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Acontecimientos (77)

  1. 70Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
  2. 642Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
  3. 910The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
  4. 939The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
  5. 974Abbasid Caliph al-Muti' is forced to abdicate by his Turkic general Sabuktakin and succeeded by his son al-Ta'i'.
  6. 1068Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
  7. 1100Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
  8. 1192Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the battle of Jaffa, which enables him to conclude a favourable treaty for the crusaders.
  9. 1278Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
  10. 1305First Scottish War of Independence: Sir John Stewart of Menteith, the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully manages to capture Sir William Wallace of Scotland, leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later.
  11. 1388The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
  12. 1460The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege.
  13. 1506The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk.
  14. 1583Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  15. 1600The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place at Gowrie House (Perth, Scotland).
  16. 1620The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
  17. 1689Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
  18. 1716Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718):The Austrians defeat the Ottomans in the Battle of Petrovaradin. One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed.
  19. 1735Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
  20. 1763Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
  21. 1766An earthquake in the Sea of Marmara and Gallipoli (present-day Turkey) along the North Anatolian Fault kills at least 5,000 people.
  22. 1772First Partition of Poland: The representatives of Austria, Prussia, and Russia sign three bilateral conventions condemning the "anarchy" of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and imputing to the three powers "ancient and legitimate rights" to the territories of the Commonwealth. The conventions allow each of the three great powers to annex a part of the Commonwealth, which they proceed to do over the course of the following two months.
  23. 1781British and Dutch ships engage in the second Battle of Dogger Bank.
  24. 1796The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars results in a French victory.
  25. 1816The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
  26. 1824Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
  27. 1858Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
  28. 1860Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
  29. 1861American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
  30. 1861The United States Army abolishes flogging.
  31. 1862American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
  32. 1864American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
  33. 1874Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
  34. 1882Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the breakup of Standard Oil.
  35. 1884The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
  36. 1888Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
  37. 1901Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of , a record that would stand for 20 years.
  38. 1906Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
  39. 1914World War I: The German minelayer lays a minefield about off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser .
  40. 1914World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
  41. 1914In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  42. 1916World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
  43. 1925Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
  44. 1926Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
  45. 1931Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drafts the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.
  46. 1939The Thirteen Roses: Thirteen female members of the Unified Socialist Youth are executed by Francoist forces in Madrid, Spain.
  47. 1940World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
  48. 1944World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
  49. 1944World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
  50. 1944World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
  51. 1949In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  52. 1949In Montana, 12 smokejumper firefighters and a US Forest Service fire guard are killed in the Mann Gulch Fire.
  53. 1957American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
  54. 1960Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
  55. 1962Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
  56. 1962American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
  57. 1963Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  58. 1964Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers and bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
  59. 1965The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
  60. 1966A group of red guards at Experimental High in Beijing, including Deng Rong and Liu Pingping, daughters of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution.
  61. 1969The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
  62. 1971The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
  63. 1973Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
  64. 1974Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
  65. 1979In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
  66. 1981President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
  67. 1984A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
  68. 1995Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
  69. 2003A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
  70. 2008The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.
  71. 2010The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately below the ground for 69 days.
  72. 2010Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
  73. 2012The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
  74. 2015The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
  75. 2019The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).
  76. 2021Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.
  77. 2024Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.

Nacimientos (236)

  1. 79 a. C.Tullia, Roman daughter of Cicero (died 45 BC)
  2. 1262Ladislaus IV of Hungary (died 1290)
  3. 1301Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1330)
  4. 1397Guillaume Du Fay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (died 1474)
  5. 1461Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (died 1506)
  6. 1540Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (died 1609)
  7. 1607Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal (died 1671)
  8. 1623Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (died 1669)
  9. 1626Richard Ottley, English politician (died 1670)
  10. 1662James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)
  11. 1681Vitus Bering, Danish-born Russian explorer (died 1741)
  12. 1694Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (died 1744)
  13. 1749Thomas Lynch Jr., American commander and politician (died 1779)
  14. 1797Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer (died 1879)
  15. 1802Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1829)
  16. 1811Ambroise Thomas, French composer (died 1896)
  17. 1813Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (died 1896)
  18. 1815Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (died 1901)
  19. 1827Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (died 1892)
  20. 1828Louise of the Netherlands (died 1871)
  21. 1833Carola of Vasa (died 1907)
  22. 1843James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (died 1927)
  23. 1844Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1930)
  24. 1850Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (died 1893)
  25. 1860Louis Wain, English artist (died 1939)
  26. 1862Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (died 1890)
  27. 1866Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (died 1923)
  28. 1866Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (died 1917)
  29. 1868Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (died 1924)
  30. 1872Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (died 1917)
  31. 1874Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (died 1948)
  32. 1874Horace Rawlins, English golfer (died 1935)
  33. 1876Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (died 1958)
  34. 1877Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (died 1917)
  35. 1880Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (died 1962)
  36. 1880Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (died 1970)
  37. 1882Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (died 1962)
  38. 1887Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (died 1972)
  39. 1889Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (died 1973)
  40. 1890Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (died 1977)
  41. 1890Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (died 1956)
  42. 1897Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (died 1954)
  43. 1897Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1972)
  44. 1900Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (died 1988)
  45. 1901Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (died 2000)
  46. 1904Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (died 1997)
  47. 1905Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
  48. 1906Joan Hickson, English actress (died 1998)
  49. 1906John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1987)
  50. 1908Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1967)
  51. 1908Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (died 1997)
  52. 1910Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (died 1979)
  53. 1910Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (died 1956)
  54. 1911Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (died 1969)
  55. 1912Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (died 2007)
  56. 1914Parley Baer, American actor (died 2002)
  57. 1916Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (died 2006)
  58. 1918Tom Drake, American actor and singer (died 1982)
  59. 1918Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada's National Ballet School (died 2004)
  60. 1919Rosalind Hicks, British literary guardian and the only child of author, Agatha Christie (died 2004)
  61. 1920George Tooker, American painter and academic (died 2011)
  62. 1921Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (died 2014)
  63. 1922L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (died 2015)
  64. 1922Frank Stranahan, American golfer (died 2013)
  65. 1923Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (died 2005)
  66. 1926Betsy Jolas, French composer
  67. 1926Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (died 1991)
  68. 1929Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (died 2014)
  69. 1929John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)
  70. 1930Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon (died 2012)
  71. 1930Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (died 1998)
  72. 1930Richie Ginther, American race car driver (died 1989)
  73. 1930Michal Kováč, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia (died 2016)
  74. 1931Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)
  75. 1932Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (died 1996)
  76. 1932Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor
  77. 1934Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist
  78. 1934Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (died 2026)
  79. 1934Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host (died 2019)
  80. 1934Vern Gosdin, American country singer (died 2009)
  81. 1935Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer (died 2017)
  82. 1935Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal (died 2022)
  83. 1935Roy Benavidez, American soldier, Medal of Honor Winner (died 1998)
  84. 1936Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright (died 2019)
  85. 1936John Saxon, American actor (died 2020)
  86. 1937Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (died 2003)
  87. 1937Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (died 2010)
  88. 1939Roger Clark, English race car driver (died 1998)
  89. 1939Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (died 2021)
  90. 1940Bobby Braddock, American country music songwriter, musician, and producer
  91. 1940Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor (died 2024)
  92. 1940Rick Huxley, English bass player (died 2013)
  93. 1941Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  94. 1941Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2010)
  95. 1941Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer
  96. 1942Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records
  97. 1943Nelson Briles, American baseball player (died 2005)
  98. 1943Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2005)
  99. 1944Christopher Gunning, English composer (died 2023)
  100. 1945Loni Anderson, American actress (died 2025)
  101. 1946Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach
  102. 1946Shirley Ann Jackson, American physicist
  103. 1946Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (died 2006)
  104. 1946Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach
  105. 1946Erika Slezak, American actress
  106. 1946Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona
  107. 1947Angry Anderson, Australian singer and actor (died 2026)
  108. 1947Bernie Carbo, American baseball player
  109. 1947France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic
  110. 1947Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)
  111. 1947Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
  112. 1948Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager (died 2020)
  113. 1948Barbara Flynn, English actress
  114. 1948David Hungate, American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger
  115. 1948Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic
  116. 1950Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (died 2013)
  117. 1950Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2013)
  118. 1951Samantha Sang, Australian pop singer
  119. 1952Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player
  120. 1952John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer
  121. 1952Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager
  122. 1953Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (died 2005)
  123. 1955Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter
  124. 1956Christopher Chessun, English Anglican bishop
  125. 1956Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  126. 1956Maureen McCormick, American actress
  127. 1957Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player
  128. 1957David Gill, English businessman
  129. 1958Ulla Salzgeber, German equestrian
  130. 1959Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (died 2016)
  131. 1959Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
  132. 1960David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
  133. 1961Janet McTeer, English actress
  134. 1961Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
  135. 1961Mark O'Connor, American violinist/fiddler and composer
  136. 1961Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (died 2014)
  137. 1962Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
  138. 1962Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
  139. 1963Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (died 2010)
  140. 1963Ingmar De Vos, Belgian sports administrator
  141. 1963Mark Strong, English actor
  142. 1964Rory Morrison, English journalist (died 2013)
  143. 1964Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (died 2012)
  144. 1965Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer
  145. 1965Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer
  146. 1966James Gunn, American filmmaker
  147. 1966Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer (died 2026)
  148. 1966Jonathan Silverman, American actor and producer
  149. 1967Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  150. 1967Vladyslav Gorai, Ukrainian tenor
  151. 1968Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  152. 1968Funkmaster Flex, American DJ, radio and television host, rapper, and record producer
  153. 1968Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
  154. 1968Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician
  155. 1968Oleh Luzhnyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager
  156. 1968Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (died 2007)
  157. 1968John Olerud, American baseball player
  158. 1969Jackie Doyle-Price, English politician
  159. 1969Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer
  160. 1969Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach
  161. 1969Rob Scott, Australian rower
  162. 1971Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
  163. 1972Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler
  164. 1972Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
  165. 1972Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (died 2015)
  166. 1972Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player
  167. 1972Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager
  168. 1972Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  169. 1973Paul Carige, Australian rugby league player
  170. 1973Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
  171. 1974Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer
  172. 1974Kajol, Indian film actress
  173. 1974Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer
  174. 1974Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
  175. 1975Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist
  176. 1975Josep Jufré, Spanish cyclist
  177. 1975Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer
  178. 1976Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player
  179. 1976Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager
  180. 1976Remi Sølvberg, Norwegian politician
  181. 1976Eugen Trică, Romanian footballer and manager
  182. 1977Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach
  183. 1977Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster
  184. 1977Michael Walsh, English footballer
  185. 1978Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager
  186. 1978Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter
  187. 1978Harel Levy, Israeli tennis player
  188. 1979David Healy, Irish footballer
  189. 1980Wayne Bridge, English footballer
  190. 1980Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer
  191. 1980Jason Culina, Australian footballer
  192. 1980Jesse Williams, American actor, director, producer, and political activist
  193. 1981David Clarke, English ice hockey player
  194. 1981Carl Crawford, American baseball player
  195. 1981Maik Franz, German footballer
  196. 1981Erik Guay, Canadian skier
  197. 1981Travie McCoy, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
  198. 1981Anna Rawson, Australian golfer
  199. 1981Rachel Scott, American murder victim, inspired the Rachel's Challenge (died 1999)
  200. 1982Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player
  201. 1982Lolo Jones, American hurdler
  202. 1982Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer
  203. 1982Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player
  204. 1982Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist
  205. 1984Steve Matai, New Zealand rugby league player
  206. 1985Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
  207. 1985Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
  208. 1985Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer
  209. 1985Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer
  210. 1986Paula Creamer, American golfer
  211. 1986Kathrin Zettel, Austrian skier
  212. 1987Orce Gjorgjievski, Macedonian politician
  213. 1988Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer
  214. 1988Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
  215. 1989Ryan Bertrand, English footballer
  216. 1989Mathieu Manset, French footballer
  217. 1991Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
  218. 1991Wi Ha-joon, South Korean actor
  219. 1991Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player
  220. 1991Daniëlle van de Donk, Dutch footballer
  221. 1991Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer
  222. 1994Natalia García, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
  223. 1995Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer
  224. 1996Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
  225. 1996Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper
  226. 1997Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player
  227. 1997Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
  228. 1997Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor
  229. 1997Yungblud, English musician and actor
  230. 1998Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
  231. 1999Kim Si-hyeon, South Korean singer
  232. 2000Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league player
  233. 2001Anthony Edwards, American basketball player
  234. 2003Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer
  235. 2004Gavi, Spanish footballer
  236. 2008Hudson Meek, American actor (died 2024)

Fallecimientos (116)

  1. 553Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (born 508)
  2. 642Eowa, king of Mercia
  3. 642Oswald, king of Northumbria
  4. 824Heizei, Japanese emperor (born 773)
  5. 877Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier
  6. 882Louis III, Frankish king (born 863)
  7. 890Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (born 850)
  8. 910Eowils and Halfdan, joint kings of Northumbria
  9. 910Ingwær, king of Northumbria
  10. 917Euthymius I of Constantinople (born 834)
  11. 940Li Decheng, Chinese general (born 863)
  12. 1063Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
  13. 1364Kōgon, Japanese emperor (born 1313)
  14. 1415Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (born 1375)
  15. 1415Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (born 1370)
  16. 1447John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (born 1395)
  17. 1579Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (born 1504)
  18. 1600John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (born 1577)
  19. 1610Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (born 1552)
  20. 1633George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (born 1562)
  21. 1678Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (born 1619)
  22. 1729Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (born 1664)
  23. 1743John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (born 1696)
  24. 1778Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (born 1703)
  25. 1778Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (born 1756)
  26. 1792Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1732)
  27. 1799Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (born 1726)
  28. 1868Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (born 1788)
  29. 1877Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (born 1830)
  30. 1880Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (born 1816)
  31. 1881Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (born 1823)
  32. 1895Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (born 1820)
  33. 1901Victoria, German Empress and Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (born 1840)
  34. 1904George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (born 1834)
  35. 1911Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (born 1864)
  36. 1916George Butterworth, British composer (born 1885)
  37. 1921Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1844)
  38. 1929Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (born 1847)
  39. 1933Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (born 1856)
  40. 1935David Townsend, American art director and set designer (born 1891)
  41. 1939Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)
  42. 1944Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (born 1906)
  43. 1946Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (born 1863)
  44. 1948Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (born 1871)
  45. 1952Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)
  46. 1955Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (born 1909)
  47. 1957Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
  48. 1959Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (born 1881)
  49. 1960Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1874)
  50. 1963Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (born 1898)
  51. 1964Moa Martinson, Swedish author (born 1890)
  52. 1964Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1886)
  53. 1968Luther Perkins, American guitarist (born 1928)
  54. 1978Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (born 1893)
  55. 1980Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
  56. 1983Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (born 1913)
  57. 1983Joan Robinson, English economist and author (born 1903)
  58. 1984Richard Burton, Welsh actor (born 1925)
  59. 1985Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (born 1898)
  60. 1987Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1910)
  61. 1991Paul Brown, American football player and coach (born 1908)
  62. 1991Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (born 1906)
  63. 1992Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1921)
  64. 1994Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (born 1908)
  65. 1994Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (born 1922)
  66. 1998Otto Kretschmer, German naval officer and submariner (born 1912)
  67. 1998Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (born 1911)
  68. 2000Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (born 1920)
  69. 2000Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (born 1910)
  70. 2000Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (born 1911)
  71. 2000Alec Guinness, English actor (born 1914)
  72. 2001Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (born 1929)
  73. 2001Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (born 1948)
  74. 2002Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (born 1982)
  75. 2002Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (born 1916)
  76. 2002Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (born 1920)
  77. 2002Darrell Porter, American baseball player (born 1952)
  78. 2002Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
  79. 2005Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (born 1936)
  80. 2005Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (born 1915)
  81. 2005Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (born 1941)
  82. 2005Eddie Jenkins, Welsh footballer (born 1909)
  83. 2007Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (born 1926)
  84. 2007Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (born 1943)
  85. 2008Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (born 1932)
  86. 2008Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1929)
  87. 2009Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1914)
  88. 2011Andrzej Lepper, Polish farmer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (born 1954)
  89. 2011Aziz Shavershian, Australian bodybuilder (born 1989)
  90. 2012Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1917)
  91. 2012Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
  92. 2012Fred Matua, American football player (born 1984)
  93. 2012Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (born 1916)
  94. 2012Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1919)
  95. 2012Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (born 1960)
  96. 2013Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (born 1926)
  97. 2013Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1966)
  98. 2013Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)
  99. 2013Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (born 1925)
  100. 2013May Song Vang, American activist (born 1951)
  101. 2013Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (born 1959)
  102. 2014Harold J. Greene, American general (born 1962)
  103. 2014Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (born 1936)
  104. 2014Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1914)
  105. 2014Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (born 1927)
  106. 2015Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (born 1912)
  107. 2015Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (born 1943)
  108. 2018Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (born 1953)
  109. 2019Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (born 1931).
  110. 2020Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)
  111. 2022Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
  112. 2022Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (born 1963)
  113. 2022Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)
  114. 2022Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (born 1938)
  115. 2022Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (born 1998)
  116. 2025Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)

Celebraciones (3)

  1. Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
  2. July Mass Uprising Day (Bangladesh)
  3. Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)

Santoral (11)

  1. Abel of Reims
  2. Addai
  3. Afra
  4. Cassian of Autun
  5. Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
  6. Emygdius
  7. Margaret the Barefooted
  8. Memnius
  9. Nonna of Nazianzus
  10. Oswald of Northumbria
  11. August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)