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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[811]] – [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Nikephoros I]] plunders the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]] capital of [[Pliska]] and captures Khan [[Krum]]'s treasury. *[[1319]] – A [[Knights Hospitaller]] fleet scores a [[Battle of Chios (1319)|crushing victory]] over an [[Aydinid]] fleet off [[Chios]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1632]] – Three hundred colonists bound for [[New France]] depart from [[Dieppe]], France. *[[1677]] – [[Scanian War]]: [[Denmark–Norway]] [[Battle of Marstrand|captures]] the harbor town of [[Marstrand]] from Sweden. *[[1793]] – [[Kingdom of Prussia]] re-conquers [[Mainz]] from France. *[[1813]] – Sir [[Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)|Thomas Maitland]] is appointed as the first [[List of Governors of Malta|Governor of Malta]], transforming the island from a [[Malta Protectorate|British protectorate]] to a ''de facto'' [[Crown Colony of Malta|colony]]. *[[1821]] – While the [[Greek War of Independence|Mora Rebellion]] continues, Greeks capture [[Monemvasia|Monemvasia Castle]]. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts. *[[1829]] – In the United States, [[William Austin Burt]] patents the [[Typographer (typewriter)|typographer]], a precursor to the [[typewriter]]. *[[1840]] – The [[Province of Canada]] is created by the [[Act of Union 1840|Act of Union]]. *[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Henry Halleck]] becomes [[Commanding General of the United States Army|general-in-chief]] of the [[Union Army]]. *[[1874]] – [[Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos]] is appointed the [[Archbishop]] of the [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portuguese]] colonial enclave of [[Portuguese Goa|Goa]], India. *[[1881]] – The [[Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina]] is signed in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=La guerra entre Chile y Argentina: Una mirada desde Chile|journal=[[Historia (history of the Americas journal)|Historia]]|url=https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-71942002003500009|last=Lacoste|first=Pablo|volume=35|pages=211–249|doi=10.4067/S0717-71942002003500009|year=2002|language=Spanish|doi-access=free}}</ref> *[[1900]] – Pressed by expanding immigration, [[Canada]] closes its doors to paupers and criminals.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=16|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – The [[Ford Motor Company]] sells its first car. *[[1908]] – The [[Second Constitutional Era|Second Constitution]] accepted by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]. *[[1914]] – [[Austria-Hungary]] issues a series of demands in an [[July Crisis|ultimatum]] to the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who [[Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|assassinated]] [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]]. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on [[July 28]]. *[[1919]] – [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević]] signs the decree establishing the [[University of Ljubljana]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Centenary of the Founding of the University of Ljubljana |url=https://www.uni-lj.si/university/100_years_ul/ |website=Univerza v Ljubljani |publisher=University of Ljubljana |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1921]] – The [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) is established at the [[1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|founding National Congress]]. *[[1926]] – [[Fox Film]] buys the patents of the [[Movietone sound system]] for recording sound onto film. *[[1927]] – The first station of the [[Indian Broadcasting Company]] goes on the air in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. *[[1936]] – In [[Catalonia]], Spain, the [[Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia]] is founded through the merger of [[Socialism|Socialist]] and [[Communism|Communist]] parties. *[[1940]] – The United States' [[Under Secretary of State]] [[Sumner Welles]] issues a [[Welles Declaration|declaration]] on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] annexation and incorporation of three [[Baltic states]]: [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]. *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: The German offensives [[Operation Edelweiss]] and [[Operation Braunschweig]] begin. * 1942 – [[Bulgaria]]n poet and Communist leader [[Nikola Vaptsarov]] is executed by firing squad. *[[1943]] – The [[Rayleigh bath chair murder]] occurred in [[Rayleigh, Essex]], England. * 1943 – World War II: The British destroyers {{HMS|Eclipse|H08|6}} and {{HMS|Laforey|G99|6}} sink the {{ship|Italian submarine|Ascianghi}} in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser {{HMS|Newfoundland|59|6}}. *[[1945]] – The post-war legal processes against [[Philippe Pétain]] begin. * 1952 – General [[Muhammad Naguib]] leads the [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|Free Officers Movement]] (formed by [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]], the real power behind the coup) in [[Egyptian revolution of 1952|overthrowing]] King [[Farouk of Egypt]]. *[[1961]] – The [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] is founded in [[Nicaragua]]. *[[1962]] – [[Telstar]] relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring [[Walter Cronkite]]. * 1962 – The [[International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos]] is signed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Head |first1=William P. |title=Dirty Little Secret in the Land of a Million Elephants: Barrel Roll and the Lost War |journal=Air Power History |date=2017 |volume=64 |issue=4 |page=10 |jstor=26571062 |issn=1044-016X}}</ref> * 1962 – [[Jackie Robinson]] becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/past-inductions/1960-1969#1962|title = 1960–1969}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[1967 Detroit riot|Detroit Riots]]: In [[Detroit]], one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly [[African American]] inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings. *[[1968]] – [[Glenville shootout]]: In [[Cleveland, Ohio]], a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the [[Cleveland Division of Police|Cleveland Police Department]] occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days. * 1968 – The only successful hijacking of an [[El Al]] aircraft takes place when a [[Boeing 707]] carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is [[El Al Flight 426 hijacking|taken over]] by three members of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to [[Lod]], Israel. *[[1970]] – [[Qaboos bin Said al Said]] becomes [[List of rulers of Oman|Sultan of Oman]] after overthrowing his father, [[Said bin Taimur]] initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. *[[1972]] – The United States launches ''[[Landsat 1]]'', the first Earth-resources [[satellite]]. *[[1974]] – The [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|Greek military junta]] collapses, and former Prime Minister [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's [[metapolitefsi]] era. *[[1980]] – [[Phạm Tuân]] becomes the first [[Vietnam]]ese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an [[Intercosmos]] Research Cosmonaut. *[[1982]] – Outside [[Santa Clarita, California]], actor [[Vic Morrow]] and two children are [[Twilight Zone accident|killed]] when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]''. *[[1983]] – Thirteen [[Sri Lanka Army]] soldiers are killed after a [[Four Four Bravo|deadly ambush]] by the militant [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]. * 1983 – [[Gimli Glider]]: [[Air Canada]] Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a [[deadstick landing]] at [[Rural Municipality of Gimli|Gimli, Manitoba]]. *[[1988]] – General [[Ne Win]], effective ruler of [[Myanmar|Burma]] since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. *[[1992]] – A [[Catholic Church|Vatican]] commission, led by Cardinal [[Pope Benedict XVI|Joseph Ratzinger]], establishes that limiting certain rights of [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender. * 1992 – [[Abkhazia]] declares independence from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. *[[1993]] – [[China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119]] crashes during takeoff from [[Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport]] in [[Yinchuan]], [[Ningxia]], [[China]], killing 55 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace BAe-146-300 B-2716 Yinchuan Airport (INC) |url=https://www.asndata.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930723-0 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Comet Hale–Bopp]] is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later. *[[1997]] – [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] files [[Competition law|antitrust]] charges against chipmaker [[Intel]]. *[[1999]] – [[All Nippon Airways Flight 61|ANA Flight 61]] is [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] by [[All Nippon Airways Flight 61|Yuji Nishizawa]]. * 1999 – [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] launches on [[STS-93]], with [[Eileen Collins]] becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the [[Chandra X-ray Observatory]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-93/mission-sts-93.html|title=STS-93|website=science.ksc.nasa.gov|access-date=2019-07-02|archive-date=2019-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702220310/https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-93/mission-sts-93.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks|Three bombs explode]] in the Naama Bay area of [[Sharm El Sheikh]], Egypt, killing 88 people. *[[2011]] – A [[High-speed rail|high-speed train]] [[Rear-end collision|rear-ends]] [[Wenzhou train collision|another on a viaduct]] on the [[Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway|Yongtaiwen railway line]] in [[Wenzhou]], [[Zhejiang]] province, China, resulting in 40 deaths.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 July 2011|title=First Fatal Crash on Chinese High Speed Line|work=Railway Gazette International|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/first-fatal-crash-on-chinese-high-speed-line.html|archive-date=11 August 2011|access-date=26 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811193110/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/first-fatal-crash-on-chinese-high-speed-line.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2012]] – The [[Solar storm of 2012]] was an unusually large [[coronal mass ejection]] that was emitted by the [[Sun]] which barely missed the [[Earth]] by nine days. If it hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Tony|title=Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012|url=https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm/|access-date=6 September 2020|agency=NASA|date=23 July 2014}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[TransAsia Airways Flight 222]] crashes in Xixi village near [[Huxi, Penghu]], during approach to [[Penghu Airport]]. Forty-eight of the 58 people on board are killed and five more people on the ground are injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140723-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 72-212A (ATR-72-500) B-22810 Magong Airport (MZG)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[NASA]] announces discovery of [[Kepler-452b]] by the [[Kepler space telescope]]. *[[2018]] – A [[2018 Attica wildfires|wildfire in East Attica]] kills at least 102 people. It’s the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 July 2018|title=Ανατολική Αττική: Οι πιο φονικές φωτιές του 21ου αιώνα στον κόσμο μετά από εκείνες του 2009 στην Αυστραλία|work=NewsIT|url=https://www.newsit.gr/ellada/anatoliki-attiki-oi-pio-fonikes-foties-tou-21ou-aiona-ston-kosmo-meta-apo-ekeines-tou-2009-stin-aystralia/2586882/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/1022112/gallery/epikairothta/ellada/mati-ta-ntokoymenta-miloyn---oi-sygklonistikoi-dialogoi-ths-moiraias-nyxtas|title="Μάτι: Τα ντοκουμέντα μιλούν" – Οι συγκλονιστικοί διάλογοι της μοιραίας νύχτας | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ|date=2 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efsyn.gr/kosmos/158786_i-deyteri-pio-foniki-pyrkagia-ston-21o-aiona-pagkosmios|title=Η δεύτερη πιο φονική πυρκαγιά στον 21ο αιώνα παγκοσμίως|date=25 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mati2307.gr/?p=724|title = 102 πλέον οι νεκροί σε Ραφήνα και Μάτι – Το Μάτι μας}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1301]] – [[Otto, Duke of Austria]] (d. 1339) *[[1339]] – [[Louis I, Duke of Anjou]] (d. 1384) *[[1370]] – [[Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder]], humanist (d. 1444 or 1445) *[[1401]] – [[Francesco I Sforza]], Italian husband of [[Bianca Maria Visconti]] (d. 1466)<ref>{{cite web |title=Francesco Sforza {{!}} duke of Milan [1401–1466] |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francesco-Sforza-duke-of-Milan-1401-1466 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1441]] – [[Danjong of Joseon]], King of [[Joseon]] (d. 1457) *[[1503]] – [[Anne of Bohemia and Hungary]] (d. 1547) ===1601–1900=== *[[1614]] – [[Bonaventura Peeters the Elder]], Flemish painter (d. 1652) *[[1635]] – [[Adam Dollard des Ormeaux]], New France garrison commander (d. 1660) *[[1649]] – [[Pope Clement XI]] (d. 1721) *[[1705]] – [[Francis Blomefield]], English historian and author (d. 1752) *[[1713]] – [[Luís António Verney]], Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (d. 1792) *[[1773]] – [[Thomas Brisbane]], Scottish general and politician, 6th [[Governor of New South Wales]] (d. 1860) * 1773 – [[Abraham Colles]], Irish anatomist (d. 1841) <ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Colles, Abraham|first=George Thomas|last=Bettany|volume=11}}</ref> *[[1775]] – [[Étienne-Louis Malus]], French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812) *[[1777]] – [[Philipp Otto Runge]], German painter and illustrator (d. 1810) *[[1796]] – [[Franz Berwald]], Swedish surgeon and composer (d. 1868) *[[1802]] – [[Manuel María Lombardini]], Mexican general and president (d. 1853)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://presidentes.mx/manuel-maria-lombardini|title=Manuel María Lombardini|publisher=Presidentes.mx |language=es |access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> *[[1823]] – [[Alexandre-Antonin Taché]], Canadian archbishop and missionary (d. 1894) *[[1838]] – [[Édouard Colonne]], French violinist and conductor (d. 1910)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tolansky |first1=Jon|title=Colonne, Édouard (Judas) |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001/acref-9780199579037-e-1499 |website=The Oxford Companion to Music |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=25 February 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001 |date=1 January 2011|isbn=978-0-19-957903-7 }}</ref> *[[1851]] – [[Peder Severin Krøyer]], Norwegian-Danish painter (d. 1909) *[[1854]] – [[Ernest Belfort Bax]], English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist and historian (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite book |title=Reminiscences and Reflexions of a Mid and Late Victorian |first1=Ernest Belfort |last1=Bax |page=9 |date=1920 |publisher=Thomas Seltzer |location=New York}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], Indian lawyer and journalist (d. 1920) *[[1864]] – [[Apolinario Mabini]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of the Philippines]] (d. 1903) *[[1865]] – [[Henry Norris (businessman)|Henry Norris]], English businessman and politician (d. 1934) *[[1866]] – [[Francesco Cilea]], Italian composer and academic (d. 1950) *[[1878]] – [[James Thomas Milton Anderson]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th [[Premier of Saskatchewan]] (d. 1946) *[[1882]] – [[Kâzım Karabekir]], Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (d. 1948) *[[1883]] – [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke]], French-English field marshal and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of the County of London]] (d. 1963) *[[1884]] – [[Emil Jannings]], Swiss-German actor (d. 1950) *[[1885]] – [[Izaak Walton Killam|Izaak Killam]], Canadian financier and philanthropist (d. 1955) * 1885 – [[Georges V. Matchabelli]], Georgian-American businessman, created [[Prince Matchabelli|Prince Matchabelli perfume]] (d. 1935) *[[1886]] – [[Salvador de Madariaga]], Spanish historian and diplomat (d. 1978) * 1886 – [[Walter H. Schottky]], Swiss-German physicist and engineer (d. 1976) *[[1888]] – [[Raymond Chandler]], American crime novelist and screenwriter (d. 1959) *[[1891]] – [[Louis T. Wright]], American surgeon and civil rights activist (d. 1952) *[[1892]] – [[Haile Selassie]], Ethiopian emperor (d. 1975) *[[1894]] – [[Arthur Treacher]], English-American actor and television personality (d. 1975) *[[1895]] – [[Aileen Pringle]], American actress (d. 1989) *[[1898]] – [[Daniel Cosío Villegas]], Mexican historian, economist (d. 1976) * 1898 – [[Bengt Djurberg]], Swedish actor and singer (d. 1941) * 1898 – [[Red Dutton]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1987) * 1898 – [[Herman Kruusenberg]], Estonian wrestler (d. 1970) * 1898 – [[Jacob Marschak]], Ukrainian-American economist, journalist, and author (d. 1977) *[[1899]] – [[Gustav Heinemann]], German lawyer and politician, 3rd [[List of German presidents|President of West Germany]] (d. 1976) *[[1900]] – [[Julia Davis Adams]], American author and journalist (d. 1993) * 1900 – [[John Babcock]], Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010) * 1900 – [[Inger Margrethe Boberg]], Danish folklore researcher and writer (d. 1957) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Hank Worden]], American actor and singer (d. 1992) * 1901 – [[Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer]], Puerto Rican brothel owner and madam in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1974) *[[1905]] – [[Leopold Engleitner]], Austrian author and educator (d. 2013) *[[1906]] – [[Vladimir Prelog]], Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1998) * 1906 – [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]], Indian activist (d. 1931) *[[1912]] – [[M. H. Abrams]], American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015) * 1912 – [[Michael Wilding (actor)|Michael Wilding]], English actor (d. 1979) *[[1913]] – [[Michael Foot]], English journalist and politician, [[Secretary of State for Employment]] (d. 2010) *[[1914]] – [[Nassos Daphnis]], Greek-American painter (d. 2010) * 1914 – [[Virgil Finlay]], American illustrator (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book|last=Moskowitz|first=Samuel|title=Strange Horizons: The Spectrum of Science Fiction|location=New York|publisher=Scribner|date=1976|isbn=9780684147741|page=249}}</ref> * 1914 – [[Elly Annie Schneider]], German-American actress (d. 2004) *[[1916]] – [[Laurel Martyn]], Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Abraham Bueno de Mesquita]], Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005) * 1918 – [[Ruth Duccini]], American actress (d. 2014) * 1918 – [[Pee Wee Reese]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1999) *[[1921]] – [[Calvert DeForest]], American actor (d. 2007) *[[1922]] – [[Damiano Damiani]], Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2013) * 1922 – [[Jenny Pike]], Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (d. 2004)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=jenny-pike&pid=157444998|title=Jenny Pike – Obituary|date=April 21, 2004|work=The Times Colonist|access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Luis Aloma]], Cuban-American baseball player (d. 1997) * 1923 – [[Morris Halle]], Latvian-American linguist and academic (d. 2018) *[[1924]] – [[Gavin Lambert]], English-American screenwriter and author (d. 2005) * 1924 – [[Gazanfer Bilge]], Turkish wrestler (d. 2008) *[[1925]] – [[Tajuddin Ahmad]], Bangladeshi politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (d. 1975) * 1925 – [[Quett Masire]], Botswana politician, the former [[Vice-President of Botswana]] (d. 2017) * 1925 – [[Alain Decaux]], French historian and author (d. 2016) * 1925 – [[Gloria DeHaven]], American actress and singer (d. 2016) *[[1926]] – [[Ludvík Vaculík]], Czech journalist and author (d. 2015) *[[1927]] – [[Gérard Brach]], French director and screenwriter (d. 2006) *[[1928]] – [[Leon Fleisher]], American pianist and conductor (d. 2020) * 1928 – [[Vera Rubin]], American astronomer and academic (d. 2016) * 1928 – [[Hubert Selby, Jr.]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2004) *[[1929]] – [[Danny Barcelona]], American drummer (d. 2007) * 1929 – [[Lateef Jakande]], Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th [[Governor of Lagos State]] (d. 2021) *[[1931]] – [[Te Atairangikaahu]], Māori queen (d. 2006) * 1931 – [[Claude Fournier (filmmaker)|Claude Fournier]], Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2023) * 1931 – [[Guy Fournier]], Canadian author and screenwriter *[[1933]] – [[Raimund Abraham]], Austrian architect, designed the [[Austrian Cultural Forum New York|Austrian Cultural Forum]] (d. 2010) * 1933 – [[Bert Convy]], American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1991) * 1933 – [[Benedict Groeschel]], American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (d. 2014) * 1933 – [[Richard Rogers]], Italian-English architect, designed the [[Millennium Dome]] and [[Lloyd's building]] (d. 2021) *[[1935]] – [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]], American race car driver *[[1936]] – [[Don Drysdale]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1993) * 1936 – [[Anthony Kennedy]], American lawyer and jurist *[[1937]] – [[Dave Webster]], American football player and engineer (d. 2006) *[[1938]] – [[Juliet Anderson]], American porn actress and producer (d. 2010) * 1938 – [[Ronny Cox]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1938 – [[Charles Harrelson]], American murderer (d. 2007) * 1938 – [[Bert Newton]], Australian actor and television host (d. 2021) *[[1940]] – [[Danielle Collobert]], French author, poet, and journalist (d. 1978) * 1940 – [[Don Imus]], American radio host (d. 2019) * 1940 – [[John Nichols (writer)|John Nichols]], American novelist (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/books/john-nichols-dead.html|title=John Nichols, Author of 'The Milagro Beanfield War,' Dies at 83|last=Roberts|first=Sam|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa]], Italian economist and politician, [[Ministry of Economy and Finances (Italy)|Italian Minister of Finance]] (d. 2010) *[[1941]] – [[Christopher Andrew (historian)|Christopher Andrew]], English historian and academic * 1941 – [[Richie Evans]], American race car driver (d. 1985) * 1941 – [[Sergio Mattarella]], Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th [[President of Italy]] *[[1942]] – [[Sallyanne Atkinson]], Australian journalist and politician, [[Lord Mayor of Brisbane]] * 1942 – [[Madeline Bell]], American singer-songwriter * 1942 – [[Richard E. Dauch]], American businessman, co-founded [[American Axle]] (d. 2013) * 1942 – [[Dimitris Liantinis]], Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998) *[[1943]] – [[Randall Forsberg]], American scientist (d. 2007) * 1943 – [[Tony Joe White]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018) *[[1944]] – [[Dino Danelli]], American drummer (d. 2022) * 1944 – [[Maria João Pires]], Portuguese pianist *[[1945]] – [[Edward Gregson]], English composer and educator * 1945 – [[Jon Sammels]], English footballer *[[1946]] – [[Andy Mackay]], English [[oboe]] player and composer * 1946 – [[René Ricard]], American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014) *[[1947]] – [[Gardner Dozois]], American journalist and author (d. 2018) * 1947 – [[David Essex]], English singer-songwriter, and actor * 1947 – [[Torsten Palm]], Swedish race car driver * 1947 – [[Robin Simon (critic)|Robin Simon]], English historian, critic, and academic *[[1948]] – [[Ross Cranston]], Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Solicitor General for England and Wales]] * 1948 – [[John Cushnahan]], Northern Irish educator and politician * 1948 – [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]], American politician * 1948 – [[Stanisław Targosz]], Polish general (d. 2013) *[[1949]] – [[Clive Rice]], South African cricketer and coach (d. 2015) * 1949 – [[Wasyl Medwit]], Polish-born Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ugcc.ua/data/upokoyvsya-u-bozi-vladyka-vasyl-medvit-5479/|title=Упокоївся у Бозі владика Василь Медвіт|website=Official UGCC Web Site|language=uk|access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Alex Kozinski]], Romanian-born American lawyer and judge * 1950 – [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1950 – [[Blair Thornton]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter * 1950 – [[Alan Turner (cricketer)|Alan Turner]], Australian cricketer *[[1952]] – [[Paul Hibbert]], Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2008) * 1952 – [[Bill Nyrop]], American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) * 1952 – [[John Rutsey]], Canadian drummer (d. 2008) * 1952 – [[Janis Siegel]], American jazz singer *[[1953]] – [[Graham Gooch]], English cricketer and coach * 1953 – [[Najib Razak]], Malaysian politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] *[[1957]] – [[Jo Brand]], English comedian, actress, and screenwriter * 1957 – [[Nikos Galis]], American basketball player * 1957 – [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]], Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) * 1957 – [[Quentin Willson]], English TV presenter, [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]] *[[1958]] – [[Ken Green (golfer)|Ken Green]], American golfer * 1958 – [[Tomy Winata]], Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Artha Graha Peduli Foundation]] *[[1959]] – [[Nancy Savoca]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1960]] – [[Gary Ella]], Australian rugby player * 1960 – [[Susan Graham]], American soprano and educator * 1960 – [[Al Perez]], American wrestler *[[1961]] – [[André Ducharme]], Canadian comedian and author * 1961 – [[Michael Durant]], American pilot and author * 1961 – [[Martin Gore]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1961 – [[Woody Harrelson]], American actor and activist * 1961 – [[Milind Gunaji]], Indian actor, model, television show host, and author *[[1962]] – [[Eriq La Salle]], American actor, director, and producer * 1962 – [[Mark Laurie (rugby league)|Mark Laurie]], Australian rugby league player * 1962 – [[Alain Lefèvre]], Canadian pianist and composer *[[1963]] – [[Slobodan Zivojinovic]], Serbian tennis player *[[1964]] – [[Uwe Barth]], German politician * 1964 – [[Nick Menza]], German drummer and songwriter (d. 2016) *[[1965]] – [[Rob Dickinson]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1965 – [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer *[[1967]] – [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014) *[[1968]] – [[Elden Campbell]], American basketball player * 1968 – [[Gary Payton]], American basketball player and actor * 1968 – [[Stephanie Seymour]], American model and actress *[[1969]] – [[Andrew Cassels]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1969 – [[Raphael Warnock]], American politician and minister<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock |url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/117thCongress/warnock-raphael.htm |publisher=[[United States Senate]] |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Charisma Carpenter]], American actress * 1970 – [[Thea Dorn]], German author and playwright * 1970 – [[Sam Watters]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1970 – [[Saulius Skvernelis]], 13th [[Prime Minister of Lithuania]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Minister: Mr. Saulius Skvernelis |url=https://ministraspirmininkas.lrv.lt/en/prime-minister-1 |website=ministraspirmininkas.lrv.lt |publisher=Government of the Republic of Lithuania |access-date=19 July 2020 |language=lt}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Dalvin DeGrate]], American rapper and producer * 1971 – [[Alison Krauss]], American singer-songwriter and fiddler * 1971 – [[Joel Stein]], American journalist *[[1972]] – [[Suat Kılıç]], Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, former [[Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports]] * 1972 – [[Floyd Reifer]], Barbadian cricketer and coach * 1972 – [[Marlon Wayans]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Nomar Garciaparra]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1973 – [[Kathryn Hahn]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirak |first1=Jamie |title=WandaVision Fans Celebrate Kathryn Hahn's 48th Birthday |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/wandavision-twitter-reacts-fans-celebrate-kathryn-hahn-48th-birthday/#9 |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=22 July 2023 |date=23 July 2021}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Fran Healy (musician)|Fran Healy]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1973 – [[Monica Lewinsky]], American activist and former White House intern<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/08/06/lewinsky.profile/ |title=Who Is Monica Lewinsky? |author=Aiken, Jonathan |work=CNN|date=August 6, 1998}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Himesh Reshammiya]], Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director * 1973 – [[Andrea Scanavacca]], Italian rugby player and manager *[[1974]] – [[Terry Glenn]], American football player and coach (d. 2017) * 1974 – [[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Greene]], American sprinter * 1974 – [[Rik Verbrugghe]], Belgian cyclist *[[1975]] – [[Dan Rogerson]], [[Cornish people|Cornish]] politician *[[1976]] – [[Judit Polgár]], Hungarian chess player *[[1977]] – [[Scott Clemmensen]], American ice hockey player and coach * 1977 – [[Gail Emms]], English badminton player * 1977 – [[Néicer Reasco]], Ecuadorian footballer * 1977 – [[Shawn Thornton]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1978]] – [[Stuart Elliott (footballer, born 1978)|Stuart Elliott]], Northern Irish footballer * 1978 – [[Stefanie Sun]], Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist * 1978 – [[Lauren Groff]], American novelist and short story writer *[[1979]] – [[Perro Aguayo Jr.]], Mexican wrestler and promoter (d. 2015) * 1979 – [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]], Greek footballer * 1979 – [[Richard Sims]], Zimbabwean cricketer * 1979 – [[Ricardo Sperafico]], Brazilian race car driver * 1979 – [[Cathleen Tschirch]], German sprinter * 1979 – [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Annie |title=Destiny's Child wishes Michelle Williams a happy 38th birthday |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2018/07/24/Destinys-Child-wishes-Michelle-Williams-a-happy-38th-birthday/6691532437258/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=22 July 2023 |date=24 July 2018}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Daniel McClellan (biblical scholar)|Daniel McClellan]], American biblical scholar and social media personality<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClellan |first1=Dan |title=I turn 40 today. The coronavirus prevented any elaborate plans for my birthday, but this is still about the best possible way for me to start my day. |url=https://www.instagram.com/maklelan/p/CC_S4NthNNt/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Dan McClellan |access-date=28 August 2024 |date=23 July 2020}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Sandeep Parikh]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1981]] – [[Steve Jocz]], Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director * 1981 – [[Dmitriy Karpov]], Kazakhstani decathlete * 1981 – [[Aleksandr Kulik]], Estonian footballer * 1981 – [[Jarkko Nieminen]], Finnish tennis player *[[1982]] – [[Ömer Aysan Barış]], Turkish footballer * 1982 – [[Joe Mather]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Gökhan Ünal]], Turkish footballer * 1982 – [[Gerald Wallace]], American basketball player * 1982 – [[Paul Wesley]], American actor, director, and producer * 1982 – [[Pia Maria Wieninger]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Wiener Politikerinnen und Politiker: Maga Pia Maria Wieninger |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/advuew/internet/AdvPrSrv.asp?Layout=llanzeige&Type=K&PERSONCD=2020111809185653&HIST= |publisher=[[Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna]] |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Bec Hewitt]], Australian actress * 1983 – [[Aaron Peirsol]], American swimmer * 1983 – [[David Strettle]], English rugby player *[[1984]] – [[Walter Gargano]], Uruguayan footballer * 1984 – [[Matthew Murphy]], English singer and guitarist * 1984 – [[Brandon Roy]], American basketball player * 1984 – [[Celeste Thorson]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1985]] – [[Luis Ángel Landín]], Mexican footballer *[[1986]] – [[Aya Uchida]], Japanese voice actress and singer * 1986 – [[Nelson Philippe]], French race car driver * 1986 – [[Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)|Yelena Sokolova]], Russian long jumper *[[1987]] – [[Alessio Cerci]], Italian footballer * 1987 – [[Felipe Dylon]], Brazilian singer * 1987 – [[Serdar Kurtuluş]], Turkish footballer * 1987 – [[Julien Ribaudo]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Députés: Julien Ribaudo |url=https://www.lachambre.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=08170&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=4 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Daniel Radcliffe]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc59f3537 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321072954/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc59f3537 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=9 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Donald Young (tennis)|Donald Young]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald Young {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/donald-young/y124/overview |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Kevin Reynolds (figure skater)|Kevin Reynolds]], Canadian figure skater *[[1991]] – [[Lauren Mitchell]], Australian gymnast * 1991 – [[Jarrod Wallace]], Australian rugby league footballer *[[1992]] – [[Danny Ings]], English footballer *[[1996]] – [[Alexandra Andresen]], Norwegian heiress and equestrian * 1996 – [[David Dobrik]], Slovak YouTube personality<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leskin|first=Paige|title=The rise of David Dobrik, a 23-year-old YouTuber worth over $7 million who got his start making 6-second videos|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/david-dobrik-net-worth-youtube-career-vine-liza-koshy-2019-9|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Deandre Ayton]], Bahamian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Deandre Ayton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aytonde01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=July 21, 2024}}</ref> * [[2001]] – [[Lily Phillips]], British pornographic actress<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=Faye |title=Meet OnlyFans' Lily Phillips, who plans to bed 1,000 men in a day: the 23-year-old Brit has sparked concern again, after already sleeping with 101 men in 24 hours – but her parents support her |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=December 16, 2024 |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3290703/meet-onlyfans-lily-phillips-who-plans-bed-1000-men-day-23-year-old-brit-has-sparked-concern-again |access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Séléna Janicijevic]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selena Janicijevic {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329090/selena-janicijevic |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Selena Janicijevic - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/selena-janicijevic_prs534202/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Alex Consani]], Model and Influencer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lavietes |first=Matt |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year at U.K. Fashion Awards |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/alex-consani-becomes-first-transgender-model-year-uk-fashion-awards-rcna182635 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |work=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Morgan |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Alex Consani Makes History As 2024's Model of the Year |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/alex-consani-is-2024s-model-of-the-year.html |access-date=December 8, 2024 |work=The Cut |publisher=New York}}</ref> <!--Do not add yourself or other people without Wikipedia articles to this list. They will be removed on sight. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[955]] – [[He Ning]], Chinese chancellor (b. 898) * [[997]] – [[Nuh II]], Samanid emir (b. 963) *[[1065]] – [[Gunther of Bamberg|Gunter of Bamberg]], bishop of Bamberg (c. 1025/1030)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Einar Joranson |editor1-last=Paetow |editor1-first=Louis J. |title=The Crusades and Other Historical Essays Presented to Dana C. Munro by his Former Students |date=1928 |publisher=Crofts |location=New York |pages=3–43 |url=https://archive.org/details/crusadesotherhis0000unse/page/n15/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=21 March 2023 |chapter=The Great German Pilgrimage of 1064-1065}}</ref> *[[1100]] – [[Warner of Grez]], French nobleman, relative of [[Godfrey of Bouillon]] *[[1227]] – [[Qiu Chuji]], Chinese religious leader, founded the [[Dragon Gate Taoism]] (b. 1148) *[[1298]] – [[Thoros III, King of Armenia|Thoros III]], Armenian king (b. c. 1271) *[[1373]] – [[Bridget of Sweden]], Swedish mystic and saint, founded the [[Bridgettines|Bridgettine Order]] (b. 1303) *[[1403]] – [[Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester]], English rebel (b. 1343) *[[1531]] – [[Louis de Brézé]], French husband of [[Diane de Poitiers]] *[[1536]] – [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1519) *[[1562]] – [[Götz von Berlichingen]], German knight and poet (b. 1480) *[[1584]] – [[John Day (printer)|John Day]], English printer (b. 1522) *[[1596]] – [[Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon]] (b. 1526) ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[Michael I of Russia|Michael I]], Russian tsar (b. 1596) *[[1692]] – [[Gilles Ménage]], French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613) *[[1727]] – [[Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of Great Britain]] (b. 1661) *[[1757]] – [[Domenico Scarlatti]], Italian [[harpsichord]] player and composer (b. 1685) *[[1773]] – [[George Edwards (naturalist)|George Edwards]], English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693) *[[1781]] – [[John Joachim Zubly]], Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724) *[[1793]] – [[Roger Sherman]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1721) *[[1833]] – [[Anselmo de la Cruz]], Chilean politician, [[Ministry of Finance (Chile)|Chilean Minister of Finance]] (b. 1777) *[[1853]] – [[Andries Pretorius]], South African general (b. 1798) *[[1875]] – [[Isaac Singer]], American businessman, founded the [[Singer Corporation]] (b. 1811) *[[1878]] – [[Carl von Rokitansky]], Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804) *[[1885]] – [[Ulysses S. Grant]], American general and politician, 18th [[President of the United States]] (b. 1822) ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[John Douglas (Queensland politician)|John Douglas]], English-Australian politician, 7th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1828) *[[1909]] – [[Frederick Holder]], Australian politician, 19th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1850) *[[1916]] – [[William Ramsay]], Scottish chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1852)<ref>{{cite web |title=Who was Sir William Ramsay and how did he change the periodic table? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/william-ramsay-google-doodle-who-periodic-table-sir-noble-gases-death-a9128671.html |website=The Independent |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2019}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Spyridon Lambros]], Greek historian and politician, 100th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1851) *[[1920]] – [[Conrad Kohrs]], German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835) *[[1924]] – [[Frank Frost Abbott]], American author and scholar (b. 1850) *[[1926]] – [[Viktor Vasnetsov]], Russian painter (b. 1848) *[[1927]] – [[Reginald Dyer]], British brigadier general (b. 1864) *[[1930]] – [[Glenn Curtiss]], American pilot and engineer (b. 1878) *[[1932]] – [[Tenby Davies]], Welsh runner (b. 1884) *[[1936]] – [[Anna Abrikosova]], Russian linguist (b. 1882)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themagdalenesisters.blogspot.com/2009/11/woman-warrior-of-month-anna-abrikosova.html|title=Woman Warrior of the Month: Anna Abrikosova|last=Magdalene|first=Edith|date=2009-11-03|website=The Magdalene Sisters|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[George Lyman Kittredge]], American scholar and educator (b. 1860) * 1941 – [[José Quiñones Gonzales]], Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914) *[[1942]] – [[Adam Czerniaków]], Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880) * 1942 – [[Andy Ducat]], English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886) *[[1948]] – [[D. W. Griffith]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875) *[[1950]] – [[Shigenori Tōgō]], Japanese politician and diplomat, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1882) *[[1951]] – [[Robert J. Flaherty]], American director and producer (b. 1884) * 1951 – [[Philippe Pétain]], French general and politician, 119th [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1856) *[[1954]] – [[Herman Groman]], American runner (b. 1882) *[[1955]] – [[Cordell Hull]], American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th [[United States Secretary of State]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1871) *[[1957]] – [[Bob Shiring]], American football player and coach (b. 1870) *[[1966]] – [[Montgomery Clift]], American actor (b. 1920) *[[1968]] – [[Henry Hallett Dale]], English pharmacologist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1875) *[[1970]] – [[Eino Tainio]], Finnish politician (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Eino Tainio |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911584.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314074348/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911584.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Van Heflin]], American actor (b. 1910) *[[1972]] – [[Esther Applin]], American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1895) *[[1973]] – [[Eddie Rickenbacker]], American pilot and race car driver, founded [[Rickenbacker (car)|Rickenbacker Motors]] (b. 1890) *[[1978]] – [[Kamil Tolon]], Turkish industrialist (b. 1912)<ref>*{{Cite magazine|last=Yıldız|first=Halime|author-link=:tr:Halime Yıldız|date=May 2017|title=Kamil Ö. Tolon|magazine=Bursa'da Yaşam|publisher={{ill|Olay Medya|tr|Olay Medya Grubu}}|page=162|language=Turkish}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Joseph Kessel]], French journalist and author (b. 1898) *[[1980]] – [[Sarto Fournier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (b. 1908) * 1980 – [[Keith Godchaux]], American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1948) * 1980 – [[Mollie Steimer]], Ukrainian activist (b. 1897) *[[1982]] – [[Vic Morrow]], American actor (b. 1929) *[[1983]] – [[Georges Auric]], French composer (b. 1899) *[[1985]] – [[Johnny Wardle]], English cricketer and manager (b. 1923) *[[1989]] – [[Donald Barthelme]], American short story writer and novelist (b. 1931) *[[1990]] – [[Kenjiro Takayanagi]], Japanese engineer (b. 1899) *[[1996]] – [[Jean Muir (actress)|Jean Muir]], American actress (b. 1911) *[[1997]] – [[Chūhei Nambu]], Japanese jumper and journalist (b. 1904) *[[1999]] – [[Hassan II of Morocco]] (b. 1929) *[[2001]] – [[Eudora Welty]], American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909) *[[2002]] – [[Leo McKern]], Australian-English actor (b. 1920) * 2002 – [[William Luther Pierce]], American activist and author (b. 1933) * 2002 – [[Chaim Potok]], American novelist and rabbi (b. 1929) * 2002 – [[Clark Gesner]], American author and composer (b. 1938) *[[2003]] – [[James E. Davis (New York politician)|James E. Davis]], American police officer and politician (b. 1962) *[[2004]] – [[Mehmood Ali]], Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1932) * 2004 – [[Carlos Paredes]], Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925) * 2004 – [[Piero Piccioni]], Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1921) *[[2005]] – [[Ted Greene]], American guitarist and journalist (b. 1946) *[[2006]] – [[Jean-Paul Desbiens]], Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1927) *[[2007]] – [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ron Miller]], American songwriter and producer (b. 1933) * 2007 – [[Mohammed Zahir Shah]], Afghan king (b. 1914)<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290595,00.html "Afghanistan's King Mohammad Zahir Shah Laid to Rest"], Associated Press (Fox News), 24 July 2007.</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Kurt Furgler]], Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th [[President of the Swiss Confederation]] (b. 1924) *[[2009]] – [[E. Lynn Harris]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1955) *[[2010]] – [[Daniel Schorr]], American journalist and author (b. 1916) *[[2011]] – [[Amy Winehouse]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1983) *[[2012]] – [[Margaret Mahy]], New Zealand author (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Sally Ride]], American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)<ref>[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Former-Astronaut-Sally-Ride-Dies-163467356.html Former Astronaut Sally Ride Dies in La Jolla | NBC 7 San Diego] Retrieved 2016-12-28.</ref> * 2012 – [[Lakshmi Sahgal]], Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914) * 2012 – [[Esther Tusquets]], Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[José Luis Uribarri]], Spanish television host and director (b. 1936) *[[2013]] – [[Rona Anderson]], Scottish actress (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Rona Anderson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/09/rona-anderson |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2020 |date=9 August 2013}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Pauline Clarke]], English author (b. 1921) * 2013 – [[Arthur J. Collingsworth]], American diplomat (b. 1944) * 2013 – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941) * 2013 – [[Emile Griffith]], American boxer and trainer (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Kim Jong-hak]], South Korean director and producer (b. 1951) * 2013 – [[Djalma Santos]], Brazilian footballer (b. 1929) *[[2014]] – [[Dora Bryan]], English actress and restaurateur (b. 1923) * 2014 – [[Norman Leyden]], American composer and conductor (b. 1917) * 2014 – [[Ariano Suassuna]], Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Jordan Tabor]], English footballer (b. 1990) *[[2015]] – [[Shigeko Kubota]], Japanese-American sculptor and director (b. 1937) * 2015 – [[Don Oberdorfer]], American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/business/media/don-oberdorfer-is-dead-at-84-former-washington-post-diplomatic-correspondent.html?_r=1|title=Don Oberdorfer, 84, Top Diplomatic Reporter for Washington Post, Dies|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2015|first=Sam|last=Roberts|url-access=limited }}</ref> * 2015 – [[William Wakefield Baum]], American cardinal (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/william-baum-dead-former-catholic-cardinal-and-washington-archbishop-was-88-1.10675543 |title=William Baum dead; former Catholic cardinal and Washington archbishop was 88 |newspaper=Newsday |access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[John Kundla]], American basketball coach (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/john-kundla-former-minneapolis-lakers-coach-and-basketball-hall-of-famer-dies-at-101/436178233/|title=John Kundla, former Minneapolis Lakers coach and Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 101|last=Rippel|first=Joel|work=Star Tribune|date=July 23, 2017|access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Zayar Thaw]], Burmese politician and rapper (b. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Helen Regan |author2=Rhea Mogul |title=Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/asia/myanmar-executions-pro-democracy-figures-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=Cnn.com|date=25 July 2022 }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Kyaw Min Yu]], Burmese political activist (b. 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Helen Regan |author2=Rhea Mogul |title=Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/asia/myanmar-executions-pro-democracy-figures-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=Cnn.com|date=25 July 2022 }}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Robin Warren]], Australian pathologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsroom - AusBiotech Ltd |url=https://www.ausbiotech.org/news/remembering-nobel-laureate-professor-robin-warren-ac |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.ausbiotech.org}}</ref> <!-- Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. --> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Rastafari#Grounding|Birthday of Haile Selassie]] ([[Rastafari]]) * [[Children's Day]] ([[Indonesia]]) * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Bridget of Sweden]] ** [[Saint Phocas|Heiromartyr Phocas]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]]) ** [[John Cassian]] ([[Western Christianity]]) ** [[Liborius of Le Mans]] ** [[María Pilar López de Maturana Ortiz de Zárate|Margarita María]] ** [[Mercè Prat i Prat]] ** [[Rasyphus and Ravennus]] ** [[July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[National Remembrance Day]] ([[Papua New Guinea]]) * [[Renaissance Day]] ([[Oman]]) * [[Revolution Day (Egypt)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/23 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=23}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/23 |title=Historical Events on July 23 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:July 23}} [[Category:Days of July]]
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