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Acontecimientos (61)

  1. 587 a. C.The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
  2. 615Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.
  3. 904Sack 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.
  4. 923Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany).
  5. 1014Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.
  6. 1018Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen.
  7. 1030Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
  8. 1148The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
  9. 1565The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, in a Catholic ceremony.
  10. 1567The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
  11. 1588Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
  12. 1602Elizabeth I visits Harefield Place at Hillingdon and the Harefield Entertainment is performed.
  13. 1693War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
  14. 1775Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
  15. 1818French physicist 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.
  16. 1832An Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pascha defeats a larger Ottoman army in the battle of Belen Pass.
  17. 1836Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
  18. 1848Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
  19. 1851Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
  20. 1858United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
  21. 1862American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
  22. 1871The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
  23. 1899The First Hague Convention is signed.
  24. 1900In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne.
  25. 1901Land lottery begins in Oklahoma.
  26. 1907Sir 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.
  27. 1910The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.
  28. 1914The Cape Cod Canal opened.
  29. 1920Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
  30. 1921Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
  31. 1932Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.
  32. 1937Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  33. 1945The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
  34. 1947A gas explosion in Harrisonburg, Virginia kills 11 and injures 30.
  35. 1948Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
  36. 1950Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
  37. 1957The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
  38. 1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
  39. 1958U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  40. 1965Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
  41. 1967Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
  42. 1967During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
  43. 1972Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38.
  44. 1973Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
  45. 1973Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
  46. 1976In 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.
  47. 1980Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
  48. 1981A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
  49. 1981After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
  50. 1985Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent.
  51. 1987British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).
  52. 1987Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
  53. 1993The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
  54. 1996The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  55. 2005Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
  56. 2010An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
  57. 2013Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
  58. 2015The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.
  59. 2019The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.
  60. 2021The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.
  61. 2024Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.

Nacimientos (238)

  1. 869Muhammad al-Mahdi, The 12th Imam of Muslims (Shiites) (died 941)
  2. 996Fujiwara no Norimichi, Japanese nobleman (died 1075)
  3. 1166Henry II, French nobleman and king of Jerusalem (died 1197)
  4. 1356Martin the Elder, king of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca (died 1410)
  5. 1537Pedro Téllez-Girón, Spanish nobleman (died 1590)
  6. 1573Philip II, duke of Pomerania-Stettin (died 1618)
  7. 1580Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor (died 1654)
  8. 1605Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (died 1659)
  9. 1646Johann Theile, German organist and composer (died 1724)
  10. 1744Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (died 1830)
  11. 1763Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (died 1845)
  12. 1796Walter Hunt, inventor of the safety pin and other things (died 1859)
  13. 1797Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier (died 1879)
  14. 1801George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (died 1853)
  15. 1805Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (died 1859)
  16. 1806Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (died 1887)
  17. 1817Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (died 1900)
  18. 1817Martin Körber, German pastor, composer, and conductor (died 1893)
  19. 1841Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (died 1912)
  20. 1843Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (died 1901)
  21. 1846Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (died 1918)
  22. 1846Isabel, Brazilian princess (died 1921)
  23. 1849Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization (died 1923)
  24. 1859Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz, Portuguese priest (died 1948)
  25. 1860Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (died 1940)
  26. 1867Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi (died 1942)
  27. 1869Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (died 1946)
  28. 1870George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title) (died 1930)
  29. 1871Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (died 1930)
  30. 1872Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (died 1957)
  31. 1874J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician (died 1942)
  32. 1876Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (died 1949)
  33. 1878Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1937)
  34. 1883Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (died 1942)
  35. 1883Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945)
  36. 1884Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (died 1975)
  37. 1885Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955)
  38. 1887Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (died 1951)
  39. 1888Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American inventor, engineer, invented the cathode ray tube system (died 1982)
  40. 1891Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (died 1966)
  41. 1892William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984)
  42. 1896Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist (died 1986)
  43. 1897Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (died 1983)
  44. 1898Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1988)
  45. 1899Walter Beall, American baseball player (died 1959)
  46. 1900Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (died 1986)
  47. 1900Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1976)
  48. 1900Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (died 1980)
  49. 1900Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (died 1964)
  50. 1904Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1982)
  51. 1904J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (died 1993)
  52. 1905Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)
  53. 1905Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1961)
  54. 1905Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (died 2006)
  55. 1906Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (died 1935)
  56. 1907Melvin Belli, American lawyer (died 1996)
  57. 1909Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (died 1997)
  58. 1909Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (died 1984)
  59. 1910Gale Page, American actress (died 1983)
  60. 1911Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1995)
  61. 1911Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005)
  62. 1913Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013)
  63. 1914Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (died 2017)
  64. 1915Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (died 1985)
  65. 1915Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1998)
  66. 1916Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
  67. 1916Charlie Christian, American guitarist (died 1942)
  68. 1916Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (died 2004)
  69. 1917Rochus Misch, German SS officer (died 2013)
  70. 1918Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014)
  71. 1918Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968)
  72. 1918Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (died 2005)
  73. 1920Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman (died 2007)
  74. 1921Richard Egan, American actor (died 1987)
  75. 1921Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (died 2012)
  76. 1923George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
  77. 1923Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (died 2014)
  78. 1923Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (died 2012)
  79. 1923Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (died 2003)
  80. 1924Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (died 2005)
  81. 1924Robert Horton, American actor (died 2016)
  82. 1925Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (died 2014)
  83. 1925Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster (died 2019)
  84. 1925Hilary Smart, American sailor (died 2000)
  85. 1925Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (died 2021)
  86. 1926Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (died 2015)
  87. 1927Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (died 2010)
  88. 1930Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (died 2018)
  89. 1931Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2020)
  90. 1931Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)
  91. 1932Leslie Fielding, English diplomat (died 2021)
  92. 1932Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician (died 2026)
  93. 1933Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died 2009)
  94. 1933Colin Davis, English race car driver (died 2012)
  95. 1933Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher
  96. 1933Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2024)
  97. 1935Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (died 2019)
  98. 1936Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor
  99. 1937Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
  100. 1938Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 2005)
  101. 1938Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician (died 2021)
  102. 1940Betty Harris, American chemist
  103. 1940Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights movement activist (died 2026)
  104. 1940Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator
  105. 1941Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (died 2007)
  106. 1941Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
  107. 1941David Warner, English actor (died 2022)
  108. 1942Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter
  109. 1942Tony Sirico, American actor (died 2022)
  110. 1943David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster
  111. 1944Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer (died 2018)
  112. 1945Sharon Creech, American author and educator
  113. 1945Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2026)
  114. 1946Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
  115. 1946Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver
  116. 1946Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
  117. 1946Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer
  118. 1946Diane Keen, English actress
  119. 1946Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player
  120. 1947Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (died 2006)
  121. 1948John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
  122. 1949Leslie Easterbrook, American actress
  123. 1949Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador
  124. 1950Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer
  125. 1950Mike Starr, American actor
  126. 1951Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist
  127. 1951Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach
  128. 1951Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer
  129. 1952Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician
  130. 1952Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster
  131. 1952Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician
  132. 1952Scott Wedman, American basketball player
  133. 1953Ken Burns, American director and producer
  134. 1953Tim Gunn, American television host and actor
  135. 1953Geddy Lee, Canadian musician
  136. 1953Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright
  137. 1953Patti Scialfa, American musician
  138. 1955Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
  139. 1955Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died 2008)
  140. 1955Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness
  141. 1956Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
  142. 1956Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
  143. 1956Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
  144. 1957Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (died 2014)
  145. 1957Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (died 2016)
  146. 1957Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach
  147. 1958Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic
  148. 1958Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer
  149. 1958Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer
  150. 1959Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer
  151. 1959Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator
  152. 1959Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager
  153. 1959John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
  154. 1959Dirk Graham, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  155. 1960Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author
  156. 1962Carl Cox, English DJ and producer
  157. 1962Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager
  158. 1962Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner
  159. 1962Scott Steiner, American wrestler
  160. 1963Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman
  161. 1963Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster
  162. 1963Julie Elliott, English politician
  163. 1963Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
  164. 1963Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer
  165. 1963Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist
  166. 1964Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer
  167. 1965Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
  168. 1965Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
  169. 1965Adam Holloway, English captain and politician
  170. 1965Stan Koziol, American soccer player (died 2014)
  171. 1965Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic
  172. 1965Xavier Waterkeyn, Australian author
  173. 1965Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter
  174. 1966Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster
  175. 1966Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer
  176. 1966Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer
  177. 1966Debbie Black, American basketball player and coach
  178. 1968Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator
  179. 1969Timothy Omundson, American actor
  180. 1970Adele Griffin, American author
  181. 1970Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer
  182. 1970John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer
  183. 1971Andrea Philipp, German sprinter
  184. 1972Anssi Kela, Finnish singer and songwriter
  185. 1972Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  186. 1973Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer
  187. 1973Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer
  188. 1974Josh Radnor, American actor and musician
  189. 1975Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
  190. 1975Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
  191. 1975Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
  192. 1975Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer
  193. 1978Mike Adams, American baseball player
  194. 1978Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player
  195. 1979Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
  196. 1979Ronald Murray, American basketball player
  197. 1980Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player
  198. 1980Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
  199. 1980Ben Koller, American drummer
  200. 1980John Morris, Australian rugby league player
  201. 1981Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver
  202. 1981Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer
  203. 1981Troy Perkins, American soccer player
  204. 1982Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
  205. 1982Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
  206. 1982Allison Mack, American actress and criminal
  207. 1983Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler
  208. 1983Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress
  209. 1983Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player
  210. 1983Jerious Norwood, American football player
  211. 1983Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter
  212. 1984Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer
  213. 1984Chad Billingsley, American baseball player
  214. 1984Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer
  215. 1985Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler
  216. 1985Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
  217. 1985Jonatan Maidana, Argentine footballer
  218. 1985Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
  219. 1988Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete
  220. 1989Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
  221. 1990Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress, singer and model
  222. 1991Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player
  223. 1991Irakli Logua, Russian footballer
  224. 1992Djibril Sidibé, French footballer
  225. 1992Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer
  226. 1993Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
  227. 1993Ayoze Pérez, Spanish footballer
  228. 1993Dak Prescott, American football player
  229. 1994Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
  230. 1994Daniele Rugani, Italian footballer
  231. 1995Neal Pionk, American ice hockey player
  232. 1998Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player
  233. 1998Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player
  234. 1998Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer
  235. 2000Yacine Adli, French footballer
  236. 2003Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdler
  237. 2003Jens Castrop, German-South Korean footballer
  238. 2003Renato Veiga, Portuguese footballer

Fallecimientos (106)

  1. 238Balbinus, Roman emperor (born 165)
  2. 238Pupienus, Roman emperor (born 178)
  3. 451Tuoba Huang, prince of Northern Wei (born 428)
  4. 796Offa of Mercia (born 730)
  5. 846Li Shen, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
  6. 1030Olaf II of Norway (born 995)
  7. 1095Ladislaus I of Hungary (born 1040)
  8. 1099Pope Urban II (born 1042)
  9. 1108Philip I of France (born 1052)
  10. 1236Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (born 1175)
  11. 1326Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (born 1259)
  12. 1504Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435)
  13. 1507Martin Behaim, German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (born 1459)
  14. 1573John Caius, English physician and academic (born 1510)
  15. 1612Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (born 1554)
  16. 1644Pope Urban VIII (born 1568)
  17. 1752Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703)
  18. 1781Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1713)
  19. 1792René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (born 1714)
  20. 1813Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (born 1771)
  21. 1833William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (born 1759)
  22. 1839Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (born 1755)
  23. 1844Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1791)
  24. 1856Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (born 1810)
  25. 1857Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (born 1774)
  26. 1887Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1813)
  27. 1890Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853)
  28. 1895Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (born 1839)
  29. 1900Umberto I of Italy (born 1844)
  30. 1908Marie Adam-Doerrer, Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (born 1838)
  31. 1913Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1838)
  32. 1918Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (born 1863)
  33. 1924Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852)
  34. 1934Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1883)
  35. 1938Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
  36. 1950Joe Fry, English race car driver (born 1915)
  37. 1951Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (born 1886)
  38. 1954Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (born 1879)
  39. 1960Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1885)
  40. 1962Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (born 1890)
  41. 1962Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (born 1875)
  42. 1964Vean Gregg, American baseball player (born 1885)
  43. 1966Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (born 1924)
  44. 1966Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (born 1926)
  45. 1970John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (born 1899)
  46. 1973Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
  47. 1973Roger Williamson, English race car driver (born 1948)
  48. 1974Cass Elliot, American singer (born 1941)
  49. 1974Erich Kästner, German author and poet (born 1899)
  50. 1976Mickey Cohen, American gangster (born 1913)
  51. 1978Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (born 1904)
  52. 1979Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1898)
  53. 1979Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (born 1916)
  54. 1981Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (born 1888)
  55. 1981Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (born 1896)
  56. 1982Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (born 1920)
  57. 1982Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (born 1889)
  58. 1983Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900)
  59. 1983Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (born 1896)
  60. 1983David Niven, English military officer and actor (born 1910)
  61. 1984Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (born 1900)
  62. 1987Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1894)
  63. 1990Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (born 1911)
  64. 1991Christian de Castries, French general (born 1902)
  65. 1992Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1952)
  66. 1994John Britton, American physician (born 1925)
  67. 1994Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
  68. 1995Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1917)
  69. 1996Ric Nordman, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1919)
  70. 1996Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and theorist (born 1920)
  71. 1996Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (born 1967)
  72. 1998Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (born 1918)
  73. 2000René Favaloro, Argentine cardiac surgeon (born 1923)
  74. 2001Edward Gierek, Polish soldier and politician (born 1913)
  75. 2001Wau Holland, German computer scientist, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (born 1951)
  76. 2003Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (born 1937)
  77. 2004Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (born 1923)
  78. 2007Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940)
  79. 2007Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928)
  80. 2007Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936)
  81. 2007Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921)
  82. 2008Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (born 1946)
  83. 2010Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (born 1925)
  84. 2012Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (born 1970)
  85. 2012August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (born 1921)
  86. 2012Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (born 1921)
  87. 2012James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (born 1925)
  88. 2012John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (born 1957)
  89. 2013Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)
  90. 2013Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923)
  91. 2013Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920)
  92. 2013Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)
  93. 2014M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)
  94. 2014Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)
  95. 2014Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929)
  96. 2014María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)
  97. 2014Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)
  98. 2014Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939)
  99. 2014Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919)
  100. 2015Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920)
  101. 2015Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918)
  102. 2015Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939)
  103. 2015Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930)
  104. 2018Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947)
  105. 2018Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947)
  106. 2025Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)

Celebraciones (6)

  1. Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. (Bermuda)
  2. International Tiger Day
  3. Mohun Bagan Day (India)
  4. National Anthem Day (Romania)
  5. National Thai Language Day (Thailand)
  6. Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)

Santoral (8)

  1. Lazarus of Bethany
  2. Lupus of Troyes
  3. Martha of Bethany (Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Church)
  4. Mary of Bethany
  5. Olaf II of Norway
  6. Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
  7. William Pinchon
  8. July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)