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{{about|the calendar date|the terrorist attack in London in 2005 commonly referred to as "7/7"|7 July 2005 London bombings|the Sri Lankan film|July 7 (film){{!}}''July 7'' (film)}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1124]] – The city of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] falls to the [[Venetian Crusade]] after a siege of nineteen weeks. *[[1456]] – A [[Retrial of Joan of Arc|retrial verdict]] acquits [[Joan of Arc]] of [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]] 25 years after her execution. *[[1520]] – Spanish ''[[conquistador]]es'' defeat a larger [[Aztec Triple Alliance|Aztec]] army at the [[Battle of Otumba]]. *[[1534]] – [[Jacques Cartier]] makes his [[First contact (anthropology)|first contact]] with [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada]]. *[[1575]] – The [[Raid of the Redeswire]] is the last major battle between [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]. *[[1585]] – The [[Treaty of Nemours]] abolishes tolerance to [[Protestantism|Protestants]] in France. ===1601–1900=== *[[1667]] – An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique|Fort St Pierre]], [[Martinique]] during the [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Marley |first= David|title= Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere|year= 2008 |page=167|isbn= 978-1598841008}}</ref> *[[1770]] – The [[Battle of Larga]] between the [[Russian Empire]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]] takes place. *[[1777]] – [[Continental Army|American]] forces retreating from [[Fort Ticonderoga]] are defeated in the [[Battle of Hubbardton]]. *[[1798]] – As a result of the [[XYZ Affair]], the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] rescinds the [[Treaty of Alliance (1778)|Treaty of Alliance]] with France sparking the "[[Quasi-War]]". *[[1807]] – The first [[Treaties of Tilsit|Treaty of Tilsit]] between France and Russia is signed, ending hostilities between the two countries in the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]. *[[1834]] – In New York City, [[Anti-abolitionist riots (1834)|four nights of rioting]] against [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionists]] began. *[[1846]] – US troops occupy [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] and [[San Francisco|Yerba Buena]], thus beginning the US [[conquest of California]]. *[[1863]] – The United States begins its first [[Conscription|military draft]]; exemptions cost $300. *[[1865]] – Four conspirators in the [[assassination of Abraham Lincoln]] are hanged. *[[1892]] – The [[Katipunan]] is established, the discovery of which by [[Captaincy General of the Philippines|Spanish authorities]] initiated the [[Philippine Revolution]]. *[[1898]] – [[President of the United States|US President]] [[William McKinley]] signs the [[Newlands Resolution]] annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.]] staged his first [[Ziegfeld Follies|Follies]] on the roof of the [[Bowery Theatre|New York Theater]] in New York City. *[[1911]] – The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the [[North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911]] banning open-water [[seal hunting]], the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. *[[1915]] – The [[First Battle of the Isonzo]] comes to an end. * 1915 – [[Colombo Town Guard]] officer [[Henry Pedris]] is executed in [[British Ceylon]] for allegedly inciting [[persecution of Muslims]]. *[[1916]] – The [[New Zealand Labour Party]] was founded in [[Wellington]]. *[[1928]] – [[Sliced bread]] is sold for the first time (on [[Otto Frederick Rohwedder|the inventor's]] [[July 7#Births|48th birthday]]) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of [[Chillicothe, Missouri]]. *[[1930]] – Industrialist [[Henry J. Kaiser]] begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as [[Hoover Dam]]). * 1930 – The Finnish far-right [[Lapua Movement]] organises the [[Peasant March]] demonstration in [[Helsinki]] to put pressure on the government to prohibit communist activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/talonpoikaismarssi|title=Talonpoikaismarssin tarkoituksena oli osoittaa, miten valkoista Suomea piti hallita|trans-title=The purpose of the Peasant March was to show how the White Finland should be governed|first=Reijo|last=Perälä|work=[[Yle]]|date=8 September 2006|access-date=7 July 2024|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1937]] – The [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident]] (Lugou Bridge) provides the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] with a pretext for starting the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] (China-Japan War). * 1937 – The [[Peel Commission]] Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine. *[[1941]] – The US [[occupation of Iceland]] replaces the UK's occupation. *[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: Largest [[Banzai charge]] of the [[Pacific War]] at the [[Battle of Saipan]]. *[[1946]] – Mother [[Francesca S. Cabrini]] becomes the first American to be canonized. * 1946 – [[Howard Hughes]] nearly dies when his [[Hughes XF-11|XF-11]] [[reconnaissance aircraft]] prototype crashes in a [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] neighborhood. *[[1952]] – The [[ocean liner]] {{SS|United States}} passes [[Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly|Bishop Rock]] on her maiden voyage, breaking the [[Blue Riband|transatlantic speed record]] to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. *[[1953]] – [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]] sets out on a trip through [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], [[Panama]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Honduras]], and [[El Salvador]]. *[[1958]] – US President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signs the [[Alaska Statehood Act]] into [[Law of the United States|law]]. *[[1959]] – [[Venus]] [[Occultation|occults]] the star [[Regulus]]. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. *[[1962]] – [[Alitalia Flight 771]] crashes in [[Junnar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], killing 94 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-43 I-DIWD Junnar |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620707-1 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Buddhist crisis]]: Police commanded by [[Ngô Đình Nhu]], brother and chief political adviser of [[South Vietnam]] President [[Ngo Dinh Diem]], [[Double Seven Day scuffle|attacked]] a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. *[[1978]] – The [[Solomon Islands]] becomes independent from the United Kingdom. *[[1980]] – Institution of [[sharia law]] in [[Iran]]. * 1980 – During the [[Lebanese Civil War]], 83 [[Tigers Militia|Tiger]] militants are killed during what will be known as the [[Safra massacre]]. *[[1981]] – [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] nominates [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] to become the first female member of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. *[[1983]] – [[Cold War]]: [[Samantha Smith]], a US schoolgirl, flies to the [[Soviet Union]] at the invitation of [[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|Secretary General]] [[Yuri Andropov]]. *[[1985]] – [[Boris Becker]] becomes the youngest male player ever to win [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] at age 17. *[[1991]] – [[Yugoslav Wars]]: The [[Brioni Agreement]] ends the [[Ten-Day War|ten-day independence war]] in [[Slovenia]] against the rest of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. *[[1992]] – The [[New York Court of Appeals]] rules that women have the same right as men to go [[Toplessness|topless]] in public. *[[1997]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] withdraw from northern [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]] after [[Operation Hammer (1997)|assisting]] the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party]] in the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War]]. *[[2003]] – [[NASA]] [[Opportunity rover]], MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a [[Delta II]] rocket. *[[2005]] – A series of [[7 July 2005 London bombings|four explosions]] occurs on [[Transport in London|London's transport system]], killing 56 people, including four [[suicide bombers]], and injuring over 700 others. *[[2006]] – A [[Spiritwood Incident|shootout]] happens in [[Spiritwood]], Canada, killing 2 [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] and wounding a 3rd officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Fallen RCMP remembered on 17th anniversary of Spiritwood shooting |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/crime-cops-court/fallen-rcmp-remembered-on-17th-anniversary-of-spiritwood-shooting-7250133 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}}</ref> *[[2007]] – The first [[Live Earth (2007 concert)|Live Earth]] benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world. *[[2012]] – At least 172 people are killed in a [[2012 Russian floods|flash flood]] in the [[Krasnodar Krai]] region of [[Russia]]. *[[2013]] – A [[De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|De Havilland Otter]] [[air taxi]] [[2013 Rediske Air DHC-3 Otter crash|crashes]] in [[Soldotna, Alaska]], killing ten people. *[[2016]] – Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers|shoots fourteen policemen]] during an anti-police protest in downtown [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. *[[2017]] – The [[Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]] was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|title= Treaty banning nuclear weapons approved at UN: Supporters hail step towards nuclear free world as treaty is backed by 122 countries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-approved-un|work=The Guardian |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=August 9, 2017 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – The [[United States women's national soccer team]] defeated the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] 2–0 at the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]] in [[Lyon]], France. *[[2022]] – [[Boris Johnson]] announces his resignation as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|leader of the Conservative Party]] following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62076257|title=Boris Johnson resigns: It is painful to leave Downing Street, says PM|website=BBC News|date=7 July 2022}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[611]] – [[Eudoxia Epiphania]], daughter of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Heraclius]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Iōánnīs Spatharákīs|title=The Portrait in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts. [Mit Stammtaf.]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQ4VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19|year=1976|publisher=Brill Archive|isbn=90-04-04783-2|pages=19–}}</ref> *[[1053]] – [[Emperor Shirakawa]] of Japan (died 1129) *[[1119]] – [[Emperor Sutoku]] of Japan (died 1164) *[[1207]] – [[Elizabeth of Hungary]] (died 1231) *[[1482]] – [[Andrzej Krzycki]], Polish archbishop (died 1537) *[[1528]] – [[Archduchess Anna of Austria]] (died 1590) *[[1540]] – [[John Sigismund Zápolya]], King of Hungary (died 1571)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mark W. Harris|title=Historical Dictionary of Unitarian Universalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SnRdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA311|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-5381-1591-6|pages=311–}}</ref> *[[1585]] – [[Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel]], English courtier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland]] (died 1646) *[[1588]] – [[Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]] (died 1640)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=51 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[John Leverett]], Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1679) *[[1752]] – [[Joseph Marie Jacquard]], French merchant, invented the [[Jacquard loom]] (died 1834) *[[1766]] – [[Guillaume Philibert Duhesme]], French general (died 1815) *[[1831]] – [[Jane Elizabeth Conklin]], American poet and religious writer (died 1914) *[[1833]] – [[Félicien Rops]], Belgian painter and illustrator (died 1898) *[[1843]] – [[Camillo Golgi]], Italian physician and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1926) *[[1846]] – [[Heinrich Rosenthal]], Estonian physician and author (died 1916) *[[1848]] – [[Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves]], Brazilian politician, 5th [[President of Brazil]] (died 1919) *[[1851]] – [[Charles Albert Tindley]], American minister and composer (died 1933) *[[1855]] – [[Ludwig Ganghofer]], German author and playwright (died 1920) *[[1859]] – [[Rettamalai Srinivasan]], Indian politician (died 1945) *[[1860]] – [[Gustav Mahler]], Austrian composer and conductor (died 1911) *[[1861]] – [[Nettie Stevens]], American geneticist (died 1912)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nettie-Stevens|title=Nettie Stevens {{!}} American biologist and geneticist|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[Rachel Caroline Eaton]], American academic (died 1938) * 1869 – [[Fernande Sadler]], French painter and mayor (died 1949)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb10414733x|title=Sadler|via=BnF Catalogue général }}</ref> *[[1874]] – [[Erwin Bumke]], German lawyer and jurist (died 1945) *[[1880]] – [[Otto Frederick Rohwedder]], American engineer, invented [[sliced bread]] (died 1960) *[[1882]] – [[Yanka Kupala]], Belarusian poet and writer (died 1941) *[[1883]] – [[Toivo Kuula]], Finnish conductor and composer (died 1918) *[[1884]] – [[Lion Feuchtwanger]], German author and playwright (died 1958) *[[1891]] – [[Tadamichi Kuribayashi]], Japanese general and poet (died 1945) * 1891 – [[Virginia Rappe]], American model and actress (died 1921) *[[1893]] – [[Herbert Feis]], American historian and author (died 1972) * 1893 – [[Miroslav Krleža]], Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981) *[[1898]] – [[Arnold Horween]], American football player and coach (died 1985) *[[1899]] – [[George Cukor]], American director and producer (died 1983) *[[1900]] – [[Maria Bard]], German stage and silent film actress (died 1944) * 1900 – [[Earle E. Partridge]], American general (died 1990) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Sam Katzman]], American director and producer (died 1973) * 1901 – [[Vittorio De Sica]], Italian actor and director (died 1974) * 1901 – [[Eiji Tsuburaya]], Japanese cinematographer and producer (died 1970) *[[1902]] – [[Ted Radcliffe]], American baseball player and manager (died 2005) *[[1904]] – [[Simone Beck]], French chef and author (died 1991) *[[1905]] – [[Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin]], French mathematician (died 1972) *[[1906]] – [[William Feller]], Croatian-American mathematician and academic (died 1970) * 1906 – [[Anton Karas]], Austrian [[zither]] player and composer (died 1985) * 1906 – [[Satchel Paige]], American baseball player and coach (died 1982) *[[1907]] – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 1988)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | title= FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, the person | publisher= The Heinlein Society | year= 2003 | last= Houdek | first= D. A. | access-date= January 23, 2007 | archive-date= April 3, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120403204313/http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | url-status= dead }}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Revilo P. Oliver]], American author and academic (died 1994) *[[1909]] – [[Gottfried von Cramm]], German tennis player (died 1976) *[[1910]] – [[Doris McCarthy]], Canadian painter and author (died 2010) *[[1911]] – [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], Italian-American composer (died 2007) *[[1913]] – [[Pinetop Perkins]], American singer and pianist (died 2011) *[[1915]] – [[Margaret Walker]], American novelist and poet (died 1998) *[[1917]] – [[Fidel Sánchez Hernández]], Salvadoran general and politician, [[President of El Salvador]] (died 2003) * 1917 – [[Iva Withers]], Canadian-American actress and singer (died 2014) *[[1918]] – [[Bob Vanatta]], American head basketball coach (died 2016) * 1918 – [[Jing Shuping]], Chinese businessman (died 2009) *[[1919]] – [[Jon Pertwee]], English actor (died 1996) *[[1921]] – [[Ezzard Charles]], American boxer (died 1975) * 1921 – [[Adolf von Thadden]], German lieutenant and politician (died 1996) *[[1922]] – [[Alan Armer]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1922 – [[James D. Hughes]], American Air Force lieutenant general (died 2024) *[[1923]] – [[Liviu Ciulei]], Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2011) * 1923 – [[Whitney North Seymour Jr.]], American politician (died 2019) * 1923 – [[Eduardo Falú]], Argentinian guitarist and composer (died 2013) *[[1924]] – [[Natalia Bekhtereva]], Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (died 2008) * 1924 – [[Mary Ford]], American singer and guitarist (died 1977) * 1924 – [[Karim Olowu]], Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (died 2019) * 1924 – [[Eddie Romero]], Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) *[[1925]] – [[Geliy Korzhev]], Russian painter (died 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://russia-ic.com/news/show/14606#.UD2HDUSGRVv |title=Famous Soviet and Russian Artist Gely Korzhev Passes Away |website=Russia IC |date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150348/http://russia-ic.com/news/show/14606 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Wally Phillips]], American radio host (died 2008) *[[1926]] – [[Nuon Chea]], Cambodian politician (died 2019) * 1926 – [[Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi]], Urdu poet (died 2020) *[[1927]] – [[Alan J. Dixon]], American lawyer and politician, 34th [[Illinois Secretary of State]] (died 2014) * 1927 – [[Charlie Louvin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) * 1927 – [[Doc Severinsen]], American trumpet player and conductor *[[1928]] – [[Patricia Hitchcock]], English actress (died 2021) * 1928 – [[Kapelwa Sikota]] Zambian nurse and health official (died 2006)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masuzyo Chakwe |title=Zambia's Florence Nightingale |url=http://www.pressreader.com/zambia/the-post1401/20160320/281840052786896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924172928/http://www.pressreader.com/zambia/the-post1401/20160320/281840052786896 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-24 |via=PressReader}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Hasan Abidi]], Pakistani journalist and poet (died 2005) * 1929 – [[Sergio Romano (writer)|Sergio Romano]], Italian writer, journalist, and historian *[[1930]] – [[Hamish MacInnes]], Scottish mountaineer and author (died 2020) * 1930 – [[Theodore McCarrick]], American former cardinal (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2025 |title=Defrocked former D.C. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94 |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5353352/cardinal-theodore-mccarrick-dies-catholic-church-scandal |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Hank Mobley]], American saxophonist and composer (died 1986) * 1930 – [[Biljana Plavšić]], 2nd President of Republika Srpska<ref>{{cite book|author=Isabelle Wesselingh|title=Raw Memory: Prijedor, an 'ethnic Cleansing Laboratory'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H6BpAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Saqi|isbn=978-0-86356-528-1|page=230}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[David Eddings]], American author and academic (died 2009) *[[1932]] – [[T. J. Bass (author)|T. J. Bass]], American physician and author (died 2011) * 1932 – [[Joe Zawinul]], Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (died 2007) *[[1933]] – [[David McCullough]], American historian and author (died 2022) *[[1934]] – [[Robert McNeill Alexander]], British zoologist (died 2016) *[[1935]] – [[Gian Carlo Michelini]], Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest<ref name="taiwantodaycitizenshipenglish">{{cite news |title=Italian priest receives ROC citizenship for cultural contributions |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=118061 |access-date=8 October 2019 |work=[[Taiwan Today]] |date=7 July 2017}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Egbert Brieskorn]], German mathematician and academic (died 2013) * 1936 – [[Jo Siffert]], Swiss race car driver (died 1971) * 1936 – [[Nikos Xilouris]], Greek singer-songwriter (died 1980) *[[1937]] – [[Tung Chee-hwa]], Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]] *[[1938]] – [[James Montgomery Boice]], American pastor and theologian (died 2000) *[[1939]] – [[Elena Obraztsova]], Russian soprano and actress (died 2015) *[[1940]] – [[Ringo Starr]], English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor *[[1941]] – [[Marco Bollesan]], Italian rugby player and coach (died 2021) * 1941 – [[Michael Howard]], Welsh lawyer and politician * 1941 – [[John Fru Ndi]], Cameroonian politician (died 2023) * 1941 – [[Bill Oddie]], English comedian, actor, and singer * 1941 – [[Jim Rodford]], English bass player (died 2018) *[[1942]] – [[Carmen Duncan]], Australian actress (died 2019) * 1943 – [[Joel Siegel]], American journalist and critic (died 2007) *[[1944]] – [[Tony Jacklin]], English golfer and sportscaster * 1944 – [[Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead|Glenys Kinnock]], English educator and politician (died 2023) * 1944 – [[Feleti Sevele]], Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga * 1944 – [[Emanuel Steward]], American boxer and trainer (died 2012) * 1944 – [[Ian Wilmut]], English-Scottish embryologist and academic (died 2023) *[[1945]] – [[Michael Ancram]], English lawyer and politician (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Tory stalwart Michael Ancram dies aged 79 after short illness |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24623275.tory-stalwart-michael-ancram-dies-aged-79-short-illness/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Adele Goldberg (computer scientist)|Adele Goldberg]], American computer scientist and academic * 1945 – [[Helô Pinheiro]], inspiration for the song "[[The Girl from Ipanema]]" *[[1947]] – [[Gyanendra]], King of Nepal * 1947 – [[Howard Rheingold]], American author and critic *[[1949]] – [[Shelley Duvall]], American actress, writer, and producer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2024-07-11 |title=Shelley Duvall, Star of 'The Shining' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/shelley-duvall-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Simon Anderson]], Australian surfer *[[1955]] – [[Len Barker]], American baseball player and coach *[[1957]] – [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris|Jonathan Dayton]], American director and producer * 1957 – [[Berry Sakharof]], Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1958]] – [[Alexander Svinin]], Russian figure skater and coach *[[1959]] – [[Billy Campbell]], American actor *[[1960]] – [[Kevin A. Ford]], American colonel and astronaut * 1960 – [[Ralph Sampson]], American basketball player and coach *[[1963]] – [[Vonda Shepard]], American singer-songwriter and actress *[[1964]] – [[Dominik Henzel]], Czech-Swedish actor and comedian *[[1965]] – [[Mo Collins]], American actress, comedian and screenwriter * 1965 – [[Jeremy Kyle]], English talk show host<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-jeremy-kyle-chat-show-host-44-1995731.html|title=My Secret Life: Jeremy Kyle, chat show host, 44|last=Philby|first=Charlotte|date=12 June 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Jim Gaffigan]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter *[[1967]] – [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]], Danish race car driver *[[1968]] – [[Jorja Fox]], American actress *[[1969]] – [[Sylke Otto]], German luger * 1969 – [[Joe Sakic]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1969 – [[Cree Summer]], American-Canadian actress *[[1970]] – [[Wayne McCullough]], Northern Irish boxer * 1970 – [[Min Patel]], Indian-English cricketer * 1970 – [[Erik Zabel]], German cyclist and coach *[[1971]] – [[Christian Camargo]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter *[[1972]] – [[Lisa Leslie]], American basketball player and actress * 1972 – [[Manfred Stohl]], Austrian race car driver * 1972 – [[Kirsten Vangsness]], American actress and writer *[[1973]] – [[José Jiménez (baseball)|José Jiménez]], Dominican baseball player *[[1974]] – [[Patrick Lalime]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster *[[1975]] – [[Tony Benshoof]], American luger * 1975 – [[Louis Koen (rugby union)|Louis Koen]], South African rugby player * 1975 – [[Adam Nelson]], American shot putter *[[1976]] – [[Bérénice Bejo]], Argentinian-French actress * 1976 – [[Dominic Foley]], Irish footballer * 1976 – [[Ercüment Olgundeniz]], Turkish discus thrower and shot putter * 1976 – [[Vasily Petrenko]], Russian conductor *[[1978]] – [[Chris Andersen]], American basketball player * 1978 – [[Davor Kraljević]], Croatian footballer *[[1979]] – [[Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh]], Saudi Arabian terrorist (died 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions|title=OFAC Recent Actions|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Anastasios Gousis]], Greek sprinter * 1979 – [[Douglas Hondo]], Zimbabwean cricketer *[[1980]] – [[John Buck (baseball)|John Buck]], American baseball player * 1980 – [[Serdar Kulbilge]], Turkish footballer * 1980 – [[Michelle Kwan]], American figure skater *[[1981]] – [[MS Dhoni|Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], Indian cricketer * 1981 – [[Synyster Gates]], American guitarist<ref>[https://synner.com/pages/about-synyster-gates/ About Synyster Gates]. Retrieved April 28, 2023. "He was born Brian Haner Jr. on July 7, 198<!-- article quote -->1"</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Jan Laštůvka]], Czech footballer * 1982 – [[George Owu]], Ghanaian footballer * 1982 – [[Asia O'Hara]], American drag performer<ref name="Ancestry">{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13847410:8781 |title=Antwan Mason Lee |website=Ancestry Institute |publisher=Ancestry |access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Justin Davies (footballer)|Justin Davies]], Australian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Minas Alozidis]], Greek hurdler * 1984 – [[Alberto Aquilani]], Italian footballer * 1984 – [[Mohammad Ashraful]], Bangladeshi cricketer *[[1985]] – [[Marc Stein (footballer)|Marc Stein]], German footballer *[[1986]] – [[Ana Kasparian]], American journalist and producer * 1986 – [[Udo Schwarz]], German rugby player * 1986 – [[Sevyn Streeter]], American singer-songwriter<ref>[http://www.theledger.com/article/20130203/NEWSCHIEF/130209841/1004/news?template=printpicart Sevyn Streeter Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906083047/http://www.theledger.com/article/20130203/NEWSCHIEF/130209841/1004/news?template=printpicart |date=2015-09-06 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2013. "Born July 7, 198<!-- article quote -->6, to Tim and Karen Streeter in Haines City..."</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Kaci Brown]], American singer-songwriter * 1988 – [[Lukas Rosenthal]], German rugby player *[[1989]] – [[Landon Cassill]], American race car driver * 1989 – [[Miina Kallas]], Estonian footballer * 1989 – [[Karl-August Tiirmaa]], Estonian skier *[[1990]] – [[Lee Addy]], Ghanaian footballer * 1990 – [[Pascal Stöger]], Austrian footballer *[[1991]] – [[Alesso]], Swedish DJ, record producer and musician <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alesso-mn0002580989|title = Alesso {{pipe}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Ellina Anissimova]], Estonian hammer thrower * 1992 – [[Dominik Furman]], Polish footballer *[[1994]] – [[Nigina Abduraimova]], Uzbekistani tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigina Abduraimova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316664/nigina-abduraimova |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Timothy Cathcart]], Northern Irish race car driver (died 2014) * 1994 – [[Ashton Irwin]], Australian musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/5-seconds-of-summer/ashton-irwin/|access-date=7 July 2024|title=Ashton Irwin - 5 Seconds Of Summer - Artists - Capital|website=capitalfm.com|publisher=Capital FM}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Yoon Chae-kyung]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web|title=C.I.V.A 윤채경 "와주신 분들 감사♥♥…행복한 생일"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160707/79075051/9|work=동아일보|date=7 July 2016|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Mizuho Habu]], Japanese idol and model<ref>{{cite web |title=土生 瑞穂 |url=https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/artist/14?ima=1103 |website=櫻坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> * 1997 – [[James Marriott (musician)|James Marriott]], English musician and online content creator<ref>{{Cite web |title=So I Googled Myself... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ls2ihmgcso&t=90s |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=[[YouTube]]| date=20 May 2022 }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Moussa Diaby]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/player/werkself/bayer-04-leverkusen/moussa-diaby |title=Moussa Diaby, striker |website=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]]}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[984]] – [[Crescentius the Elder]], Italian politician and aristocrat *[[1021]] – [[Fujiwara no Akimitsu]], Japanese bureaucrat (born 944) *[[1162]] – [[Haakon II of Norway|Haakon II Sigurdsson]], king of Norway (born 1147) *[[1285]] – [[Tile Kolup]], German impostor claiming to be [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] *[[1304]] – [[Pope Benedict XI|Benedict XI]], pope of the Catholic Church (born 1240) *[[1307]] – [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], king of England (born 1239) *[[1345]] – [[Momchil]], Bulgarian brigand and ruler *[[1531]] – [[Tilman Riemenschneider]], German sculptor (born 1460) *[[1568]] – [[William Turner (naturalist)|William Turner]], British ornithologist and botanist (born 1508) *[[1572]] – [[Sigismund II Augustus]], Polish king (born 1520) *[[1573]] – [[Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola]], Italian architect, designed the [[Church of the Gesù]] and [[Villa Farnese]] (born 1507) *[[1593]] – [[Mohammed Bagayogo]], Malian scholar and academic (born 1523) *[[1600]] – [[Thomas Lucy]], English politician (born 1532) ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – [[Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire]], English noblewoman (born 1563) *[[1647]] – [[Thomas Hooker]], English minister, founded the [[Colony of Connecticut]] (born 1586) *[[1701]] – [[William Stoughton (Massachusetts)|William Stoughton]], American judge and politician, [[Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (born 1631) *[[1713]] – [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]], English bishop (born 1632) *[[1718]] – [[Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia|Alexei Petrovich]], Russian tsarevich (born 1690) *[[1730]] – [[Olivier Levasseur]], French pirate (born 1690) *[[1758]] – [[Marthanda Varma]], Raja of Attingal (born 1706)<ref name="Thrippadidaanam">{{cite book|last1=Mheshwari|first1=S Uma|title=Thrippadidaanam|publisher=Mathrubhumi Books|isbn=978-81-8265-947-6|pages=41–53}}</ref> *[[1764]] – [[William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath]], English politician, [[Secretary at War]] (born 1683) *[[1776]] – [[Jeremiah Markland]], English scholar and academic (born 1693) *[[1790]] – [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher and author (born 1721) *[[1816]] – [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]], Irish playwright and poet (born 1751) *[[1863]] – [[William Mulready]], Irish genre painter (born 1786) *[[1865]] – [[George Atzerodt]] (born 1833) * 1865 – [[David Herold]] (born 1842) * 1865 – [[Lewis Powell (conspirator)|Lewis Payne]] (born 1844) * 1865 – [[Mary Surratt]] (born 1823) *[[1890]] – [[Henri Nestlé]], German businessman, founded [[Nestlé]] (born 1814) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Johanna Spyri]], Swiss author (born 1827) *[[1913]] – [[Edward Burd Grubb Jr.]], American general and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Spain]] (born 1841) *[[1922]] – [[Cathal Brugha]], Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the [[Easter Rising]], [[Irish War of Independence]]; first [[Ceann Comhairle]] and first [[President of Dáil Éireann]] (born 1874) *[[1925]] – [[Clarence Hudson White]], American photographer and educator (born 1871) *[[1927]] – [[Gösta Mittag-Leffler]], Swedish mathematician and academic (born 1846) *[[1930]] – [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], British writer (born 1859) *[[1932]] – [[Alexander Grin]], Russian author (born 1880) * 1932 – [[Henry Eyster Jacobs]], American theologian and educator (born 1844) *[[1939]] – [[Deacon White]], American baseball player and manager (born 1847) *[[1950]] – [[Fats Navarro]], American trumpet player and composer (born 1923) *[[1955]] – [[Ali Naci Karacan]], Turkish journalist and publisher (born 1896) *[[1956]] – [[Gottfried Benn]], German author and poet (born 1886) *[[1960]] – [[Francis Browne]], Irish priest and photographer (born 1880) *[[1964]] – [[Lillian Copeland]], American discus thrower and shot putter (born 1904) *[[1965]] – [[Moshe Sharett]], Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (born 1894) *[[1968]] – [[Jo Schlesser]], French race car driver (born 1928) *[[1970]] – Dame [[Laura Knight]], English artist (born 1877)<ref>{{cite ODNB |id=34349 |title=Knight [née Johnson], Dame Laura}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian poet and playwright (born 1925) *[[1972]] – [[Athenagoras I of Constantinople]] (born 1886) *[[1973]] – [[Max Horkheimer]], German philosopher and sociologist (born 1895) * 1973 – [[Veronica Lake]], American actress (born 1922) *[[1978]] – [[Francisco Mendes]], Guinea-Bissau lawyer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau]] (born 1933) *[[1980]] – [[Dore Schary]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1905) *[[1982]] – [[Swami Bon|Bon Maharaja]], Indian guru and religious writer (born 1901) *[[1984]] – [[George Oppen]], American poet and author (born 1908) *[[1987]] – [[Germaine Thyssens-Valentin]], Dutch-French pianist (born 1902) *[[1990]] – [[Bill Cullen]], American television panelist and game show host (born 1920) * 1990 – [[Cazuza]], Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1958) *[[1993]] – [[Rıfat Ilgaz]], Turkish author, poet, and educator (born 1911) * 1993 – [[Mia Zapata]], American singer (born 1965)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://casefilepodcast.com/case-77-mia-zapata/|title=Case 77: Mia Zapata - Casefile: True Crime Podcast|date=2018-03-11|work=Casefile: True Crime Podcast|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Carlo Chiti]], Italian engineer (born 1924) * 1994 – [[Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte]], German general (born 1907) *[[1998]] – [[Moshood Abiola]], Nigerian businessman and politician (born 1937) *[[1999]] – [[Vikram Batra]], [[Param Vir Chakra]], Indian Army personnel (born 1974) * 1999 – [[Julie Campbell Tatham]], American author (born 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]], American race car driver (born 1969) *[[2001]] – [[Fred Neil]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936) *[[2003]] – [[Izhak Graziani]], Bulgarian trumpet player and conductor (born 1924) *[[2006]] – [[Syd Barrett]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946) * 2006 – [[Juan de Ávalos]], Spanish sculptor (born 1911) * 2006 – [[John Money]], New Zealand-American psychologist and author (born 1921) *[[2007]] – [[Anne McLaren]], British scientist (born 1927)<ref name="BBCNews20070708">{{cite news |title=Academic pair killed in car crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6281348.stm |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2007}}</ref> * 2007 – [[Donald Michie]], British scientist (born 1923)<ref name="BBCNews20070708"/> *[[2008]] – [[Bruce Conner]], American sculptor, painter, and photographer (born 1933) * 2008 – [[Dorian Leigh]], American model (born 1917) *[[2011]] – [[Allan W. Eckert]], American historian and author (born 1931) * 2011 – [[Dick Williams]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929) *[[2012]] – [[Dennis Flemion]], American drummer (born 1955) * 2012 – [[Ronaldo Cunha Lima]], Brazilian poet and politician (born 1936) * 2012 – [[Doris Neal]], American baseball player (born 1928) * 2012 – [[Jerry Norman (sinologist)|Jerry Norman]], American sinologist and linguist (born 1936) * 2012 – [[Leon Schlumpf]], Swiss politician (born 1927) *[[2013]] – [[Artur Hajzer]], Polish mountaineer (born 1962) * 2013 – [[Robert Hamerton-Kelly]], South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938) * 2013 – [[Donald J. Irwin]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut]] (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Ben Pucci]], American football player and sportscaster (born 1925) *[[2014]] – [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (born 1926) * 2014 – [[Eduard Shevardnadze]], Georgian general and politician, 2nd [[President of Georgia]] (born 1928) * 2014 – [[Peter Underwood]], Australian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of Tasmania]] (born 1937) *[[2015]] – [[Maria Barroso]], Portuguese actress and politician (born 1925) * 2015 – [[Bob MacKinnon]], American basketball player and coach (born 1927) *[[2021]] – [[Robert Downey Sr.]], American actor and director. Father of [[Robert Downey Jr.]] (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=Robert Downey Sr., director and father of Robert Downey Jr., has died |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/entertainment/robert-downey-sr-obit/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Dilip Kumar]], Indian film actor (born 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Saira Banu's first words after Dilip Kumar's death: 'God snatched away my reason for living'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saira-banu-first-words-after-dilip-kumar-death-dharmendra-7395357/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Jovenel Moïse]], Haitian entrepreneur and politician, President of Haiti (born 1968)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hu |first1=Caitlin |last2=Smith-Spark |first2=Laura |title=Haiti's leader has been killed. Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/americas/haiti-explainer-jovenel-moise-assassination-cmd-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Jane McAlevey]], American labor organizer and author (born 1964)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roosevelt |first=Margot |date=2024-07-07 |title=Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/business/jane-mcalevey-dead.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Æthelburh of Faremoutiers]] ** [[Felix of Nantes]] ** [[Illidius]] ** [[Job of Manyava]] ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]]) ** [[Beatification|Blessed]]s [[Ulma family|Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with seven children]] ([[Catholic Church]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulma family's liturgical feast day will be July 7|url=https://aleteia.org/2023/09/09/ulma-familys-liturgical-feast-day-will-be-july-7/|website=aleteia.org|access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref> ** [[Willibald]] ([[Catholic Church]]) ** [[July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Solomon Islands]] from the United Kingdom in 1978. * [[Ivan Kupala Day]] ([[Belarus]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]]) * [[Saba Saba Day]] ([[Tanzania]]) * [[Tanabata]] ([[Japan]]) * [[World Chocolate Day]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/7 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=07}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/7 |title=Historical Events on July 7 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:July 07}} [[Category:Days of July]]
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