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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[657]] – [[First Fitna]]: In the [[Battle of Siffin]], troops led by [[Ali|Ali ibn Abu Talib]] clash with those led by [[Muawiyah I]]. * [[811]] – [[Battle of Pliska]]: [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Nikephoros I]] is killed and his heir [[Staurakios]] is seriously wounded.<ref>George Ostrogorsky, ''History of the Byzantine State'' (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1957), p. 174</ref> * [[920]] – Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from [[Navarre]] and [[León, Spain|Léon]] against the Muslims at the [[Battle of Valdejunquera]]. *[[1309]] – [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|The Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII]] is recognized [[King of the Romans]] by [[Pope Clement V]]. *[[1509]] – The Emperor [[Krishnadevaraya]] ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. *[[1529]] – [[Francisco Pizarro González]], Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru. *[[1579]] – [[Francis Drake]], the English explorer, discovers a "fair and good" bay on the coast of the [[Pacific Northwest]] (probably [[Oregon]] or [[Washington (state)|Washington]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=Melissa|last=Darby|title=Thunder Go North: The Hunt for Sir Francis Drake's Fair and Good Bay|publisher=University of Utah Press|year=2019|isbn=978-1-60-781725-3}}</ref> *[[1581]] – [[Act of Abjuration|Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration)]]: The northern [[Low Countries]] declare their independence from the Spanish king, [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1703]] – During the ''[[Bavarian Rummel]]'' the rural population of [[County of Tyrol|Tyrol]] drove the [[History of Bavaria#Absolutism|Bavarian]] Prince-Elector [[Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria|Maximilian II Emanuel]] out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the [[Bavarian Army]], which was allied with [[History of France#Louis XIV (1643–1715)|France]], from marching as planned on [[Vienna]] during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. *[[1745]] – The first recorded [[History of women's cricket|women's cricket]] match takes place near [[Guildford]], England. *[[1758]] – [[French and Indian War]]: The [[Siege of Louisbourg (1758)|Siege of Louisbourg]] ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]]. *[[1775]] – The office that would later become the [[United States Post Office Department]] is established by the [[Second Continental Congress]]. [[Benjamin Franklin]] of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General. *[[1778]] – The [[Emigration of Christians from the Crimea (1778)|Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778]] begins.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beketov |first=V. M. |title=Регіональне і загальне в історії: Тези міжнародної наукової конференції, присвяченої 140-річчю від дня народження Д.І.Яворницького та 90-літтю XIII Археологічного з'їзду (9 листопада 1995 р.). |publisher=[[Institute of History of Ukraine]] |year=1995 |isbn=5-7707-8671-X |location=Dnipro |pages=262–264 |language=uk |trans-title=Regional and general in history: Abstracts from the international scientific conference dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of D.I. Yavornytsky and the 90th anniversary of the XIII Archaeological Congress (9 November 1995) |contribution=З історії переселення греків з Криму на Маріупольщину: Митрополит Ігнатій (Газадінов) |access-date=13 March 2023 |contribution-url=http://new.museum.dp.ua/uk/article0564.html |via=[[Dmytro Yavornytsky National Historical Museum of Dnipropetrovsk]] |trans-contribution=From the history of the relocation of the Greeks from the Crimea to the Mariupol region: Metropolitan Ignatius (Gazadinov) |contributor-last=Kozina |contributor-first=N. I. |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313142602/http://new.museum.dp.ua/uk/article0564.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1788]] – New York ratifies the [[United States Constitution]] and becomes the 11th state of the United States. *[[1803]] – The [[Surrey Iron Railway]], arguably the world's first public [[Rail transport|railway]], opens in south London, United Kingdom. *[[1814]] – The [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)|Swedish–Norwegian War]] begins. *[[1822]] – [[José de San Martín]] arrives in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]], to [[Guayaquil Conference|meet]] with [[Simón Bolívar]]. * 1822 – First day of the three-day [[Battle of Dervenakia]], between the [[Ottoman Empire]] force led by [[Mahmud Dramali Pasha]] and the [[Greek War of Independence|Greek Revolutionary]] force led by [[Theodoros Kolokotronis]]. *[[1847]] – [[Liberia]] declares its independence from the [[United States]]. [[France]] and [[the United Kingdom]] are the first to recognize the new nation. *[[1848]] – The [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] is established by [[Nelson Dewey]], first [[Governor of Wisconsin]].<ref name="uwtimeline">{{cite web |title=Historical Timeline |url=http://www.wisc.edu/about/historical-timeline/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220226/http://www.wisc.edu/about/historical-timeline/ |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |website=University of Wisconsin-Madison}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[George B. McClellan]] assumes command of the [[Army of the Potomac]] following a disastrous [[Union Army|Union]] defeat at the [[First Battle of Bull Run]]. *[[1863]] – American Civil War: [[Morgan's Raid]] ends; At [[Salineville, Ohio]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cavalry leader [[John Hunt Morgan]] and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. *[[1882]] – Premiere of [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera ''[[Parsifal]]'' at [[Bayreuth]]. * 1882 – The Republic of [[Stellaland]] is founded in Southern Africa. *[[1887]] – Publication of the ''[[Unua Libro]]'', founding the Esperanto movement. *[[1890]] – In [[Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires, Argentina]] the [[Revolution of the Park|Revolución del Parque]] takes place, forcing President [[Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman]]'s resignation. *[[1891]] – France annexes [[Tahiti]]. *[[1892]] – [[Dadabhai Naoroji]] is elected as the first Indian [[British House of Commons|Member of Parliament]] in Britain.<ref>{{citation |date=26 Jul 2013 |title=From the archive, 26 July 1892: Britain's first Asian MP elected |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/jul/26/election-naoroji-finsbury-1892 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2 May 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Anglo-Afghan War]]: The [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] [[fakir]] [[Saidullah]] leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a [[Siege of Malakand|siege of the British garrison]] in the [[Malakand Agency]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|North West Frontier Province]] of India. *[[1899]] – [[Ulises Heureaux]], the 27th [[President of the Dominican Republic]], is assassinated. ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[United States Attorney General]] [[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]] issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]). *[[1918]] – [[Emmy Noether]]'s paper, which became known as [[Noether's theorem]] was presented at [[Göttingen]], Germany, from which [[conservation law]]s are deduced for symmetries of [[angular momentum]], [[Momentum|linear momentum]], and [[energy]]. *[[1936]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] decide to intervene in the war in support for [[Francisco Franco]] and the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist faction]]. * 1936 – King [[Edward VIII]], in one of his few official duties before he [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdicates]] the throne, officially unveils the [[Canadian National Vimy Memorial]]. *[[1937]] – Spanish Civil War: End of the [[Battle of Brunete]] with the Nationalist victory. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Grand Harbour]], British forces on [[Malta]] destroy an attack by the Italian [[Decima Flottiglia MAS]]. Fort [[St Elmo Bridge]] covering the harbour is demolished in the process.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Caruana |first1=J |title=Decima Flotilla Decimated |journal=Warship International |date=1991 |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=178–186 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44892205 |publisher=International Naval Research Organization|jstor=44892205 }}</ref> *[[1941]] – World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of [[French Indochina]], the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and [[ABCD line|cut off oil shipments]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: The [[Red Army]] enters [[Lviv]], a major city in western [[Ukraine]], capturing it from the [[Nazism|Nazis]]. Only 300 [[Jews]] survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. *[[1945]] – The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] wins the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election of July 5]] by a landslide, removing [[Winston Churchill]] from power. * 1945 – World War II: The [[Potsdam Declaration]] is signed in [[Potsdam]], Germany. * 1945 – World War II: {{HMS|Vestal|J215|6}} is the last British [[Royal Navy]] ship to be sunk in the war. * 1945 – World War II: The {{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|6}} arrives at [[Tinian]] with components and [[enriched uranium]] for the [[Little Boy]] nuclear bomb. *[[1946]] – [[Aloha Airlines]] begins service from [[Honolulu International Airport]]. *[[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]] signs the [[National Security Act of 1947]] into [[Law of the United States|United States law]] creating the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], [[United States Department of Defense]], [[United States Air Force]], [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], and the [[United States National Security Council]]. *[[1948]] – U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]] signs [[Executive Order 9981]], desegregating the military of the United States. *[[1951]] – [[Walt Disney]]'s 13th [[Animation|animated film]], ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. *[[1952]] – King [[Farouk of Egypt]] abdicates in favor of his son [[Fuad II of Egypt|Fuad]]. *[[1953]] – Cold War: [[Fidel Castro]] leads an unsuccessful attack on the [[Moncada Barracks]], thus beginning the [[Cuban Revolution]]. The movement took the name of the date: [[26th of July Movement]] * 1953 – [[Arizona]] Governor [[John Howard Pyle]] orders an anti-[[polygamy]] law enforcement crackdown on residents of [[Colorado City, Arizona|Short Creek, Arizona]], which becomes known as the [[Short Creek raid]]. * 1953 – Soldiers from the [[2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the [[Battle of the Samichon River]], just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the [[Korean War]]. *[[1956]] – Following the [[World Bank]]'s refusal to fund building the [[Aswan Dam]], [[Egypt]]ian leader [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] nationalizes the [[Suez Canal]], [[Suez crisis|sparking international condemnation]]. *[[1957]] – [[Carlos Castillo Armas]], dictator of [[Guatemala]], is assassinated. *[[1958]] – [[Explorer program]]: ''[[Explorer 4]]'' is launched. *[[1963]] – [[Syncom#Syncom 2|Syncom 2]], the world's first [[geosynchronous satellite]], is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. * 1963 – An [[1963 Skopje earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Skopje]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] (present-day [[North Macedonia]]) leaves 1,100 dead. * 1963 – The [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] votes to admit [[Japan]]. *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[South Vietnam]]ese opposition leader [[Trương Đình Dzu]] is sentenced to five years [[Penal labour#Prison labour|hard labor]] for advocating the formation of a [[coalition government]] as a way to move toward an end to the war. *[[1971]] – [[Apollo program]]: Launch of [[Apollo 15]] on the first Apollo "[[List of Apollo missions#Alphabetical mission types|J-Mission]]", and first use of a [[Lunar Roving Vehicle]]. *[[1974]] – [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek Prime Minister]] [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] forms the country's first civil government after [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|seven years of military rule]]. *[[1977]] – The National Assembly of [[Quebec]] imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. *[[1989]] – A federal [[grand jury]] indicts [[Cornell University]] student [[Robert Tappan Morris|Robert T. Morris, Jr.]] for releasing the [[Morris worm]], thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 [[Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]]. *[[1990]] – The [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]] is signed into law by President [[George H. W. Bush]]. *[[1993]] – [[Asiana Airlines Flight 733]] crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at [[Mokpo Airport]], [[South Korea]]. Sixty-eight of the 116 people on board are killed. *[[1999]] – [[Kargil War|Kargil conflict]] officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. *[[2005]] – [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[STS-114]] Mission: Launch of [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']], [[NASA]]'s first scheduled flight mission after the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|''Columbia'' Disaster]] in [[2003]]. * 2005 – [[Mumbai]], India receives [[Maharashtra floods of 2005|99.5cm of rain]] (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. *[[2008]] – Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the [[2008 Ahmedabad bombings|Ahmedabad bombings in India]]. *[[2009]] – The militant [[Nigeria]]n [[Islamism|Islamist]] group [[Boko Haram]] attacks a police station in [[Bauchi (city)|Bauchi]], leading to reprisals by the [[Nigeria Police Force]] and [[2009 Boko Haram Uprising|four days of violence]] across multiple cities. *[[2011]] – A [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] [[2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash|crashes]] near [[Guelmim Airport]] in [[Guelmim]], [[Morocco]]. All 80 people on board are killed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules CNA-OQ Goulimime Airport (GLN)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110726-0|access-date=2021-07-24|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2016]] – The [[Sagamihara stabbings]] occur in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] in Japan. Nineteen people are killed. * 2016 – [[Hillary Clinton]] becomes the first female nominee for [[President of the United States]] by a major political party at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]]. * 2016 – [[Solar Impulse 2]] becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the [[Earth]]. * [[2024]] - Olympic swimmer [[Ana Carolina Vieira (swimmer)|Ana Carolina Vieira]] has been kicked out of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris due to sneaking out of the Olympic Village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Swimmer kicked out of Olympics and sent home after 'inappropriate' act with boyfriend |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/swimmer-kicked-out-of-olympics-and-sent-home-after-inappropriate-act-with-boyfriend-232845792.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-AU}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1030]] – [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]], Polish bishop and saint (died 1079) *[[1400]] – [[Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester]], English noble (died 1439) *[[1502]] – [[Christian Egenolff]], German printer (died 1555) ===1601–1900=== *[[1678]] – [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (died 1711) *[[1711]] – [[Lorenz Christoph Mizler]], German physician, mathematician, and historian (died 1778) *[[1739]] – [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]], American general and politician, 4th [[Vice President of the United States]] (died 1812) *[[1782]] – [[John Field (composer)|John Field]], Irish pianist and composer (died 1837) *[[1791]] – [[Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart]], Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1844) *[[1796]] – [[George Catlin]], American painter, author, and traveler (died 1872) *[[1802]] – [[Mariano Arista]], Mexican general and politician, 42nd [[President of Mexico]] (died 1855) *[[1819]] – [[Justin Holland]], American guitarist and educator (died 1887) *[[1829]] – [[Auguste Beernaert]], Belgian politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1912) *[[1838]] – [[Silas Soule]], American soldier and whistleblower of the [[Sand Creek Massacre]] (died 1865)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Life of Silas Soule|url=https://www.nps.gov/sand/learn/historyculture/the-life-of-silas-soule.htm|website=National Park Service|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-date=16 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716071009/https://www.nps.gov/sand/learn/historyculture/the-life-of-silas-soule.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Carl Robert Jakobson]], Estonian journalist and politician (died 1882) *[[1842]] – [[Alfred Marshall]], English economist and academic (died 1924) *[[1844]] – [[Stefan Drzewiecki]], Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (died 1938) *[[1854]] – [[Philippe Gaucher]], French dermatologist and academic (died 1918) *[[1855]] – [[Ferdinand Tönnies]], German sociologist and philosopher (died 1936) *[[1856]] – [[George Bernard Shaw]], Irish playwright and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1950) *[[1858]] – [[Tom Garrett]], Australian cricketer and lawyer (died 1943) *[[1863]] – [[Jāzeps Vītols]], Latvian composer (died 1948) *[[1865]] – [[Philipp Scheidemann]], German journalist and politician, 10th [[Chancellor of Germany]] (died 1939) * 1865 – [[Rajanikanta Sen]], Indian poet and composer (died 1910) *[[1874]] – [[Serge Koussevitzky]], Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (died 1951) *[[1875]] – [[Carl Jung]], Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1961) * 1875 – [[Ernesta Di Capua]], Italian botanist and explorer (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Friis |first1=Ib |last2=Ryding |first2=Olof |title=Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, August 25-27, 1999 |date=2001 |publisher=Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab |isbn=978-8-77876-246-7 |page=116}}</ref> * 1875 – [[Antonio Machado]], Spanish poet and academic (died 1939) * 1877 – [[Jesse Lauriston Livermore]], American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" (died 1940) *[[1878]] – [[Ernst Hoppenberg]], German swimmer and water polo player (died 1937) *[[1879]] – [[Shunroku Hata]], Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th [[Ministry of War of Japan|Japanese Minister of War]] (died 1962) *[[1880]] – [[Volodymyr Vynnychenko]], Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st [[List of Prime Ministers of Ukraine|Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic]] (died 1951) *[[1882]] – [[Albert Dunstan]], Australian politician, 33rd [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1950) *[[1885]] – [[Roy Castleton]], American baseball player (died 1967)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lammers |first1=Craig |title=Roy Castleton | Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/01ef1537 |website=sabr.org |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> * 1885 – [[André Maurois]], French soldier and author (died 1967) *[[1886]] – [[Lars Hanson]], Swedish actor (died 1965) *[[1888]] – [[Reginald Hands]], South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1918) *[[1890]] – [[Daniel J. Callaghan]], American admiral, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 1942) *[[1892]] – [[Sad Sam Jones]], American baseball player and manager (died 1966) *[[1893]] – [[George Grosz]], German painter and illustrator (died 1959) *[[1894]] – [[Aldous Huxley]], English novelist and philosopher (died 1963) *[[1895]] – [[Gracie Allen]], American actress and comedian (died 1964) *[[1896]] – [[Tim Birkin]], English soldier and race car driver (died 1933) *[[1897]] – [[Harold D. Cooley]], American lawyer and politician (died 1974) * 1897 – [[Paul Gallico]], American journalist and author (died 1976) *[[1900]] – [[Sarah Kafrit]], Israeli politician and teacher (died 1983) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Estes Kefauver]], American lawyer and politician (died 1963) *[[1904]] – [[Frank Scott Hogg]], Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1951)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Millman |first=Peter M. |author-link=Peter Millman |title=Frank Scott Hogg |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |date=15 December 2013 |publisher=[[Historica Canada]] |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frank-scott-hogg |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> * 1904 – [[Edwin Albert Link]], American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the [[flight simulator]] (died 1981) *[[1905]] – [[Jack Morrison (rugby league)|Jack Morrison]], Australian rugby league player (died 1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-morrison/summary.html|title=Jack Morrison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Irena Iłłakowicz]], German-Polish lieutenant (died 1943) *[[1908]] – [[Lucien Wercollier]], Luxembourger sculptor (died 2002) *[[1909]] – [[Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft]], English lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (died 1994) * 1909 – [[Vivian Vance]], American actress and singer (died 1979) *[[1913]] – [[Kan Yuet-keung]], Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (died 2012) *[[1914]] – [[C. Farris Bryant]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, [[List of Governors of Florida|34th Governor of Florida]] (died 2002) * 1914 – [[Erskine Hawkins]], American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1993) * 1914 – [[Ellis Kinder]], American baseball player (died 1968) *[[1916]] – [[Dean Brooks]], American physician and actor (died 2013) * 1916 – [[Jaime Luiz Coelho]], Brazilian archbishop (died 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Marjorie Lord]], American actress (died 2015) *[[1919]] – [[Virginia Gilmore]], American actress (died 1986) * 1919 – [[James Lovelock]], English biologist and chemist (died 2022) *[[1920]] – [[Bob Waterfield]], American football player and coach (died 1983) *[[1921]] – [[Tom Saffell]], American baseball player and manager (died 2012) * 1921 – [[Jean Shepherd]], American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (died 1999) *[[1922]] – [[Blake Edwards]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1922 – [[Jim Foglesong]], American record producer (died 2013) * 1922 – [[Jason Robards]], American actor (died 2000) *[[1923]] – [[Jan Berenstain]], American author and illustrator (died 2012) * 1923 – [[Bernice Rubens]], Welsh author (died 2004) * 1923 – [[Hoyt Wilhelm]], American baseball player and coach (died 2002) *[[1925]] – [[Jerzy Einhorn]], Polish-Swedish physician and politician (died 2000) * 1925 – [[Joseph Engelberger]], American physicist and engineer (died 2015) * 1925 – [[Gene Gutowski]], Polish-American film producer (died 2016) * 1925 – [[Ana María Matute]], Spanish author and academic (died 2014) *[[1926]] – [[James Best]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2015) *[[1927]] – [[Gulabrai Ramchand]], Indian cricketer (died 2003) *[[1928]] – [[Don Beauman]], English race car driver (died 1955) * 1928 – [[Francesco Cossiga]], Italian academic and politician, 8th [[President of Italy]] (died 2010) * 1928 – [[Elliott Erwitt]], French-American photographer and director (died 2023) * 1928 – [[Ibn-e-Safi]], Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980) * 1928 – [[Joe Jackson (manager)|Joe Jackson]], American talent manager, father of [[Michael Jackson]] (died 2018) * 1928 – [[Stanley Kubrick]], American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1999) * 1928 – [[Peter Lougheed]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Premier of Alberta]] (died 2012) * 1928 – [[Sally Oppenheim-Barnes|Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes]], Irish-born English politician *[[1929]] – [[Marc Lalonde]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (died 2023) * 1929 – [[Alexis Weissenberg]], Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (died 2012) *[[1930]] – [[Plínio de Arruda Sampaio]], Brazilian lawyer and politician (died 2014) * 1930 – [[Barbara Jefford]], English actress (died 2020) *[[1931]] – [[Robert Colbert]], American actor<ref>{{cite book |last=Aaker |first=Everett |title=Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary |url={{Google books|yXAkDwAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}} |year=2017 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1476662503 |page=1870}}</ref> *1931 – [[Telê Santana]], Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2006) *[[1934]] – [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]], American football player (died 2018) *[[1936]] – [[Tsutomu Koyama]], Japanese volleyball player and coach (died 2012) * 1936 – [[Lawrie McMenemy]], English footballer and manager *[[1937]] – [[Ercole Spada]], Italian automotive designer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ercole Spada |url=http://www.conceptcars.it/stilisti/spada.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216075052/http://www.conceptcars.it/stilisti/spada.htm |archive-date=2008-02-16 }}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Bobby Hebb]], American singer-songwriter (died 2010) * 1938 – [[Keith Peters (physician)|Keith Peters]], Welsh physician and academic *[[1939]] – [[Jun Henmi]], Japanese author and poet (died 2011) * 1939 – [[John Howard]], Australian lawyer and politician, 25th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] * 1939 – [[Bob Lilly]], American football player and photographer * 1939 – [[Richard Marlow]], English organist and conductor (died 2013) *[[1940]] – [[Dobie Gray]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011) * 1940 – [[Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney]], Northern Irish-British academic and politician, [[Secretary of State for Transport]] (died 2019) * 1940 – [[Bobby Rousseau]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1941]] – [[Jean Baubérot]], French historian and sociologist * 1941 – [[Darlene Love]], American singer and actress * 1941 – [[Brenton Wood]], American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vega |first=Priscella |date=January 3, 2025 |title=Brenton Wood, 'Oogum Boogum Song' crooner who captivated Latino listeners, dies at 83 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-01-03/brenton-wood-dead-oogum-boogum-song |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Vladimír Mečiar]], Slovak politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Slovakia]] * 1942 – [[Teddy Pilette]], Belgian race car driver *[[1943]] – [[Peter Hyams]], American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer * 1943 – [[Mick Jagger]], English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor * [[1944]] – [[Betty Davis]], American singer-songwriter (died 2022) * [[1945]] – [[Helen Mirren]], English actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Mirren seeks Oscar glory |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1866625.stm |work=BBC News |date=11 March 2002 |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Emilio de Villota]], Spanish race car driver *[[1948]] – [[Luboš Andršt]], Czech guitarist and songwriter (died 2021) * 1948 – [[Herbert Wiesinger]], German figure skater *[[1949]] – [[Thaksin Shinawatra]], Thai businessman and politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] * 1949 – [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer *[[1950]] – [[Nelinho]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1950 – [[Nicholas Evans]], English journalist, screenwriter, and producer (died 2022) * 1950 – [[Susan George (actress)|Susan George]], English actress and producer * 1950 – [[Anne Rafferty]], English lawyer and judge * 1950 – [[Rich Vogler]], American race car driver (died 1990) *[[1951]] – [[Rick Martin]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2011) *[[1952]] – [[Glynis Breakwell]], English psychologist and academic *[[1953]] – [[Felix Magath]], German footballer and manager * 1953 – [[Robert Phillips (guitarist)|Robert Phillips]], American guitarist * 1953 – [[Henk Bleker]], Dutch politician * 1953 – [[Earl Tatum]], American professional basketball player *[[1954]] – [[Vitas Gerulaitis]], American tennis player and coach (died 1994) *[[1955]] – [[Aleksandrs Starkovs]], Latvian footballer and coach * 1955 – [[Asif Ali Zardari]], Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th [[President of Pakistan]] *1955 – [[Joseph Christopher]], American serial killer (died 1993)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farber |first=M. A. |date=1981-05-16 |title=BUFFALO SUSPECT'S FRIENDS ARE MYSTIFIED |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/nyregion/buffalo-suspect-s-friends-are-mystified.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Peter Fincham]], English screenwriter and producer * 1956 – [[Dorothy Hamill]], American figure skater * 1956 – [[Tommy Rich]], American wrestler * 1956 – [[Tim Tremlett]], English cricketer and coach *[[1957]] – [[Norman Baker]], Scottish politician * 1957 – [[Nana Visitor]], American actress *[[1958]] – [[Monti Davis]], American basketball player (died 2013) * 1958 – [[Angela Hewitt]], Canadian-English pianist *[[1959]] – [[Rick Bragg]], American author and journalist * 1959 – [[Kevin Spacey]], American actor and director *[[1961]] – [[Gary Cherone]], American singer-songwriter * 1961 – [[Andy Connell]], English keyboard player and songwriter * 1961 – [[Felix Dexter]], Caribbean-English comedian and actor (died 2013) *[[1963]] – [[Stuart Long]], American boxer and Catholic priest (died 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=La Rosa |first1=Michelle |title=Meet Father Stu – the true story, and real priest behind Mark Wahlberg's new movie |url=https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-fr-stu-the-real-priest-and-true |website=[[The Pillar]]/ |publisher=The Pillar |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=11 April 2022}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Jeff Stoughton]], Canadian curler *[[1964]] – [[Sandra Bullock]], American actress and producer * 1964 – [[Ralf Metzenmacher]], German painter and designer (died 2020) * 1964 – [[Anne Provoost]], Belgian author *[[1965]] – [[Jeremy Piven]], American actor and producer * 1965 – [[Jim Lindberg]], American singer and guitarist *[[1966]] – [[Angelo di Livio]], Italian footballer *[[1967]] – [[Martin Baker (organist)|Martin Baker]], English organist and conductor * 1967 – [[Tim Schafer]], American video game designer, founded [[Double Fine Productions]] * 1967 – [[Jason Statham]], English actor *[[1968]] – [[Frédéric Diefenthal]], French actor and director * 1968 – [[James Naismith (chemist)|Jim Naismith]], Scottish biologist and academic * 1968 – [[Olivia Williams]], English actress *[[1969]] – [[Greg Colbrunn]], American baseball player and coach * 1969 – [[Tanni Grey-Thompson]], Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer *[[1971]] – [[Khaled Mahmud]], Bangladeshi cricketer and coach * 1971 – [[Chris Harrison]], American television personality *[[1972]] – [[Nathan Buckley]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1973]] – [[Kate Beckinsale]], English actress * 1973 – [[Mariano Raffo]], Argentinian director and producer *[[1974]] – [[Iron & Wine]], American singer-songwriter * 1974 – [[Kees Meeuws]], New Zealand rugby player and coach * 1974 – [[Dean Sturridge]], English footballer and sportscaster *[[1975]] – [[Ingo Schultz]], German sprinter * 1975 – [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]], American basketball player * 1975 – [[Liz Truss]], former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] *[[1976]] – [[Elena Kustarova]], Russian ice dancer and coach *[[1977]] – [[Joaquín Benoit]], Dominican baseball player * 1977 – [[Martin Laursen]], Danish footballer and manager * 1977 – [[Tanja Szewczenko]], German figure skater *[[1979]] – [[Friedrich Michau]], German rugby player * 1979 – [[Derek Paravicini]], English pianist * 1979 – [[Peter Sarno]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1979 – [[Erik Westrum]], American ice hockey player * 1979 – [[Juliet Rylance]], English actress *[[1980]] – [[Jacinda Ardern]], 40th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacinda Ardern | Biography, Facts, & Partner |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacinda-Ardern |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Dave Baksh]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1980 – [[Robert Gallery]], American football player *[[1981]] – [[Abe Forsythe]], Australian actor, director, and screenwriter * 1981 – [[Maicon Sisenando]], Brazilian footballer *[[1982]] – [[Gilad Hochman]], Israeli composer * 1982 – [[Christopher Kane]], Scottish fashion designer *[[1983]] – [[Kelly Clark]], American snowboarder * 1983 – [[Stephen Makinwa]], Nigerian footballer * 1983 – [[Roderick Strong]], American wrestler * 1983 – [[Naomi van As]], Dutch field hockey player * 1983 – [[Ken Wallace (canoeist)|Ken Wallace]], Australian kayaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Ken Wallace|url=https://www.olympic.org/ken-wallace|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Delonte West]], American basketball player *[[1984]] – [[Kyriakos Ioannou]], Cypriot high jumper * 1984 – [[Benjamin Kayser]], French rugby player * 1984 – [[Sabri Sarıoğlu]], Turkish footballer *[[1985]] – [[Marcus Benard]], American football player * 1985 – [[Gaël Clichy]], French footballer * 1985 – [[Audrey De Montigny]], Canadian singer-songwriter * 1985 – [[Mat Gamel]], American baseball player *[[1986]] – [[Monica Raymund]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1986 – [[Leonardo Ulloa]], Argentinian footballer * 1986 – [[John White (footballer, born 1986)|John White]], English footballer *[[1987]] – [[Panagiotis Kone]], Greek footballer * 1987 – [[Jordie Benn]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – [[Fredy Montero]], Colombian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Yurie Omi]], Japanese announcer and news anchor * 1988 – [[Sayaka Akimoto]], Filipino–Japanese actress and singer *[[1991]] – [[Tyson Barrie]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyson Barrie |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5181/tyson-barrie |website=ESPN.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Chinami Yoshida]], Japanese curler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinami Yoshida |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127980 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Marika Koroibete]], Fijian rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratu Marika Koroibete |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/27083.html?source=opta |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=15 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015230105/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/27083.html?source=opta |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Raymond Faitala-Mariner]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Raymond Faitala-Mariner |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/new-zealand/raymond-faitala-mariner/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=20 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021115150/https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/new-zealand/raymond-faitala-mariner/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1993 – [[Taylor Momsen]], American singer-songwriter, model, and actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for July 26, 2022 includes celebrities Mick Jagger, Sandra Bullock |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-july-26-2022-includes-celebrities-mick-jagger-sandra-bullock.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=24 July 2023 |date=26 July 2022}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Ella Leivo]], Finnish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Ella Leivo - ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=4223&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=20 October 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Olivia Breen]], British Paralympic athlete<ref>{{cite news |title=GB Paralympic team for Rio - who's in? |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/35621008 |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Thomasin McKenzie]], New Zealand actress<ref name="issue">{{cite web |title=THOMASIN MCKENZIE |url=https://issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ |work=ISSUE Magazine |quote=BIRTH DATE: 26/07/2000 BIRTH PLACE: Wellington NZ |access-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109140101/https://issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[342]] – [[Emperor Cheng of Jin|Cheng of Jin]], emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 321) * [[811]] – [[Nikephoros I]], Byzantine emperor * [[899]] – [[Li Hanzhi]], Chinese warlord (born 842) * [[943]] – [[Prince Motoyoshi|Motoyoshi]], Japanese nobleman and poet (born 890) * [[990]] – [[Fujiwara no Kaneie]], Japanese statesman (born 929) *[[1380]] – [[Emperor Kōmyō|Kōmyō]], emperor of Japan (born 1322) *[[1450]] – [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick|Cecily Neville]], duchess of Warwick (born 1424) *[[1471]] – [[Pope Paul II|Paul II]], pope of the Catholic Church (born 1417)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul II | pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1533]] – [[Atahualpa]], Inca emperor abducted and murdered by [[Francisco Pizarro]] (born ca. 1500) *[[1592]] – [[Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron|Armand de Gontant]], French marshal (born 1524) ===1601–1900=== *[[1605]] – [[Miguel de Benavides]], Spanish archbishop and sinologist (born 1552) *[[1611]] – [[Horio Yoshiharu]], Japanese daimyō (born 1542) *[[1630]] – [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy|Charles Emmanuel I]], duke of Savoy (born 1562)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Emmanuel I | duke of Savoy | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Emmanuel-I |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1659]] – [[Mary Frith]], English criminal (born 1584) *[[1680]] – [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]], English poet and courtier (born 1647) *[[1684]] – [[Elena Cornaro Piscopia]], Italian mathematician and philosopher (born 1646) *[[1693]] – [[Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark]], queen of Sweden (born 1656) *[[1712]] – [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (born 1631) *[[1723]] – [[Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (born 1660) *[[1801]] – [[Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria|Maximilian Francis]], archduke of Austria (born 1756) *[[1863]] – [[Sam Houston]], American general and politician, 7th [[Governor of Texas]], and 6th [[Governor of Tennessee]] (born 1793) *[[1867]] – [[Otto, King of Greece|Otto]], king of Greece (born 1815) *[[1899]] – [[Ulises Heureaux]], 22nd, 26th, and 27th [[President of the Dominican Republic]] (born 1845) ===1901–present=== *[[1915]] – [[James Murray (lexicographer)|James Murray]], Scottish lexicographer and philologist (born 1837) *[[1919]] – [[Edward Poynter]], English painter and illustrator (born 1836) *[[1921]] – [[Howard Vernon (Australian actor)|Howard Vernon]], Australian actor (born 1848) *[[1925]] – [[Antonio Ascari]], Italian race car driver (born 1888) * 1925 – [[Gottlob Frege]], German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848) * 1925 – [[William Jennings Bryan]], American lawyer and politician, 41st [[United States Secretary of State]] (born 1860) *[[1926]] – [[Robert Todd Lincoln]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[United States Secretary of War]], son of [[Abraham Lincoln]] (born 1843) *[[1930]] – [[Pavlos Karolidis]], Greek historian and academic (born 1849) *[[1932]] – [[Fred Duesenberg]], German-American businessman, co-founded the [[Duesenberg|Duesenberg Company]] (born 1876) *[[1934]] – [[Winsor McCay]], American cartoonist, animator, producer, and screenwriter (born 1871) *[[1941]] – [[Henri Lebesgue]], French mathematician and academic (born 1875) *[[1942]] – [[Roberto Arlt]], Argentinian author and playwright (born 1900) *[[1951]] – [[James Mitchell (Australian politician)|James Mitchell]], Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (born 1866) *[[1952]] – [[Eva Perón]], Argentinian politician, 25th [[First Lady of Argentina]] (born 1919) *[[1953]] – [[Nikolaos Plastiras]], Greek general and politician, 135th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (born 1883) *[[1957]] – [[Carlos Castillo Armas]], Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957) *[[1960]] – [[Cedric Gibbons]], British art director and production designer (born 1893) *[[1964]] – [[Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe]], English race car driver and politician (born 1884) *[[1968]] – [[Cemal Tollu]], Turkish lieutenant and painter (born 1899) *[[1970]] – [[Robert Taschereau]], Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (born 1896) *[[1971]] – [[Diane Arbus]], American photographer and academic (born 1923) *[[1984]] – [[George Gallup]], American mathematician and statistician, founded the [[Gallup (company)|Gallup Company]] (born 1901) * 1984 – [[Ed Gein]], American serial killer (born 1906) *[[1986]] – [[W. Averell Harriman]], American politician and diplomat, 11th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (born 1891) *[[1988]] – [[Fazlur Rahman Malik]], Pakistani philosopher, scholar, and academic (born 1919) *[[1992]] – [[Mary Wells]], American singer-songwriter (born 1943) *[[1993]] – [[Matthew Ridgway]], American general (born 1895) *[[1994]] – [[James Luther Adams]], American theologian and academic (born 1901) *[[1995]] – [[Laurindo Almeida]], Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (born 1917) * 1995 – [[Raymond Mailloux]], Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1918) * 1995 – [[George W. Romney]], American businessman and politician, 43rd [[Governor of Michigan]] (born 1907)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/27/obituaries/george-romney-dies-at-88-a-leading-gop-figure.html | title=George Romney Dies at 88; A Leading G.O.P. Figure | last=Rosenbaum | first=David E. | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=July 27, 1995 | access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Max Winter]], American businessman and sports executive (born 1903) *[[1999]] – [[Walter Jackson Bate]], American author and critic (born 1918) * 1999 – [[Phaedon Gizikis]], Greek general and politician, [[List of heads of state of Greece|President of Greece]] (born 1917) *[[2000]] – [[John Tukey]], American mathematician and academic (born 1915) *[[2001]] – [[Rex T. Barber]], American colonel and pilot (born 1917) * 2001 – [[Peter von Zahn]], German journalist and author (born 1913) *[[2004]] – [[William A. Mitchell]], American chemist, created [[Pop Rocks]] and [[Cool Whip]] (born 1911) *[[2005]] – [[Alexander Golitzen]], Russian-born American production designer and art director (born 1908) * 2005 – [[Jack Hirshleifer]], American economist and academic (born 1925) * 2005 – [[Gilles Marotte]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1945) *[[2007]] – [[Lars Forssell]], Swedish author, poet, and playwright (born 1928) * 2007 – [[Skip Prosser]], American basketball player and coach (born 1950) *[[2009]] – [[Merce Cunningham]], American dancer and choreographer (born 1919) *[[2010]] – [[Sivakant Tiwari]], Indian-Singaporean politician (born 1945) *[[2011]] – [[Joe Arroyo]], Colombian singer-songwriter and composer (born 1955) * 2011 – [[Tom Borton]], American jazz saxophonist, songwriter and composer (born 1956)<ref>{{cite web | title = Thomas William Borton | work = Legacy.com | url = https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/thomas-borton-obituary?id=20390326 | access-date = January 16, 2024}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Richard Harris (American football)|Richard Harris]], American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1948) * 2011 – [[Sakyo Komatsu]], Japanese author and screenwriter (born 1931) * 2011 – [[Margaret Olley]], Australian painter and philanthropist (born 1923) *[[2012]] – [[Don Bagley]], American bassist and composer (born 1927) * 2012 – [[Karl Benjamin]], American painter and educator (born 1925) * 2012 – [[Miriam Ben-Porat]], Russian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (born 1918) * 2012 – [[Lupe Ontiveros]], American actress (born 1942) * 2012 – [[James D. Watkins]], American admiral and politician, 6th [[United States Secretary of Energy]] (born 1927) *[[2013]] – [[Luther F. Cole]], American lawyer and politician (born 1925) * 2013 – [[Harley Flanders]], American mathematician and academic (born 1925) * 2013 – [[Sung Jae-gi]], South Korean philosopher and activist (born 1967) * 2013 – [[George P. Mitchell]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1919) *[[2014]] – [[Oleh Babayev]], Ukrainian businessman and politician (born 1965) * 2014 – [[Charles R. Larson]], American admiral (born 1936) * 2014 – [[Richard MacCormac]], English architect, founded [[MJP Architects]] (born 1938) * 2014 – [[Sergei O. Prokofieff]], Russian anthropologist and author (born 1954) * 2014 – [[Roland Verhavert]], Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927) *[[2015]] – [[Bijoy Krishna Handique]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Indian Minister of Mines]] (born 1934) * 2015 – [[Flora MacDonald (politician)|Flora MacDonald]], Canadian banker and politician, 10th [[Minister of Communications (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Communications]] (born 1926) * 2015 – [[Leo Reise, Jr.]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1922) * 2015 – [[Ann Rule]], American police officer and author (born 1931) *[[2017]] – [[June Foray]], American voice actress (born 1917) * 2017 – [[Patti Deutsch]], American voice artist and comedic actress (born 1943)<ref name="latobit">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=patti-deutsch-ross&pid=186216724|title=Patti Deutsch Ross Obituary|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> * 2017 – [[Ronald Phillips (murderer)|Ronald Phillips]], American criminal (born 1973)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/ronald-phillips-executed-ohio-ending-three-year-break-n786676|title=Ohio executed a prisoner for the first time in three years|work=NBC News|access-date=July 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref> * [[2016]] – [[Solomon Feferman]], American philosopher and mathematician (born 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solomon Feferman (1928-2016) |url=https://resources.illc.uva.nl/LogicList/newsitem.php?id=7645 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=resources.illc.uva.nl}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Adem Demaçi]], [[Kosovo Albanian]] politician and writer (born 1936)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203|title= Adem Demaci|date=2018-08-10|newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}</ref> * 2018 – [[John Kline (basketball)|John Kline]], American basketball player (born 1931)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituraries|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Russi Taylor]], American voice actress (born 1944)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/arts/russi-taylor-minnie-mouse-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/arts/russi-taylor-minnie-mouse-dead.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Russi Taylor, the Voice of Minnie Mouse and 'Simpsons' Characters, Dies at 75|last=Taylor|first=Derrick Bryson|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino]], Cuban Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jaime-lucas-ortega-y-alamino-catholic-cardinal-in-cuba-dies-at-82/2019/07/26/2bce1d56-afbb-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html|title=Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Catholic cardinal in Cuba, dies at 82|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Andrea|last2=Orsi|first2=Peter|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 26, 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Olivia de Havilland]], American actress (born 1916)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/26/movies/olivia-de-havilland-dead.html|title=Olivia de Havilland, a Star of 'Gone With the Wind,' Dies at 104|last=Berkvist|first=Robert|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 26, 2020|access-date=2020-07-26}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Joey Jordison]], American musician (born 1975)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9606945/joey-jordison-dead-slipknot-drummer|title=Ex-Slipknot Drummer Joey Jordison Dies at 46|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|newspaper=Billboard|date=July 27, 2021}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Sinéad O'Connor]], Irish singer and musician (born 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Lisa Respers France,Alli |date=2023-07-26 |title=Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer behind 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and more, dead at 56, Irish media says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-death/index.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Andrew of Phú Yên]] **[[Saint Anne|Anne]] ([[Western Christianity]]) **[[Bartolomea Capitanio]] **[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Maria Pierina]] **[[Joachim]] ([[Western Christianity]]) **[[Paraskevi of Rome]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) **[[Saint Venera|Venera]] **[[July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Emancipation Day#Caribbean|Emancipation Day]] ([[Barbados]]) *[[Day of the National Rebellion]] ([[Cuba]]) *[[Esperanto Day]] *[[Independence Day (Liberia)]], celebrates the independence of [[Liberia]] from the [[American Colonization Society]] in 1847. *[[Independence Day (Maldives)]], celebrates the independence of [[Maldives]] from the United Kingdom in 1965. *[[Kargil Vijay Diwas|Kargil Victory Day]] or ''Kargil Vijay Diwas'' ([[India]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/26 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=26}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/26 |title=Historical Events on July 26 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:July 26}} [[Category:Days of July]]
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