# July 7

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This article is about the calendar date. For the terrorist attack in London in 2005 commonly referred to as "7/7", see [7 July 2005 London bombings](/source/7_July_2005_London_bombings). For the Sri Lankan film, see [*July 7* (film)](/source/July_7_(film)).

## Events

### Pre-1600

- [1124](/source/1124) – The city of [Tyre](/source/Tyre,_Lebanon) falls to the [Venetian Crusade](/source/Venetian_Crusade) after a siege of nineteen weeks.
- [1456](/source/1456) – A [retrial verdict](/source/Retrial_of_Joan_of_Arc) acquits [Joan of Arc](/source/Joan_of_Arc) of [heresy](/source/Heresy_in_Christianity) 25 years after her execution.
- [1520](/source/1520) – Spanish *[conquistadores](/source/Conquistador)* defeat a larger [Aztec](/source/Aztec_Triple_Alliance) army at the [Battle of Otumba](/source/Battle_of_Otumba).
- [1534](/source/1534) – [Jacques Cartier](/source/Jacques_Cartier) makes his [first contact](/source/First_contact_(anthropology)) with [aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada](/source/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada).
- [1575](/source/1575) – The [Raid of the Redeswire](/source/Raid_of_the_Redeswire) is the last major battle between [England](/source/Kingdom_of_England) and [Scotland](/source/Kingdom_of_Scotland).
- [1585](/source/1585) – The [Treaty of Nemours](/source/Treaty_of_Nemours) abolishes tolerance to [Protestants](/source/Protestantism) in France.

### 1601–1900

- [1667](/source/1667) – An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off [Fort St Pierre](/source/Saint-Pierre,_Martinique), [Martinique](/source/Martinique) during the [Second Anglo-Dutch War](/source/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War).[1]
- [1770](/source/1770) – The [Battle of Larga](/source/Battle_of_Larga) between the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire) and the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire) takes place.
- [1777](/source/1777) – [American](/source/Continental_Army) forces retreating from [Fort Ticonderoga](/source/Fort_Ticonderoga) are defeated in the [Battle of Hubbardton](/source/Battle_of_Hubbardton).
- [1798](/source/1798) – As a result of the [XYZ Affair](/source/XYZ_Affair), the [US Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) rescinds the [Treaty of Alliance](/source/Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778)) with France sparking the "[Quasi-War](/source/Quasi-War)".
- [1807](/source/1807) – The first [Treaty of Tilsit](/source/Treaties_of_Tilsit) between France and Russia is signed, ending hostilities between the two countries in the [War of the Fourth Coalition](/source/War_of_the_Fourth_Coalition).
- [1834](/source/1834) – In New York City, [four nights of rioting](/source/Anti-abolitionist_riots_(1834)) against [abolitionists](/source/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States) began.
- [1846](/source/1846) – US troops occupy [Monterey](/source/Monterey,_California) and [Yerba Buena](/source/San_Francisco), thus beginning the US [conquest of California](/source/Conquest_of_California).
- [1863](/source/1863) – The United States begins its first [military draft](/source/Conscription); exemptions cost $300.
- [1865](/source/1865) – Four conspirators in the [assassination of Abraham Lincoln](/source/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln) are hanged.
- [1892](/source/1892) – The [Katipunan](/source/Katipunan) is established, the discovery of which by [Spanish authorities](/source/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines) initiated the [Philippine Revolution](/source/Philippine_Revolution).
- [1898](/source/1898) – [US president](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [William McKinley](/source/William_McKinley) signs the [Newlands Resolution](/source/Newlands_Resolution), annexing [Hawaii](/source/Republic_of_Hawaii) as a [territory](/source/Territory_of_Hawaii) of the United States.
- [1900](/source/1900) – The luxury raching yacht *[Idler](/source/Idler_(yacht))* capsizes and [sinks](/source/Idler_disaster) on [Lake Erie](/source/Lake_Erie) during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers (all members of the family of [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland) businessman [James C. Corrigan](/source/James_Corrigan_(businessman))).[2]

### 1901–present

- [1907](/source/1907) – [Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.](/source/Florenz_Ziegfeld_Jr.) staged his first [Follies](/source/Ziegfeld_Follies) on the roof of the [New York Theater](/source/Bowery_Theatre) in New York City.
- [1911](/source/1911) – The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the [North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911](/source/North_Pacific_Fur_Seal_Convention_of_1911) banning open-water [seal hunting](/source/Seal_hunting), the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.
- [1915](/source/1915) – The [First Battle of the Isonzo](/source/First_Battle_of_the_Isonzo) comes to an end.
- 1915 – [Colombo Town Guard](/source/Colombo_Town_Guard) officer [Henry Pedris](/source/Henry_Pedris) is executed in [British Ceylon](/source/British_Ceylon) for allegedly inciting [persecution of Muslims](/source/Persecution_of_Muslims).
- [1916](/source/1916) – The [New Zealand Labour Party](/source/New_Zealand_Labour_Party) was founded in [Wellington](/source/Wellington).
- [1928](/source/1928) – [Sliced bread](/source/Sliced_bread) is sold for the first time (on [the inventor's](/source/Otto_Frederick_Rohwedder) [48th birthday](/source/July_7#Births)) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of [Chillicothe, Missouri](/source/Chillicothe,_Missouri).
- [1930](/source/1930) – Industrialist [Henry J. Kaiser](/source/Henry_J._Kaiser) begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as [Hoover Dam](/source/Hoover_Dam)).
- 1930 – The Finnish far-right [Lapua Movement](/source/Lapua_Movement) organises the [Peasant March](/source/Peasant_March) demonstration in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki) to put pressure on the government to prohibit communist activities.[3]
- [1937](/source/1937) – The [Marco Polo Bridge Incident](/source/Marco_Polo_Bridge_Incident) (Lugou Bridge) provides the [Imperial Japanese Army](/source/Imperial_Japanese_Army) with a pretext for starting the [Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War) (China-Japan War).
- 1937 – The [Peel Commission](/source/Peel_Commission) Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
- [1941](/source/1941) – The US [occupation of Iceland](/source/Occupation_of_Iceland) replaces the UK's occupation.
- [1944](/source/1944) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): Largest [Banzai charge](/source/Banzai_charge) of the [Pacific War](/source/Pacific_War) at the [Battle of Saipan](/source/Battle_of_Saipan).
- [1946](/source/1946) – Mother [Francesca S. Cabrini](/source/Francesca_S._Cabrini) becomes the first American to be canonized.
- 1946 – [Howard Hughes](/source/Howard_Hughes) nearly dies when his [XF-11](/source/Hughes_XF-11) [reconnaissance aircraft](/source/Reconnaissance_aircraft) prototype crashes in a [Beverly Hills](/source/Beverly_Hills,_California) neighborhood.
- [1952](/source/1952) – The [ocean liner](/source/Ocean_liner) [SS *United States*](/source/SS_United_States) passes [Bishop Rock](/source/Bishop_Rock,_Isles_of_Scilly) on her maiden voyage, breaking the [transatlantic speed record](/source/Blue_Riband) to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
- [1953](/source/1953) – [Ernesto "Che" Guevara](/source/Che_Guevara) sets out on a trip through [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Peru](/source/Peru), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [Panama](/source/Panama), [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica), [Nicaragua](/source/Nicaragua), [Honduras](/source/Honduras), and [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador).
- [1958](/source/1958) – US President [Dwight D. Eisenhower](/source/Dwight_D._Eisenhower) signs the [Alaska Statehood Act](/source/Alaska_Statehood_Act) into [law](/source/Law_of_the_United_States).
- [1959](/source/1959) – [Venus](/source/Venus) [occults](/source/Occultation) the star [Regulus](/source/Regulus). This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
- [1962](/source/1962) – [Alitalia Flight 771](/source/Alitalia_Flight_771) crashes in [Junnar](/source/Junnar), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India, killing 94 people.[4]
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Buddhist crisis](/source/Buddhist_crisis): Police commanded by [Ngô Đình Nhu](/source/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Nhu), brother and chief political adviser of [South Vietnam](/source/South_Vietnam) President [Ngo Dinh Diem](/source/Ngo_Dinh_Diem), [attacked](/source/Double_Seven_Day_scuffle) a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
- [1978](/source/1978) – The [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- [1980](/source/1980) – Institution of [sharia law](/source/Sharia_law) in [Iran](/source/Iran).
- 1980 – During the [Lebanese Civil War](/source/Lebanese_Civil_War), 83 [Tiger](/source/Tigers_Militia) militants are killed during what will be known as the [Safra massacre](/source/Safra_massacre).
- [1981](/source/1981) – [US President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [Ronald Reagan](/source/Ronald_Reagan) nominates [Sandra Day O'Connor](/source/Sandra_Day_O'Connor) to become the first female member of the [Supreme Court of the United States](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States).
- [1983](/source/1983) – [Cold War](/source/Cold_War): [Samantha Smith](/source/Samantha_Smith), a US schoolgirl, flies to the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) at the invitation of [Secretary General](/source/List_of_leaders_of_the_Soviet_Union) [Yuri Andropov](/source/Yuri_Andropov).
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Boris Becker](/source/Boris_Becker) becomes the youngest male player ever to win [Wimbledon](/source/The_Championships,_Wimbledon) at age 17.
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Yugoslav Wars](/source/Yugoslav_Wars): The [Brioni Agreement](/source/Brioni_Agreement) ends the [ten-day independence war](/source/Ten-Day_War) in [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia) against the rest of the [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia).
- [1992](/source/1992) – The [New York Court of Appeals](/source/New_York_Court_of_Appeals) rules that women have the same right as men to go [topless](/source/Toplessness) in public.
- [1997](/source/1997) – The [Turkish Armed Forces](/source/Turkish_Armed_Forces) withdraw from northern [Iraq](/source/Ba'athist_Iraq) after [assisting](/source/Operation_Hammer_(1997)) the [Kurdistan Democratic Party](/source/Kurdistan_Democratic_Party) in the [Iraqi Kurdish Civil War](/source/Iraqi_Kurdish_Civil_War).
- [2003](/source/2003) – [NASA](/source/NASA) [Opportunity rover](/source/Opportunity_rover), MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a [Delta II](/source/Delta_II) rocket.
- [2005](/source/2005) – A series of [four explosions](/source/7_July_2005_London_bombings) occurs on [London's transport system](/source/Transport_in_London), killing 56 people, including four [suicide bombers](/source/Suicide_bombers), and injuring over 700 others.
- [2006](/source/2006) – A [shootout](/source/Spiritwood_Incident) happens in [Spiritwood](/source/Spiritwood), Canada, killing 2 [Royal Canadian Mounted Police](/source/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police) and wounding a 3rd officer.[5]
- [2007](/source/2007) – The first [Live Earth](/source/Live_Earth_(2007_concert)) benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
- [2011](/source/2011) – A man goes on a [killing spree](/source/2011_Grand_Rapids_shootings) in [Grand Rapids, Michigan](/source/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan), killing 7 and wounding 2 before killing himself.[6]
- [2012](/source/2012) – At least 172 people are killed in a [flash flood](/source/2012_Russian_floods) in the [Krasnodar Krai](/source/Krasnodar_Krai) region of [Russia](/source/Russia).
- [2013](/source/2013) – A [De Havilland Otter](/source/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter) [air taxi](/source/Air_taxi) [crashes](/source/2013_Rediske_Air_DHC-3_Otter_crash) in [Soldotna, Alaska](/source/Soldotna,_Alaska), killing ten people.
- [2016](/source/2016) – Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson [shoots fourteen policemen](/source/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers), killing five of them, in downtown [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas) at the end of a protest of recent police killings of Black men. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb.
- [2017](/source/2017) – The [Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons](/source/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons) was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.[7]
- [2019](/source/2019) – The [United States](/source/United_States_women's_national_soccer_team) defeated the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_football_team) 2–0 at the [2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final](/source/2019_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup_final) in [Lyon](/source/Lyon), France.
- [2021](/source/2021) – [Haitian crisis](/source/Haitian_crisis_(2018%E2%80%93present)): Haitian President [Jovenel Moïse](/source/Jovenel_Mo%C3%AFse) is [assassinated](/source/Assassination_of_Jovenel_Mo%C3%AFse) in his residence in the capital of [Port-au-Prince](/source/Port-au-Prince).[8]
- [2022](/source/2022) – [Boris Johnson](/source/Boris_Johnson) announces his resignation as [leader of the Conservative Party](/source/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)) following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the [July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis](/source/July_2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis).[9]

## Births

### Pre-1600

- [611](/source/611) – [Eudoxia Epiphania](/source/Eudoxia_Epiphania), daughter of [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine_Empire) emperor [Heraclius](/source/Heraclius)[10]
- [1053](/source/1053) – [Emperor Shirakawa](/source/Emperor_Shirakawa) of Japan (died 1129)
- [1119](/source/1119) – [Emperor Sutoku](/source/Emperor_Sutoku) of Japan (died 1164)
- [1207](/source/1207) – [Elizabeth of Hungary](/source/Elizabeth_of_Hungary) (died 1231)
- [1482](/source/1482) – [Andrzej Krzycki](/source/Andrzej_Krzycki), Polish archbishop (died 1537)
- [1528](/source/1528) – [Archduchess Anna of Austria](/source/Archduchess_Anna_of_Austria) (died 1590)
- [1540](/source/1540) – [John Sigismund Zápolya](/source/John_Sigismund_Z%C3%A1polya), King of Hungary (died 1571)[11]
- [1585](/source/1585) – [Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel](/source/Thomas_Howard,_21st_Earl_of_Arundel), English courtier and politician, [Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland](/source/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Northumberland) (died 1646)
- [1588](/source/1588) – [Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg](/source/Wolrad_IV,_Count_of_Waldeck-Eisenberg) (died 1640)[12]

### 1601–1900

- [1616](/source/1616) – [John Leverett](/source/John_Leverett), Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1679)
- [1752](/source/1752) – [Joseph Marie Jacquard](/source/Joseph_Marie_Jacquard), French merchant, invented the [Jacquard loom](/source/Jacquard_loom) (died 1834)
- [1766](/source/1766) – [Guillaume Philibert Duhesme](/source/Guillaume_Philibert_Duhesme), French general (died 1815)
- [1831](/source/1831) – [Jane Elizabeth Conklin](/source/Jane_Elizabeth_Conklin), American poet and religious writer (died 1914)
- [1833](/source/1833) – [Félicien Rops](/source/F%C3%A9licien_Rops), Belgian painter and illustrator (died 1898)
- [1843](/source/1843) – [Camillo Golgi](/source/Camillo_Golgi), Italian physician and pathologist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (died 1926)
- [1846](/source/1846) – [Heinrich Rosenthal](/source/Heinrich_Rosenthal), Estonian physician and author (died 1916)
- [1848](/source/1848) – [Rodrigues Alves](/source/Rodrigues_Alves), Brazilian politician, 5th [President of Brazil](/source/President_of_Brazil) (died 1919)
- [1851](/source/1851) – [Charles Albert Tindley](/source/Charles_Albert_Tindley), American minister and composer (died 1933)
- [1855](/source/1855) – [Ludwig Ganghofer](/source/Ludwig_Ganghofer), German author and playwright (died 1920)
- [1859](/source/1859) – [Rettamalai Srinivasan](/source/Rettamalai_Srinivasan), Indian politician (died 1945)
- [1860](/source/1860) – [Gustav Mahler](/source/Gustav_Mahler), Austrian composer and conductor (died 1911)
- [1861](/source/1861) – [Nettie Stevens](/source/Nettie_Stevens), American geneticist (died 1912)[13]
- [1869](/source/1869) – [Rachel Caroline Eaton](/source/Rachel_Caroline_Eaton), American academic (died 1938)
- 1869 – [Fernande Sadler](/source/Fernande_Sadler), French painter and mayor (died 1949)[14]
- [1874](/source/1874) – [Erwin Bumke](/source/Erwin_Bumke), German lawyer and jurist (died 1945)
- [1880](/source/1880) – [Otto Frederick Rohwedder](/source/Otto_Frederick_Rohwedder), American engineer, invented [sliced bread](/source/Sliced_bread) (died 1960)
- [1882](/source/1882) – [Yanka Kupala](/source/Yanka_Kupala), Belarusian poet and writer (died 1941)
- [1883](/source/1883) – [Toivo Kuula](/source/Toivo_Kuula), Finnish conductor and composer (died 1918)
- [1884](/source/1884) – [Lion Feuchtwanger](/source/Lion_Feuchtwanger), German author and playwright (died 1958)
- [1891](/source/1891) – [Tadamichi Kuribayashi](/source/Tadamichi_Kuribayashi), Japanese general and poet (died 1945)
- 1891 – [Virginia Rappe](/source/Virginia_Rappe), American model and actress (died 1921)
- [1893](/source/1893) – [Herbert Feis](/source/Herbert_Feis), American historian and author (died 1972)
- 1893 – [Miroslav Krleža](/source/Miroslav_Krle%C5%BEa), Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981)
- [1898](/source/1898) – [Arnold Horween](/source/Arnold_Horween), American football player and coach (died 1985)
- [1899](/source/1899) – [George Cukor](/source/George_Cukor), American director and producer (died 1983)
- [1900](/source/1900) – [Maria Bard](/source/Maria_Bard), German stage and silent film actress (died 1944)
- 1900 – [Earle E. Partridge](/source/Earle_E._Partridge), American general (died 1990)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Sam Katzman](/source/Sam_Katzman), American director and producer (died 1973)
- 1901 – [Vittorio De Sica](/source/Vittorio_De_Sica), Italian actor and director (died 1974)
- 1901 – [Eiji Tsuburaya](/source/Eiji_Tsuburaya), Japanese cinematographer and producer (died 1970)
- [1902](/source/1902) – [Ted Radcliffe](/source/Ted_Radcliffe), American baseball player and manager (died 2005)
- [1904](/source/1904) – [Simone Beck](/source/Simone_Beck), French chef and author (died 1991)
- [1905](/source/1905) – [Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin](/source/Marie-Louise_Dubreil-Jacotin), French mathematician (died 1972)
- [1906](/source/1906) – [William Feller](/source/William_Feller), Croatian-American mathematician and academic (died 1970)
- 1906 – [Anton Karas](/source/Anton_Karas), Austrian [zither](/source/Zither) player and composer (died 1985)
- 1906 – [Satchel Paige](/source/Satchel_Paige), American baseball player and coach (died 1982)
- [1907](/source/1907) – [Robert A. Heinlein](/source/Robert_A._Heinlein), American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 1988)[15]
- [1908](/source/1908) – [Revilo P. Oliver](/source/Revilo_P._Oliver), American author and academic (died 1994)
- [1909](/source/1909) – [Gottfried von Cramm](/source/Gottfried_von_Cramm), German tennis player (died 1976)
- [1910](/source/1910) – [Doris McCarthy](/source/Doris_McCarthy), Canadian painter and author (died 2010)
- [1911](/source/1911) – [Gian Carlo Menotti](/source/Gian_Carlo_Menotti), Italian-American composer (died 2007)
- [1913](/source/1913) – [Pinetop Perkins](/source/Pinetop_Perkins), American singer and pianist (died 2011)
- [1915](/source/1915) – [Margaret Walker](/source/Margaret_Walker), American novelist and poet (died 1998)
- [1917](/source/1917) – [Fidel Sánchez Hernández](/source/Fidel_S%C3%A1nchez_Hern%C3%A1ndez), Salvadoran general and politician, [President of El Salvador](/source/President_of_El_Salvador) (died 2003)
- 1917 – [Iva Withers](/source/Iva_Withers), Canadian-American actress and singer (died 2014)
- [1918](/source/1918) – [Bob Vanatta](/source/Bob_Vanatta), American head basketball coach (died 2016)
- 1918 – [Jing Shuping](/source/Jing_Shuping), Chinese businessman (died 2009)
- [1919](/source/1919) – [Jon Pertwee](/source/Jon_Pertwee), English actor (died 1996)
- [1921](/source/1921) – [Ezzard Charles](/source/Ezzard_Charles), American boxer (died 1975)
- 1921 – [Adolf von Thadden](/source/Adolf_von_Thadden), German lieutenant and politician (died 1996)
- [1922](/source/1922) – [Alan Armer](/source/Alan_Armer), American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
- 1922 – [James D. Hughes](/source/James_D._Hughes), American Air Force lieutenant general (died 2024)
- [1923](/source/1923) – [Liviu Ciulei](/source/Liviu_Ciulei), Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2011)
- 1923 – [Whitney North Seymour Jr.](/source/Whitney_North_Seymour_Jr.), American politician (died 2019)
- 1923 – [Eduardo Falú](/source/Eduardo_Fal%C3%BA), Argentinian guitarist and composer (died 2013)
- [1924](/source/1924) – [Natalia Bekhtereva](/source/Natalia_Bekhtereva), Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (died 2008)
- 1924 – [Mary Ford](/source/Mary_Ford), American singer and guitarist (died 1977)
- 1924 – [Karim Olowu](/source/Karim_Olowu), Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (died 2019)
- 1924 – [Eddie Romero](/source/Eddie_Romero), Filipino director, producer, screenwriter, and National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (died 2013)
- [1925](/source/1925) – [Geliy Korzhev](/source/Geliy_Korzhev), Russian painter (died 2012)[16]
- 1925 – [Wally Phillips](/source/Wally_Phillips), American radio host (died 2008)
- [1926](/source/1926) – [Nuon Chea](/source/Nuon_Chea), Cambodian politician (died 2019)
- 1926 – [Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi](/source/Anand_Mohan_Zutshi_Gulzar_Dehlvi), Urdu poet (died 2020)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Alan J. Dixon](/source/Alan_J._Dixon), American lawyer and politician, 34th [Illinois Secretary of State](/source/Illinois_Secretary_of_State) (died 2014)
- 1927 – [Charlie Louvin](/source/Charlie_Louvin), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
- 1927 – [Doc Severinsen](/source/Doc_Severinsen), American trumpet player and conductor
- [1928](/source/1928) – [Patricia Hitchcock](/source/Patricia_Hitchcock), English actress (died 2021)
- 1928 – [Kapelwa Sikota](/source/Kapelwa_Sikota) Zambian nurse and health official (died 2006)[17]
- [1929](/source/1929) – [Hasan Abidi](/source/Hasan_Abidi), Pakistani journalist and poet (died 2005)
- 1929 – [Sergio Romano](/source/Sergio_Romano_(writer)), Italian writer, journalist, and historian
- [1930](/source/1930) – [Hamish MacInnes](/source/Hamish_MacInnes), Scottish mountaineer and author (died 2020)
- 1930 – [Theodore McCarrick](/source/Theodore_McCarrick), American former cardinal (died 2025)[18]
- 1930 – [Hank Mobley](/source/Hank_Mobley), American saxophonist and composer (died 1986)
- 1930 – [Biljana Plavšić](/source/Biljana_Plav%C5%A1i%C4%87), 2nd President of Republika Srpska[19]
- [1931](/source/1931) – [David Eddings](/source/David_Eddings), American author and academic (died 2009)
- [1932](/source/1932) – [T. J. Bass](/source/T._J._Bass_(author)), American physician and author (died 2011)
- 1932 – [Joe Zawinul](/source/Joe_Zawinul), Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (died 2007)
- [1933](/source/1933) – [David McCullough](/source/David_McCullough), American historian and author (died 2022)
- [1934](/source/1934) – [Robert McNeill Alexander](/source/Robert_McNeill_Alexander), British zoologist (died 2016)
- [1935](/source/1935) – [Gian Carlo Michelini](/source/Gian_Carlo_Michelini), Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest[20]
- [1936](/source/1936) – [Egbert Brieskorn](/source/Egbert_Brieskorn), German mathematician and academic (died 2013)
- 1936 – [Jo Siffert](/source/Jo_Siffert), Swiss race car driver (died 1971)
- 1936 – [Nikos Xilouris](/source/Nikos_Xilouris), Greek singer-songwriter (died 1980)
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Tung Chee-hwa](/source/Tung_Chee-hwa), Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st [Chief Executive of Hong Kong](/source/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong)
- [1938](/source/1938) – [James Montgomery Boice](/source/James_Montgomery_Boice), American pastor and theologian (died 2000)
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Elena Obraztsova](/source/Elena_Obraztsova), Russian soprano and actress (died 2015)
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Ringo Starr](/source/Ringo_Starr), English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
- [1941](/source/1941) – [Marco Bollesan](/source/Marco_Bollesan), Italian rugby player and coach (died 2021)
- 1941 – [Michael Howard](/source/Michael_Howard), Welsh lawyer and politician
- 1941 – [John Fru Ndi](/source/John_Fru_Ndi), Cameroonian politician (died 2023)
- 1941 – [Bill Oddie](/source/Bill_Oddie), English comedian, actor, and singer
- 1941 – [Jim Rodford](/source/Jim_Rodford), English bass player (died 2018)
- [1942](/source/1942) – [Carmen Duncan](/source/Carmen_Duncan), Australian actress (died 2019)
- 1943 – [Joel Siegel](/source/Joel_Siegel), American journalist and critic (died 2007)
- [1944](/source/1944) – [Tony Jacklin](/source/Tony_Jacklin), English golfer and sportscaster
- 1944 – [Glenys Kinnock](/source/Glenys_Kinnock,_Baroness_Kinnock_of_Holyhead), English educator and politician (died 2023)
- 1944 – [Feleti Sevele](/source/Feleti_Sevele), Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga
- 1944 – [Emanuel Steward](/source/Emanuel_Steward), American boxer and trainer (died 2012)
- 1944 – [Ian Wilmut](/source/Ian_Wilmut), English-Scottish embryologist and academic (died 2023)
- [1945](/source/1945) – [Michael Ancram](/source/Michael_Ancram), English lawyer and politician (died 2024)[21]
- 1945 – [Adele Goldberg](/source/Adele_Goldberg_(computer_scientist)), American computer scientist and academic
- 1945 – [Helô Pinheiro](/source/Hel%C3%B4_Pinheiro), inspiration for the song "[The Girl from Ipanema](/source/The_Girl_from_Ipanema)"
- [1947](/source/1947) – [Gyanendra](/source/Gyanendra), King of Nepal
- 1947 – [Howard Rheingold](/source/Howard_Rheingold), American author and critic
- [1949](/source/1949) – [Shelley Duvall](/source/Shelley_Duvall), American actress, writer, and producer (died 2024)[22]
- [1954](/source/1954) – [Simon Anderson](/source/Simon_Anderson), Australian surfer
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Len Barker](/source/Len_Barker), American baseball player and coach
- [1957](/source/1957) – [Jonathan Dayton](/source/Jonathan_Dayton_and_Valerie_Faris), American director and producer
- 1957 – [Berry Sakharof](/source/Berry_Sakharof), Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
- [1958](/source/1958) – [Alexander Svinin](/source/Alexander_Svinin), Russian figure skater and coach
- [1959](/source/1959) – [Billy Campbell](/source/Billy_Campbell), American actor
- [1960](/source/1960) – [Kevin A. Ford](/source/Kevin_A._Ford), American colonel and astronaut
- 1960 – [Ralph Sampson](/source/Ralph_Sampson), American basketball player and coach
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Vonda Shepard](/source/Vonda_Shepard), American singer-songwriter and actress
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Dominik Henzel](/source/Dominik_Henzel), Czech-Swedish actor and comedian
- [1965](/source/1965) – [Mo Collins](/source/Mo_Collins), American actress, comedian and screenwriter
- 1965 – [Jeremy Kyle](/source/Jeremy_Kyle), English talk show host[23]
- [1966](/source/1966) – [Jim Gaffigan](/source/Jim_Gaffigan), American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
- [1967](/source/1967) – [Tom Kristensen](/source/Tom_Kristensen_(racing_driver)), Danish race car driver
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Jorja Fox](/source/Jorja_Fox), American actress
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Sylke Otto](/source/Sylke_Otto), German luger
- 1969 – [Joe Sakic](/source/Joe_Sakic), Canadian ice hockey player
- 1969 – [Cree Summer](/source/Cree_Summer), American-Canadian actress
- [1970](/source/1970) – [Wayne McCullough](/source/Wayne_McCullough), Northern Irish boxer
- 1970 – [Min Patel](/source/Min_Patel), Indian-English cricketer
- 1970 – [Erik Zabel](/source/Erik_Zabel), German cyclist and coach
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Christian Camargo](/source/Christian_Camargo), American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Lisa Leslie](/source/Lisa_Leslie), American basketball player and actress
- 1972 – [Manfred Stohl](/source/Manfred_Stohl), Austrian race car driver
- 1972 – [Kirsten Vangsness](/source/Kirsten_Vangsness), American actress and writer
- [1973](/source/1973) – [José Jiménez](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Jim%C3%A9nez_(baseball)), Dominican baseball player
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Patrick Lalime](/source/Patrick_Lalime), Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- [1975](/source/1975) – [Tony Benshoof](/source/Tony_Benshoof), American luger
- 1975 – [Louis Koen](/source/Louis_Koen_(rugby_union)), South African rugby player
- 1975 – [Adam Nelson](/source/Adam_Nelson), American shot putter
- [1976](/source/1976) – [Bérénice Bejo](/source/B%C3%A9r%C3%A9nice_Bejo), Argentinian-French actress
- 1976 – [Dominic Foley](/source/Dominic_Foley), Irish footballer
- 1976 – [Ercüment Olgundeniz](/source/Erc%C3%BCment_Olgundeniz), Turkish discus thrower and shot putter
- 1976 – [Vasily Petrenko](/source/Vasily_Petrenko), Russian conductor
- [1978](/source/1978) – [Chris Andersen](/source/Chris_Andersen), American basketball player
- 1978 – [Davor Kraljević](/source/Davor_Kraljevi%C4%87), Croatian footballer
- [1979](/source/1979) – [Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh](/source/Ibrahim_Sulayman_Muhammad_Arbaysh), Saudi Arabian terrorist (died 2015)[24]
- 1979 – [Anastasios Gousis](/source/Anastasios_Gousis), Greek sprinter
- 1979 – [Douglas Hondo](/source/Douglas_Hondo), Zimbabwean cricketer
- [1980](/source/1980) – [John Buck](/source/John_Buck_(baseball)), American baseball player
- 1980 – [Serdar Kulbilge](/source/Serdar_Kulbilge), Turkish footballer
- 1980 – [Michelle Kwan](/source/Michelle_Kwan), American figure skater
- [1981](/source/1981) – [Mahendra Singh Dhoni](/source/MS_Dhoni), Indian cricketer
- 1981 – [Synyster Gates](/source/Synyster_Gates), American guitarist[25]
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Jan Laštůvka](/source/Jan_La%C5%A1t%C5%AFvka), Czech footballer
- 1982 – [George Owu](/source/George_Owu), Ghanaian footballer
- 1982 – [Asia O'Hara](/source/Asia_O'Hara), American drag performer[26]
- [1983](/source/1983) – [Justin Davies](/source/Justin_Davies_(footballer)), Australian footballer
- [1984](/source/1984) – [Minas Alozidis](/source/Minas_Alozidis), Greek hurdler
- 1984 – [Alberto Aquilani](/source/Alberto_Aquilani), Italian footballer
- 1984 – [Mohammad Ashraful](/source/Mohammad_Ashraful), Bangladeshi cricketer
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Marc Stein](/source/Marc_Stein_(footballer)), German footballer
- [1986](/source/1986) – [Ana Kasparian](/source/Ana_Kasparian), American journalist and producer
- 1986 – [Udo Schwarz](/source/Udo_Schwarz), German rugby player
- 1986 – [Sevyn Streeter](/source/Sevyn_Streeter), American singer-songwriter[27]
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Kaci Brown](/source/Kaci_Brown), American singer-songwriter
- 1988 – [Lukas Rosenthal](/source/Lukas_Rosenthal), German rugby player
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Landon Cassill](/source/Landon_Cassill), American race car driver
- 1989 – [Miina Kallas](/source/Miina_Kallas), Estonian footballer
- 1989 – [Karl-August Tiirmaa](/source/Karl-August_Tiirmaa), Estonian skier
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Lee Addy](/source/Lee_Addy), Ghanaian footballer
- 1990 – [Pascal Stöger](/source/Pascal_St%C3%B6ger), Austrian footballer
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Alesso](/source/Alesso), Swedish DJ, record producer and musician[28]
- [1992](/source/1992) – [Ellina Anissimova](/source/Ellina_Anissimova), Estonian hammer thrower
- 1992 – [Dominik Furman](/source/Dominik_Furman), Polish footballer
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Nigina Abduraimova](/source/Nigina_Abduraimova), Uzbekistani tennis player[29]
- 1994 – [Timothy Cathcart](/source/Timothy_Cathcart), Northern Irish race car driver (died 2014)
- 1994 – [Ashton Irwin](/source/Ashton_Irwin), Australian musician[30]
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Yoon Chae-kyung](/source/Yoon_Chae-kyung), South Korean singer and actress[31]
- [1997](/source/1997) – [Mizuho Habu](/source/Mizuho_Habu), Japanese idol and model[32]
- 1997 – [James Marriott](/source/James_Marriott), English musician and online content creator[33]
- [1999](/source/1999) – [Moussa Diaby](/source/Moussa_Diaby), French footballer[34]

## Deaths

### Pre-1600

- [984](/source/984) – [Crescentius the Elder](/source/Crescentius_the_Elder), Italian politician and aristocrat
- [1021](/source/1021) – [Fujiwara no Akimitsu](/source/Fujiwara_no_Akimitsu), Japanese bureaucrat (born 944)
- [1162](/source/1162) – [Haakon II Sigurdsson](/source/Haakon_II_of_Norway), king of Norway (born 1147)
- [1285](/source/1285) – [Tile Kolup](/source/Tile_Kolup), German impostor claiming to be [Frederick II](/source/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
- [1304](/source/1304) – [Benedict XI](/source/Pope_Benedict_XI), pope of the Catholic Church (born 1240)
- [1307](/source/1307) – [Edward I](/source/Edward_I_of_England), king of England (born 1239)
- [1345](/source/1345) – [Momchil](/source/Momchil), Bulgarian brigand and ruler
- [1531](/source/1531) – [Tilman Riemenschneider](/source/Tilman_Riemenschneider), German sculptor (born 1460)
- [1568](/source/1568) – [William Turner](/source/William_Turner_(naturalist)), British ornithologist and botanist (born 1508)
- [1572](/source/1572) – [Sigismund II Augustus](/source/Sigismund_II_Augustus), Polish king (born 1520)
- [1573](/source/1573) – [Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola](/source/Giacomo_Barozzi_da_Vignola), Italian architect, designed the [Church of the Gesù](/source/Church_of_the_Ges%C3%B9) and [Villa Farnese](/source/Villa_Farnese) (born 1507)
- [1593](/source/1593) – [Mohammed Bagayogo](/source/Mohammed_Bagayogo), Malian scholar and academic (born 1523)
- [1600](/source/1600) – [Thomas Lucy](/source/Thomas_Lucy), English politician (born 1532)

### 1601–1900

- [1607](/source/1607) – [Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire](/source/Penelope_Blount,_Countess_of_Devonshire), English noblewoman (born 1563)
- [1647](/source/1647) – [Thomas Hooker](/source/Thomas_Hooker), English minister, founded the [Colony of Connecticut](/source/Colony_of_Connecticut) (born 1586)
- [1701](/source/1701) – [William Stoughton](/source/William_Stoughton_(Massachusetts)), American judge and politician, [Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay](/source/Governor_of_the_Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay) (born 1631)
- [1713](/source/1713) – [Henry Compton](/source/Henry_Compton_(bishop)), English bishop (born 1632)
- [1718](/source/1718) – [Alexei Petrovich](/source/Alexei_Petrovich,_Tsarevich_of_Russia), Russian tsarevich (born 1690)
- [1730](/source/1730) – [Olivier Levasseur](/source/Olivier_Levasseur), French pirate (born 1690)
- [1758](/source/1758) – [Marthanda Varma](/source/Marthanda_Varma), Raja of Attingal (born 1706)[35]
- [1764](/source/1764) – [William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath](/source/William_Pulteney,_1st_Earl_of_Bath), English politician, [Secretary at War](/source/Secretary_at_War) (born 1683)
- [1776](/source/1776) – [Jeremiah Markland](/source/Jeremiah_Markland), English scholar and academic (born 1693)
- [1790](/source/1790) – [François Hemsterhuis](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Hemsterhuis), Dutch philosopher and author (born 1721)
- [1816](/source/1816) – [Richard Brinsley Sheridan](/source/Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan), Irish playwright and poet (born 1751)
- [1863](/source/1863) – [William Mulready](/source/William_Mulready), Irish genre painter (born 1786)
- [1865](/source/1865) – [Assassination of Abraham Lincoln](/source/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln): execution of convicted conspirators - [George Atzerodt](/source/George_Atzerodt) (born 1833) - [David Herold](/source/David_Herold) (born 1842) - [Lewis Powell](/source/Lewis_Powell_(conspirator)) (born 1844) - [Mary Surratt](/source/Mary_Surratt) (born 1823)
- [1890](/source/1890) – [Henri Nestlé](/source/Henri_Nestl%C3%A9), German businessman, founded [Nestlé](/source/Nestl%C3%A9) (born 1814)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Johanna Spyri](/source/Johanna_Spyri), Swiss author (born 1827)
- [1913](/source/1913) – [Edward Burd Grubb Jr.](/source/Edward_Burd_Grubb_Jr.), American general and diplomat, [United States Ambassador to Spain](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Spain) (born 1841)
- [1922](/source/1922) – [Cathal Brugha](/source/Cathal_Brugha), Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the [Easter Rising](/source/Easter_Rising), [Irish War of Independence](/source/Irish_War_of_Independence); first [Ceann Comhairle](/source/Ceann_Comhairle) and first [President of Dáil Éireann](/source/President_of_D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann) (born 1874)
- [1925](/source/1925) – [Clarence Hudson White](/source/Clarence_Hudson_White), American photographer and educator (born 1871)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Gösta Mittag-Leffler](/source/G%C3%B6sta_Mittag-Leffler), Swedish mathematician and academic (born 1846)
- [1930](/source/1930) – [Arthur Conan Doyle](/source/Arthur_Conan_Doyle), British writer, creator of [Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes) (born 1859)
- [1932](/source/1932) – [Alexander Grin](/source/Alexander_Grin), Russian author (born 1880)
- 1932 – [Henry Eyster Jacobs](/source/Henry_Eyster_Jacobs), American theologian and educator (born 1844)
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Deacon White](/source/Deacon_White), American baseball player and manager (born 1847)
- [1950](/source/1950) – [Fats Navarro](/source/Fats_Navarro), American trumpet player and composer (born 1923)
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Ali Naci Karacan](/source/Ali_Naci_Karacan), Turkish journalist and publisher (born 1896)
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Gottfried Benn](/source/Gottfried_Benn), German author and poet (born 1886)
- [1960](/source/1960) – [Francis Browne](/source/Francis_Browne), Irish priest and photographer (born 1880)
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Lillian Copeland](/source/Lillian_Copeland), American discus thrower and shot putter (born 1904)
- [1965](/source/1965) – [Moshe Sharett](/source/Moshe_Sharett), Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd [Prime Minister of Israel](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Israel) (born 1894)
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Jo Schlesser](/source/Jo_Schlesser), French race car driver (born 1928)
- [1970](/source/1970) – Dame [Laura Knight](/source/Laura_Knight), English artist (born 1877)[36]
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Claude Gauvreau](/source/Claude_Gauvreau), Canadian poet and playwright (born 1925)
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Athenagoras I of Constantinople](/source/Athenagoras_I_of_Constantinople) (born 1886)
- [1973](/source/1973) – [Max Horkheimer](/source/Max_Horkheimer), German philosopher and sociologist (born 1895)
- 1973 – [Veronica Lake](/source/Veronica_Lake), American actress (born 1922)
- [1978](/source/1978) – [Francisco Mendes](/source/Francisco_Mendes), Guinea-Bissau lawyer and politician, 1st [Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Guinea-Bissau) (born 1933)
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Dore Schary](/source/Dore_Schary), American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1905)
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Bon Maharaja](/source/Swami_Bon), Indian guru and religious writer (born 1901)
- [1984](/source/1984) – [George Oppen](/source/George_Oppen), American poet and author (born 1908)
- [1987](/source/1987) – [Germaine Thyssens-Valentin](/source/Germaine_Thyssens-Valentin), Dutch-French pianist (born 1902)
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Bill Cullen](/source/Bill_Cullen), American television panelist and game show host (born 1920)
- 1990 – [Cazuza](/source/Cazuza), Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1958)
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Rıfat Ilgaz](/source/R%C4%B1fat_Ilgaz), Turkish author, poet, and educator (born 1911)
- 1993 – [Mia Zapata](/source/Mia_Zapata), American singer (born 1965)[37]
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Carlo Chiti](/source/Carlo_Chiti), Italian engineer (born 1924)
- 1994 – [Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte](/source/Friedrich_August_Freiherr_von_der_Heydte), German general (born 1907)
- [1998](/source/1998) – [Moshood Abiola](/source/Moshood_Abiola), Nigerian businessman and politician (born 1937)
- [1999](/source/1999) – [Vikram Batra](/source/Vikram_Batra), [Param Vir Chakra](/source/Param_Vir_Chakra), Indian Army personnel (born 1974)
- 1999 – [Julie Campbell Tatham](/source/Julie_Campbell_Tatham), American author (born 1908)
- [2000](/source/2000) – [Kenny Irwin Jr.](/source/Kenny_Irwin_Jr.), American race car driver (born 1969)
- [2001](/source/2001) – [Fred Neil](/source/Fred_Neil), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
- [2003](/source/2003) – [Izhak Graziani](/source/Izhak_Graziani), Bulgarian trumpet player and conductor (born 1924)
- [2006](/source/2006) – [Syd Barrett](/source/Syd_Barrett), English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
- 2006 – [Juan de Ávalos](/source/Juan_de_%C3%81valos), Spanish sculptor (born 1911)
- 2006 – [John Money](/source/John_Money), New Zealand-American psychologist and author (born 1921)
- [2007](/source/2007) – [Anne McLaren](/source/Anne_McLaren), British scientist (born 1927)[38]
- 2007 – [Donald Michie](/source/Donald_Michie), British scientist (born 1923)[38]
- [2008](/source/2008) – [Bruce Conner](/source/Bruce_Conner), American sculptor, painter, and photographer (born 1933)
- 2008 – [Dorian Leigh](/source/Dorian_Leigh), American model (born 1917)
- [2011](/source/2011) – [Allan W. Eckert](/source/Allan_W._Eckert), American historian and author (born 1931)
- 2011 – [Dick Williams](/source/Dick_Williams), American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)
- [2012](/source/2012) – [Dennis Flemion](/source/Dennis_Flemion), American drummer (born 1955)
- 2012 – [Ronaldo Cunha Lima](/source/Ronaldo_Cunha_Lima), Brazilian poet and politician (born 1936)
- 2012 – [Doris Neal](/source/Doris_Neal), American baseball player (born 1928)
- 2012 – [Jerry Norman](/source/Jerry_Norman_(sinologist)), American sinologist and linguist (born 1936)
- 2012 – [Leon Schlumpf](/source/Leon_Schlumpf), Swiss politician (born 1927)
- [2013](/source/2013) – [Artur Hajzer](/source/Artur_Hajzer), Polish mountaineer (born 1962)
- 2013 – [Robert Hamerton-Kelly](/source/Robert_Hamerton-Kelly), South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)
- 2013 – [Donald J. Irwin](/source/Donald_J._Irwin), American lawyer and politician, 32nd [Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut](/source/Mayor_of_Norwalk,_Connecticut) (born 1926)
- 2013 – [Ben Pucci](/source/Ben_Pucci), American football player and sportscaster (born 1925)
- [2014](/source/2014) – [Alfredo Di Stéfano](/source/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano), Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (born 1926)
- 2014 – [Eduard Shevardnadze](/source/Eduard_Shevardnadze), Georgian general and politician, 2nd [President of Georgia](/source/President_of_Georgia) (born 1928)
- 2014 – [Peter Underwood](/source/Peter_Underwood), Australian lawyer and politician, 27th [Governor of Tasmania](/source/Governor_of_Tasmania) (born 1937)
- [2015](/source/2015) – [Maria Barroso](/source/Maria_Barroso), Portuguese actress and politician (born 1925)
- 2015 – [Bob MacKinnon](/source/Bob_MacKinnon), American basketball player and coach (born 1927)
- [2021](/source/2021) – [Robert Downey Sr.](/source/Robert_Downey_Sr.), American actor and director (born 1936)[39]
- 2021 – [Dilip Kumar](/source/Dilip_Kumar), Indian film actor (born 1922)[40]
- 2021 – [Jovenel Moïse](/source/Jovenel_Mo%C3%AFse), Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (born 1968)[41]
- [2024](/source/2024) – [Jane McAlevey](/source/Jane_McAlevey), American labor organizer and author (born 1964)[42]
- [2025](/source/2025) – [Wayne Dobson](/source/Wayne_Dobson), English magician (born 1957)[43]
- 2025 – [Roman Starovoyt](/source/Roman_Starovoyt), Russian politician (born 1972)[44]
- 2025 – [Norman Tebbit](/source/Norman_Tebbit), English journalist and politician, [Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster](/source/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster) (born 1931)[45]

## Holidays and observances

- Christian [feast day](/source/Calendar_of_saints): - [Æthelburh of Faremoutiers](/source/%C3%86thelburh_of_Faremoutiers) - [Felix of Nantes](/source/Felix_of_Nantes) - [Illidius](/source/Illidius) - [Job of Manyava](/source/Job_of_Manyava) ([Ukrainian Orthodox Church](/source/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_(Moscow_Patriarchate))) - [Blesseds](/source/Beatification) [Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with seven children](/source/Ulma_family) ([Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church))[46] - [Willibald](/source/Willibald) ([Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church)) - [July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/July_7_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- [Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day), celebrates the independence of [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) from the United Kingdom in 1978.
- [Ivan Kupala Day](/source/Ivan_Kupala_Day) ([Belarus](/source/Belarus), [Poland](/source/Poland), [Russia](/source/Russia), [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine))
- [Saba Saba Day](/source/Saba_Saba_Day) ([Tanzania](/source/Tanzania))
- [Tanabata](/source/Tanabata) ([Japan](/source/Japan))
- [World Chocolate Day](/source/World_Chocolate_Day)

## References

1. Marley, David (2008). *Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere*. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 167. ISBN 978-1598841008.

1. "Yacht Idler Capsized and Six Perished". *The Plain Dealer*. July 8, 1900. pp. 1, 6.

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## External links

- ["On This Day"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/7). BBC.
- ["Historical Events on July 7"](https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/7). OnThisDay.com.

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