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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1132]] &ndash; [[Battle of Nocera]] between [[Ranulf II of Alife]] and [[Roger II of Sicily]].
*[[1148]] &ndash; [[Louis VII of France]] lays [[Siege of Damascus (1148)|siege to Damascus]] during the [[Second Crusade]].
*[[1304]] &ndash; [[Wars of Scottish Independence]]: [[Fall of Stirling Castle]]: King [[Edward I of England]] takes the stronghold using the [[Warwolf|War Wolf]].
*[[1411]] &ndash; [[Battle of Harlaw]], one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
*[[1412]] &ndash; [[Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo|Behnam Hadloyo]] becomes [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] Patriarch of Mardin.<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Barsoum| first1=Ephrem |date=2003|title=The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences|edition=2nd|publisher=Gorgias Press|translator=Matti Moosa|author-link=Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum|page=497}}</ref>
*[[1487]] &ndash; Citizens of [[Leeuwarden]], Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign [[beer]].
*[[1534]] &ndash; French explorer [[Jacques Cartier]] plants a cross on the [[Gaspé Peninsula]] and takes possession of the territory in the name of [[Francis I of France]].
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], is [[Accession and Coronation Act 1567|forced to abdicate]] and be replaced by her one-year-old son [[James VI and I|James VI]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] founds the trading post at [[Fort Detroit|Fort Pontchartrain]], which later becomes the city of [[Detroit]].
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The French under [[Marshal Villars]] win a [[battle of Denain|decisive victory]] over [[Eugene of Savoy]] at Denain.<ref>* {{Cite book |title=The Wars of Louis XIV: 1667–1714 |last=Lynn |first=John A. |author-link=John A. Lynn |year=1999 |publisher=Longman |location=London |isbn=0-582-05629-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/warsoflouisxiv1600lynn|page=354}}</ref>
*[[1847]] &ndash; After 17 months of travel, [[Brigham Young]] leads 148 [[Mormons|Mormon]] pioneers into [[Salt Lake Valley]], resulting in the establishment of [[Salt Lake City]].
*  1847   &ndash; [[Richard March Hoe]],  American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Second Battle of Kernstown|Battle of Kernstown]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General (CSA)|General]] [[Jubal Early]] defeats [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort to keep them out of the [[Shenandoah Valley]].
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]]: [[Tennessee]] becomes the first [[U.S. state]] to be readmitted to Congress following the American Civil War.
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[O. Henry]] is released from prison in [[Columbus, Ohio]], after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from a bank.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Empire]] captures the city of [[Shkodër]], putting down the [[Albanian Revolt of 1910]].
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Hiram Bingham III]] re-discovers [[Machu Picchu]], "the Lost City of the [[Inca Empire|Inca]]s".
*[[1915]] &ndash; The passenger ship {{SS|Eastland}} capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the [[Great Lakes]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; The draft of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] was formally confirmed by the [[League of Nations#Council|Council of the League of Nations]]; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
*[[1923]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Lausanne (1923)|Treaty of Lausanne]], settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, [[Bulgaria]] and other countries that fought in [[World War I]].
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Greece]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; The [[Menin Gate]] war memorial is unveiled at [[Ypres]].
*[[1929]] &ndash; The [[Kellogg–Briand Pact]], renouncing war as an instrument of [[foreign policy]], goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).
*[[1935]] &ndash; The [[Dust Bowl]] heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C) in [[Chicago]] and 104&nbsp;°F (40&nbsp;°C) in [[Milwaukee]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Bombing of Hamburg in World War II|Operation Gomorrah]] begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb [[Hamburg]] by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in [[November]], 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station]] begins operations with the launch of a [[RTV-G-4 Bumper|Bumper]] rocket.
*[[1959]] &ndash; At the opening of the [[American National Exhibition]] in Moscow, [[Vice President of the United States|U.S. Vice President]] [[Richard Nixon]] and Soviet [[Premier]] [[Nikita Khrushchev]] have a "[[Kitchen Debate]]".
*[[1963]] &ndash; The ship ''[[Bluenose II]]'' was launched in [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia]]. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Michael Pelkey]] makes the first [[BASE jumping|BASE jump]] from [[El Capitan]] along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
*[[1967]] &ndash; During an official state visit to Canada, French President [[Charles de Gaulle]] declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in [[Montreal]]: ''[[Vive le Québec libre]]!'' ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many [[Anglophone Canadians]]. 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: [[Apollo 11]] splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] unanimously ruled that [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]] did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed [[White House]] tapes and they [[United States v. Nixon|order him]] to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
*[[1977]] &ndash; End of a four-day-long [[Libyan–Egyptian War]].
*[[1980]] &ndash; The [[Quietly Confident Quartet]] of [[Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Australia]] wins the [[Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay]] at the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow Olympics]], the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
*[[1982]] &ndash; Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at [[Nagasaki]], Japan, killing 299.
*[[1983]] &ndash; The [[Black July]] anti-Tamil riots begin in [[Sri Lanka]], killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]].
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[George Brett]] playing for the [[Kansas City Royals]] against the [[New York Yankees]], has a game-winning home run nullified in the "[[Pine Tar Incident]]".
*[[1987]] &ndash; US supertanker {{SS|Bridgeton}} [[Bridgeton incident|collides]] with mines laid by [[IRGC]] causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.
*  1987   &ndash; [[Hulda Crooks]], at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak. 
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[1998 United States Capitol shooting incident|Russell Eugene Weston Jr.]] bursts into the [[United States Capitol]] and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Air Fiji Flight 121|Air Fiji flight 121]] crashes while en route to [[Nadi]], Fiji, killing all 17 people on board.<ref name="ASN2">{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date= |title=Air Fiji Flight 121 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990724-0 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; The [[Bandaranaike Airport attack]] is carried out by 14 [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tiger]] commandos. Eleven civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while seven soldiers from the [[Sri Lanka Air Force]] are killed. In addition, three civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed the [[Sri Lanka]]n economy.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Aria Air Flight 1525]] crashes at [[Mashhad International Airport]], killing 16.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090724-0t |url-status=dead |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=24 July 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728072721/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090724-0t |archivedate=28 July 2009}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[People's Protection Units]] (YPG) capture the city of [[Al-Ma'bada|Girkê Legê]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Girke Lege Becomes Sixth Kurdish City Liberated in Syria |url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/4992.html |access-date=27 July 2012 |newspaper=Rudaw |date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129100410/http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/4992.html |archive-date=29 November 2012 }}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Santiago de Compostela derailment]]: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an {{convert|80|kph|abbr=on}} speed limit at {{convert|190|kph|abbr=on}}, killing 78 passengers.
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]] loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between [[Ouagadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Algiers]]. The wreckage is later found in [[Mali]]. All 116 people on board are killed.
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Boris Johnson]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] after defeating [[Jeremy Hunt]] in a [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election|leadership contest]], succeeding [[Theresa May]].<ref>{{citation |title=Boris Johnson becomes UK's new prime minister|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49102466|work=BBC News|date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; A [[Saurya Airlines]] [[Bombardier CRJ100/200|Bombardier CRJ200]] [[2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash|crashes]] during takeoff from [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu]], Nepal killing 18.<ref name="avherald">{{Cite web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |date=2024-07-24 |title=Crash: Saurya CRJ2 near Kathmandu on Jul 24 2024, rolled right and lost height after take off |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=51b861c3&opt=0 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1242]] &ndash; [[Christina von Stommeln]], German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (d. 1312)
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria]] (d. 1524)<ref>{{cite book|author=Constantin von Wurzbach|title=Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich: enthaltend die Lebensskizzen der denkwürdigen Personen, welche 1750 bis 1850 im Kaiserstaate und in seinen Kronländern gelebt haben. Guadagni - Habsburg (Agnes - Ludwig). 6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gEuBrSfMDssC&pg=PA402|year=1860|publisher=Zamarski|language=de|pages=402–}}</ref>
*[[1529]] &ndash; [[Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]] (d. 1577)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern]] (d. 1589)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|url=https://archive.org/details/womeninworldhist14comm|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher=Yorkin Publications|isbn=978-0-7876-4080-4}}</ref>
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Thomas Platter the Younger]], Swiss physician and author (d. 1628)<ref>{{cite book|editor=Jennifer Speake|editor-link=Jennifer Speake|title=Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j3w07y2oRu8C&pg=PA968|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-57958-424-5|pages=968}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (d. 1718)<ref>Stuart Handley, '[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26922 Talbot, Charles, duke of Shrewsbury (1660–1718)]', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 8 October 2018.</ref>
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Prince William, Duke of Gloucester]], son of [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne of Great Britain]] and [[Prince George of Denmark]] (d. 1700)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael A. Beatty|title=The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xNmOeE7LH8C&pg=PA107|date=1 January 2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1558-8|pages=107}}</ref>
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[John Newton]], English sailor and priest (d. 1807)
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Borovikovsky]], Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1825)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Simón Bolívar]], Venezuelan commander and politician, second [[President of Venezuela]] (d. 1830)
*[[1786]] &ndash; [[Joseph Nicollet]], French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Johan Georg Forchhammer]], Danish mineralogist and geologist (d. 1865)
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Dumas]], French novelist and playwright (d. 1870)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Adolphe Adam]], French composer and critic (d. 1856)
*  1803   &ndash; [[Alexander Jackson Davis|Alexander J. Davis]], American architect (d. 1892)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[William Poole]], American boxer and gangster (d. 1855)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Jan Gotlib Bloch]], Polish theorist and activist (d. 1902)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Schottky]], Polish-German mathematician and theorist (d. 1935)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Émile Picard]], French mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Henrik Pontoppidan]], Danish journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1943)
*  1857   &ndash; [[Juan Vicente Gómez]], Venezuelan general and politician, 27th [[President of Venezuela]] (d. 1935)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Princess Charlotte of Prussia]] (d. 1919)
*  1860   &ndash; [[Alphonse Mucha]], Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1939)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Frank Wedekind]], German actor and playwright (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Wedekind {{!}} German actor and dramatist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Wedekind |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Fred Tate]], English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Oswald Chambers]], Scottish minister and author (d. 1917)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Calogero Vizzini]], Italian mob boss (d. 1954)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany]], Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1957)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Ernest Bloch]], Swiss-American composer and educator (d. 1959)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Maria Caserini]], Italian actress (d. 1969)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki]], Japanese author (d. 1965)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Arthur Richardson (Australian cricketer)|Arthur Richardson]], Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1973)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Agnes Meyer Driscoll]], American cryptanalyst (d. 1971)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Robert Graves]], English poet, novelist, critic (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Graves, Robert von Ranke (1895–1985), poet and novelist |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31166 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Amelia Earhart]], American pilot and author (d. 1937)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kathryn Cullen-DuPont|title=Encyclopedia of women's history in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIro7MtiFuYC&pg=PA76|date=August 1, 2000|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-0-8160-4100-8|page=76 |access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> 
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Chief Dan George]], Canadian actor (d. 1981)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Zelda Fitzgerald]], American author, visual artist and ballet dancer (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Templeton |first1=Erin |title=Fitzgerald, Zelda Sayre (1900–1948) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM87-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[John William Finn]], American lieutenant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=JOHN WILLIAM FINN |url=http://navylog.navymemorial.org/finn-john-0 |website=United States Navy Memorial |access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Harry Horner]], American director and production designer (d. 1994)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Essie Summers]], New Zealand author (d. 1998)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Britton Chance]], American biologist and sailor (d. 2010)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Frances Oldham Kelsey]], Canadian pharmacologist and physician (d. 2015)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Ed Mirvish]], American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Alan Waddell]], Australian walker (d. 2008)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Enrique Fernando]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] (d. 2004)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[John D. MacDonald]], American colonel and author (d. 1986)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Robert Farnon]], Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Jack Moroney]], Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ruggiero Ricci]], American violinist and educator (d. 2012)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Robert Marsden Hope]], Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Kenneth S. Kleinknecht]], NASA manager (d. 2007)
*  1919   &ndash; [[John Winkin]], American baseball player, coach, and journalist (d. 2014)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Bella Abzug]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kathryn Cullen-DuPont|title=Encyclopedia of women's history in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIro7MtiFuYC&pg=PA1|date=August 1, 2000|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-0-8160-4100-8|page=1 |access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> 
*  1920   &ndash; [[Constance Dowling]], American model and actress (d. 1969)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]], Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Billy Taylor]], American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Madeleine Ferron]], Canadian radio host and author (d. 2010)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Wilfred Josephs]], English composer (d. 1997)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Aris Poulianos]], Greek anthropologist and archaeologist (d. 2021)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Grace Glueck]], American arts journalist (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/business/media/grace-glueck-dead.html|title=Grace Glueck, 96, Dies; Arts Writer Fought for Equality at The Times|last=Giovannini|first=Joseph|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 8, 2022|accessdate=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Alex Katz]], American painter and sculptor
*  1927   &ndash; [[Zara Mints]], Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (d. 1990)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Keshubhai Patel]], Indian politician, tenth [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] (d. 2020)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Alfred Balk]], American journalist and author (d. 2010)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Ermanno Olmi]], Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2018)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Éric Tabarly]], French commander (d. 1998)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Gustav Andreas Tammann]], German astronomer and academic (d. 2019)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Doug Sanders]], American golfer (d. 2020)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Willie Davis (defensive end)|Willie Davis]], American football player (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Willie Davis, Packers Hall of Famer, Is Dead at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/sports/football/willie-davis-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=24 July 2023 |date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[P. S. Soosaithasan]], Sri Lankan accountant and politician (d. 2017)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Aaron Elkins]], American author and academic
*  1935   &ndash; [[Pat Oliphant]], Australian cartoonist
*  1935   &ndash; [[Mel Ramos]], American painter, illustrator, and academic (d. 2018)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Les Reed (songwriter)|Les Reed]], English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Derek Varnals]], South African cricketer (d. 2019)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Ruth Buzzi]], American actress and comedian (d. 2025)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Mark Goddard]], American actor (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite book|last=Aaker|first=Everett|title=Television Western Players, 1960/1975: A Biographical Dictionary|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2017|isbn=9781476662503|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXAkDwAAQBAJ|page=1964}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Manoj Kumar]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=April 4, 2025 |title=Manoj Kumar, Indian Actor-Director Known for Patriotic and Social Themes, Dies at 87 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/obituaries-people-news/manoj-kumar-dead-patriotic-films-1236359775/ |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Quinlan Terry]], English architect, designed the [[Brentwood Cathedral]]
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Eugene J. Martin]], American painter (d. 2005)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Walt Bellamy]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Dan Hedaya]], American actor
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[John Bond (banker)|John Bond]], English banker and businessman
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Heinz (singer)|Heinz]], German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000)
*  1942   &ndash; [[David Miner (musician)|David Miner]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1942   &ndash; [[Chris Sarandon]], American actor
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Frank Close]], English physicist and academic
*  1945   &ndash; [[Azim Premji]], Indian businessman and philanthropist
*  1945   &ndash; [[Hugh Ross (creationist)|Hugh Ross]], Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer 
*  1945   &ndash; [[Anthony Watts (geologist)|Anthony Watts]], English geologist, geophysicist, and academic
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Gallagher (comedian)|Gallagher]], American comedian and actor (d. 2022)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Hervé Vilard]], French singer-songwriter
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Zaheer Abbas]], Pakistani cricketer and manager
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Marc Racicot]], American politician, 21st [[Governor of Montana]]<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm | title=Former State Governors | publisher=www.netstate.com | access-date=October 8, 2013}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Michael Richards]], American actor and comedian 
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Jadranka Stojaković]], Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Lynda Carter]], American actress 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]
*[[1952]]   &ndash; [[Gus Van Sant]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Jon Faddis]], American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Tadashi Kawamata]], Japanese contemporary artist<ref>"Yomiuri Yearbook 2016" (Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Head Office, 2016) p.477</ref>
*  1953   &ndash; [[Claire McCaskill]], American lawyer and politician
*  1953   &ndash; [[James Newcome]], English bishop
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jorge Jesus]], Portuguese footballer and manager 
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Charlie Crist]], American lawyer and politician, 44th [[Governor of Florida]]
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Pam Tillis]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Jim Leighton]], Scottish footballer and coach
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Catherine Destivelle]], French rock climber and mountaineer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Kerry Dixon]], English footballer and manager
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Karl Malone]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Barry Bonds]], American baseball player
*  1964   &ndash; [[Pedro Passos Coelho]], Portuguese economist and politician, 118th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]]
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Andrew Gaze]], Australian basketball player and sportscaster
*  1965   &ndash; [[Kadeem Hardison]], American actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Aminatou Haidar]], [[Sahrawi people|Sahrawi]] human rights activist
*  1966   &ndash; [[Martin Keown]], English footballer and coach
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Kristin Chenoweth]], American actress and singer
*  1968   &ndash; [[Malcolm Ingram]], Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Rick Fox]], Bahamian basketball player 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Jennifer Lopez]], American actress, singer, and dancer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Dino Baggio]], Italian footballer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Patty Jenkins]], American film director and screenwriter<ref>{{cite news|last=De La Cruz|first=Rene Ray|title='Wonder Woman' director has ties to High Desert|work=Victorville Daily Press|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|url=http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170725/wonder-woman-director-has-ties-to-high-desert}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Kaiō Hiroyuki]], Japanese sumo wrestler
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Amanda Stretton]], English racing driver and journalist
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Andy Gomarsall]], English rugby player
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Tracey Crouch]], English politician, [[Minister for Sport and the Olympics]]
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jamie Langenbrunner]], American ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Torrie Wilson]], American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Rafer Alston]], American basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Tiago Monteiro]], Portuguese racing driver and manager
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Andy Irons]], American surfer (d. 2010)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Rose Byrne]], Australian actress 
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jerrod Niemann]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1980   &ndash; [[Joel Stroetzel]], American guitarist 
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Doug Bollinger]], Australian cricketer 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Nayib Bukele]], Salvadoran politician, 81st [[President of El Salvador]]<ref name="bukele">{{cite web|url=http://www.nayibbukele.com/nayib/biografia|title=Biografía Nayib Bukele|first=Nayib|last=Bukele|access-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151210/http://www.nayibbukele.com/nayib/biografia|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|language=es|website=Nayib Bukele.com}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Summer Glau]], American actress<ref name=TPD0724>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for July 24, 2018|work=The Plain Dealer|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2018|url=https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/07/bbd850ae356975/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Mewelde Moore]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Moss]], American actress
*  1982   &ndash; [[Anna Paquin]], Canadian-New Zealand actress
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Daniele De Rossi]], Italian footballer and manager
*  1983   &ndash; [[Asami Mizukawa]], Japanese actress
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Patrice Bergeron]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Aries Merritt]], American hurdler 
*  1985   &ndash; [[Lukáš Rosol]], Czech tennis player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Natalie Tran]], Australian actress and online producer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Nathan Gerbe]], American ice hockey player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Zack Sabre Jr.]], English wrestler
*  1987   &ndash; [[Mara Wilson]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for July 24, 2022 includes celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Elisabeth Moss |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-july-24-2022-includes-celebrities-jennifer-lopez-elisabeth-moss.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=24 July 2023 |date=24 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Han Seung-yeon]], South Korean singer and dancer<ref name="Russell2014">{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=94}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Nichkhun]], Thai-American singer-songwriter and actor
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ricky Petterd]], Australian footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Maurkice Pouncey]], American football player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Emily Bett Rickards]], Canadian actress<ref name=TPD0724 />
*  1991   &ndash; [[Elliot Rodger]], English-American mass murderer (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/world/california-shooter-elliot-rodgers-father-was-assistant-director-of-the-hunger-games/news-story/8922b1b250c78c02ad1111856bf61b34 |title=California shooter Elliot Rodger's father was assistant director of The Hunger Games |publisher=[[News.com.au]] |date=May 25, 2014 |accessdate=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Mikaël Kingsbury]], Canadian skier<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikaël Kingsbury {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mikael-kingsbury |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Phillip Lindsay]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Phillip Lindsay|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/philliplindsay/2559947/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=16 March 2020|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Valentine Holmes]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Valentine Holmes |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/state-of-origin/queensland/valentine-holmes/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=12 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Kyle Kuzma]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Kuzma |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/3134907/kyle-kuzma |website=ESPN |access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Meisei Chikara]], Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Meisei Chikara profile |url=http://sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/3337/|website=sumo.or.jp |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Joe Mixon]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Mixon |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116385/joe-mixon |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Bindi Irwin]], Australian conservationist, zookeeper, and actress<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Crocodile Hunter - Steve Irwin's Biography|url=http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/about_steve_terri/family_biography.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.crocodilehunter.com.au}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 2001)|Ryan Johnson]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Johnson |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/ryan-johnson-8481564 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; [[Drake London]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Drake London Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LondDr00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[759]] &ndash; [[Oswulf of Northumbria|Oswulf]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]
* [[811]] &ndash; [[Gao Ying]], Chinese politician (b. 740)
* [[946]] &ndash; [[Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid]], Egyptian ruler (b. 882)
*[[1115]] &ndash; [[Matilda of Tuscany]] (b. 1046)
*[[1129]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shirakawa]] of Japan (b. 1053)
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Berthold of Hanover]], [[Archbishopric of Riga|Bishop of Livonia]]
*[[1345]] &ndash; [[Jacob van Artevelde]], Flemish statesman (b. 1290)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Carlos, Prince of Asturias]] (b. 1545)
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[John Boste]], English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Joris Hoefnagel]], Flemish painter (b. 1542)
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[John Salusbury (poet)|John Salusbury]], Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[Benedetto Marcello]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Nathaniel Lardner]], English theologian and author (b. 1684)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Martin Van Buren]], American lawyer and politician, eighth [[President of the United States]] (b. 1782)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Hermann Raster]], German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Vicente Acosta]], Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Sigismondo Savona]], Maltese educator and politician (b. 1835)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schiavone |first1=Michael J. |title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. II G–Z |date=2009 |publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza |location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]] |isbn=9789993291329 |pages=1414–1415}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Arkhip Kuindzhi]], Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]], Japanese author (b. 1892)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Sacha Guitry]], French actor and director (b. 1885)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Wilfrid Noyce]], English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Constance Bennett]], American actress and producer (b. 1904)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Tony Lema]], American golfer (b. 1934)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Witold Gombrowicz]], Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Peter de Noronha]], Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[James Chadwick]], English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1891)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/james-chadwick-the-quiet-genius-who-discovered-the-neutron-2620115-2024-10-20|title=James Chadwick, the quiet genius who discovered the neutron|last=Chakrabarty|first=Roshni|date=20 October 2024|magazine=India Today|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Peter Sellers]], English actor and comedian (b. 1925)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Ezechiele Ramin]], Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Fritz Albert Lipmann]], German-American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Qudrat Ullah Shahab]], Pakistani civil servant and author (b. 1917) 
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], Polish-American novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1902)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Arletty]], French actress and singer (b. 1898)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Sam Berger (lawyer)|Sam Berger]], Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1900)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Helen Cordero]], [[Cochiti Pueblo]] (Native American) Pueblo potter (b. 1915)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[George Rodger]], English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Alphonso Theodore Roberts]], Vincentian cricketer and activist (b. 1937)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[William J. Brennan Jr.]], American colonel and jurist (b. 1906)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Saw Maung]], Burmese general and politician, seventh [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (b. 1928)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Ahmad Shamloo]], Iranian poet and journalist (b. 1925)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Georges Dor]], Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Richard Doll]], English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Albert Ellis]], American psychologist and author (b. 1913)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Nicola Zaccaria]], Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Norman Dello Joio]], American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Jack Le Goff]], French equestrian (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Le Goff |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12293 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=13 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Alex Higgins]], Northern Irish [[snooker]] player (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-10752632|title=Alex Higgins: Tributes paid to talent of 'Hurricane'|work=BBC News |date=July 25, 2010}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Frank Dietrich (politician)|Frank Dietrich]], German politician (b. 1966)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Dan Peek]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist  (b. 1950)	
*  2011   &ndash; [[Harald Johnsen]], Norwegian bassist and composer (b. 1970)
*  2011   &ndash; [[David Servan-Schreiber]], French physician, neuroscientist, and author (b. 1961)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Skip Thomas]], American football player (b. 1950)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Chad Everett]], American actor and director (b. 1937)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sherman Hemsley]], American actor and singer (b. 1938)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Larry Hoppen]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1951)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Robert Ledley]], American physiologist and physicist, invented the [[CT scanner]] (b. 1926) 
*  2012   &ndash; [[Themo Lobos]], Chilean author and illustrator (b. 1928)
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Atta Mills]], Ghanaian lawyer and politician, [[President of Ghana]] (b. 1944)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Gregorio Peces-Barba]], Spanish jurist and politician (b. 1938)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Garry Davis]], American pilot and activist, created the [[World Passport]] (b. 1921)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Fred Dretske]], American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Virginia E. Johnson]], American psychologist and sexologist (b. 1925)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Pius Langa]], South African lawyer and jurist, 19th [[Chief Justice of South Africa]] (b. 1939)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ik-Hwan Bae]], Korean-American violinist and educator (b. 1956)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Dale Schlueter]], American basketball player (b. 1945)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Hans-Hermann Sprado]], German journalist and author (b. 1956)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Peg Lynch]], American actress and screenwriter (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Peg Lynch, Writer and Star of Early Situation Comedy, Dies at 98|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/arts/television/peg-lynch-writer-and-star-of-early-situation-comedy-dies-at-98.html?_r=0|access-date=July 27, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ingrid Sischy]], South African-American journalist and critic (b. 1952)<ref name=VanityFair-GraydonCarter-2015>{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Graydon|title=Ingrid Sischy: An Appreciation|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/07/graydon-carter-remembers-ingrid-sischy|access-date=25 July 2015|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Marni Nixon]], American actress and singer (b. 1930)<ref name=NYTObit>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/arts/music/marni-nixon-singer-soprano-dies-86.html "Marni Nixon, the Singing Voice Behind the Screen, Dies at 86"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 25, 2016</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Harshida Raval]], Indian Gujarati playback singer
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Regis Philbin]], American actor and television host (b. 1931)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/entertainment/regis-philbin-dies/index.html|title=Regis Philbin, television personality, has died at 88|author=Dakin Andone and Chuck Johnston|website=CNN|date=25 July 2020 }}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Dale Snodgrass]], United States Naval Aviator and air show performer (b. 1949)<ref name="EarnTheNecklace">{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Caroline |title=Dale Snodgrass Bio: Facts about the Legendary Pilot Who Died in a Crash |url=https://www.earnthenecklace.com/dale-snodgrass-bio-age-wife-family/ |access-date=11 August 2021 |publisher=EarnTheNecklace.com |date=26 July 2021}}</ref> 
*2021 &ndash; [[Rodney Alcala]], American serial killer (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/news/2021/07/24/condemned-inmate-rodney-alcala-dies-of-natural-causes/ | title=Condemned Inmate Rodney Alcala Dies of Natural Causes | date=24 July 2021 }}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], English actor (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2022 |title=Titanic and Omen actor David Warner dies at 80 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839 |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[George Alagiah]], [[BBC News]] journalist and broadcaster (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2023 |title=George Alagiah: 'Brilliant, kind' BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65949435 |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
*  2023 &ndash; [[Trevor Francis]], Britain's first "£1 million player" (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2023 |title=Trevor Francis: Ex-England player and Britain's first £1m footballer dies aged 69 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66287307 |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Shafin Ahmed]], Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (b. 1961)
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Hamzah Haz]], Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th [[Vice President of Indonesia]] (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loasana |first=Nina A. |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Former vice president Hamzah Haz dies at 84 - Politics |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/07/24/former-vice-president-hamzah-haz-dies-at-84.html |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Dmytro Kiva]], Ukrainian engineer and designer (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Умер Дмитрий Кива, экс-гендиректор "Антонова" и Герой Украины |url=https://kp.ua/life/a694183-ushel-iz-zhizni-znamenityj-aviakonstruktor-eks-hendirektor-antonova-dmitrij-kiv |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=KP.UA |language=ru}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Carnival of Awussu]] ([[Tunisia]])
*[[Children's Day (Vanuatu)]]
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Charbel Makhluf|Charbel]] ([[Maronite Church]]/[[Catholic Church]])
**[[Christina the Astonishing]]
**[[Christina of Bolsena]]
**[[Declán of Ardmore]]
**[[John Boste]]
**[[Kinga of Poland|Kinga (or Cunegunda) of Poland]]
**[[Martyrs of Daimiel]]
**[[Saint Menefrida|Menefrida of Cornwall]] 
**[[Sigolena of Albi]]
**[[July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Pioneer Day (Utah)]] 
*[[Public holidays in Poland|Police Day]] (Poland)
*[[Simón Bolívar Day]] ([[Public holidays in Ecuador|Ecuador]], [[Public holidays in Venezuela|Venezuela]], [[Public holidays in Colombia|Colombia]], and [[Bolivia]])
**[[Navy Day (Venezuela)]]
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* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/24 |title=Historical Events on July 24 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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