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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 64]] &ndash; The [[Great Fire of Rome]] causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jul19/great-fire-rome/ |title=Great Fire of Rome |date=2014-06-18 |work=This Day in Geographic History |publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] |language=en |access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref>
* [[484]] &ndash; [[Leontius (usurper)|Leontius]], Roman [[usurper]], is crowned Eastern emperor at [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]] (modern [[Turkey]]). He is recognized in [[Antioch]] and makes it his capital.
*[[AD 711|711]] &ndash; [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania]]: [[Battle of Guadalete]]: [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] forces under [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]] defeat the [[Visigoths]] led by King [[Roderic]].
* [[939]] &ndash; [[Battle of Simancas]]: King [[Ramiro II of León]] defeats the [[Moors|Moorish]] army under Caliph [[Abd-ar-Rahman III|Abd-al-Rahman III]] near the city of [[Simancas]].
* [[998]] &ndash; [[Arab–Byzantine wars]]: [[Battle of Apamea]]: [[Fatimids]] defeat a [[Byzantine]] army near [[Apamea, Syria|Apamea]].
*[[1333]] &ndash; [[Wars of Scottish Independence]]: [[Battle of Halidon Hill]]: The English win a decisive victory over the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scots]].
*[[1544]] &ndash; [[Italian War of 1542–46]]: The first [[Sieges of Boulogne (1544–46)|Siege of Boulogne]] begins.
*[[1545]] &ndash; The [[Tudor period|Tudor]] warship ''[[Mary Rose]]'' sinks off [[Portsmouth]]; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
*[[1553]] &ndash; The attempt to install [[Lady Jane Grey]] as [[Queen regnant|Queen of England]]   collapses after only nine days.
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: [[Battle of Gravelines (1588)|Battle of Gravelines]]: The [[Spanish Armada]] is sighted in the [[English Channel]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1701]] &ndash; Representatives of the [[Iroquois|Iroquois Confederacy]] sign the [[Nanfan Treaty]], ceding a large territory north of the [[Ohio River]] to [[Kingdom of England|England]].
*[[1702]] &ndash; [[Great Northern War]]: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of [[Augustus II the Strong]], operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]] in the [[Battle of Klissow]].
*[[1817]] &ndash; Unsuccessful in his [[Schäffer affair|attempt to conquer]] the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]] for the [[Russian-American Company]], [[Georg Anton Schäffer]] is forced to admit defeat and leave [[Kauai|Kauaʻi]].
*[[1821]] &ndash; Coronation of [[George IV of the United Kingdom]].
*[[1832]] &ndash; The [[British Medical Association]] is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir [[Charles Hastings (English physician)|Charles Hastings]] at a meeting in the Board Room of the [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] Infirmary.
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Brunel's]] [[Steamboat|steamship]] the {{SS|Great Britain}} is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and [[screw propeller]], becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Great New York City Fire of 1845]]: The last great fire to affect [[Manhattan]] begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Women's rights]]: A two-day [[Seneca Falls Convention|Women's Rights Convention]] opens in [[Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York|Seneca Falls, New York]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Morgan's Raid]]: At [[Buffington Island]] in [[Ohio]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[John Hunt Morgan]]'s raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are [[Battle of Buffington Island|captured]] while trying to escape across the [[Ohio River]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Taiping Rebellion]]: [[Third Battle of Nanking]]: The [[Qing dynasty]] finally defeats the [[Taiping Heavenly Kingdom]].
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: France declares war on [[Prussia]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Paris Métro Line 1|first line]] of the [[Paris Métro]] opens for operation.
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Maurice Garin]] wins the [[1903 Tour de France|first Tour de France]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Augendre|author-link=Jacques Augendre|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|title=Guide historique|trans-title=Historical guide|year=2016|language=fr|access-date=27 October 2016|work=[[Tour de France]]|location=Paris|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|page=5}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Battle of Fromelles]]: [[61st (2nd South Midland) Division|British]] and [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian]] troops attack [[German Empire|German]] trenches as part of the [[Battle of the Somme]].
*[[1934]] &ndash; The rigid airship {{USS|Macon|ZRS-5|6}} surprised the {{USS|Houston|CA-30|6}} near [[Clipperton Island]] with a mail delivery for President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Geoghegan |first=John J. |date=October 2008 |title=The USS Macon |url=https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-uss-macon/ |magazine=Military Heritage |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: The [[Confederación Nacional del Trabajo|CNT]] and [[Unión General de Trabajadores|UGT]] call a [[general strike]] in [[Second Spanish Republic|Spain]] – mobilizing workers' militias against the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist forces]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Cape Spada]]: The [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Regia Marina]] clash; the Italian light cruiser ''[[Bartolomeo Colleoni#Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni|Bartolomeo Colleoni]]'' sinks, with 121 casualties.
*  1940   &ndash; [[1940 Field Marshal Ceremony|Field Marshal Ceremony]]: First occasion in World War II that [[Adolf Hitler]] appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
*  1940   &ndash; World War II: Army order 112 forms the [[Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)|Intelligence Corps]] of the [[British Army]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Second Happy Time]] of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic.
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: Rome is [[Bombing of Rome in World War II|heavily bombed]] by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
*[[1947]] &ndash; Prime Minister of the shadow [[Myanmar|Burmese]] government, Bogyoke [[Aung San]] and eight others are [[assassination|assassinated]].
*  1947   &ndash; Korean politician [[Lyuh Woon-hyung]] is assassinated.
*[[1952]] &ndash; Opening of the [[1952 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1952-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html/ |title=1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony |date=2012-07-12 |work=Olympic Ceremony Database |publisher=Bryan Pinkall's World of Opera, Olympics, and More |language=en |access-date=2018-07-19 |archive-date=2019-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430091350/https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1952-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; The largely [[autobiographical novel]] ''[[The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold]]'' by [[Evelyn Waugh]] was published.<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Selina Hastings (writer)|last= Hastings|first= Selina|title= Evelyn Waugh: A Biography|publisher=Sinclair-Stevenson|location= London|year= 1994|isbn= 1-85619-223-7|pages=567}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; Tunisia [[Bizerte crisis|imposes a blockade]] on the French naval base at [[Bizerte]]; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Joseph A. Walker|Joe Walker]] flies a [[North American X-15]] to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on [[X-15 Flight 90]]. Exceeding an altitude of 100&nbsp;km, this flight qualifies as a [[human spaceflight]] under international convention.
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: At a rally in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]]ese [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[Nguyễn Khánh]] calls for expanding the war into [[North Vietnam]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Piedmont Airlines Flight 22]], a [[Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)|Piedmont Airlines]] [[Boeing 727-22]] and a twin-engine [[Cessna 310]] collided over [[Hendersonville, North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]. Both aircraft were destroyed and all passengers and crew were killed, including [[John T. McNaughton]], an advisor to [[Robert McNamara]].<ref name="blueridgenow1">{{cite news |last1=Lacey |first1=Derek |title=51 years later: A look back at the Flight 22 disaster over Hendersonville |url=https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20180719/51-years-later-look-back-at-flight-22-disaster-over-hendersonville |access-date=21 July 2021 |publisher=Times-News |date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Chappaquiddick incident]]: U.S. Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] crashes his car into a tidal pond at [[Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts]], killing his passenger [[Mary Jo Kopechne]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Damore |first1=Leo |title=Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-up |page=[https://archive.org/details/senatorialpriv00damo/page/191 191] |date=1988 |publisher=Dell Publishing |location=New York |isbn=0-440-20416-X |url=https://archive.org/details/senatorialpriv00damo/page/191 |access-date=October 23, 2019 }}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Dhofar Rebellion]]: British [[Special Air Service|SAS]] units help the [[Oman]]i government against [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman]] rebels in the [[Battle of Mirbat]].
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Sagarmatha National Park]] in Nepal is created.
*[[1977]] &ndash; The world's first [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at [[Rockwell Collins]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], at 12:41&nbsp;a.m. Eastern time (ET).<ref>{{cite press release| title=Rockwell Collins celebrates 40 years since receiving the world’s first GPS satellite signal | website=rockwellcollins.com | date=2017-09-21 | url=http://www.rockwellcollins.com/Data/News/2017-Cal-Yr/GS/20170719-GPS-40-Anniversary.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722041226/http://www.rockwellcollins.com/Data/News/2017-Cal-Yr/GS/20170719-GPS-40-Anniversary.aspx | archive-date=2017-07-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; The [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] rebels overthrow the [[Forms of government|government]] of the [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle|Somoza]] family in [[Nicaragua]].
*  1979   &ndash; The oil tanker ''[[SS Atlantic Empress]]'' collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever [[List of oil spills|ship-borne oil spill]]. 
*[[1980]] &ndash; Opening of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iisoh.org/opening-ceremonies-1980-olympic-games/ |title=Opening Ceremonies of the 1980 Olympic Games |date=2016-09-03 |work=Olympic Games |publisher=International Institute For Sport History |language=en |access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; In a private meeting with U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]], French President [[François Mitterrand]] reveals the existence of the ''[[Farewell Dossier]]'', a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
*[[1982]] &ndash; In one of the first militant attacks by [[Hezbollah]], [[David S. Dodge]], president of the [[American University of Beirut]], is kidnapped.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news| first = Margalit| last = Fox| title = David Dodge, an Early Lebanon Hostage, Dies at 86| work= [[The New York Times]]| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/world/middleeast/31dodge.html| date = 25 January 2009| access-date = 30 November 2011}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; The first [[Michael W. Vannier|three-dimensional reconstruction]] of a human head in a [[CT scan|CT]] is published.
*[[1985]] &ndash; The [[Val di Stava dam collapse]]s killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[United Airlines Flight 232]] crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.<!--Major impact on policy and industry-->
*[[1992]] &ndash; A car bomb [[Massacre of Via D'Amelio|kills Judge Paolo Borsellino]] and five members of his escort.
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] resumes a ceasefire to end their [[Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign 1969–97|25-year paramilitary campaign]] to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Guinea|Guinean]] President [[Alpha Condé]] survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his [[Presidential Palace, Conakry|residence]] in [[Conakry]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Guinea's president survives assassination attempt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/19/guinea-president-survives-assassination-attempt |access-date=15 October 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian|date=19 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[People's Protection Units]] (YPG) capture the city of [[Kobanî]] without resistance, starting the [[Rojava conflict]] in Northeast Syria.<ref>{{cite news|title=More Kurdish Cities Liberated As Syrian Army Withdraws from Area |url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurds/4978.html |access-date=27 July 2012 |newspaper=Rudaw |date=20 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721142617/http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurds/4978.html |archive-date=21 July 2012 }}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of [[New Valley Governorate]] [[July 2014 Al-Wadi Al-Gedid attack|attack]] a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a [[state of emergency]] on its border with Sudan.
*[[2018]] &ndash; The [[Knesset]] passes the controversial [[Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People|Nationality Bill]], which defines the [[State of Israel]] as the [[nation-state]] of the [[Jewish people]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Knesset passes Jewish nation-state bill into law |url=https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/News/PressReleases/Pages/Pr13979_pg.aspx |website=knesset.gov.il |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[2024]] ─ A faulty [[Patch (computing)|software update]] by [[CrowdStrike]], an American [[Computer security|cybersecurity]] company, causes [[2024 CrowdStrike incident|global computer outages]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Satariano |first1=Adam |last2=Mozur |first2=Paul |last3=Conger |first3=Kate |last4=Frenkel |first4=Sheera |date=2024-07-19 |title=Chaos and Confusion: Tech Outage Causes Disruptions Worldwide |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/business/microsoft-outage-cause-azure-crowdstrike.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 ─ The [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ) delivered a [[ICJ case on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories|ruling]] stating that [[Israel]] should end its illegal occupation of the [[Palestinian territories]]. The ICJ identified that all member states of the [[United Nations|UN]] are under an obligation not to recognize the occupation as legal nor "render aid or assistance" toward maintaining Israel's presence in the occupied territories.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=2024-07-20 |title='Unlawful': Top UN court orders Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories |url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/top-un-court-says-israel-s-presence-in-occupied-palestinian-territories-is-illegal-20240720-p5jv5r.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Berg |first1=Stephanie van den |last2=Rose |first2=Emily |date=2024-07-19 |title=Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/top-un-court-deliver-opinion-israels-occupation-palestinian-territories-2024-07-19/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[810]] &ndash; [[Muhammad al-Bukhari]], Persian scholar (d. 870)
*[[1223]] &ndash; [[Baibars]], sultan of Egypt (d. 1277)
*[[1420]] &ndash; [[William VIII, Marquis of Montferrat]] (d. 1483)
*[[1569]] &ndash; [[Conrad Vorstius]], Dutch theologian (d. 1622)

===1601–1900===
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[Richard Leveridge]], English singer-songwriter (d. 1758)
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit)|Giuseppe Castiglione]], Italian missionary and painter (d. 1766)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Christian Boie]], German author and poet (d. 1806)
*[[1759]] &ndash; [[Marianna Auenbrugger]], Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1782)
*  1759   &ndash; [[Seraphim of Sarov]], Russian monk and saint (d. 1833)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada)|Thomas Talbot]], Irish-Canadian colonel and politician (d. 1853)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[José Justo Corro]], Mexican politician and president (d. 1864)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10058/Jose%20Justo%20Corro|title=José Justo Corro|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]], English painter, engraver, and illustrator (d. 1854)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Juan José Flores]], Venezuelan general and politician, 1st [[President of Ecuador]] (d. 1864)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Samuel Colt]], American businessman, founded the [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] (d. 1862)<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Colt {{!}} American inventor and manufacturer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Colt |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Keller]], Swiss author, poet, and playwright (d. 1890)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Princess Augusta of Cambridge]] (d. 1916)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Mangal Pandey]], Indian soldier (d. 1857)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Edgar Degas]], French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1917)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Justo Rufino Barrios]], [[Guatemala]]n [[President of Guatemala|president]] (d. 1885)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Frederic T. Greenhalge]], English-American lawyer and politician, 38th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1896)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Edward Charles Pickering]], American astronomer and physicist (d. 1919)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=PICKERING, Edward Charles|magazine=The International Who's Who in the World|year=1912|page=856|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-wRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA856}}</ref>
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Brunetière]], French scholar and critic (d. 1906)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Lizzie Borden]], American woman, tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and step-mother in 1892 (d. 1927)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Fiammetta Wilson]], English astronomer (d. 1920)<ref>{{cite journal | title=Obituary Notices: Fellows:- Mrs. Fiammetta Wilson | journal = [[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society]] | date= February 1921 | volume=81 | number = 4 | page=266 | doi = 10.1093/mnras/81.4.266a | bibcode = 1921MNRAS..81R.266. | doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Georges Friedel]], French mineralogist and crystallographer (d. 1933)
*  1865   &ndash; [[Charles Horace Mayo]], American surgeon, co-founder of the [[Mayo Clinic]] (d. 1939)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Florence Foster Jenkins]], American soprano and educator (d. 1944)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Xenophon Stratigos]], Greek general and politician, [[Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (Greece)|Greek Minister of Transport]] (d. 1927)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Alice Dunbar Nelson]], American poet and activist (d. 1935)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Joseph Fielding Smith]], American religious leader, 10th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (d. 1972)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Arthur Fielder]], English cricketer (d. 1949)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Dessauer]], German physicist and philosopher (d. 1963)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Max Fleischer]], Austrian-American animator and producer (d. 1972)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], British-born German nobleman and [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] politician (d. 1954)<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Zeepzat |first=Charlotte |date=3 January 2008 |title=Charles Edward, Prince, second duke of Albany (1884–1954), duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-41068 |access-date=2024-11-09 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/41068}}</ref>
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Michael Fekete]], Hungarian-Israeli mathematician and academic (d. 1957)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Enno Lolling]], German physician (d. 1945)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[George II of Greece]] (d. 1947)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Dick Irvin]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1957)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Mayakovsky]], Russian actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1930)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Aleksandr Khinchin]], Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1959)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]], Bangladeshi-Pakistani politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (d. 1965)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Percy Spencer]], American physicist and inventor of the [[microwave oven]] (d. 1969)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Xu Beihong]], Chinese painter and academic (d. 1953)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Reginald Baker (film producer)|Reginald Baker]], English film producer (d. 1985)
*  1896   &ndash; [[A. J. Cronin]], Scottish physician and novelist (d. 1981)
*  1896   &ndash; [[Bob Meusel]], American baseball player and sailor (d. 1977)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Herbert Marcuse]], German-American sociologist and philosopher (d. 1979)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay]], Indian physician, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1979)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Samudrala Sr.]], Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]], American lawyer and farmer (d. 1985)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Isabel Jewell]], American actress (d. 1972)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Daniel Fry]], American contactee (d. 1992)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Hans Trippel]], German engineer, developed [[Amphicar]] (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite book|title=Special Use Vehicles: An Illustrated History of Unconventional Cars and Trucks Worldwide|first=George W. |last=Green|publisher=McFarland|year=2003|isbn=0-7864-1245-3}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Balamani Amma]], Indian poet and author (d. 2004)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Peter Leo Gerety]], American prelate (d. 2016)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Kay Linaker]], American actress and screenwriter (d. 2008)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Marius Russo]], American baseball player (d. 2005)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Åke Hellman]], Finnish painter (d. 2017)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Phil Cavarretta]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[William Scranton]], American captain and politician, 13th [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (d. 2013)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Patricia Medina]], English-American actress (d. 2012)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Miltos Sachtouris]], Greek poet and author (d. 2005)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Ron Searle]], English-Canadian soldier, publisher, and politician, 4th [[Mayor of Mississauga]] (d. 2015)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Robert Mann]], American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2018)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Richard Oriani]], Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (d. 2015)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Harold Camping]], American evangelist, author, radio host (d. 2013)
*  1921   &ndash; [[André Moynet]], French soldier, race car driver, and politician (d. 1993)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Elizabeth Spencer (writer)|Elizabeth Spencer]], American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 2019)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2011)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[George McGovern]], American lieutenant, historian, and politician (d. 2012)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Rachel Robinson]], American professor, registered nurse, and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Theo Barker]], English historian (d. 2001)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Alex Hannum]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Hannum|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/alex-hannum/ |publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[Joseph Hansen (writer)|Joseph Hansen]], American author and poet (d. 2004)
*  1923   &ndash; [[William A. Rusher]], American lawyer and journalist (d. 2011)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Lon Simmons]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Stanley K. Hathaway]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (d. 2005)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Pat Hingle]], American actor and producer (d. 2009)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Arthur Rankin Jr.]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Sue Thompson]], American singer (d. 2021)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Helen Gallagher]], American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=November 27, 2024 |title=Helen Gallagher, Winner of Two Tonys and Three Emmys, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/arts/helen-gallagher-dead.html |access-date=November 28, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Samuel John Hazo]], American author
*  1928   &ndash; [[Choi Yun-chil]], South Korean long-distance runner<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-yun-chil-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233438/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-yun-chil-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Choi Yun-Chil}}</ref> and a two-time national champion in the [[marathon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arrs.run/NC_MaraKOR.htm|title = Untitled}}</ref> (d. 2020)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Gaston Glock]], Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Glock Ges.m.b.H.]] (d. 2023)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Orville Turnquest]], Bahamian politician
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Buster Benton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Jan Lindblad]], Swedish biologist and photographer (d. 1987)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro]], Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (d. 1980)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Nick Koback]], American baseball player and golfer (d. 2015)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[David Colquhoun]], English pharmacologist and academic
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[George Hamilton IV]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Richard Jordan]], American actor (d. 1993)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Jayant Narlikar]], Indian astrophysicist and astronomer
*  1938   &ndash; [[Tom Raworth]], English poet and academic (d. 2017)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Vikki Carr]], American singer and actress
*  1941   &ndash; [[Neelie Kroes]], Dutch politician and diplomat, [[European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society]]
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Han Sai Por]], Singaporean sculptor and academic
*  1943   &ndash; [[Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini]], Italian journalist and politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Carla Mazzuca / Deputati / Camera dei deputati – Portale storico|url=https://storia.camera.it/deputato/carla-mazzuca-19430719/componentiorgani#nav|access-date=2020-07-27|website=storia.camera.it}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Tim McIntire]], American actor and singer (d. 1986)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Andres Vooremaa]], Estonian chess player (d. 2022)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Paule Baillargeon]], Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Alan Gorrie]], Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Ilie Năstase]], Romanian tennis player and politician
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[André Forcier]], Canadian director and screenwriter
*  1947   &ndash; [[Hans-Jürgen Kreische]], German footballer and manager
*  1947   &ndash; [[Bernie Leadon]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1947   &ndash; [[Brian May]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist 
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Keith Godchaux]], American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 1980)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Kgalema Motlanthe]], South African politician, 3rd [[President of South Africa]]
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Per-Kristian Foss]], Norwegian politician, [[Minister of Finance (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Finance]]
*  1950   &ndash; [[Freddy Moore]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2022)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Adrian Noble]], English director and screenwriter
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Abel Ferrara]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Allen Collins]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1990)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Jayne Anne Phillips]] American novelist and short story writer
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Howard Schultz]], American businessman and author<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loudenback |first1=Tanza |title=The incredible rags-to-riches story of Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-schultz-profile-2015-10 |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=21 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mark O'Donnell]], American playwright (d. 2012)
*  1954   &ndash; [[Steve O'Donnell (writer)|Steve O'Donnell]], American screenwriter and producer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Srđa Trifković]], Serbian-American journalist and historian
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Roger Binny]], Indian cricketer and sportscaster
*  1955   &ndash; [[Dalton McGuinty]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th [[Premier of Ontario]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Mark Crispin]], American computer scientist, designed the [[IMAP]] (d. 2012)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Brad Drewett]], Australian tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Robert Gibson (wrestler)|Robert Gibson]], American wrestler
*  1958   &ndash; [[David Robertson (conductor)|David Robertson]], American conductor
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Juan J. Campanella]], Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Atom Egoyan]], Egyptian-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1960   &ndash; [[Kevin Haskins]], English drummer and songwriter 
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Harsha Bhogle]], Indian journalist and author
*  1961   &ndash; [[Maria Filatova]], Russian gymnast
*  1961   &ndash; [[Lisa Lampanelli]], American comedian, actress, and author
*  1961   &ndash; [[Benoît Mariage]], Belgian director and screenwriter
*  1961   &ndash; [[Hideo Nakata]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1961   &ndash; [[Campbell Scott]], American actor, director, and producer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], American actor and director
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Thomas Gabriel Fischer]], Swiss musician
*  1963   &ndash; [[Garth Nix]], Australian author
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Teresa Edwards]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Teresa Edwards|url=https://www.olympic.org/teresa-edwards|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Masahiko Kondō]], Japanese singer-songwriter and race car driver
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Glennie]], Scottish musician
*  1965   &ndash; [[Claus-Dieter Wollitz]], German footballer and manager
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Yael Abecassis]], Israeli model and actress
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jean-François Mercier]], Canadian comedian, screenwriter, and television host
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Robb Flynn]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1968   &ndash; [[Pavel Kuka]], Czech footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jim Norton (comedian)|Jim Norton]], American comedian, actor, and author
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Matthew Libatique]], American cinematographer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Bill Chen]], American poker player and software designer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Christopher Luxon]], New Zealand politician, 42nd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]<ref name=":2">{{cite Hansard |house=House of Representatives |title=Luxon, Christopher; Mallard, Trevor: Maiden Statements |jurisdiction=New Zealand |date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20210324_053340000/luxon-christopher-mallard-trevor}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Nicola Sturgeon]], Scottish lawyer and politician, [[First Minister of Scotland]]<ref>{{Britannica URL|biography/Nicola-Sturgeon|title=Nicola Sturgeon {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Scottish Independence}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Rene Busch]], Estonian tennis player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Vitali Klitschko]], Ukrainian boxer and politician, [[Mayor of Kyiv]]
*  1971   &ndash; [[Michael Modest]], American wrestler
*  1971   &ndash; [[Catriona Rowntree]], Australian television host
*  1971   &ndash; [[Lesroy Weekes]], Montserratian cricketer
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ebbe Sand]], Danish footballer and manager
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Martin Powell]], English keyboard player and songwriter 
*  1973   &ndash; [[Scott Walker (ice hockey)|Scott Walker]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Rey Bucanero]], Mexican wrestler
*  1974   &ndash; [[Francisco Copado]], German footballer and manager
*  1974   &ndash; [[Josée Piché]], Canadian ice dancer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Vince Spadea]], American tennis player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Preston Wilson]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Luca Castellazzi]], Italian footballer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Benedict Cumberbatch |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc66eef1f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624181006/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc66eef1f |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Gonzalo de los Santos]], Uruguayan footballer and manager
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jean-Sébastien Aubin]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Tony Mamaluke]], American wrestler and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [[Ed Smith (cricketer)|Ed Smith]], English cricketer and journalist
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Rick Ankiel]], American baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Josué Anunciado de Oliveira]], Brazilian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Dilhara Fernando]], Sri Lankan cricketer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Luke Young (footballer, born 1979)|Luke Young]], English footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Xavier Malisse]], Belgian tennis player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Giorgio Mondini]], Italian race car driver
*  1980   &ndash; [[Chris Sullivan (actor)|Chris Sullivan]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for July 19, 2022 includes celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Edwards |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-july-19-2022-includes-celebrities-benedict-cumberbatch-anthony-edwards.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Nenê (footballer, born 1981)|Nenê]], Brazilian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[David Bernard (cricketer)|David Bernard]], Jamaican cricketer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Mark Gasnier]], Australian rugby player and sportscaster
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jimmy Gobble]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Grégory Vignal]], French footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Christopher Bear]], American drummer 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Phil Coke]], American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jared Padalecki]], American actor
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jess Vanstrattan]], Australian footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Helen Skelton]], English television host and actress
*  1983   &ndash; [[Fedor Tyutin]], Russian ice hockey player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Andrea Libman]], Canadian voice actress
*  1984   &ndash; [[Adam Morrison]], American basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ryan O'Byrne]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Lewis Price]], Welsh footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[LaMarcus Aldridge]], American basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Zhou Haibin]], Chinese footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Marina Kuzina]], Russian basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Hadi Norouzi]], Iranian footballer (d. 2015)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Leandro Greco]], Italian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jinder Mahal]], Canadian wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Jinder Mahal |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/17221647/wwe-profile-page-jinder-mahal |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=18 July 2023 |date=4 April 2016}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Yan Gomes]], Brazilian-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yan Gomes |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/yan-gomes-543228 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jon Jones]], American mixed martial artist
*  1987   &ndash; [[Marc Murphy (footballer)|Marc Murphy]], Australian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Shane Dawson]], American comedian and actor
*  1988   &ndash; [[Kevin Großkreutz]], German footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Jakub Kovář]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Trent Williams]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Trent Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillTr21.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Patrick Corbin]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Corbin |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/patrick-corbin-571578 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Sam McKendry]], Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Eray İşcan]], Turkish footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jake Nicholson]], English footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Christian Welch]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Paul Momirovski]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-momirovski/summary.html|title = Paul Momirovski – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Erin Cuthbert]], footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Erin Cuthbert {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women/erin-cuthbert?pageTab=biography |website=ChelseaFC |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Karl Jacobs]], American YouTuber and streamer<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1681820001534111744 |user=KarlJacobs_ |title=Birthday :D |date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998)|Ronaldo Vieira]], Bissau-Guinean footballer
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Kim So-hye]], South Korean actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|title=김소혜 생일에 정채연-최유정 등 아이오아이 우정ing "울소혜 생일축하해"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003322178|work=헤럴드POP|date=20 July 2020|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Tyler Downs]], American Olympic diver<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Tyler-Downs| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181130184909/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Tyler-Downs| archive-date = 2018-11-30| title = Tyler Downs}} </ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[514]] &ndash; [[Pope Symmachus|Symmachus]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[806]] &ndash; [[Li Shigu]], Chinese general (b. 778)
* [[973]] &ndash; [[Kyunyeo]], Korean monk and poet (b. 917)
* [[998]] &ndash; [[Damian Dalassenos]], Byzantine general (b. 940)
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Adalberon (bishop of Laon)|Adalberon]], French bishop
*[[1234]] &ndash; [[Floris IV, Count of Holland|Floris IV]], Dutch nobleman (b. 1210)
*[[1249]] &ndash; [[Jacopo Tiepolo]], doge of Venice
*[[1333]] &ndash; [[John Campbell, Earl of Atholl|John Campbell]], Scottish nobleman
*  1333   &ndash; [[Alexander Bruce, Earl of Carrick|Alexander Bruce]], Scottish nobleman
*  1333   &ndash; [[Archibald Douglas (died 1333)|Sir Archibald Douglas]], Scottish nobleman
*  1333   &ndash; [[Maol Choluim II, Earl of Lennox|Maol Choluim II]], Scottish nobleman
*  1333   &ndash; [[Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland]]
*[[1374]] &ndash; [[Petrarch]], Italian poet and scholar (b. 1304)
*[[1415]] &ndash; [[Philippa of Lancaster]], Portuguese queen (b. 1360)
*[[1543]] &ndash; [[Mary Boleyn]], English daughter of [[Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire]] (b. 1499)
===1601–1900===
*[[1631]] &ndash; [[Cesare Cremonini (philosopher)|Cesare Cremonini]], Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1550)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[William Somervile]], English poet and author (b. 1675)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], Prussian queen (b. 1776)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Matthew Flinders]], English navigator and cartographer (b. 1774)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Agustín de Iturbide]], Mexican general and emperor (b. 1783)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Pierre Louis Dulong]], French physicist and chemist (b. 1785)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Margaret Fuller]], American journalist and critic (b. 1810)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Batyushkov]], Russian poet and translator (b. 1787)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Stefano Franscini]], Swiss statistician and politician (b. 1796)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev]], Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1847)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[John William Bean]], English criminal and failed regicide (b. 1824)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/390577284/?terms=%22opium%20poisoning%20at%20camberwell%22&match=1 |title=6 Aug 1882, 3 - Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-05}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Abraham H. Cannon]], American publisher and religious leader (b. 1859)
===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Clímaco Calderón]], Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th [[President of Colombia]] (b. 1852)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[John Indermaur]], British lawyer (b. 1851)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Robert Stout]], Scottish-New Zealand politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1844)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Kaarle Krohn]], Finnish historian and academic (b. 1863)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Rose Hartwick Thorpe]], American poet and author (b. 1850)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Špiro Bocarić]], Serbian painter, victim of [[Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia|Genocide of Serbs]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/banjaluka/Istaknute-licnosti-Banjaluke-XLVIII-Spiridon-Spiro-Bocaric/292945|title=Istaknute ličnosti Banjaluke (XLVIII): Spiridon - Špiro Bocarić|first=Biljana|last=Popović|date=March 8, 2015|website=Nezavisne novine}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Yekaterina Budanova]], Russian captain and pilot (b. 1916)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Carlo Zangarini]], Italian poet and opera librettist (b. 1873)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2001 |title=Zangarini, Carlo|encyclopedia=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]] |series=Oxford Music Online |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author=[[Julian Budden]]|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002282|isbn=9781561592630 }}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[U Razak]], Burmese educator and politician (b. 1898)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Aung San]], Burmese general and politician (b. 1915)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Lyuh Woon-hyung]], South Korean politician (b. 1886)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[William Andrew (priest)|William Andrew]], English priest (b. 1884)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Syngman Rhee]], South Korean journalist and politician, 1st [[President of South Korea]] (b. 1875)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[John T. McNaughton]], [[United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs]] and an advisor to [[Robert McNamara]] (b. 1921)<ref name="blueridgenow1"/>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Odell Shepard]], American poet and politician, 66th [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]] (b. 1884)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Stratis Myrivilis]], Greek soldier and author (b. 1890)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Ernő Schwarz]], Hungarian-American soccer player and coach (b. 1904)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Lefty Frizzell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
*1975 – [[John Alan Coey]], American [[mercenary]] and medic in the [[Rhodesian Bush War]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Alan Coey |url=https://terryaspinall.com/03merc/rhodesia/john-alan-coey.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=terryaspinall.com}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Karl Ristikivi]], Estonian geographer, author, and poet (b. 1912)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Margaret Craven (writer)|Margaret Craven]], American journalist and author (b. 1901)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Nihat Erim]], Turkish jurist and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1912)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Hans Morgenthau]], German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1904)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Roger Doucet]], Canadian tenor (b. 1919)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Hugh Everett III]], American physicist and mathematician (b. 1930)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Faina Ranevskaya]], Russian actress (b. 1896)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Aziz Sami]],  Iraqi writer and translator (b. 1895)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Mir Basri |author-link1=Mir Basri |title=Aʻlām al-Turkumān wa al-adab al-Turkī fī al-ʻIrāq al-ḥadīth |year=1997 |publisher=Dār al-Warrāq lil-Nashr |location=London, United Kingdom |isbn=9781900700054 |pages=82–83 |edition=1st |language=ar}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Janusz Zajdel]], Polish author (b. 1938)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Kazimierz Sabbat]], Polish businessman and politician, [[President of the Republic of Poland]] (b. 1913)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Eddie Quillan]], American actor (b. 1907)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Paolo Borsellino]], Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1940)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Victor Barbeau]], Canadian author and academic (b. 1896)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Elmer Valo]], Polish-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Dave Carter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Alan Lomax]], American historian, scholar, and activist (b. 1915) 
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Bill Bright]], American evangelist and author, founded the [[Campus Crusade for Christ]] (b. 1921)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Pierre Graber]], Swiss politician, [[President of the Swiss National Council]] (b. 1908)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Sylvia Daoust]], Canadian sculptor (b. 1902)
*  2004   &ndash; [[J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer)|J. Gordon Edwards]], American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (b. 1919)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Francis A. Marzen]], American priest and journalist (b. 1924)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Zenkō Suzuki]], Japanese politician, 70th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. 1911)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Edward Bunker]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jack Warden]], American actor (b. 1920)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[A. K. Faezul Huq]], Bangladeshi journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1945)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Roberto Fontanarrosa]], Argentinian cartoonist (b. 1944)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Dercy Gonçalves]], Brazilian comedian and actress (b. 1907)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Frank McCourt]], American author and educator (b. 1930)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Henry Surtees]], English race car driver (b. 1991)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Cécile Aubry]], French actress, author, television screenwriter and director (b. 1928)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Jon Cleary]], Australian author and playwright (b. 1917)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Humayun Ahmed]], Bangladeshi director and playwright (b. 1948)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Tom Davis (comedian)|Tom Davis]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1952) 
*  2012   &ndash; [[Mohammad Hassan Ganji]], Iranian meteorologist and academic (b. 1912)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Omar Suleiman (politician)|Omar Suleiman]], Egyptian general and politician, 16th [[Vice President of Egypt]] (b. 1935) 
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sylvia Woods]], American businesswoman, co-founded [[Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem]] (b. 1926) 
*  2012   &ndash; [[Valiulla Yakupov]], Islamic cleric (b. 1963)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Gorsheniov]], Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1973)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Geeto Mongol]], Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1931)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mel Smith]], English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1952)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bert Trautmann]], German footballer and manager (b. 1923)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Phil Woosnam]], Welsh-American soccer player and manager (b. 1932)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Peter Ziegler]], Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Leyla Erbil]], Turkish author (b. 1931)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Rubem Alves]], Brazilian theologian (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Skye McCole Bartusiak]], American child actress and child model (b. 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/20/showbiz/obit-skyemccolebartusiak/index.html |title='Patriot' actress Skye McCole Bartusiak dead at 21 |last=Duke |first=Alan |date=July 22, 2014 |website=CNN Entertainment |access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[David Easton]], Canadian-American political scientist and academic (b. 1917)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Paul M. Fleiss]], American pediatrician and author (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[James Garner]], American actor (b. 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jerzy Jurka]], Polish biologist (b. 1950)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ray King (footballer)|Ray King]], English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ingemar Odlander]], Swedish journalist (b. 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Harry Pougher]], English cricketer (b. 1941)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Leen Vleggeert]], Dutch politician (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[John Winkin]], American baseball player, coach, and journalist (b. 1919)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Van Alexander]], American composer and conductor (b. 1915)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Galina Prozumenshchikova]], Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (b. 1948)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Carmino Ravosa]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1930)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Gennadiy Seleznyov]], Russian journalist and politician, 2nd [[Speaker of the Duma]] (b. 1947)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Garry Marshall]], American actor, director, and producer (b. 1934)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Jon Schnepp]], American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer (b. 1967)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/r-i-p-jon-schnepp/|title = R.I.P. Jon Schnepp, A Genuine Hero| website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date = 20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=hollykpayne|number=1020373989590355968|title=The hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. Our statement regarding @JonSchnepp from myself & the Schnepp family. Our hearts are heavy. Please respect our privacy. We are still raising money for his costly medical expenses. Thank you for your support. |access-date=2018-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005112857/https://twitter.com/hollykpayne/status/1020373989590355968 |archive-date=2018-10-05}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Denis Ten]], Kazakhstani figure skater (b. 1993)<ref>{{cite news |title=Denis Ten: Kazakhstan's first Olympic figure skating medallist |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/denis-ten-kazakhstan-first-ever-olympic-figure-skater-stabbing-sochi-2014-bronze-a8461941.html |website=The Independent |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en |date=25 July 2018}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Rutger Hauer]], Dutch actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2019-07-24|title=Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Actor, Dead at 75|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-dead-obituary-863023/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725073547/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-dead-obituary-863023/|archive-date=2019-07-25|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Toumani Diabaté]], Malian musician (b. 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oyinloye |first=Afolake |date=July 20, 2024 |title=Mali's 'king of kora' Toumani Diabate dies at 58 |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/07/20/malis-king-of-kora-toumani-diabate-dies-at-58/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Iryna Farion]], Ukrainian linguist and politician (b. 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iryna Farion: Ex-Ukraine MP and language campaigner shot dead in Lviv |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp387p1zrgpo |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Kevan Gosper]], Australian athlete and administrator (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Former Olympic and sports official Kevan Gosper of Australia dies at 90 |url=https://apnews.com/article/kevan-gosper-obituary-olympics-475fd68c23369b7ee9e452f502d04d5f |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Sheila Jackson Lee]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies after battle with cancer |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-battle-cancer-rcna162819 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Nguyễn Phú Trọng]], Vietnamese politician, [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam]] (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite web | title=Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes away | website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam | date=2024-07-19 | url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-s-party-general-secretary-nguyen-phu-trong-passes-away-4771664.html }}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Ray Reardon]], Welsh snooker player and police officer (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Ray Reardon: Six-time world snooker champion dies aged 91 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cjewjqnqwv4o |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[James C. Scott]], American political scientist and anthropologist (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=2024-07-22 |title=PM ANWAR SADDENED OVER JAMES C. SCOTT'S PASSING |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2320794 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Esta TerBlanche]], South African actress (b. 1973)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2024-07-21 |title=Esta TerBlanche, 'All My Children' Actor, Dies at 51 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/esta-terblanche-dead-all-my-children-1236079479/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Palace Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.palaceday.com/ |title=#PalaceDay 19th July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=palaceday.com |archive-date=2022-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719074830/http://www.palaceday.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.europeanroyalresidences.eu/palace-day/ |title=PALACE DAY The only day fully dedicated to Palace-Museums on Social Media! |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=europeanroyalresidences.eu}}</ref>
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Arsenius of Corfu|Arsenius]] ([[Catholic Church]])
** [[Bernold|Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht]]
** [[Justa and Rufina]]
** [[Kirdjun]] (or Abakerazum)
** [[Macrina the Younger]], Sister of [[Basil of Caesarea|St. Basil the Great]]
** [[Pope Symmachus|Symmachus]]
** [[July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Burmese Martyrs' Day|Martyrs' Day]] ([[Myanmar]]) 
* [[Sandinista Day]] or [[Liberation Day]] ([[Nicaragua]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=19}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/19 |title=Historical Events on July 19 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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