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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[587 BC]] &ndash; The [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]] [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|sacks]] Jerusalem and destroys the [[First Temple]]. 
* [[615]] &ndash; [[K'inich Janaab' Pakal|Pakal]] ascends the throne of [[Palenque]] at the age of 12.
* [[904]] &ndash; [[Sack of Thessalonica (904)|Sack of Thessalonica]]: Saracen raiders under [[Leo of Tripoli]] sack [[Thessaloniki]], the [[Byzantine Empire]]'s second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
* [[923]] &ndash; [[Battle of Firenzuola]]: Lombard forces under King [[Rudolph II of Burgundy|Rudolph II]] and [[Adalbert I of Ivrea|Adalbert I]], margrave of [[March of Ivrea|Ivrea]], defeat the dethroned Emperor [[Berengar I of Italy]] at [[Firenzuola]] ([[Tuscany]]).
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Byzantine–Bulgarian wars]]: [[Battle of Kleidion]]: [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] [[Basil II]] inflicts a decisive defeat on the [[Bulgaria]]n army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria]] to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on [[October 6]].
*[[1018]] &ndash; Count [[Dirk III, Count of Holland|Dirk III]] defeats an army sent by [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Henry II]] in the [[Battle of Vlaardingen]].
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Earls of Lade|Ladejarl]]-[[Hereditary Kingdom of Norway|Fairhair]] succession wars: [[Battle of Stiklestad]]: [[Olaf II of Norway|King Olaf II]] fights and dies trying to regain his [[List of Norwegian monarchs|Norwegian throne]] from the [[Danes]].
*[[1148]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Damascus (1148)|Siege of Damascus]] ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the [[Second Crusade]].
*[[1565]] &ndash; The widowed [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] marries [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]], [[Duke of Albany]], at [[Holyrood Palace|Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh]], Scotland, in a [[wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry, Lord Darnley|Catholic ceremony]].<ref>Jenny Wormald, ''Mary, Queen of Scots: Politics, Passion and a Kingdom Lost'' (Tauris Parke, 2001), p. 153.</ref>
*[[1567]] &ndash; The infant [[James VI and I|James VI]] is [[coronation of James VI of Scotland|crowned King of Scotland]] at [[Stirling]].<ref>Alan Stewart, ''The Cradle King: A Life of James VI & I'' (London, 2003), p. 31.</ref>
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: [[Spanish Armada#Battle of Gravelines|Battle of Gravelines]]: English [[Royal Navy|naval]] forces under the command of [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham|Lord Charles Howard]] and Sir [[Francis Drake]] defeat the [[Spanish Armada]] off the coast of [[Gravelines]], France.

===1601–1900===
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Nine Years' War|War of the Grand Alliance]]: [[Battle of Landen]]: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
*[[1775]] &ndash; Founding of the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps]]: General [[George Washington]] appoints [[William Tudor]] as Judge Advocate of the [[Continental Army]].
*[[1818]] &ndash; French physicist [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel|Augustin Fresnel]] submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.
*[[1836]] &ndash; Inauguration of the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in Paris, France.
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine of Ireland]]: [[Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848|Tipperary Revolt]]: In [[County Tipperary]], Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful [[Irish nationalism|nationalist]] revolt against British rule is put down by police.
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Annibale de Gasparis]] discovers [[asteroid]] [[15 Eunomia]].
*[[1858]] &ndash; United States and Japan sign the [[Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)|Harris Treaty]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] spy [[Belle Boyd]] is arrested by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops and detained at the [[Old Capitol Prison]] in Washington, D.C.
*[[1871]] &ndash; The [[Valley Railroad (Connecticut)|Connecticut Valley Railroad]] opens between [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut]] and [[Hartford, Connecticut]] in the United States.
*[[1899]] &ndash; The [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|First Hague Convention]] is signed.
*[[1900]] &ndash; In Italy, King [[Umberto I of Italy]] is assassinated by the [[Anarchism|anarchist]] [[Gaetano Bresci]]. His son, [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]], 31 years old, succeeds to the throne.<ref name ="1900 Umberto I of Italy">{{cite book |last1=Newton |first1=Michael |title=Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-286-1 |page=588 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4-dAwAAQBAJ&q=July+29+Gaetano+Bresci |access-date=25 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; Land lottery begins in [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=29 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; Sir [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] sets up the [[Brownsea Island Scout camp]] in [[Poole Harbour]] on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the [[Scouting]] movement.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The two-day [[Slocum massacre]] commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=David |author-link=David Martin Davies |date=16 January 2015 |title=Should Texas Remember Or Forget The Slocum Massacre? |url=https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2015-01-16/should-texas-remember-or-forget-the-slocum-massacre |access-date=17 November 2021 |work=[[Texas Public Radio]] |location=Texas |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Cavalry to Quell Outbreak in Texas |date=1910-08-01 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/08/01/104945131.pdf |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2011-03-02}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; The [[Cape Cod Canal]] opened.
*[[1920]] &ndash; Construction of the [[Link River Dam]] begins as part of the [[Klamath Project|Klamath Reclamation Project]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]] becomes leader of the [[Nazi Party|National Socialist German Workers' Party]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Great Depression]]: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "[[Bonus Army]]" of World War I veterans using arson, [[bayonet]]s, [[saber]]s, tanks, [[tear gas]], and [[adamsite|vomit gas]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Tuccille |first=Jerome |title=The War Against the Vets: The World War I Bonus Army During the Great Depression |location=Lincoln, Neb. |publisher=Potomac Books |date=2018 |isbn=9781612349336 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=golQDwAAQBAJ |pages=121–123 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Anacostia Camp No More |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 1932 |pages=1,3}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Tongzhou mutiny]]: In [[Tongzhou District, Beijing|Tongzhou, China]], the [[East Hebei Army]] attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[BBC Light Programme]] radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Olympic Games]]: [[1948 Summer Olympics|The Games of the XIV Olympiad]]: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] to be held since the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, open in London.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Korean War]]: After four days, the [[No Gun Ri massacre|No Gun Ri Massacre]] ends when the US Army [[7th Cavalry Regiment]] is withdrawn.
*[[1957]] &ndash; The [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] is established.
*  1957   &ndash; [[Tonight Starring Jack Paar]] premieres on NBC with [[Jack Paar]] beginning the modern day talk show.
*[[1958]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signs into law the [[National Aeronautics and Space Act]], which creates the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA).
*[[1959]] &ndash; First [[United States Congress]] elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The first 4,000 [[101st Airborne Division]] paratroopers arrive in [[Vietnam]], landing at [[Cam Ranh Bay]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Vietnam War: Off the coast of [[North Vietnam]] the {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59|6}} catches on [[1967 USS Forrestal fire|fire]] in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
*  1967   &ndash; During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of [[Caracas|Caracas, Venezuela]] is shaken by [[1967 Caracas earthquake|an earthquake]], leaving approximately 500 dead.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[1973 Greek republic referendum|Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy]], beginning the first period of the [[Metapolitefsi]].
*  1973   &ndash; Driver [[Roger Williamson]] is killed during the [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]], after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
*[[1976]] &ndash; In New York City, [[David Berkowitz]] (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
*[[1980]] &ndash; Iran adopts a new [[Flag of Iran|"holy" flag]] after the [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; A worldwide television audience of around 750&nbsp;million people watch the [[Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer|wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer]] at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/july/wedding-of-prince-charles-and-lady-diana-spencer |website=bbc.com |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; After impeachment on June 21, [[Abolhassan Banisadr]] flees with [[Massoud Rajavi]] to [[Paris]], in an [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|Iranian Air Force]] [[Boeing 707]], piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]].<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/29/Bani-Sadr-escapes-to-Paris/4784365227200/ Bani-Sadr escapes to Paris][https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/09/17/rebel-chief-plots-quick-return-to-tehran/97356427-96ef-40b8-a530-5724ba70d2be/?noredirect=on]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-09 |title=Banisadr: Iran's post-revolution president who fled to exile |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211009-banisadr-iran-s-post-revolution-president-who-fled-to-exile |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] and President of France [[François Mitterrand]] sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the [[English Channel]] ([[Channel Tunnel]]).
*  1987   &ndash; Prime Minister of India [[Rajiv Gandhi]] and President of Sri Lanka [[J. R. Jayewardene]] sign the [[Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]] on ethnic issues.
*[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of Israel]] acquits alleged [[Nazism|Nazi]] death camp guard [[John Demjanjuk]] of all charges and he is set free.
*[[1996]] &ndash; The child protection portion of the [[Communications Decency Act]] is struck down by a [[United States federal courts|U.S. federal court]] as too broad.
*[[2005]] &ndash; Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]].
*[[2010]] &ndash; An overloaded passenger ferry [[2010 Kasai River ferry capsizing|capsizes]] on the [[Kasai River]] in [[Bandundu Province]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], resulting in at least 80 deaths.
*[[2013]] &ndash; Two passenger trains [[Granges-près-Marnand train crash|collide]] in the Swiss municipality of [[Granges-près-Marnand]] near [[Lausanne]] injuring 25 people.
*[[2015]] &ndash; The first piece of suspected debris from [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] [[Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370#Debris discovered (July 2015 – July 2016)|is discovered]] on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]].<ref name="BBC: Réunion debris 30-07-2015">{{cite news |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: Réunion debris to be tested in France |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33714780 |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; The [[2019 Altamira prison riot]] between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jonathan Watts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/gang-violence-leaves-more-than-50-dead-in-brazil-prison-riot |title=Gang violence leaves more than 50 dead in Brazil prison riot |website=The Guardian |date=2019-07-29 |access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; The [[International Space Station]] temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module [[Nauka (ISS module)|Nauka]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Matsnev |first1=Oleg |last2=Chang |first2=Kenneth |date=2021-07-29 |title=Russia's New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/science/russia-module-space-station.html |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; 3 children are [[2024 Southport stabbings|stabbed to death]] and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in [[Southport, England]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Jessica |last2=Al-Othman |first2=Hannah |last3=Halliday |first3=Josh |date=2024-07-30 |title=Southport attack: third child dies and five in critical condition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/people-in-critical-condition-southport-attack-stabbings |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various [[2024 United Kingdom riots|racially-motivated riots]] across the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=2024-08-01 |title=A Stabbing Attack, Viral Falsehoods and Fears of a Summer of Unrest in the U.K. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/southport-stabbings-suspect-axel-rudakubana.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[869]] &ndash; [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]], The 12th Imam of  Muslims (Shiites)  (d. 941)
* [[996]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Norimichi]], Japanese nobleman (d. 1075) 
*[[1166]] &ndash; [[Henry II, Count of Champagne|Henry II]], French nobleman and king of Jerusalem (d. 1197)
*[[1356]] &ndash; [[Martin of Aragon|Martin the Elder]], king of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca  (d. 1410)
*[[1537]] &ndash; [[Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna|Pedro Téllez-Girón]], Spanish nobleman (d. 1590)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Philip II, Duke of Pomerania|Philip II]], duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d. 1618)
*[[1580]] &ndash; [[Francesco Mochi]], Italian sculptor (d. 1654)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Mochi, Francesco |journal=Grove Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T058735}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] &ndash; [[Simon Dach]], German poet and hymn-writer (d. 1659)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Marshall |first1=Traute Maass |last2=Hoffmann-Erbrecht |first2=Lothar |title=Dach, Simon |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.07045}}</ref>
*[[1646]] &ndash; [[Johann Theile]], German organist and composer (d. 1724)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Mackey |first1=Jocelyn |title=Theile, Johann |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27783}}</ref>
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Giulio Maria della Somaglia]], Italian cardinal (d. 1830)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Philip Charles Durham]], Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1845)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Daniel Drew]], American businessman and financier (d. 1879)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Holloran |first1=Peter C. |title=Drew, Daniel (1797-1879), financier |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1000454}}</ref>
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[George Bradshaw]], English cartographer and publisher (d. 1853)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Boase |first1=G. C. |last2=Bagwell |first2=Philip S. |title=Bradshaw, George (1801–1853), compiler of railway guides |date=3 October 2013 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/3195}}</ref>
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], French historian and philosopher (d. 1859)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Horace Abbott]], American businessman and banker (d. 1887)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lach, Jr. |first1=Edward L. |title=Abbott, Horace (1806-1887), manufacturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1000001}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Ivan Aivazovsky]], Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Chilvers |editor1-first=Ian |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists |date=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780198604761 |page=12 |chapter=Aivazovsky, Ivan}}</ref>
*  1817   &ndash; [[Martin Körber]], German pastor, composer, and conductor (d. 1893) 
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Gerhard Armauer Hansen]], Norwegian physician (d. 1912)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Grzybowski |first1=Andrzej |last2=Sak |first2=Jarosław |last3=Pawlikowski |first3=Jakub |last4=Iwanowicz-Palus |first4=Grażyna |title=Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (1841-1912)—The 100th anniversary of the death of the discoverer of Mycobacterium leprae |journal=Clinics in Dermatology |date=September 2013 |volume=31 |issue=5 |pages=653–655 |doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2012.10.001 |pmid=24205518}}</ref>
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Johannes Schmidt (linguist)|Johannes Schmidt]], German linguist and academic (d. 1901)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Sophie Menter]], German pianist and composer (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Rieger |first1=Eva |title=Menter, Sophie |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47440}}</ref>
*  1846   &ndash; [[Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil|Isabel]], Brazilian princess  (d. 1921)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Max Nordau]], Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the [[World Zionist Organization]] (d. 1923)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scheiber |first1=Alexander |last2=Nordau |first2=Max |title=Max Nordau's Letters to Ignace Goldziher |journal=Jewish Social Studies |date=1956 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=199–207 |jstor=4465457 |issn=0021-6704}}</ref>
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz]], Portuguese priest (d. 1948)<ref>[[:File:Assento de baptismo, Padre Cruz (25 Fevereiro 1860).png|Livro de Registo de Baptismos 1860/1865 (fl. 7–7v.), Paróquia de São João Baptista, Alcochete]] - Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington]], English politician, 8th [[Governor of Queensland]] (d. 1940)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Cochrane |first1=Alfred |last2=Brodie |first2=Marc |title=Baillie, Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Ross Cochrane-, second Baron Lamington (1860–1940), colonial governor |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30531}}</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Berthold Oppenheim]], Moravian rabbi (d. 1942)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Booth Tarkington]],  American novelist and dramatist (d. 1946)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Woodress |first1=James |title=Tarkington, Booth (1869-1946), novelist and playwright |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601607}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Jakob Mändmets]], Estonian writer and journalist (d. 1930)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Eric Alfred Knudsen]], American author, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[J. S. Woodsworth]], Canadian minister and politician (d. 1942)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Maria Ouspenskaya]], Russian-American actress and acting teacher (d. 1949)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Don Marquis]], American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Marquis, Don (1878-1937), columnist, short-story writer, and poet |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601062}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Porfirio Barba-Jacob]], Colombian poet and author (d. 1942)
*  1883   &ndash; [[Benito Mussolini]], Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Delzell |first1=Charles F. |title=Remembering Mussolini |journal=The Wilson Quarterly |date=1988 |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=118–135 |jstor=40257305 |issn=0363-3276}}</ref>
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Ralph Austin Bard]], American financier and politician, 2nd [[Under Secretary of the Navy]] (d. 1975)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Theda Bara]], American actress (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Menefee |first1=David W. |title=The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era |date=2004 |publisher=Praeger |location=Westport, Conn. |isbn=0275982599 |page=1}}</ref>
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Sigmund Romberg]], Hungarian-American pianist and composer (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Everett |first1=William A. |title=Romberg [Rosenberg], Sigmund |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23756}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Bernhard Zondek]], German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (d. 1966)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[William Powell]], American actor and singer (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Fisher |first1=James |title=Powell, William (1892-1984), screen actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801360}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Maria L. de Hernández]], Mexican-American rights activist (d. 1986)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Neil Ritchie]], Guyanese-English general (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Carver |first1=Michael |title=Ritchie, Sir Neil Methuen (1897–1983), army officer |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31611}}</ref>
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rigden |first1=John S. |title=Isidor Isaac Rabi, 29 July 1898 · 11 January 1988 |journal=Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |date=2000 |volume=144 |issue=1 |pages=114–118 |jstor=1515611 |issn=0003-049X}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Walter Beall]], American baseball player (d. 1959)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Mary V. Austin]], Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986)  
*  1900   &ndash; [[Eyvind Johnson]], Swedish novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (d. 1976)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Teresa Noce]], Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (d. 1980)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Don Redman]], American composer, and bandleader (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Dufour |first1=Ronald P. |title=Redman, Don (1900-1964), composer, arranger, and alto saxophonist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802705}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Mahasi Sayadaw]], Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982)
*  1904   &ndash; [[J. R. D. Tata]], French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded [[Tata Motors]] and [[Tata Global Beverages]] (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Kuldip |title=Obituary: J. R. D. Tata |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-j-r-d-tata-1464628.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Independent |date=1 December 1993 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Clara Bow]], American actress (d. 1965)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Moore |first1=James Ross |title=Bow, Clara (1905-1965), film actress |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800137}}</ref>
*  1905   &ndash; [[Dag Hammarskjöld]], Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (d. 1961)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Stanley Kunitz]], American poet and translator (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Stanley Kunitz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/17/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 May 2006}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Thelma Todd]], American actress and singer (d. 1935)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Donati |first1=William |title=The Life and Death of Thelma Todd |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786488179 |page=4}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Melvin Belli]], American lawyer (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Keene |first1=Ann T. |title=Belli, Melvin (1907-1996), lawyer |date=April 2009 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1101221}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Samm Sinclair Baker]], American author (d. 1997)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Chester Himes]], American-Spanish author (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Muller |first1=Gilbert H. |title=Himes, Chester Bomar (1909-1984), African-American author |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1602771}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Gale Page]], American actress (d. 1983)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Foster Furcolo]], American lawyer and politician, 60th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=Foster Furcolo, 83, Governor, Legislator and Sometime Writer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/06/obituaries/foster-furcolo-83-governor-legislator-and-sometime-writer.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 1995}}</ref>
*  1911   &ndash; [[Archbishop Iakovos of America]] (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Archbishop Iakovos, Major Ecumenical Force, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/us/archbishop-iakovos-major-ecumenical-force-dies.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 April 2005}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Erich Priebke]], German war criminal, leader of the 1944 [[Ardeatine massacre]] (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smale |first1=Alison |title=Erich Priebke, Nazi Who Carried Out Massacre of 335 Italians, Dies at 100 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/europe/erich-priebke-nazi-who-carried-out-italian-massacre-dies-at-100.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=11 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Irwin Corey]], American actor and activist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=T. Rees |title=Irwin Corey, comic who styled himself the World's Foremost Authority, dies at 102 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/irwin-corey-comic-who-styled-himself-the-worlds-foremost-authority-dies-at-102/2017/02/07/b39560ae-ed36-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=7 February 2017}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Bruce R. McConkie]], American colonel and religious leader (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite news |title=Services Set Tuesday For Mormon Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-obituary-for-bruce-r-m/46115814/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Daily Herald |agency=UPI |date=21 April 1985 |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*  1915   &ndash; [[Francis W. Sargent]], American soldier and politician, 64th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1998)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Budd Boetticher]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Binder |first1=David |title=Budd Boetticher, Director Whose No-Frills 50's Westerns Became Classics, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/01/movies/budd-boetticher-director-whose-no-frills-50-s-westerns-became-classics-dies-85.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 December 2001}}</ref>
*  1916   &ndash; [[Charlie Christian]], American guitarist (d. 1942)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Owens |first1=Thomas |title=Christian, Charlie |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.05704}}</ref>
*  1916   &ndash; [[Rupert Hamer]], Australian politician, 39th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 2004)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Rochus Misch]], German [[SS]] officer (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Rochus Misch, Bodyguard of Hitler, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/world/europe/rochus-misch-bodyguard-of-hitler-dies-at-96.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Don Ingalls]], American writer and producer (d. 2014)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Edwin O'Connor]], American journalist and author (d. 1968)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Kelley |first1=Margot Anne |title=O'Connor, Edwin Greene (1918-1968), writer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601219}}</ref>
*  1918   &ndash; [[Mary Lee Settle]], American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Mary Lee Settle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/10/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=10 October 2005}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Neville Jeffress]], Australian businessman (d. 2007)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]], American actor (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thackrey |first1=Ted Jr |title=Richard Egan, 65, Dies; Portrayed Rugged Heroes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-22-mn-3395-story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=22 July 1987}}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Chris Marker]], French photographer and journalist (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Chris Marker obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/30/chris-marker |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[George Burditt (writer)|George Burditt]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Edgar Cortright]], American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Jim Marshall (businessman)|Jim Marshall]], English businessman, founded [[Marshall Amplification]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Jim Marshall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/apr/05/jim-marshall |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 April 2012}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[Gordon Mitchell]], American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Bochner]], Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Christopher |title=Lloyd Bochner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/05/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 November 2005}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Robert Horton (actor)|Robert Horton]], American actor (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Horton, actor - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/03/20/robert-horton-actor---obituary/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/03/20/robert-horton-actor---obituary/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Telegraph |access-date=5 February 2020 |date=20 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Harold W. Kuhn]], American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=Guillermo |title=IFORS' Operational Research Hall of Fame Harold W. Kuhn |journal=International Transactions in Operational Research |date=November 2004 |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=715–718 |doi=10.1111/j.1475-3995.2004.00486.x}}</ref>
*  1925   &ndash; [[Ted Lindsay]], Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2019)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Hilary Smart]], American sailor (d. 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilary Smart |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63693 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1925   &ndash; [[Mikis Theodorakis]], Greek composer (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Holst-Warhaft |first1=Gail |title=Theodorakis, Mikis |date=20 January 2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27797}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig]], Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steven |first1=Alasdair |title=Obituary: Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-robert-kilpatrick-baron-kilpatrick-of-kincraig-1491065 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Scotsman |date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Harry Mulisch]], Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=van der Vat |first1=Dan |title=Harry Mulisch obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/07/harry-mulisch-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=7 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Paul Taylor (choreographer)|Paul Taylor]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Conyers |first1=Claude |title=Taylor, Paul |date=23 February 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2092750}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Kjell Karlsen]], Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2020)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Leslie Fielding]], English diplomat (d. 2021)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Nancy Kassebaum]], American businesswoman and politician<ref>{{CongBio |id=K000017 |name=KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Lou Albano]], Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Lou Albano obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/29/lou-albano-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=29 November 2009}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Colin Davis (racing driver)|Colin Davis]], English race car driver (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Colin Davis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/11/colin-davis |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2013}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Robert Fuller (actor)|Robert Fuller]], American actor and rancher
*  1933   &ndash; [[Randy Sparks]], American folk singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2024)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Peter Schreier]], German tenor and conductor (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Blyth |first1=Alan |title=Schreier, Peter |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25078}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Dole]], American lawyer and politician, 20th [[United States Secretary of Labor]]<ref>{{CongBio |id=D000601 |name=DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Daniel McFadden]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] Laureate
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Peter Jennings]], Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Evensen |first1=Bruce J. |title=Jennings, Peter (1938-2005), network news anchor |date=March 2011 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603553}}</ref>
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jean Rochon]], Canadian physician and politician (d. 2021)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Betty Harris (scientist)|Betty Harris]], American chemist
*  1940   &ndash; [[Winnie Monsod]], Filipina economist and political commentator
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Dunn (politician)|Jennifer Dunn]], American engineer and politician (d. 2007)<ref>{{CongBio |id=D000549 |name=DUNN, Jennifer Blackburn |inline=YES}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Goenawan Mohamad]], Indonesian poet and playwright
*  1941   &ndash; [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], English actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbey |first1=Ryan |title=David Warner obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/25/david-warner-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Doug Ashdown]], Australian singer-songwriter
*  1942   &ndash; [[Tony Sirico]], American actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Tony Sirico, 'Sopranos' actor who played Paulie Walnuts, dies at 79 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/09/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-dies/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=10 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[David Taylor (snooker player)|David Taylor]], English snooker player and sportscaster
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Jim Bridwell]], American rock climber and mountaineer (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Ed |title=Jim Bridwell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/26/jim-bridwell-obituary |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=26 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Sharon Creech]], American author and educator
*  1945   &ndash; [[Mircea Lucescu]], Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Ximena Armas]], Chilean painter
*  1946   &ndash; [[Stig Blomqvist]], Swedish race car driver
*  1946   &ndash; [[Neal Doughty]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer 
*  1946   &ndash; [[Alessandro Gogna]], Italian mountaineer and adventurer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Diane Keen]], English actress
*  1946   &ndash; [[Aleksei Tammiste]], Estonian basketball player
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Dick Harmon]], American golfer and coach (d. 2006)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[John Clarke (satirist)|John Clarke]], New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Leslie Easterbrook]], American actress
*  1949   &ndash; [[Jamil Mahuad]], Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st [[List of heads of state of Ecuador|President of Ecuador]]
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Jenny Holzer]], American painter, author, and dancer<ref>{{cite journal |title=Holzer, Jenny |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00089128 |isbn=978-0-19-989991-3}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Susan Blackmore]], English psychologist and theorist
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dan Driessen]], American baseball player and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dean Pitchford]], American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell]], English businessman and politician
*  1952   &ndash; [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]], English snooker player and sportscaster
*  1952   &ndash; [[Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou]], Greek politician
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Ken Burns]], American director and producer
*  1953   &ndash; [[Tim Gunn]], American television host and actor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Geddy Lee]], Canadian musician<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Mcdonald |first1=Chris |title=Rush |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267586}}</ref>
*  1953   &ndash; [[Frank McGuinness]], Irish poet and playwright
*  1953   &ndash; [[Patti Scialfa]], American musician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/patti-scialfa-mn0000747507/biography |title=Patti Scialfa Biography, Songs, & Albums |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Jean-Hugues Anglade]], French actor, director, and screenwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Dave Stevens]], American illustrator (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gustines |first1=George Gene |title=Dave Stevens, 52, Artist Who Created the Rocketeer, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/arts/design/30stevens.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 March 2008}}</ref>
*  1955   &ndash; [[Stephen Timms]], English politician, [[Minister of State for Competitiveness]]
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Teddy Atlas]], American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
*  1956   &ndash; [[Ronnie Musgrove]], American lawyer and politician, 62nd [[List of Governors of Mississippi|Governor of Mississippi]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Faustino Rupérez]], Spanish cyclist
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Liam Davison]], Australian author and educator (d. 2014)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Viktor Gavrikov]], Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (d. 2016)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Nellie Kim]], Russian gymnast and coach
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Gail Dines]], English-American author, activist, and academic
*  1958   &ndash; [[Simon Nye]], English screenwriter and producer
*  1958   &ndash; [[Cynthia Rowley]], American fashion designer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Sanjay Dutt]], Indian actor, singer, and producer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Ruud Janssen]], Dutch blogger and illustrator
*  1959   &ndash; [[Dave LaPoint]], American baseball player and manager
*  1959   &ndash; [[John Sykes]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2025)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Didier Van Cauwelaert]], French author
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Carl Cox]], English DJ and producer
*  1962   &ndash; [[Frank Neubarth]], German footballer and manager
*  1962   &ndash; [[Vincent Rousseau]], Belgian runner
*  1962   &ndash; [[Scott Steiner]], American wrestler
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Hans-Holger Albrecht]], Belgian-German businessman 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Jim Beglin]], Irish footballer and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Julie Elliott]], English politician
*  1963   &ndash; [[Azeem Hafeez]], Pakistani cricketer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Alexandra Paul]], American actress and producer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Graham Poll]], English footballer, referee, and journalist
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jaanus Veensalu]], Estonian footballer
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Luis Alicea]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Dean Haglund]], Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1965   &ndash; [[Adam Holloway]], English captain and politician
*  1965   &ndash; [[Stan Koziol]], American soccer player (d. 2014)
*  1965   &ndash; [[Chang-Rae Lee]], South Korean-American author and academic
*  1965   &ndash; [[Xavier Waterkeyn]], Australian author
*  1965   &ndash; [[Woody Weatherman]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Sally Gunnell]], English hurdler and sportscaster
*  1966   &ndash; [[Stuart Lampitt]], English cricketer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Martina McBride]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Watson |first1=Jada |title=McBride [née Schiff], Martina |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276043}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Gideon Henderson]], English geologist and academic
*  1968   &ndash; [[Paavo Lötjönen]], Finnish cellist and educator 
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Adele Griffin]], American author
*  1970   &ndash; [[Andi Peters]], English journalist, actor, and producer
*  1970   &ndash; [[John Rennie (cricketer)|John Rennie]], Zimbabwean cricketer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Andrea Philipp]], German sprinter
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Anssi Kela]], Finnish singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/120658-anssi-kela-ei-kelvannut-helsinkilaiseksi |title=Anssi Kela ei kelvannut helsinkiläiseksi |date=August 8, 2012 |work=Helsingin Uutiset |access-date=July 29, 2021 |language=fi |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311031941/http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/120658-anssi-kela-ei-kelvannut-helsinkilaiseksi |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anssikela.com/musiikki/bio/ |title=Biografia |publisher=Anssi Kela – Official Site |access-date=July 29, 2021 |language=fi}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Wil Wheaton]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Stephen Dorff]], American actor and producer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Stephen-Dorff.html |title=Stephen Dorff Biography (1973-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=June 13, 2012}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Denis Urubko]], Kazakh mountaineer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Josh Radnor]], American actor and musician
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Yoshihiro Akiyama]], Japanese mixed martial artist
*  1975   &ndash; [[Lanka de Silva]], Sri Lankan cricketer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Corrado Grabbi]], Italian footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jaanus Sirel]], Estonian footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Mike Adams (pitcher)|Mike Adams]], American baseball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Marina Lazarovska]], Macedonian tennis player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Karim Essediri]], Tunisian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Ronald Murray]], American basketball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Juris Umbraško]], Latvian basketball player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Ryan Braun (pitcher)|Ryan Braun]], Canadian-American baseball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Fernando González]], Chilean tennis player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ben Koller]], American drummer 
*  1980   &ndash; [[John Morris (rugby league)|John Morris]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Fernando Alonso]], Spanish race car driver
*  1981   &ndash; [[Andrés Madrid]], Argentinian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Troy Perkins]], American soccer player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Janez Aljančič]], Slovenian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jônatas Domingos]], Brazilian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Allison Mack]], American actress and criminal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artvoice.com/2019/04/08/alllison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-avoids-sex-trafficking-charges-i-thought-keith-raniere-was-trying-to-help-people-i-was-wrong/ |title=Alllison Mack pleads guilty to racketeering; avoids sex trafficking charges; 'I thought Keith Raniere was trying to help people, I was wrong' |last=Artvoice |date=8 April 2019 |website=Artvoice |access-date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128060311/https://artvoice.com/2019/04/08/alllison-mack-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-avoids-sex-trafficking-charges-i-thought-keith-raniere-was-trying-to-help-people-i-was-wrong/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jason Belmonte]], Australian bowler
*  1983   &ndash; [[Inés Gómez Mont]], Mexican journalist and actress
*  1983   &ndash; [[Alexei Kaigorodov]], Russian ice hockey player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jerious Norwood]], American football player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Elise Testone]], American singer-songwriter
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Oh Beom-seok]], South Korean footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Chad Billingsley]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Wilson Palacios]], Honduran footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Okinoumi Ayumi]], Japanese sumo wrestler
*  1985   &ndash; [[Besart Berisha]], Albanian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Simon Santoso]], Indonesian badminton player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Tarjei Bø]], Norwegian biathlete
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Grit Šadeiko]], Estonian heptathlete
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Shin Se-kyung]], South Korean actress, singer and model<ref>{{cite web |author=Jo Hye-ryun |date=March 30, 2015 |title='냄새를보는소녀' 신세경 "올해 26, 작년과 체력이 다르더라" 한숨 |trans-title='The Girl Who Sees Smell' Shin Se-kyung "This year 26, my physical strength is different from last year" sigh |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000659555 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |publisher=TV Report |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dale Copley]], Australian rugby league player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Irakli Logua]], Russian footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Karen Torrez]], Bolivian swimmer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Nicole Melichar]], American tennis player
*  1993   &ndash; [[Dak Prescott]], American football player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pool |first1=Smiley |title=Photos: Dak Prescott celebrates his birthday with a cake surprise from his teammates as Cowboys practice in Oxnard |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2021/07/29/photos-dak-prescott-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-cake-to-the-face-from-his-teammates-as-cowboys-practice-in-oxnard/ |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=29 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Liam O'Brien (ice hockey)|Liam O'Brien]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Mirjam Björklund]], Swedish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirjam Bjorklund &#124; Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323007/mirjam-bjorklund |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800335229 |title=Billie Jean Cup Player Profile: Mirjam Björkund |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926140613/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800335229 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Clayton Keller]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Clayton Keller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kellecl01.html |website=hockey-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Johnny Brackins]], American long jumper and hurdler<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/johnny-brackins-14807813 |title=Johnny BRACKINS |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[238]] &ndash; [[Balbinus]], [[Roman emperor]] (b. 165)
*   238   &ndash; [[Pupienus]], Roman emperor (b. 178)
* [[451]] &ndash; [[Tuoba Huang]], prince of [[Northern Wei]] (b. 428)
* [[796]] &ndash; [[Offa of Mercia]] (b. 730)
* [[846]] &ndash; [[Li Shen]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]]
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Olaf II of Norway]] (b. 995)
*[[1095]] &ndash; [[Ladislaus I of Hungary]] (b. 1040)
*[[1099]] &ndash; [[Pope Urban II]] (b. 1042)
*[[1108]] &ndash; [[Philip I of France]] (b. 1052)
*[[1236]] &ndash; [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France]] (b. 1175)
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster]] (b. 1259)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Duffy |first1=Seán |title=Burgh, Richard de, second earl of Ulster [called the Red Earl] (b. in or after 1259, d. 1326), magnate, lord of Connacht |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/3995}}</ref>
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby]] (b. 1435)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bennett |first1=Michael J. |title=Stanley, Thomas, first earl of Derby (c. 1433–1504), magnate |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/26279}}</ref>
*[[1507]] &ndash; [[Martin Behaim]], German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (b. 1459)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[John Caius]], English physician and academic (b. 1510)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Nutton |first1=Vivian |title=Caius, John (1510–1573), scholar and physician |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4351}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Jacques Bongars]], French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Pope Urban VIII]] (b. 1568)
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)|Peter Warren]], Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Gwyn |first1=Julian |title=Warren, Sir Peter (1703/4–1752), naval officer and politician |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/28786}}</ref>
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Johann Kies]], German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou]], French lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of France]] (b. 1714)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Jean-Andoche Junot]], French general (b. 1771)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[William Wilberforce]], English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Wolffe |first1=John |title=Wilberforce, William (1759–1833), politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist |date=21 May 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/29386}}</ref>
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Gaspard de Prony]], French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart]], Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Angermüller |first1=Rudolph |last2=Oldman |first2=C.B. |last3=Stafford |first3=William |title=Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278236}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Robert Schumann]], German composer and critic (b. 1810)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Daverio |first1=John |last2=Sams |first2=Eric |title=Schumann, Robert |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40704}}</ref>
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Thomas Dick (scientist)|Thomas Dick]], Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Astore |first1=William J. |title=Dick, Thomas (1774–1857), writer on science and philosopher |date=28 September 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7597}}</ref>
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Agostino Depretis]], Italian politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1813)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Vincent van Gogh]], Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Uitert |first1=Evert van |title=Gogh, Vincent (Willem) van |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T033020 |isbn=978-1-884446-05-4}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Floriano Peixoto]], Brazilian general and politician, 2nd [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1839)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Umberto I of Italy]] (b. 1844)<ref name ="1900 Umberto I of Italy"/>

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Marie Adam-Doerrer]], Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (b. 1838)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Tobias Asser]], Dutch lawyer and jurist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] Laureate (b. 1838)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ernest William Christmas]], Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Sotirios Krokidas]], Greek educator and politician, 110th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1852)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Didier Pitre]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Krylenko]], Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, [[List of Prosecutor Generals of Russia and the Soviet Union|Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR]] (b. 1885)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Joe Fry]], English race car driver (b. 1915)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Ali Sami Yen]], Turkish footballer and manager, founded [[Galatasaray S.K.]] (b. 1886)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Coen de Koning]], Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Hasan Saka]], Turkish politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1885)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Ronald Fisher]], English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Spencer |first1=Hamish G. |title=Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890–1962), statistician and geneticist |date=5 January 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33146}}</ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Leonardo De Lorenzo]], Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Vean Gregg]], American baseball player (b. 1885)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]], Nigerian general and politician, 2nd [[List of heads of state of Nigeria|Head of State of Nigeria]] (b. 1924)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Adekunle Fajuyi]], Nigerian colonel (b. 1926)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[John Barbirolli]], English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Crichton |first1=Ronald |last2=Bowen |first2=José A. |title=Barbirolli, Sir John |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02013}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Norm Smith]], Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Roger Williamson]], English race car driver (b. 1948)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Cass Elliot]], American singer (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Simonot |first1=Colette |title=Elliot, Cass |date=25 July 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2240801}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Erich Kästner]], German author and poet (b. 1899)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Mickey Cohen]], American gangster (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Henstell |first1=Bruce |title=Cohen, Mickey (1913-1976), criminal and celebrity |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001544}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Andrzej Bogucki]], Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Herbert Marcuse]], German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Bill Todman]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Duncan |first1=Joyce |title=Todman, William Selden (1916-1979), radio and television writer, director, and producer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802108}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Robert Moses]], American urban planner, designed the [[Northern State Parkway]] and [[Southern State Parkway]] (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gutfreund |first1=Owen D. |title=Moses, Robert (18 December 1888–29 July 1981), public official |date=January 2007 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700375}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Sydney Kyte]], British bandleader (b. 1896)<ref>[[Principal Probate Registry]]; London, England; ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Harold Sakata]], American wrestler and actor (b. 1920)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Vladimir K. Zworykin]], Russian-American engineer, invented the [[Iconoscope]] (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Schuppert |first1=Roger A. |title=Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma (1889-1982), scientist and television pioneer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302125}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Luis Buñuel]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Raymond Massey]], Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Richards |first1=Jeffrey |title=Massey, Raymond (1896-1983), actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802047}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[David Niven]], English military officer and actor (b. 1910)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Fred Waring]], American television host and bandleader (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Schüler |first1=Nico |title=Waring, Fred(erick Malcolm) |date=20 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2289669}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay]], Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Bruno Kreisky]], Austrian academic and politician, 22nd [[Chancellor of Austria]] (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Peter B. |title=Bruno Kreisky, Austria's Leader For a Record 13 Years, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/30/obituaries/bruno-kreisky-austria-s-leader-for-a-record-13-years-dies-at-79.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 1990}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Christian de Castries]], French general (b. 1902)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Michel Larocque]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1952)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[John Britton (doctor)|John Britton]], American physician (b. 1925)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Dorothy Hodgkin]], Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Glusker |first1=Jenny P. |title=Dorothy crowfoot hodgkin (1910–1994) |journal=Protein Science |date=December 1994 |volume=3 |issue=12 |pages=2465–2469 |doi=10.1002/pro.5560031233 |pmid=7757003 |pmc=2142778}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Les Elgart]], American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Ric Nordman]], Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1919)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Marcel-Paul Schützenberger]], French mathematician and theorist (b. 1920)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jason Thirsk]], American singer and bass player (b. 1967)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Jerome Robbins]], American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hering |first1=Doris |title=Robbins, Jerome (1918-1998), choreographer, dancer, director |date=July 2001 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803482}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Edward Gierek]], Polish soldier and politician (b. 1913)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Wau Holland]], German computer scientist, co-founded [[Chaos Computer Club]] (b. 1951)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Foday Sankoh]], Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the [[Revolutionary United Front]] (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Foday Sankoh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/31/guardianobituaries.westafrica |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2003}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Rena Vlahopoulou]], Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rena Vlahopoulou |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-31-me-passings31.1-story.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 July 2004}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Mike Reid (actor)|Mike Reid]], English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Mike Reid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/31/broadcasting.guardianobituaries |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Michel Serrault]], French actor (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Michel Serrault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/03/guardianobituaries.france |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Tom Snyder]], American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elsen |first1=Jon |title=Tom Snyder, TV Talk Host, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/arts/television/30cnd-snyder.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Marvin Zindler]], American journalist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blumenthal |first1=Ralph |title=Marvin Zindler, 85, Crusader in 'Whorehouse in Texas' Case, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/02/us/02zindler.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=2 August 2007}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bruce Edward Ivins]], American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946) 
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Charles E. Wicks]], American chemist and academic (b. 1925)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Tatiana Egorova]], Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)
*  2012   &ndash; [[August Kowalczyk]], Polish actor and director (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Chris Marker]], French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Dennis |title=Chris Marker, Pioneer of the Essay Film, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/movies/chris-marker-enigmatic-multimedia-artist-dies-at-91.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[James Mellaart]], English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogasch |first1=Jana |chapter=Mellaart, James |title=Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology |date=2014 |pages=4774–4776 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2491 |isbn=978-1-4419-0426-3}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Stampe]], Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Christian Benítez]], Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1986)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Peter Flanigan]], American banker and civil servant (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Peter M. Flanigan, Banker and Nixon Aide, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/us/peter-m-flanigan-banker-and-nixon-aide-dies-at-90.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 August 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Tony Gaze]], Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Squadron Leader Tony Gaze |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10214903/Squadron-Leader-Tony-Gaze.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=31 July 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Munir Hussain (commentator)|Munir Hussain]], Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[M. Caldwell Butler]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jon R. Cavaiani]], English-American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1943)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Giorgio Gaslini]], Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Montecchi |first1=Giordano |title=Gaslini, Giorgio |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10703}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[María Antonia Iglesias]], Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Péter Kiss]], Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Idris Muhammad]], American drummer and composer (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Braman |first1=Chuck |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Muhammad, Idris [Morris, Leo] |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J316600}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Thomas R. St. George]], American soldier and author (b. 1919)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Antony Holland]], English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morrow |first1=Martin |title=Award-winning actor Antony Holland founded Vancouver's Studio 58 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/award-winning-actor-antony-holland-founded-vancouvers-studio-58/article26010242/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 August 2015 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Peter O'Sullevan]], Anglo-Irish sportscaster (b. 1918)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Mike Pyle (American football)|Mike Pyle]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1939)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Franklin H. Westervelt]], American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1930)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Oliver Dragojević]], [[Croats|Croatian]] recording artist (b. 1947) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/croatia/item/4968-oliver-dragojevic-dies-after-losing-battle-with-cancer |title=Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer - The Dubrovnik Times |last=Thomas |first=Mark |website=thedubrovniktimes.com |language=en-gb |access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Nikolai Volkoff]], Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203 |title=Josip Peruzovic |date=2018-08-10 |newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Lazarus of Bethany]]
**[[Lupus of Troyes]]
**[[Martha|Martha of Bethany]] ([[Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]], and [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Church]])
**[[Mary of Bethany]]
**[[Olaf II of Norway]]
**[[Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix]]
**[[July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*Earliest day on which [[Public holidays in Bermuda|Somer's Day]] can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. ([[Bermuda]])
*[[International Tiger Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Tiger Day |url=https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/calendar/international-tiger-day |website=wwf.org.uk |publisher=[[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]-UK |access-date=25 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mohun Bagan#Mohun Bagan Day|Mohun Bagan Day]] ([[India]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explained: What is 'Mohun Bagan Day' and why is it celebrated? &#124; Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/explained-what-is-mohun-bagan-day-and-why-is-it-celebrated/14bz160w95nqm1gjfd1yn4ueme |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=goal.com}}</ref>
*[[Deșteaptă-te, române!|National Anthem Day]] ([[Romania]])
*[[National Thai Language Day]] ([[Thailand]])
*[[Ólavsøka]] or [[Olsok]], opening of the [[Løgting]] session. ([[Faroe Islands]] and the [[Nordic countries]])

==References==
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* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=29}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/29 |title=Historical Events on July 29 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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