sweet|Sweet]]) (d. 2002)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Ron Asheton]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Luc Bondy]], Swiss director and producer (d. 2015)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Geezer Butler]], English bass player and songwriter
*  1949   &ndash; [[Charley Steiner]], American journalist and sportscaster
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Sadhan Chandra Majumder]], Bangladeshi politician
*  1950   &ndash; [[Tengku Sulaiman Shah]], Malaysian corporate figure
*  1950   &ndash; [[Phoebe Snow]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Lucie Arnaz]], American actress and singer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Mark Bowden]], American journalist and author
*  1951   &ndash; [[Andrew Robathan]], English soldier and politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]]
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[David Hasselhoff]], American actor, singer, and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=David Hasselhoff |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1625a86 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528104136/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1625a86 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Nicolette Larson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Thé Lau]], Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Robert R. McCammon]], American author
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Angela Merkel]], German chemist and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|Chancellor of Germany]] from 2005 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Merkel {{!}} Biography, Political Career, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Angela-Merkel |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-08|title=Olaf Scholz elected as Germany's new Chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-08/olaf-scholz-elected-germanys-new-chancellor/100684978|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Edward Natapei]], Vanuatuan politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Vanuatu]] (d. 2015)
*  1954   &ndash; [[J. Michael Straczynski]], American author, screenwriter, and producer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Sylvie Léonard]], Canadian actress and screenwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Paul Stamets]], American mycologist and author
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Julie Bishop]], Australian lawyer and politician, 38th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Bryan Trottier]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bruce Crump]], American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Wendy Freedman]], Canadian-American cosmologist and astronomer
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Wong Kar-wai]], Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [[Suzanne Moore]], English journalist
*  1958   &ndash; [[Thérèse Rein]], Australian businesswoman, founded [[Ingeus]]
*  1958   &ndash; [[Susan Silver]], American music manager
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin]], Bangladeshi-English politician
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Kim Barnett]], English cricketer and coach
*  1960   &ndash; [[Mark Burnett]], English-American screenwriter and producer
*  1960   &ndash; [[Nancy Giles]], American journalist and actress
*  1960   &ndash; [[Robin Shou]], Hong Kong martial artist and actor
*  1960   &ndash; [[Dawn Upshaw]], American soprano
*  1960   &ndash; [[Jan Wouters]], Dutch footballer and manager
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[António Costa]], Portuguese politician, 119th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Jeremy Hardy]], English comedian and actor (d. 2019)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Regina Belle]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
*  1963   &ndash; [[Letsie III of Lesotho]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Matti Nykänen]], Finnish ski jumper and singer (d. 2019)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Heather Langenkamp]], American actress and producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/333689/this-day-in-horror-history-happy-birthday-heather-langenkamp/|title=This Day in Horror History: Happy Birthday, Heather Langenkamp!|date=17 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Craig Morgan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1965   &ndash; [[Alex Winter]], English-American actor, film director and screenwriter
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Lou Barlow]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Sten Tolgfors]], Swedish lawyer and politician, 30th [[Minister for Defence (Sweden)|Swedish Minister of Defence]]
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jason Clarke]], Australian actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Famous birthdays list for July 17, 2023 includes celebrities Luke Bryan, Donald Sutherland |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/07/famous-birthdays-list-for-july-17-2023-includes-celebrities-luke-bryan-donald-sutherland.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=17 July 2023 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Scott Johnson (cartoonist)|Scott Johnson]], American cartoonist
*  1969   &ndash; [[Jaan Kirsipuu]], Estonian cyclist
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Calbert Cheaney]], American basketball player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Cory Doctorow]], Canadian author and activist
*  1971   &ndash; [[Nico Mattan]], Belgian cyclist
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Cook]], American singer and guitarist
*  1972   &ndash; [[Donny Marshall]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jason Rullo]], American drummer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jaap Stam]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [[Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)|Eric Williams]], American basketball player
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Eric Moulds]], American football player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Claudio López (footballer)|Claudio López]], Argentine footballer 
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Andre Adams]], New Zealand cricketer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Elena Anaya]], Spanish actress
*  1975   &ndash; [[Darude]], Finnish DJ and producer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Loretta Harrop]], Australian triathlete
*  1975   &ndash; [[Konnie Huq]], English television presenter<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-07-12|title=My Secret Life: Konnie Huq, TV Presenter, age 32|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-konnie-huq-tv-presenter-age-32-864535.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Terence Tao]], Australian-American mathematician<ref name="Vitae Tao">{{cite web|url=https://www.math.ucla.edu/~tao/preprints/cv.html|title=Vitae and Bibliography for Terence Tao |date=3 September 2019|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Luke Bryan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1976   &ndash; [[Gino D'Acampo]], Italian chef and author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/WWo9TmbS9wvKpDOQ1OmXAo0zhiE/appointments|title=Gennaro D'ACAMPO - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Dagmara Domińczyk]], Polish-American actress
*  1976   &ndash; [[Marcos Senna]], Brazilian-Spanish footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976)|Anders Svensson]], Swedish footballer and sportscaster
*  1976   &ndash; [[Eric Winter]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |last2=clevel |last3=.com |date=2022-07-17 |title=Today's famous birthdays list for July 17, 2022 includes celebrities David Hasselhoff, Billie Lourd |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-july-17-2022-includes-celebrities-david-hasselhoff-billie-lourd.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Andrew Downton]], Australian cricketer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Leif Hoste]], Belgian cyclist
*  1977   &ndash; [[Marc Savard]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Ricardo Arona]], Brazilian mixed martial artist
*  1978   &ndash; [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], American musician and songwriter
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jason Jennings]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Jennings Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jason-jennings-407298 |website=MLB.com |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Justine Triet]], French film director and screenwriter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justine Triet |url=https://www.semainedelacritique.com/en/directors/justine-triet |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=[[Critics' Week|La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes]]}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Mike Vogel]], American actor<ref>{{cite web| title=Mike Vogel.com| work=Fun Facts| url=http://mike-vogel.com/?page_id=84| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908015106/http://mike-vogel.com/?page_id=84| archive-date=2011-09-08}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Javier Camuñas]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Javier Camuñas - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/javier-camunas_prs26358/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Brett Goldstein]], British actor, comedian and writer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=The Most Complete Guide to Jewish Emmy Nominees, 2021 — Detroit Jewish News|url=https://thejewishnews.com/2021/09/14/the-most-complete-guide-to-jewish-emmy-nominees-2021/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Detroit Jewish News|date=14 September 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ryan Miller]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Miller |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/1549/ryan-miller |website=ESPN.com |access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Hely Ollarves]], Venezuelan runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Hely Ollarves |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89194 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Omari Banks]], Anguillan cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Omari Banks profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/omari-banks-51258 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Adam Lind]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Lind Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/adam-lind-452252 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Loui Eriksson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Loui Eriksson Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/loui-eriksson-8470626 |website=NHL.com |access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Neil McGregor]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil McGregor - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/neil-mcgregor_prs194422/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[DeAngelo Smith]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=DeAngelo Smith Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitDe98.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Darius Boyd]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Darius Boyd |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/retired/darius-boyd/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jeremih]], American singer, songwriter, and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeremih-mn0001545319|title = Jeremih &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links| website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Oliver Ekman-Larsson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Oliver Ekman-Larsson Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/oliver-ekman-larsson-8475171 |website=NHL.com |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Billie Lourd]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |title=Billie Lourd's Husband Calls Her a 'Badass Hot Mom Wife' on 30th Birthday: 'I Love You Forever' |url=https://people.com/movies/billie-lourd-celebrates-30th-birthday-with-husband-austen-rydell/ |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Tatu Sinisalo]], Finnish actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nayttelijaliitto.fi/@Bin/1377240/Cv%2520.pdf|title=CV|publisher=Näyttelijäliitto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627210816/http://www.nayttelijaliitto.fi/@Bin/1377240/Cv%2520.pdf |access-date=9 September 2023|archive-date=2019-06-27 |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kali Uchis]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kali-uchis-mn0003446629/biography |title=Kali Uchis {{!}} Biography & History |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Wonwoo]], South Korean rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web |title=[HAPPY B하인드] 7월 17일 오늘의 아이돌은? 세븐틴 '원우' |url=https://enews.imbc.com/Tpl/View/288142?progcode=0 |website=MBC 연예 스포츠 |access-date=13 March 2025 |language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[OG Anunoby]], British basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=OG Anunoby Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anunoog01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Rosana Serrano]], Cuban rower<ref>{{cite web |title=Rowing {{!}} Team Profile: Cuba - Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-nrowwscull2-l-cub01-cuba.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=28 May 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621080958/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-nrowwscull2-l-cub01-cuba.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Jordan Lawlar]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Lawlar Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy ... |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jordan-lawlar-691783 |website=MLB.com |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Connor Bedard]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Connor Bedard Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/connor-bedard-8484144 |website=NHL.com |access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[521]] &ndash; [[Magnus Felix Ennodius]], Gallo-Roman bishop
* [[855]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (b. 790)
* [[952]] &ndash; [[Wu Hanyue]], Chinese noblewoman (b. 913)
* [[961]] &ndash; [[Empress Dowager Du|Du]], empress dowager of the [[Song dynasty]]
*[[1070]] &ndash; [[Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VI]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (b. 1030)
*[[1085]] &ndash; [[Robert Guiscard]], Norman adventurer
*[[1119]] &ndash; [[Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VII]], count of Flanders (b. 1093)
*[[1210]] &ndash; [[Sverker II of Sweden|Sverker II]], king of [[Sweden]] (b. 1210)
*[[1304]] &ndash; [[Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer]] (b. 1251)
*[[1399]] &ndash; [[Jadwiga of Poland|Jadwiga]], queen of [[Poland]] (b. 1374)
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Shemyaka]], Grand Prince of [[Moscow]]
*  1453   &ndash; [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury]], English commander and politician (b. 1387)
*[[1531]] &ndash; [[Hosokawa Takakuni]], Japanese commander (b. 1484)
*[[1571]] &ndash; [[Georg Fabricius]], German poet and historian (b. 1516)
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Mimar Sinan]], Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the [[Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Azapkapı)|Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque]] and [[Süleymaniye Mosque]] (b. 1489)

===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Mózes Székely]], Hungarian noble (b. 1553)
*[[1642]] &ndash; [[William, Count of Nassau-Siegen]], German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (b. 1592)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huberty |first1=Michel |last2=Giraud |first2=Alain |last3=Magdelaine |first3=F.&nbsp;&&nbsp;B. |title=l'Allemagne Dynastique |language=fr |location=Le Perreux |publisher=Alain Giraud |date=1981 |volume=Tome&nbsp;III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg |pages=234 }}; {{cite journal |last=Menk |first=Friedhelm |date=1967 |title=Wilhelm Graf zu Nassau-Siegen (1592–1642) |language=de |journal=Siegerland |volume=Band&nbsp;XLIV |issue=Heft&nbsp;2 |pages=57 }}</ref>
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset]], English-Scottish politician, [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1587)
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Charles Le Sueur]], French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[Robert Bolling]], English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Thomas King (died 1725)|Thomas King]], English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1715-1754/member/king-thomas-1660-1725 |title=KING, Thomas (?bef.1660-1725), of St. Margaret's, Westminster and Sheerness, Kent. |website=[[History of Parliament Online]] |first=A. N. |last=Newman |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Peter III of Russia]] (b. 1728)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Adam Smith]], Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Martin Dobrizhoffer]], Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Corday]], French murderer (b. 1768)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[John Roebuck]], English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1764)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Karl Tausig]], Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (b. 1841)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Aleardo Aleardi]], Italian poet and politician (b. 1812)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Maurycy Gottlieb]], Ukrainian-Polish painter (b. 1856)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Jim Bridger]], American scout and explorer (b. 1804)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Tự Đức]], Vietnamese emperor (b. 1829)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Jean-Charles Chapais]], Canadian farmer and politician, 1st [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (b. 1811)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Frederick A. Johnson]], American banker and politician (b. 1833)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Leconte de Lisle]], French poet and translator (b. 1818)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Josef Hyrtl]], Austrian anatomist and biologist (b. 1810)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Thomas McIlwraith]], Scottish-Australian politician, 8th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1835)

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Hector Malot]], French author and critic (b. 1830)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Henri Poincaré]], French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1854)
*[[1918]] &ndash; Victims of the [[Shooting of the Romanov family]]:
**                [[Nicholas II of Russia]] (b. 1868)<ref name=RomanovBL />
**                [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia]] (b. 1872)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandra {{!}} Biography, Death, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexandra-empress-consort-of-Russia |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
**                [[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1895)<ref name=RomanovBBC>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Russia's Lost Princesses - Beyond the portraits |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/HxprRdWRhF6G7zg54kFLnp/beyond-the-portraits |website=BBC |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>
**                [[Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1897)<ref name=RomanovBBC />
**                [[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899–1918)|Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1899)<ref name=RomanovBBC />
**                [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] (b. 1901)<ref name=RomanovBBC />
**                [[Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia]] (b. 1904)<ref name=RomanovBL />
**                [[Anna Demidova]] (b. 1878)
**                [[Ivan Kharitonov]] (b. 1872)
**                [[Alexei Trupp]] (b. 1858)
**                [[Yevgeny Botkin]] (b. 1865)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Lovis Corinth]], German painter (b. 1858)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Giolitti]], Italian politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1842)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Álvaro Obregón]], Mexican general and politician, 39th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1880)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Rasmus Rasmussen (actor)|Rasmus Rasmussen]], Norwegian actor, singer, and director (b. 1862)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[George William Russell]], Irish poet and painter (b. 1867)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Robina Nicol]], New Zealand photographer and suffragist (b. 1861)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicol, Robina, 1861–1942 |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22592994 |website=National Library of New Zealand |access-date=27 December 2019 |language=en |date=1 January 1861}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[William James Sidis]], American mathematician and anthropologist (b. 1898)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ernst Busch (field marshal)|Ernst Busch]], German field marshal (b. 1885)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Florence Fuller]], South African-born Australian artist (b. 1867)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Draža Mihailović]], Serbian general (b. 1893)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Evangeline Booth]], English 4th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (b. 1865)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Antonie Nedošinská]], Czech actress (b. 1885)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Billie Holiday]], American singer (b. 1915)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]], American businessman and publisher (b. 1875)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Maud Menten]], Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Maud Menten|url=http://www.cdnmedhall.org/inductees/dr-maud-l-menten|publisher=The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame|access-date=14 October 2014|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417162210/http://www.cdnmedhall.org/inductees/dr-maud-l-menten|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Ty Cobb]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Emin Halid Onat]], Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[John Coltrane]], American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Dizzy Dean]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Konstantine Gamsakhurdia]], Georgian author (b. 1893)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Don "Red" Barry]], American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Boris Delaunay]], Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Bruiser Brody]], American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Itubwa Amram]], Nauruan pastor and politician (b. 1922)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[John Patrick Spiegel]], American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Jean Borotra]], French tennis player (b. 1898)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], Argentinian race car driver (b. 1911)
*[[1996]] &ndash; Victims of [[TWA Flight 800]]:
**                [[Michel Breistroff]], French ice hockey player (b. 1971)
**                [[Marcel Dadi]], Tunisian-French guitarist (b. 1951)
**                [[David Hogan (composer)|David Hogan]], American composer (b. 1949)
**                [[Jed Johnson (designer)|Jed Johnson]], American interior designer and director (b. 1948)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Chas Chandler]], English bass player and producer (b. 1938)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Lillian Hoban]], American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Katharine Graham]], American publisher (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite book|first1=James S.|last1=Baugess|first2=Abbe Allen|last2=DeBolt|title=Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture Volume 1|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=Greenwood|year=2012|page=260|isbn=978-0-31332-945-6}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Joseph Luns]], Dutch politician and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1911)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]], Welsh weapons inspector (b. 1944)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Rosalyn Tureck]], American pianist and [[harpsichord]] player (b. 1914)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Walter Zapp]], Latvian-Swiss inventor, invented the [[Minox]] (b. 1905)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Geraldine Fitzgerald]], Irish-American actress (b. 1913)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Edward Heath]], English colonel and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1916)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Joe Vialls]], Australian journalist and theorist (b. 1944)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Sam Myers]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Mickey Spillane]], American crime novelist (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mickey Spillane {{!}} American author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mickey-Spillane |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Grant Forsberg]], American actor and businessman (b. 1959)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Júlio Redecker]], Brazilian politician (b. 1956)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Paulo Rogério Amoretty Souza]], Brazilian lawyer and businessman (b. 1945)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Walter Cronkite]], American journalist and actor (b. 1916)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Leszek Kołakowski]], Polish historian and philosopher (b. 1927)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Larry Keith]], American actor (b. 1931)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[David Ngoombujarra]], Australian actor (b. 1967)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Richard Evatt]], English boxer (b. 1973)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Forrest S. McCartney]], American general (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[İlhan Mimaroğlu]], Turkish-American composer and producer (b. 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[William Raspberry]], American journalist and academic (b. 1935)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Marsha Singh]], Indian-English politician (b. 1954)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Henri Alleg]], English-French journalist and author (b. 1921)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Peter Appleyard]], English-Canadian [[vibraphone]] player and composer (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Vincenzo Cerami]], Italian screenwriter and producer (b. 1940)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Don Flye]], American tennis player (b. 1933)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ian Gourlay]], English general (b. 1920)
*  2013   &ndash; [[David White (Scottish footballer)|David White]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: David White, footballer and manager |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-david-white-footballer-and-manager-1567414 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=19 July 2013 |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] victims:
**                [[Liam Davison]], Australian author and critic (b. 1957)
**                [[Shuba Jay]], Malaysian actress (b. 1976)
**                [[Joep Lange]], Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954)
**                [[Willem Witteveen]], Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Henry Hartsfield]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Otto Piene]], German sculptor and academic (b. 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Elaine Stritch]], American actress and singer (b. 1925)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Bill Arnsparger]], American football player and coach (b. 1926)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jules Bianchi]], French race car driver (b. 1989)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Owen Chadwick]], English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Van Miller]], American sportscaster (b. 1927)
*  2015   &ndash; [[John Taylor (jazz)|John Taylor]], English pianist and educator (b. 1942)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Marie Sophie Hingst]], German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from [[Holocaust survivor]]s<ref name="rosh">{{cite web|url=https://www.lea-rosh.de/todesanzeige-von-sophie-hingst/|title=Todesanzeige von Sophie Hingst|trans-title=Obituary of Sophie Hingst|work=Lea Rosh Kommunikation & Medien|last=Rosh|first=Lea|date=31 July 2019|access-date=10 June 2023|lang=de}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[John Lewis]], American Politician and Civil Rights Leader. (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-18|title=Civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis dies|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53454169|access-date=2020-07-18}}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya]], Russian-Australian pair skater (b. 2000)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUKRTS30YSX |title=Notable deaths in 2020 |website=Reuters|date=2020-08-28|access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Cheng Pei-pei]], Chinese actress (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=2024-07-19 |title=Cheng Pei Pei, 'Queen' of Kung Fu Cinema, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/movies/cheng-pei-pei-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Mary Gibby]], British botanist and professor (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Stephen Blackmore |author2=Johannes Vogel |author1-link=Stephen Blackmore |author2-link=Johannes Vogel (botanist) |title=Professor Mary Gibby Ph.D., OBE, FLS, FRSE, PPBPS (1949–2024) |journal=[[Edinburgh Journal of Botany]] |date=December 2024 |volume=81 |pages=1-6 |doi=10.24823/EJB.2024.2084}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Bernice Johnson Reagon]], American singer, songwriter and scholar (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=2024-07-19 |title=Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/arts/music/bernice-johnson-reagon-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Pat Williams (basketball)|Pat Williams]], American basketball player (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Livingston Murphy Williams: 1940 - 2024 |url=https://www.nba.com/magic/news/patrick-livingston-murphy-williams-obituary-1940-2024 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Alexius of Rome]] ([[Latin Church|Western Church]])
** [[Andrew Zorard]]
** [[Saint Kenelm|Cynehelm]]
** [[Cynllo]]
** [[Inácio de Azevedo]]
** [[Jadwiga of Poland]]
** [[Magnus Felix Ennodius]]
** [[Saint Marcellina|Marcellina]]
** [[Martyrs of Compiègne]]
** Blessed [[Pavel Peter Gojdič]] ([[Greek Catholic Church]])
** [[Pope Leo IV]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Leo IV {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Leo-IV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
** [[Canonization of the Romanovs|Romanov sainthood]] ([[Russian Orthodox Church]])<ref name=RomanovBL />
** [[Scillitan Martyrs|Speratus and companions]]
** [[William White (bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
** [[July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Constitution Day (South Korea)]]
* [[Gion Matsuri]] ([[Yasaka Shrine]], [[Kyoto]])
* [[Independence Day (Slovakia)]]
* [[International Firgun Day]] ([[International observance|International]])
* [[King's Birthday (Lesotho)]]
* [[Tirot Sing|U Tirot Sing Day]] ([[Meghalaya]], [[India]])
* [[World Day for International Justice]] ([[International observance|International]])
* [[World Emoji Day]] ([[International observance|International]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/17 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=17}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/17 |title=Historical Events on July 17 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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