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July 10is the 191st day of the year (192nd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;174 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 138– EmperorHadrianof Rome dies ofheart failureat his residence on the bay of Naples,Baiae;he is buried atRomein theTomb of Hadrianbeside his late wife,Vibia Sabina.
- 420– Having usurped the throne ofEmperor Gong of Jin,Liu Yuproclaims himselfEmperorof theLiu Song dynasty.[1]
- 645–Isshi Incident:PrinceNaka-no-ŌeandFujiwara no KamatariassassinateSoga no Irukaduring acoup d'étatat the imperial palace.[2]
- 988– The Norse KingGlúniairnrecognisesMáel Sechnaill mac Domnaill,High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and acceptBrehon Law;the event is considered to be the founding of the city ofDublin.
- 1086– KingCanute IV of Denmarkis killed by rebellious peasants.
- 1212– The most severe of severalearly fires of Londonburns most of the city to the ground.
- 1290–Ladislaus IV,King of Hungary,is assassinated at the castle ofKörösszeg(modern-day Cheresig inRomania).[3]
- 1460–Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick,defeats the king'sLancastrianforces and takesKing Henry VIprisoner in theBattle of Northampton.
- 1499– The Portuguese explorerNicolau Coelhoreturns toLisbonafter discovering the sea route to India as a companion ofVasco da Gama.
- 1512– TheSpanish conquest of Iberian Navarrecommences with the capture ofGoizueta.
- 1519–Zhu Chenhaodeclares theMing dynasty'sZhengde Emperora usurper, beginning thePrince of Ning rebellion,and leads his army north in an attempt to captureNanjing.
- 1553–Lady Jane Greytakes the throne of England.
- 1584–William I of Orangeis assassinated in his home inDelft,Holland,byBalthasar Gérard.
1601–1900
[edit]- 1645–English Civil War:TheBattle of Langporttakes place.[4]
- 1668–Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1671):NotableBuccaneerHenry Morganwith an EnglishPrivateerforce lands atPorto Belloin an attempt tocapture the fortified and lucrative Spanish city.[5]
- 1778–American Revolution:Louis XVI of Francedeclares war on theKingdom of Great Britain.
- 1789–Alexander Mackenziereaches theMackenzie Riverdelta.
- 1806– TheVellore Mutinyis the first instance of a mutiny by Indiansepoysagainst theBritish East India Company.
- 1832– U.S. PresidentAndrew Jacksonvetoes a bill that would re-charter theSecond Bank of the United States.
- 1850– U.S. PresidentMillard Fillmoreis sworn in, a day after becoming president uponZachary Taylor's death.
- 1877– The then-villaofMayagüez, Puerto Rico,formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- 1882–War of the Pacific:Chile suffers its last military defeat in theBattle of La Concepciónwhen a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
- 1883–War of the Pacific:Chileans led byAlejandro GorostiagadefeatAndrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at theBattle of Huamachuco,hastening the end of the war.[6]
- 1890–Wyomingis admitted as the 44thU.S. state.[7]
1901–present
[edit]- 1920–Arthur MeighenbecomesPrime Minister of Canada.[8]
- 1921–Belfast's Bloody Sundayoccurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles inBelfast,Northern Ireland.[9]
- 1924–Paavo Nurmiwins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at theParis Olympics,with just an hour between the two races.[10]
- 1925–Scopes trial:InDayton, Tennessee,the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins ofJohn T. Scopes,a young high school science teacher accused of teachingevolutionin violation of theButler Act.
- 1927–Kevin O'HigginsTD,Vice-President of the Executive Council of theIrish Free State,is assassinated by theIRA.
- 1938–Howard Hughesbegins a 91-hourairplaneflight around the world that will set a new record.
- 1940–World War II:TheVichy governmentis established in France.
- 1940 – World War II: Six days beforeAdolf Hitlerissues hisDirective 16to the combinedWehrmachtarmed forces forOperation Sea Lion,theKanalkampfshipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating theBattle of Britain.
- 1941–Jedwabne pogrom:Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village ofJedwabne.
- 1942 – World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intactMitsubishi A6M ZeroonAkutan Island(the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
- 1943– World War II:Operation Huskybegins in Sicily.[11]
- 1947–Muhammad Ali Jinnahis recommended as the firstGovernor-General of Pakistanby the British Prime Minister,Clement Attlee.
- 1951–Korean War:Armistice negotiations begin atKaesong.
- 1962–Telstar,the world's firstcommunications satellite,is launched into orbit.
- 1966– TheChicago Freedom Movement,co-founded byMartin Luther King Jr.,holds a rally atSoldier Fieldin Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend.
- 1973–The Bahamasgains full independence within theCommonwealth of Nations.
- 1974– AnEgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashesatCairo International Airport,killing all six people on board.[12]
- 1976– Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed inAngolafollowing theLuanda Trial.
- 1978– PresidentMoktar Ould DaddahofMauritaniais ousted in a bloodlesscoup d'état.[13]
- 1985– TheGreenpeacevesselRainbow Warriorisbombed and sunkinAucklandharbour by FrenchDGSEagents, killingFernando Pereira.
- 1985 – AnAeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashesnearUchkuduk,Uzbekistan(then part of theSoviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster.
- 1991– TheSouth African cricket teamis readmitted into theInternational Cricket Councilfollowing the end ofApartheid.
- 1991 –Boris Yeltsintakes office as the first electedPresident of Russia.[14]
- 1991 – ABeechcraft Model 99 crashesnear Birmingham Municipal Airport (nowBirmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport) inBirmingham, Alabama,killing 13 of the 15 people on board.[15]
- 1992– InMiami,formerPanamanianleaderManuel Noriegais sentenced to 40 years in prison fordrugandracketeeringviolations.[16]
- 1997– In London, scientists report the findings of theDNAanalysis of aNeanderthalskeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory"ofhuman evolution,placing an "African Eve"at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
- 1997 –Miguel Ángel Blanco,a member ofPartido Popular(Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city ofErmuabyETAmembers, sparking widespread protests.
- 1998–Catholic Church sexual abuse cases:TheDiocese of Dallasagrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claim they weresexually abusedbyRudolph Kos,a former priest.
- 1999– In women'sassociation football,theUnited StatesdefeatsChinain apenalty shoot-outat theRose BowlnearLos Angelesto win thefinal matchof the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.
- 2000–EADS,the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger ofAérospatiale-Matra,DASA,andCASA.
- 2000 –Bashar al-Assadsucceeds his fatherHafez al-AssadasPresident of Syria.[17]
- 2002–The Massacre of the Innocents,a painting byPeter Paul Rubens,is sold at aSotheby'sauction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) toLord Thomson.
- 2006– APakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashesnearMultan International Airport,killing all 45 people on board.[18]
- 2007–Erden Eruçbegins the first solo human-poweredcircumnavigationof the world.
- 2008– Former Macedonian Interior MinisterLjube Boškoskiis acquitted of all war-crimes charges by aUnited Nationstribunal.
- 2011– Russian cruise shipBulgariasinks in theVolgaRiver nearSyukeyevo,Tatarstan,causing 122 deaths.
- 2011 – Amid widespread backlash to revelations ofphone hacking,the British weeklytabloidnewspaperNews of the Worldpublishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.[19]
- 2012– TheEpiscopal Church USAallowssame-sex marriage.[20]
- 2016–PortugaldefeatsFrancein theUEFA Euro 2016 Finalto win their firstEuropean title.[21]
- 2017–Iraqi Civil War:Mosulis declaredfully liberatedfrom theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantby the government ofIraq.
- 2018–Tham Luang cave rescue:A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission.[22][23]
- 2019– The finalVolkswagen Beetlerolls off the line inPuebla,Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.[24]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1419–Emperor Go-Hanazonoof Japan (d. 1471)
- 1451–James III of Scotland(d. 1488)[25]
- 1501–Cho Shik,Korean poet and scholar (d. 1572)
- 1509–John Calvin,French pastor and theologian (d. 1564)[26]
- 1515–Francisco de Toledo,Viceroy of Peru (d. 1582)
- 1517–Odet de Coligny,French cardinal (d. 1571)
- 1533–Antonio Possevino,Italian diplomat (d. 1611)
- 1592–Pierre d'Hozier,French genealogist and historian (d. 1660)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1614–Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey,Irish-English politician (d. 1686)
- 1625–Jean Herauld Gourville,French adventurer (d. 1703)
- 1638–David Teniers III,Flemish painter (d. 1685)
- 1666–John Ernest Grabe,German theologian and academic (d. 1711)
- 1682–Roger Cotes,English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1716)
- 1723–William Blackstone,English lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1780)
- 1724–Eva Ekeblad,Swedish noble and agronomist (d. 1786)
- 1752–David Humphreys (soldier),American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.[27]
- 1752–St. George Tucker,United States federal judge (d. 1827)[28][29]
- 1792–George M. Dallas,American lawyer and politician, 11thVice President of the United States(d. 1864)
- 1802–Robert Chambers,Scottish geologist and publisher, co-foundedChambers Harrap(d. 1871)
- 1802–Alfred Ronalds,British fly fishing author, artisan and Australian pioneer (d. 1860)[30]
- 1804–Emma Smith,American religious leader (d. 1879)
- 1809–Friedrich August von Quenstedt,German geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1889)
- 1823–Louis-Napoléon Casault,Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1908)
- 1830–Camille Pissarro,Danish-French painter (d. 1903)
- 1832–Alvan Graham Clark,American astronomer (d. 1897)
- 1835–Henryk Wieniawski,Polish violinist and composer (d. 1880)
- 1839–Adolphus Busch,German brewer, co-foundedAnheuser-Busch(d. 1913)
- 1856–Nikola Tesla,Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (d. 1943)
- 1864–Austin Chapman,Australian businessman and politician, 4thAustralian Minister for Defence(d. 1926)
- 1867–Prince Maximilian of Baden(d. 1929)
- 1871–Marcel Proust,French novelist, critic, and essayist (d. 1922)
- 1874–Sergey Konenkov,Russian sculptor (d. 1971)
- 1875–Mary McLeod Bethune,American educator and activist (d. 1955)
- 1875 –Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám,Hungarian politician (d. 1973)
- 1877–Ernst Bresslau,German zoologist (d. 1935)
- 1878–Otto Freundlich,German painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
- 1882–Ima Hogg,American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts (d. 1975)
- 1883–Johannes Blaskowitz,German general (d. 1948)
- 1883 –Hugo Raudsepp,Estonian playwright and politician (d. 1952)
- 1888–Giorgio de Chirico,Greek-Italian painter and set designer (d. 1978)
- 1888 –Toyohiko Kagawa,Japanese evangelist, author, and activist (d. 1960)
- 1891–Edith Quimby,American medical researcher and physicist (d. 1982)
- 1894–Jimmy McHugh,American composer (d. 1969)
- 1895–Carl Orff,German composer and educator (d. 1982)
- 1896–Thérèse Casgrain,Canadian politician (d. 1981)
- 1897–Legs Diamond,American gangster (d. 1931)
- 1897 –Karl Plagge,German general and engineer (d. 1957)
- 1898–Renée Björling,Swedish actress (d. 1975)
- 1899–John Gilbert,American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1936)
- 1899 –Heiri Suter,Swiss cyclist (d. 1978)
- 1900–Mitchell Parish,Lithuanian-American songwriter (d. 1993)
- 1900 –Sampson Sievers,Russian monk and mystic (d. 1979)
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Kurt Alder,German chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1958)
- 1902 –Nicolás Guillén,Cuban poet, journalist, and activist (d. 1989)
- 1903–Werner Best,GermanSSofficer and jurist (d. 1989)
- 1903 –John Wyndham,English author (d. 1969)[31]
- 1904–Lili Damita,French-American actress (d. 1994)
- 1905–Mildred Benson,American journalist and author (d. 2002)
- 1905 –Thomas Gomez,American actor (d. 1971)
- 1905 –Wolfram Sievers,German physician (d. 1948)
- 1907–Blind Boy Fuller,American singer and guitarist (d. 1941)
- 1909–Donald Sinclair,English lieutenant and businessman (d. 1981)
- 1911–Terry-Thomas,English comedian and character actor (d. 1990)
- 1911 –Cootie Williams,American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)
- 1913–Salvador Espriu,Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1985)
- 1914–Joe Shuster,Canadian-American illustrator, co-createdSuperman(d. 1992)
- 1914 –Rempo Urip,Indonesian film director (d. 2001)
- 1916–Judith Jasmin,Canadian journalist (d. 1972)
- 1917–Hugh Alexander,American baseball player and scout (d. 2000)
- 1917 –Don Herbert,American television host known as "Mr. Wizard" (d. 2007)[32]
- 1917 –Reg Smythe,English cartoonist (d. 1998)
- 1918–James Aldridge,Australian-English journalist and author (d. 2015)
- 1918 –Chuck Stevens,American baseball player (d. 2018)
- 1918 –Frank L. Lambert,Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (d. 2018)
- 1918 –Fred Wacker,American race driver and engineer (d. 1998)
- 1919–Pierre Gamarra,French author, poet, and critic (d. 2009)
- 1919 –Ian Wallace,English actor and singer (d. 2009)
- 1920–David Brinkley,American journalist (d. 2003)
- 1920 –Owen Chamberlain,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2006)
- 1920 –Cyril Grant,English footballer (d. 2002)
- 1921–Harvey Ball,American illustrator, created theSmiley(d. 2001)
- 1921 –Jeff Donnell,American actress (d. 1988)
- 1921 –John K. Singlaub,U.S. Army Major General (d. 2022)
- 1921 –Eunice Kennedy Shriver,American activist, co-founded theSpecial Olympics(d. 2009)
- 1922–Jean Kerr,American author and playwright (d. 2003)
- 1922 –Herb McKenley,Jamaican sprinter (d. 2007)
- 1922 –Jake LaMotta,American boxer and actor (d. 2017)
- 1923–Amalia Mendoza,Mexican singer and actress (d. 2001)[33]
- 1923 –John Bradley,American soldier (d. 1994)
- 1923 –Suzanne Cloutier,Canadian actress and producer (d. 2003)
- 1923 –G. A. Kulkarni,Indian author and academic (d. 1987)
- 1924–Johnny Bach,American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
- 1924 –Bobo Brazil,American wrestler (d. 1998)
- 1925–Mahathir Mohamad,Malaysian physician and politician, 4th and 7thPrime Minister of Malaysia
- 1925 –Ernest Bertrand Boland,American Roman Catholic bishop (d. 2023)
- 1926–Carleton Carpenter,American actor, magician, songwriter, and novelist (d. 2022)
- 1926 –Fred Gwynne,American actor (d. 1993)
- 1927–Grigory Barenblatt,Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2018)
- 1927 –David Dinkins,American soldier and politician, 106thMayor of New York City(d. 2020)
- 1927 –William Smithers,American actor
- 1928–Don Bolles,American investigative reporter (d. 1976)
- 1928 –Bernard Buffet,French painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
- 1928 –Alejandro de Tomaso,Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, foundedDe Tomaso(d. 2003)
- 1928 –Moshe Greenberg,American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2010)
- 1928 –John Glenn,American baseball player (d. 2023)
- 1929–Winnie Ewing,Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2023)[34]
- 1929 –George Clayton Johnson,American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
- 1929 –Moe Norman,Canadian golfer (d. 2004)
- 1929 –José Vicente Rangel,Venezuelan politician; 21st Vice President of Venezuela (d. 2020)
- 1930–Bruce Boa,Canadian actor (d. 2004)
- 1930 –Janette Sherman,American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (d. 2019)[35]
- 1930 –Josephine Veasey,English soprano and actress (d. 2022)
- 1931–Nick Adams,American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)
- 1931 –Jerry Herman,American composer and songwriter (d. 2019)
- 1931 –Julian May,American author (d. 2017)
- 1931 –Alice Munro,Canadian short story writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2024)[36]
- 1932–Carlo Maria Abate,Italian race car driver (d. 2019)
- 1932 –Neile Adams,Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer
- 1932 –Manfred Preußger,German athlete
- 1933–Jumpin' Gene Simmons,American rockabilly singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1933 –C.K. Yang,Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter (d. 2007)
- 1934–Marshall Brodien,American actor (d. 2019)[37]
- 1934 –Jerry Nelson,American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2012)
- 1935–Margaret McEntee,American Catholic religious sister and educator
- 1935 –Wilson Tuckey,Australian politician
- 1935 –Wilson Whineray,New Zealand rugby player and businessman (d. 2012)
- 1936–Herbert Boyer,American businessman, co-foundedGenentech
- 1936 –Tunne Kelam,Estonian journalist and politician
- 1937–Edwards Barham,American farmer and politician (d. 2014)
- 1937 –Gun Svensson,Swedish politician
- 1938–Paul Andreu,French architect (d. 2018)
- 1938 –Lee Morgan,American trumpet player and composer (d. 1972)
- 1939–Phil Kelly,Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1939 –Ahmet Taner Kışlalı,Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (d. 1999)
- 1939–Mavis Staples,American singer
- 1940–Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai,Indian-English economist and politician
- 1940 –Helen Donath,American soprano and actress
- 1940 –Brian Priestley,English pianist and composer
- 1940 –Keith Stackpole,Australian cricketer
- 1941–Jake Eberts,Canadian film producer (d. 2012)
- 1941 –David G. Hartwell,American anthologist, author, and critic (d. 2016)
- 1941 –Robert Pine,American actor and director
- 1941 –Ian Whitcomb,English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2020)
- 1942–Ronnie James Dio,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
- 1942 –Pyotr Klimuk,Belarusian general, pilot, and astronaut
- 1942 –Sixto Rodriguez,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2023)[38]
- 1942 –Lopo do Nascimento,Angolan politician; 1st Prime Minister of Angola
- 1943–Arthur Ashe,American tennis player and journalist (d. 1993)
- 1943 –Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika,Zambian politician
- 1943 –Jerry Miller,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024)[39]
- 1944–Mick Grant,English motorcycle racer
- 1944 –Norman Hammond,English archaeologist and academic
- 1945–Ron Glass,American actor (d. 2016)
- 1945 –Hal McRae,American baseball player and manager
- 1945 –John Motson,English sportscaster (d. 2023)
- 1945 –Jean-Marie Poiré,French director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1945 –Virginia Wade,English tennis player and sportscaster
- 1946–Jean-Pierre Jarier,French race car driver
- 1946 –Chin Han,Taiwanese actor
- 1947–Arlo Guthrie,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1948–Ronnie Cutrone,American painter (d. 2013)
- 1948 –Chico Resch,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1948 –Natalya Sedykh,Russian figure skater, ballet dancer, actor
- 1948 –John Whitehead,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
- 1949–Anna Czerwińska,Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2023)
- 1949 –Sunil Gavaskar,Indian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1949 –Greg Kihn,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024)[40]
- 1950–Tony Baldry,English colonel, lawyer, and politician,British Minister of State for Agriculture
- 1950 –Prokopis Pavlopoulos,President of Greece,Greek lawyer and politician,Greek Minister for the Interior
- 1951–Cheryl Wheeler,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951–Rajnath Singh,Indian Politician and Union Home Minister of India
- 1952–Kim Mitchell,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952 –Peter van Heemst,Dutch politician
- 1953–Rik Emmett,Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1953 –Zoogz Rift,American musician and wrestler (d. 2011)
- 1954–Tommy Bowden,American football player and coach
- 1954 –Andre Dawson,American baseball player
- 1954 –Neil Tennant,English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1955–Nic Dakin,English educator and politician
- 1955 –Geoff Gerard,Australian rugby league player
- 1956–Tom McClintock,American lawyer and politician
- 1956 –K. Rajagopal,Malaysian football manager
- 1957–Derry Grehan,Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter
- 1958–Béla Fleck,American banjo player and songwriter
- 1958 –Fiona Shaw,Irish actress and director
- 1959–Ellen Kuras,American director and cinematographer
- 1959 –Sandy West,American singer, drummer and songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1960–Ariel Castro,Puerto Rican-American convicted kidnapper and rapist (d. 2013)[41]
- 1961–Jacky Cheung,Hong Kong singer and film actor
- 1961 –Marc Riley,English guitarist and radio DJ
- 1963–Ian Lougher,Welsh motorcycle racer
- 1964–Martin Laurendeau,Canadian tennis player and coach
- 1964 –Urban Meyer,American football player and coach
- 1964 –Wilfried Peeters,Belgian cyclist
- 1965–Scott McCarron,American golfer
- 1965 –Ken Mellons,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1966–Clive Efford,English politician
- 1966 –Johnny Grunge,American wrestler (d. 2006)
- 1966 –Christian Stangl,Austrian skier and mountaineer
- 1966 –Anna Bråkenhielm,Swedish business executive
- 1967–Tom Meents,American professional monster truck driver
- 1967 –Rebekah Del Rio,American singer-songwriter
- 1967 –Gillian Tett,English journalist and author
- 1967 –Ikki Sawamura,Japanese model, actor and television presenter
- 1967 –John Yoo,South Korean-American lawyer, author, and educator
- 1969–Marty Cordova,American baseball player
- 1969 –Gale Harold,American actor
- 1970–Gary LeVox,American singer-songwriter
- 1970 –Jason Orange,English singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1970 –John Simm,English actor
- 1971–Adam Foote,Canadian ice hockey player[42]
- 1971 –Gregory Goodridge,Barbadian footballer and coach
- 1972–Peter Serafinowicz,English actor
- 1972 –Sofía Vergara,Colombian-American actress and producer
- 1972 –Tilo Wolff,German-Swiss singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1974–Imelda May,Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
- 1975–Andrew Firestone,American businessman
- 1975 –Brendan Gaughan,American race car driver
- 1975 –Alain Nasreddine,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1975 –Stefán Karl Stefánsson,Icelandic actor (d. 2018)
- 1975 –Richard Westbrook,English race car driver
- 1976–Edmílson,Brazilian footballer
- 1976 –Elijah Blue Allman,American singer and guitarist
- 1976 –Ludovic Giuly,French footballer
- 1976 –Adrian Grenier,American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1976 –Brendon Lade,Australian footballer and coach
- 1976 –Lars Ricken,German footballer
- 1977–Chiwetel Ejiofor,English actor
- 1979–Mvondo Atangana,Cameroon footballer
- 1979 –Gong Yoo,Korean actor
- 1980–Alejandro Millán,Mexican singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1980 –Adam Petty,American race car driver (d. 2000)
- 1980 –Claudia Leitte,Brazilian singer-songwriter
- 1980 –James Rolfe,American actor, director, and producer
- 1980 –Jessica Simpson,American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
- 1981–Aleksandar Tunchev,Bulgarian footballer
- 1982–Alex Arrowsmith,American guitarist and producer
- 1982 –Juliya Chernetsky,Ukrainian-American television host
- 1982 –Sebastian Mila,Polish footballer
- 1982 –Jeffrey Walker,Australian actor and director
- 1983–Giuseppe De Feudis,Italian footballer
- 1983 –Matthew Egan,Australian footballer
- 1983 –Gabi,Spanish footballer
- 1983 –Kim Hee-chul,Korean entertainer and singer
- 1983 –Joelson José Inácio,Brazilian footballer
- 1983 –Doug Kramer,Filipino basketball player
- 1983 –Anthony Watmough,Australian rugby league player
- 1983 –Sherif Ekramy,Egyptian footballer[43]
- 1984–Nikolaos Mitrou,Greek footballer
- 1985–Park Chu-young,South Korean footballer
- 1985 –B. J. Crombeen,American ice hockey player
- 1985 –Mario Gómez,German footballer
- 1988–Antonio Brown,American football player
- 1988 –Heather Hemmens,American actress, director, and producer
- 1988 –Sarah Walker,New Zealand BMX rider
- 1990–Adam Reynolds,Australian rugby league player
- 1990 –Trent Richardson,American footballer
- 1990 –Chiyonokuni Toshiki,Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1991–Daishōmaru Shōgo,Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1999–April Ivy,Portuguese composer and singer
- 2001–Isabela Merced,American actress
- 2002–Reece Walsh,Australian rugby league player[44]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 138–Hadrian,Roman emperor (b. 76)
- 645–Soga no Iruka,Japanese politician
- 649–Tai Zong,Chinese emperor (b. 598)
- 772–Amalberga of Temse,Frankish noblewoman
- 831–Zubaidah bint Ja`far,Abbasid Princess
- 983–Benedict VII,pope of theCatholic Church[45]
- 994–Leopold I,margrave of Austria
- 1086–Canute IV,king of Denmark (b. 1043)
- 1103–Eric I,king of Denmark (b. 1060)
- 1290–Ladislaus IV,king of Hungary (b. 1262)
- 1460–Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham,English commander and politician,Lord High Constable of England(b. 1402)
- 1460 –John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury,English nobleman (b. c. 1413)
- 1461–Thomas,king of Bosnia (b. 1411)
- 1473–James II,king of Cyprus
- 1480–René of Anjou,French nobleman (b. 1400)
- 1510–Catherine Cornaro,queen of Cyprus (b. 1454)[46]
- 1576–Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo,Italian noble (b. 1553)[47]
- 1559–Henry II,king of France (b. 1519)[48]
- 1584–William I,Dutch nobleman (b. 1533)
- 1590–Charles II,archduke of Austria (b. 1540)
- 1594–Paolo Bellasio,Italian organist and composer (b. 1554)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1603–Joan Terès i Borrull,Spanish archbishop and academic (b. 1538)
- 1621–Charles Bonaventure de Longueval,French commander (b. 1571)
- 1653–Gabriel Naudé,French librarian and scholar (b. 1600)
- 1680–Louis Moréri,French priest and scholar (b. 1643)
- 1683–François Eudes de Mézeray,French historian and author (b. 1610)
- 1686–John Fell,English bishop and academic (b. 1625)
- 1776–Richard Peters,English lawyer and minister (b. 1704)
- 1794–Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny,French general (b. 1754)
- 1806–George Stubbs,English painter and academic (b. 1724)
- 1851–Louis Daguerre,French photographer and physicist, invented thedaguerreotype(b. 1787)
- 1863–Clement Clarke Moore,American author and educator (b. 1779)
- 1881–Georg Hermann Nicolai,German architect and academic (b. 1812)
- 1884–Paul Morphy,American chess player (b. 1837)
1901–present
[edit]- 1908–Phoebe Knapp,American organist and composer (b. 1839)
- 1915–Hendrik Willem Mesdag,Dutch painter (b. 1831)
- 1920–John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher,British admiral (b. 1841)
- 1929–Ève Lavallière,French actress (b. 1866)
- 1938–Arthur Barclay,15th president of Liberia (b. 1854)[49]
- 1941–Jelly Roll Morton,American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1890)
- 1941 –Huntley Wright,English actor (b. 1868)
- 1950–Richard Maury,American-Argentinian engineer (b. 1882)
- 1952–Rued Langgaard,Danish organist and composer (b. 1893)
- 1954–Calogero Vizzini,Italian mob Boss (b. 1877)
- 1956–Joe Giard,American baseball player (b. 1898)
- 1960–Sæbjørn Buttedahl,Norwegian actor and sculptor (b. 1876)
- 1962–Yehuda Leib Maimon,Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1875)
- 1963–Teddy Wakelam,English rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1893)
- 1970–Bjarni Benediktsson,Icelandic academic and politician, 13thPrime Minister of Iceland(b. 1908)
- 1971–Laurent Dauthuille,French boxer (b. 1924)
- 1972–Lovie Austin,American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1887)
- 1978–John D. Rockefeller III,American businessman and philanthropist, founded theAsia Society(b. 1906)
- 1979–Arthur Fiedler,American conductor (b. 1894)
- 1980–Joseph Krumgold,American author and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 1985–Fernando Pereira,Dutch photographer (b. 1950)
- 1986–Tadeusz Piotrowski,Polish mountaineer and author (b. 1940)
- 1987–John Hammond,American record producer, critic, and activist (b. 1910)
- 1989–Mel Blanc,American voice actor (b. 1908)[50]
- 1993–Ruth Krauss,American author and poet (b. 1901)
- 1993 –Sam Rolfe,American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924)
- 1995–Mehmet Ali Aybar,Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1908)
- 1996–Eno Raud,Estonian author (b. 1928)
- 2000–Vakkom Majeed,Indian journalist and politician (b. 1909)
- 2002–Jean-Pierre Côté,Canadian politician, 23rdLieutenant Governor of Quebec(b. 1926)
- 2002 –Evangelos Florakis,Greek general (b. 1943)
- 2002 –Laurence Janifer,American author (b. 1933)
- 2003–Winston Graham,English author (b. 1908)
- 2003 –Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross,German-English lawyer and politician,Attorney General for England and Wales(b. 1902)
- 2004–Pati Behrs,Russian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1922)
- 2005–A. J. Quinnell,English author (b. 1940)
- 2006–Shamil Basayev,Chechen terrorist rebel leader (b. 1965)
- 2006 –Lennart Bladh,Swedish politician (b. 1920)[51]
- 2007–Doug Marlette,American cartoonist and author (b. 1949)
- 2008–Hiroaki Aoki,Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, foundedBenihana(b. 1938)
- 2008 –Mike Souchak,American golfer (b. 1927)
- 2009–Ebba Haslund,Norwegian writer (b. 1917)[52]
- 2011–Pierrette Alarie,Canadian soprano and educator (b. 1921)
- 2011 –Roland Petit,French dancer and choreographer (b. 1924)
- 2012–Dolphy,Filipino actor, singer, and producer (b. 1928)
- 2012 –Peter Kyros,American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
- 2012 –Berthe Meijer,German-Dutch journalist and author (b. 1938)
- 2012 –Fritz Langanke,German lieutenant (b. 1919)
- 2012 –Viktor Suslin,Russian-German composer (b. 1942)
- 2013–Philip Caldwell,American businessman (b. 1920)
- 2013 –Józef Gara,Polish poet and linguist (b. 1929)
- 2013 –Concha García Campoy,Spanish journalist (b. 1958)
- 2013 –Caroline Duby Glassman,American lawyer and jurist (b. 1922)
- 2013 –Ku Ok-hee,South Korean golfer (b. 1956)
- 2013 –Gokulananda Mahapatra,Indian author and academic (b. 1922)
- 2014–Robert C. Broomfield,American lawyer and judge (b. 1933)
- 2014 –Juozas Kazickas,Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
- 2014 –Paul G. Risser,American ecologist and academic (b. 1939)
- 2014 –Zohra Sehgal,Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1912)
- 2014 –Gloria Schweigerdt,American baseball player (b. 1934)
- 2015–Roger Rees,Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1944)[53]
- 2015 –Omar Sharif,Egyptian actor (b. 1932)
- 2015 –Jon Vickers,Canadian tenor (b. 1926)
- 2016–Katharina Focke,German politician (b. 1922)
- 2018–Henry Morgenthau III,American author and television producer (b. 1917)[54]
- 2020–Lara van Ruijven,Dutch short track speed skater (b. 1992)[55]
- 2020 –Jack Charlton,English footballer and manager (b. 1935)[56]
- 2022–Maurice Boucher,Canadian outlaw biker (b. 1953)[57]
- 2024–Joe Engle,American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1932)[58]
- 2024 –Alex Janvier,Native American Artist (b. 1935)[59]
- 2024 –Dave Loggins,American musician (b. 1947)[60]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
- Christianfeast day:
- Independence Day (Bahamas),celebrates the independence ofthe Bahamasfrom the United Kingdom in 1973.
- Nikola Tesla Day
- Statehood Day (Wyoming)
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