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July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 7, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 177 days remaining until the end of the year.

The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven") have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. London 's transport forms the hub of the road rail and air networks in the United Kingdom. In China, this term is used to denote the Battle of Lugou Bridge started on July 7, 1937, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident ( 盧溝橋事變; also known as 七七事變 七七盧溝橋事變 or the Lugouqiao Incident) was a Battle between The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' Heresy, as a blanket term describes a practice or belief that is labeled as unorthodox
• 1534 - European colonization of the Americas: First known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick. The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to 1492 although there was at least one earlier colonization effort Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally
• 1543 - French troops invade Luxembourg. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by
• 1585 - Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France. Articles of the Treaty of Nemours (or Treaty of Saint-Maur) were agreed upon in writing and signed in Nemours on July 7, 1585 between the Queen Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1777 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Hubbardton
• 1798 - Quasi-War: The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Background Following the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga, American forces under Major General Arthur St Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Quasi-War was an Undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800 The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units '
• 1799 - Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maharaja Ranjit Singh (ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of the Punjab" (1780-1839 was a ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi.
• 1807 - Napoleonic Wars: Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the Fourth Coalition. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland in the town of Tilsit This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Fourth Coalition against Napoleon's French Empire was defeated in a war spanning 1806&ndash1807
• 1846 - Mexican-American War: American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the United States conquest of California. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1863 - United States begins first military draft; exemptions cost $100
• 1865 - American Civil War: Four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were hanged. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal
• 1892 - Katipunan: The Revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood is established leading to the fall of the Spanish Empire in Asia. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary organization founded by Filipino rebels in Manila, in 1892 which aimed to gain independence from Spain. The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español was one of the largest Empires in history and one of the first Global empires In the 15th and 16th centuries
• 1898 - President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The Newlands Resolution, named after United States Congressman Francis G The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1915 - World War I: End of First Battle of the Isonzo. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The First Battle of the Isonzo was fought between Italians and Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front in World War I, between June
• 1915 - A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashed near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Great Gorge and International Railway was a trolley belt line encompassing the Niagara Gorge. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The Village of Queenston is located 5 km north of Niagara Falls Ontario in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• 1917 - Russian Revolution: Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov forms Provisional Government in Russia after the deposing of the Tsar Nicholas II. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Knyaz (Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov (Георгий Евгеньевич Львов Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov) ( November 2, 1861 The Russian Provisional Government was formed in Petrograd in 1917 after the February Revolution and the Abdication Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1930 - Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry John Kaiser ( May 9, 1882 — August 24, 1967) was an American Industrialist who became known as the father of modern American Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the
• 1937 - Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge - Japanese forces invade Beijing, China. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The Marco Polo Bridge Incident ( 盧溝橋事變; also known as 七七事變 七七盧溝橋事變 or the Lugouqiao Incident) was a Battle between For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1941 - World War II: American forces land in Iceland to forestall an invasion by Germany. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1941 - World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces
• 1946 - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1946 - Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 spy plane prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1947 - Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense
• 1953 - Che Guevara set out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed
• 1954 - Formation of the TANU in Tanzania
• 1956 - Fritz Moravec reaches the peak of Gasherbrum II (8,035 m). Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now Tanzania Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Moravec ( April 27 1922 in Vienna, Austria, March 17 1997 in Vienna) was an Austrian mountaineer Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the 13th highest Mountain on Earth, located on the border of Pakistan-China
• 1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into United States law. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary
• 1959 - 14:28 UT Venus occults the star Regulus. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University In Shia Islam The Occultation is a term used to designate the hidden state of the Imam of the Time. Regulus (α Leo / α Leonis / Alpha Leonis is the brightest star in the Constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky This rare event was used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
• 1967 - Beginning of the civil war in Biafra. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967 &ndash 13 January 1970 was a political conflict caused by the attempted Secession
• 1969 - In Canada, the Official Languages Act is adopted making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Official languages Act is a law adopted by the Parliament of Canada in 1969 and substantially amended in 1988 French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
• 1978 - The Solomon Islands become independent from the United Kingdom. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1980 - Institution of sharia in Iran. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• 1980 - The Safra massacre in Lebanon. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Safra massacre, or Day of the Long Knives, occurred in the Coastal town Safra (north to Beirut) on July 7, 1980, during the Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1983 - Cold War: Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Samantha Reed Smith (June 29 1972 in Houlton Maine – August 25 1985 in Lewiston - Auburn, Maine) was an American schoolgirl from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 An approximately chronological list of leaders of the Soviet Union (heads of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Soviet Union) Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (Ю́рий Влади́мирович Андро́пов Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov) ( &ndash 9 February 1984 was a Soviet politician
• 1991 - Yugoslav Wars: Brioni Agreement ended ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and The Brioni Agreement (Brionska deklaracija Brijunska deklaracija is a document signed on the Brijuni islands near Pula, Croatia, on 7 July 1991 by representatives The Ten-Day War (Desetdnevna vojna sometimes called the Slovenian Independence War (Slovenska osamosvojitvena vojna was a brief military conflict between Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
• 2002 - A scandal broke out in the United Kingdom when news reports alleged MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, the supposed European Al Qaeda leader. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. Abû-Qatâda al-Filisṭînî ( أبو قتادة الفلسطيني) sometimes called Abû-Omar ( ابو Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
• 2003 - The United Communist Party of Armenia was formed. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. United Communist Party of Armenia (Հայաստանի Միավորված Կոմունիստական Կուսակցության, abbreviated ՀՄԿԿ Hayastani Miatsial Komunistakan
• 2005 - A series of four terrorist explosions occur on London's transport system killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during London 's transport forms the hub of the road rail and air networks in the United Kingdom. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons
• 2005 - Influenced by Live 8, the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year 2010. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
• 2007 - Pope Benedict XVI issues the Summorum Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Summorum Pontificum (Of the Supreme Pontiffs is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued " Motu proprio " (i The Tridentine Mass (Missa Tridentina is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published
• 2007 - Worldwide performances by charity event Live Earth. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change.

Births

• 1053 - Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (d. Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇 Shirakawa-tennō) ( July 7, 1053 &ndash July 24, 1129) was the 72nd emperor 1129)
• 1119 - Emperor Sutoku of Japan (d. Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇 Sutoku-tennō) ( 7 July 1119 &ndash 14 September 1164) was the 75th emperor of 1164)
• 1528 - Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria, daughter of Ferdinand I (d. Ferdinand I may refer to Ferdinand I of León, the Great (ca 1000-1065 king from 1037 Ferdinand I of Portugal and the 1590)
• 1586 - Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English statesman (d. Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk ( 7 July 1585 &ndash 4 October 1646) was a prominent English 1646)
• 1656 - Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. Guru Har Krishan (ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ( 7 July, 1656 &ndash 30 March, 1664) was Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century 1664)
• 1746 - Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (d. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giuseppe Piazzi ( July 7 1746 - July 22 1826) was an Italian Theatine monk Mathematician, and Astronomer 1826)
• 1752 - Joseph-Marie Jacquard, French inventor (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Joseph Marie Charles nicknamed Jacquard ( 7 July 1752 &ndash 7 August 1834) was a Straw hat maker before becoming 1834)
• 1766 - Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guillaume Philibert Duhesme ( July 7 1766, Bourgeuf, Burgundy – June 18 1815 near Waterloo) was a French 1815)
• 1843 - Camillo Golgi, Italian physician and Nobel laureate (d. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Camillo Golgi ( July 7, 1843 &ndash January 21, 1926) was an Italian Physician and Scientist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1926)
• 1848 - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC ( July 7, 1848 - January 16, 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served 1919)
• 1851 - Charles Tindley, American Gospel Music Composer (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Rev Dr Charles Albert Tindley ( July 7 1851, Berlin Maryland USA &ndash July 26 1933) was an American Methodist 1933)
• 1855 - Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Ludwig Ganghofer ( July 7 1855 - July 24, 1920) was a German Writer who became famous for his homeland novels 1920)
• 1860 - Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting 1911)
• 1874 - Erwin Bumke, German jurist (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erwin Konrad Eduard Bumke (7 July 1874 in Stolp Pomerania, nowadays Słupsk, Poland – 20 April 1945 in Leipzig) was the last president of 1945)
• 1884 - Lion Feuchtwanger, German dramatist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lion Feuchtwanger (pseudonym JL Wetcheek) ( 7 July 1884 - 21 December 1958) was a German - Jewish Novelist 1958)
• 1887 - Marc Chagall, Russian painter (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marc Chagall (מאַרק שאַגאַל&lrm Belarusian: Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў Mojša Zaharavič Šagałaŭ; Russian: Марк 1985)
• 1891 - Virginia Rappe, Silent Film Actress (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Virginia Rappe (rʌpeɪ ( July 7, 1891 &ndash September 9, 1921) was an American model and Silent film 1921)
• 1893 - Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Miroslav Krleža (mîroslaʋ křleʒa July 7, 1893 - December 29, 1981) was a leading Croatian writer and a figure in cultural life 1981)
• 1899 - George Cukor, American director (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. 1983)
• 1900 - Earle E. Partridge, United States Air Force general (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Earle Everard Partridge ( 7 July 1900 in Winchendon Massachusetts - 7 September 1990 in Jupiter Florida) was an United 1990)
• 1901 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian director (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vittorio De Sica ( 7 July 1901 or 1902&ndash 13 November 1974) was a critically acclaimed Italian neorealist director 1974)
• 1901 - Sam Katzman, American film producer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sam Katzman ( July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American Film producer. 1973)
• 1901 - Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film producer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. (born on July 7, 1901 &ndash died January 25, 1970, in Sukagawa Fukushima) was the Japanese Special effects director 1970)
• 1902 - Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, American baseball player (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2005)
• 1904 - Simone Beck, French chef (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Simone "Simca" Beck ( 7 July 1904 in Normandy, France - 20 December 1991) was a French cookbook author and cooking teacher 1991)
• 1906 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William (Vilim Feller né Vilibald Srećko Feller ( July 7 1906 &ndash January 14 1970) was a Croatian American 1970)
• 1906 - Satchel Paige, American baseball player (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige ( July 7, 1906 He appeared in the Major League All-Star Game in both 1952 and 1953. 1982)
• 1906 - Anton Karas, Viennese musician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Anton Karas ( July 7 1906 &ndash January 10 1985) was a Viennese Zither player best known for his Soundtrack 1985)
• 1907 - Robert A. Heinlein, American writer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. 1988)
• 1908 - Revilo P. Oliver, American professor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the college professor For the Cartoonist, see ' Revilo ' 1994)
• 1911 - Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2007)
• 1915 - Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander, African American Novelist and poet (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dr Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander ( July 6, 1915 &ndash November 30, 1998) was an African-American poet and author born in 1998)
• 1917 - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadorian politician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fidel Sánchez Hernández ( July 7, 1917 in El Divisadero &ndash February 28, 2003) was a politician general and former President 2003)
• 1919 - Jon Pertwee, British actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. 1996)
• 1921 - Adolf von Thadden, German politician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Adolf von Thadden (July 7 1921&ndashJuly 16 1996 in Bad Oeynhausen) was a leading Far right German politician 1996)
• 1921 - Ezzard Charles, American boxer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ezzard Mack Charles ( July 7 1921 – May 28 1975) was an African-American professional boxer and former Heavyweight Champion 1975)
• 1922 - Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
• 1924 - Mary Ford, American singer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Cardin is an Italian -born French Fashion designer, who was born on July 7, 1922, near Treviso. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) ( July 7, 1924, El Monte California, &ndash September 30, 1977, Arcadia California 1977)
• 1925 - Wally Phillips, American radio personality (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Phillips ( July 7 1925 &ndash March 26 2008) was an American Radio personality best known for hosting A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting 2008)
• 1929 - Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hasan Abidi ( Urdu: حسن عابدی) was a noted Pakistani journalist writer and a senior Urdu language poet 2005)
• 1927 - Doc Severinsen, American composer and musician
• 1930 - Henry (Hank) Mobley, American Jazz composer and saxophonist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and Jazz Trumpeter. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry (Hank Mobley ( July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American Hard bop and Soul jazz tenor Saxophonist 1986)
• 1931 - David Eddings, American author
• 1932 - Josef Zawinul, Austrian composer and musician (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Eddings (born July 7, 1931) is an American author who has written several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Erich Zawinul ( July 7 1932 &ndash September 11 2007) was a Jazz keyboardist and Composer. 2007)
• 1933 - Murray Halberg, New Zealand runner
• 1933 - David McCullough, American historian and author
• 1936 - Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Murray Gordon Halberg, ONZ, MBE, (born July 7, 1933 in Eketahuna) is a former New Zealand middle distance runner David Gaub McCullough (mə-kŭl'ə (born July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Born and raised in Pittsburgh McCullough later attended Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikos Xylouris (Νίκος Ξυλούρης 7 July, 1936 - 8 February, 1980)nicknamed Psaronikos (Ψαρονίκος was a Greek 1980)
• 1936 - Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Siffert ( July 7, 1936 – October 24, 1971) was a Swiss Racing driver. 1971)
• 1937 - Tung Chee-Hwa, Hong Kong administrator
• 1940 - Ringo Starr, English drummer and singer (The Beatles)
• 1941 - Michael Howard, British politician
• 1941 - Bill Oddie, English comedian and ornithologist
• 1942 - Carmen Duncan, Australian actress
• 1943 - Toto Cutugno, Italian singer
• 1943 - Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tung Chee Hwa, GBM (born 7 July 1937 Chinese calendar --> in Shanghai, China) was the first elected Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of William Edgar Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941 is an English Actor, Writer, Comedian, Natural history Presenter Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carmen Joan Duncan (born July 7, 1942 in Cooma New South Wales) is an Australian actress. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toto Cutugno, stage name of Salvatore Cutugno (born July 7, 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter Joel Siegel ( July 7, 1943 – June 29, 2007) was an American Film critic for the ABC morning news show 2007)
• 1945 - Michael Ancram, British politician
• 1947 - Felix Standaert, Belgian diplomat
• 1947 - Howard Rheingold, American author
• 1947 - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal
• 1947 - Rob Townsend, English drummer (Family)
• 1947 - Víctor Manuel, Spanish songwriter and singer
• 1948 - Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian actor
• 1949 - Shelley Duvall, American actress
• 1952 - Mando Guerrero, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1955 - Len Barker, American baseball player
• 1957 - Jonathan Dayton, American film director
• 1957 - Berry Sakharof, Turkish-born Israeli guitarist (Minimal Compact)
• 1959 - Jessica Hahn, American model
• 1959 - Ben Linder, American engineer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian PC, QC, MP (born 7 July 1945 known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felix Standaert (born July 7, 1947) is a Belgian diplomat and former Belgian ambassador to the Holy See and Ruanda. Howard Rheingold (born July 7, 1947) is a critic and writer his specialties are on the cultural social and political implications of modern communication media such Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह Jñānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva (born 7 July Rob Townsend (born July 7, 1947) is a British rock and Blues Drummer. This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish Singer-songwriter. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean LeClerc (born July 7, 1948 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Québécois Actor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an award-winning American Film and Television actress. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armando (Mando Guerrero (born July 7 1952 is a retired Professional wrestler. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Leonard Harold Barker III (born July 7, 1955 in Fort Knox Kentucky) better known as Len Barker, is a former Major League Baseball Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957 in Alameda County California) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958 in Los Berry Sakharof (ברי סחרוף (born July 7, 1957) is an Israeli rock Guitarist Songwriter and Singer. Minimal Compact were an Israeli rock band operating mainly during the 1980s and are notable as one of the few bands from that country to have achieved any significant The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jessica Hahn (born July 7, 1959 in Massapequa New York) is a model actress and former church secretary best known for her Sex scandal Benjamin Ernest Linder ( July 7, 1959 – April 28, 1987) born in California, was a young American engineer who was working 1987)
• 1960 - Kevin A. Ford, American astronaut
• 1963 - Vonda Shepard, American singer
• 1965 - Paula Devicq, Canadian actress
• 1965 - Mo Collins, American actress
• 1965 - Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
• 1966 - Gundula Krause, German folk violinist
• 1966 - Neil Tobin, American magician
• 1966 - Jim Gaffigan, American comedian
• 1967 - Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver
• 1967 - Jackie Neal, American singer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a NASA pilot and astronaut Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vonda Shepard (born July 7 1963) is a rock Singer. She appeared regularly in the television show Ally McBeal in which she Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Paula Michelle Devicq (born July 7, 1965 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kirsten Bennett Maureen "Mo" Aniheim Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American Actress and Comedian. Jeremy Kyle (born July 7, 1965 in Canning Town, London) is a British Radio and Television broadcaster Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk Violinist. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Neil Tobin (b July 7, 1966 in Chicago Illinois) is a performer of magical and psychic entertainment James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7 1966 is an American stand-up comic and Actor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Tom Kristensen (born July 7 1967 in Hobro) is a Danish racing driver. Jacqueline "Jazzy Jackie" Neal (born in Baton Rouge Louisiana, July 7, 1967 - Mar 2005)
• 1968 - Jorja Fox, American actress
• 1968 - Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
• 1969 - Sylke Otto, German luger
• 1969 - Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 - Nathalie Simard, French Canadian singer
• 1969 - Cree Summer, Canadian voice actress
• 1969 - Robin Weigert, American actress
• 1970 - Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer
• 1970 - Erik Zabel, German cyclist
• 1970 - Robia LaMorte, American actress and dancer
• 1971 - Alistair Potts, British rower
• 1972 - Lisa Leslie, American basketball player
• 1972 - Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver
• 1973 - José Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 - Matt Mantei, American baseball player
• 1973 - Natsuki Takaya, Japanese manga-ka
• 1974 - Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Patrick Lalime, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 - Tony Benshoof, American luger
• 1975 - Michael Voss, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 - Dominic Foley, Irish footballer
• 1977 - Felix Vasquez, New York City Housing Authority employee
• 1979 - Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter
• 1979 - Carl Breeze, British racing driver
• 1980 - John Buck, American baseball player
• 1980 - Deidre Downs, American beauty queen
• 1980 - Michelle Kwan, American figure skater
• 1980 - Kaisa Jouhki, Finnish vocalist (Battlelore)
• 1980 - Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used)
• 1981 - Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
• 1981 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricketer
• 1982 - Cassidy, American rapper
• 1982 - Mike Glita, American bassist (Senses Fail)
• 1982 - George Owu, Ghanaian football player
• 1983 - Justin Davies, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 - D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane)
• 1984 - Minas Alozidis, Greek hurdler
• 1984 - Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1984 - Marie-Mai, Canadian singer
• 1987 - Lena Ma, Miss World Canada 4th runner-up
• 1988 - Kaci Brown, American singer
• 1989 - Giannoulis Fakinos, Greek footballer
• 1992 - Nathalia Ramos, Spanish actress

Deaths

• 1304 - Pope Benedict XI (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorja-An Fox (born July 7, 1968, in New York, New York) is an American actress. Jeffrey Scott VanderMeer (born July 7 1968 is an American writer editor and publisher Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylke Otto (born July 7, 1969 in Chemnitz) is a former German Luger who competed from 1991 to 2007. Joseph Steve Sakic (ˈsɑːkɨk (born July 7 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who has Nathalie Simard (born in Île d'Orléans, near Quebec City on July 7, 1969) is a pop singer from Quebec Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles California) best known as Cree Summer, is an American born Actress Robin Weigert (born July 7 1969) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television and film Actress. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne William McCullough (born 7 July 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer. Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. Robia Brett LaMorte (born July 7 1970) is an American Actress and former Dancer. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Alistair Potts (born July 7, 1971 in Chertsey, Surrey) is a British World Champion cox. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Leslie (born July 7 1972 in Gardena California) is a WNBA player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. Manfred Stohl (born July 7, 1972 in Vienna) is an Austrian World Rally Championship driver Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. José Jiménez (born July 7, 1973 in San Pedro de Macoris Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Matthew Bruce Mantei (born July 7, 1973 in Tampa Florida) is a retired Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. is the Penname of a Japanese manga artist most well-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Kārlis Skrastiņš (born July 9, 1974 in Riga, Latvia) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman Patrick Lalime (born July 7, 1974 in St Bonaventure, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Benshoof (born July 7, 1975 in Saint Paul Minnesota) is an American luger from White Bear Lake Minnesota who has been competing Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975 is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions and also a former Australian rules footballer usually playing midfield for Australian Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominic Joseph Foley (born 7 July, 1976 in Cork) is an Irish football player who plays as Striker. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Felix Vasquez (also spelt Vazquez) (born July 7, 1977) is a citizen of New York City, and an New York City Housing Authority employee The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA provides housing for low and moderate income residents throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Anastasios "Tasos" Gousis (Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Γκούσης born July 7 1979) is a Greek sprint athlete. Carl Breeze is a British Auto racing driver born 7 July 1979. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the baseball player For the US Representative see John R Deidre Downs (born July 7, 1980) Miss America 2005 is an aspiring Physician from Birmingham Alabama. Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is an American figure skater. Battlelore is a band from Lappeenranta, Finland. Their style takes elements from Gothic metal, Power metal, Folk metal, Battlelore is a band from Lappeenranta, Finland. Their style takes elements from Gothic metal, Power metal, Folk metal, Daniel Leslie Whitesides (born July 7, 1980) is the drummer of American rock band The Used. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner Jr on July 7, 1981) in Huntington Beach, California) also known as Syn, Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni ( Hindi:महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी (born July 7 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982) better known by his Stage name Cassidy, is an American Rapper. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Michael "Mike" Glita (born July 7, 1982) is an American musician Senses Fail is an American band based in Ridgewood New Jersey, formed in 2002. George Owu (born 7 july, 1982) is a Ghanaian football player who as of 2006 was playing for AshantiGold and currently playing Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Justin Davies (born 5 July 1983 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Wanita "D Woods" Woodgette ( July 7, 1983) is an African American Singer and Actress. Danity Kane is an American R&B and pop Girl group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Minás Alozídis (born July 7 1984) is a Greek hurdler He finished 7th in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Mohammad Ashraful (মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুল (born July 7 1984 in Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi international Cricket Marie-Mai Bouchard, (born on July 7, 1984 in Varennes Quebec) also known as her stage name Marie-Mai, is a French Canadian singer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Lena Ma (馬艶冰 Ma Yan Bing born on July 7, 1987, is the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004 Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Kaci Deanne Brown (born July 7 1988 is an American pop and R&B singer Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Giannoulis Fakinos (born 7 July 1989, sometime credited as Yiannoulis Fakinos) is a Greek football player who currently plays for Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Nathalia Ramos (born July 3, 1992) Ramos remains fluent in Spanish, though her family moved to Melbourne Australia, when she was two years Pope 1240)
• 1307 - King Edward I of England (b. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost 1239)
• 1537 - Madeleine de Valois, queen of James V of Scotland (b. Madeleine de Valois ( August 10, 1520 &ndash July 7, 1537) was a princess of France and Queen consort of James James V (10 April 1512 &ndash 14 December 1542 was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death 1520)
• 1572 - King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland (b. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August 1520)
• 1573 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (b. Giacomo (or Jacopo) Barozzi (or Barocchio) da Vignola, often simply called Vignola ( October 1 1507 - July 1507)
• 1647 - Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (b. Thomas Hooker ( July 5 1586 &ndash July 7 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as probably the 1586)
• 1663 - Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
• 1701 - William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (b. Thomas Baltzar ( c. 1631 – July 24, 1663) was a German Violinist and composer William Stoughton ( 30 September 1631 7 July 1701) was in charge of what has come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, first 1631)
• 1713 - Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford and privy councillor (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Compton (1632 – July 7, 1713) English bishop was the sixth and youngest son of the second earl of Northampton. The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ 1632)
• 1764 - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Pulteney 1st Earl of Bath, PC ( 22 March 1684 &ndash July 7, 1764) was an English Politician, dubbed 1683)
• 1776 - Jeremiah Markland, English classical scholar (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jeremiah Markland ( October 18 (or 29 1693 - July 7, 1776) English classical scholar was born at Childwall in Liverpool on the 29th (or 18th 1693)
• 1790 - François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year François Hemsterhuis ( December 27, 1721 &ndash July 7, 1790) was a Dutch writer on Aesthetics and moral Philosophy 1721)
• 1816 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish playwright and politician (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 &ndash 7 July 1816 was an Irish playwright and Whig Statesman. 1751)
• 1855 - Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov Константин Николаевич Батюшков ( Vologda -, Vologda) was an important precursor of 1787)
• 1865 - Mary Surratt, Lincoln conspirator (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Elizabeth Eugenia Jenkins Surratt (May/June 1823 in Waterloo Maryland, USA &ndash July 7, 1865 in Washington D 1823)
• 1865 - Lewis Paine, Lincoln conspirator (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lewis Thornton Powell ( April 22, 1844 &ndash July 7, 1865) also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully 1844)
• 1865 - David Herold, Lincoln conspirator (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year David Edgar Herold ( June 16, 1842 &ndash July 7, 1865) conspired with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln 1842)
• 1865 - George Atzerodt, Lincoln conspirator (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Andreas Atzerodt ( June 12, 1835 &ndash July 7, 1865)[http//www 1833)
• 1878 - Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yegor (Egor Ivanovich Zolotarev (Егор Иванович Золотарёв ( March 31, 1847 – July 19, 1878) was a Russian 1847)
• 1890 - Henri Nestlé, Founder of Nestlé S. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henri Nestlé, born Heinrich Nestle ( 10 August, 1814 &ndash 7 July, 1890) was the founder of Nestlé S A. (b. 1814)
• 1901 - Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Johanna Spyri (johana ʃpiːʁi ( 12 June 1827 &ndash 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories and is best known for Heidi 1827)
• 1913 - Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Burd Grubb Jr (known as E Burd Grubb) (November 13 1841 &ndash July 7 1913 was a Union Army regimental commander in the American Civil War 1841)
• 1922 - Cathal Brugha, Chief of Staff of Irish Republican Army (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cathal Brugha ( pronounced bˠɾˠuː born Charles William St The following is the list of those who are reported to have served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army in the various incarnations of organisations bearing that name The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who 1874)
• 1925 - Clarence Hudson White American photographer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Hudson White ( April 8, 1871 &ndash July 7, 1925) was an American Photographer and a founding member of the . 1871)
• 1927 - Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Magnus Gustaf (Gösta Mittag-Leffler ( 16 March 1846 – 7 July 1927) was a Swedish Mathematician. 1846)
• 1930 - Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish writer (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the 1859)
• 1932 - Alexander Grin, Russian novelist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Grin (Александр Грин August 23, 1880 – July 8, 1932) was a Russian writer notable for his romantic novels and 1880)
• 1932 - Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henry Eyster Jacobs ( 10 November 1844 &ndash 7 July 1932) was an American educator and Lutheran theologian. 1844)
• 1949 - Bunk Johnson, American musician (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson ( ca 1879 or 1889 &ndash July 7, 1949) was a prominent early New Orleans Jazz Trumpet 1879 or 1889)
• 1956 - Gottfried Benn, German poet (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gottfried Benn ( 2 May 1886 &ndash 7 July 1956) was a German Essayist, Novelist and Expressionist 1886)
• 1964 - Lillian Copeland, American athlete (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Lillian Copeland ( November 25, 1904 &ndash July 7, 1964) was an American athlete, who excelled in Weight throwing 1904)
• 1965 - Moshe Sharett, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Moshe Sharett (משה שרת born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew משה שרתוק on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1894)
• 1967 - Jo Schlesser, French Formula One racing driver (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Schlesser ( May 18, 1928 in Liouville France Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It 1928)
• 1971 - Claude Gauvreau, Canadian writer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Claude Gauvreau ( August 19, 1925 - July 7, 1971) was a Quebec Playwright, Poet and polemicist born 1925)
• 1971 - Ub Iwerks, American artist, director, and cartoonist (b1901)
• 1972 - Athenagoras, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ub Iwerks, ASC ( Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) ( 24 March 1901 &ndash 7 July 1971) was a two-time Academy Award winning Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) ( March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 1886)
• 1972 - King Talal of Jordan (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Talal I bin Abdullah King of Jordan ( Arabic: طلال بن عبد الله Ṭalāl ibn `Abd Allāh) born February 26, 1909 1909)
• 1973 - Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Max Horkheimer (February 14 1895 &ndash July 7 1973 was a German Philosopher and Sociologist, and a founder and guiding thinker of Critical 1895)
• 1973 - Veronica Lake, American actress (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Veronica Lake ( November 14, 1922 &ndash July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model 1919)
• 1975 - Ruffian, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruffian ( April 17 1972 - July 7 1975) was an American champion Thoroughbred Racehorse, considered to be one 1972)
• 1976 - Walter Giesler, American soccer coach (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter John Giesler ( September 6, 1910 &ndash July 7, 1976) was an American Soccer player, Referee, and 1910)
• 1980 - Dore Schary, American film producer and writer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Isidore 'Dore' Schary ( August 31, 1905, Newark New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture 1905)
• 1981 - Mildred Lisette Norman a. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Peace Pilgrim ( July 18, 1908 &ndash July 7, 1981) born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, Vegetarian k. a. Peace Pilgrim, American pacifist and activist
• 1984 - Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping (b. Peace Pilgrim ( July 18, 1908 &ndash July 7, 1981) born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, Vegetarian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Carl Boenish ( April 3 1941 – July 7 1984) considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was a freefall Cinematographer BASE jumping is involving the use of a Parachute or the sequenced use of a Wingsuit and parachute to jump from fixed objects--with the parachute unopened at the jump 1941)
• 1990 - Bill Cullen, American game show host (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) William Lawrence Francis "Bill" Cullen ( February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American Radio and Television 1920)
• 1990 - Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Cazuza ( April 4, 1958 &mdash July 7, 1990) was a Brazilian Composer, Singer and Poet, born Agenor Miranda 1958)
• 1993 - Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Mia Katherine Zapata ( August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The The Gits were an American Punk rock band formed in Seattle Washington in 1986 and active until 1993 1965)
• 1994 - Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Carlo Chiti ( December 19 1924 - July 7 1994) was an Italian racing car and engine designer 1924)
• 1994 - Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte ( March 30 1907 &ndash July 7 1994) was a German Luftwaffe officer who served 1907)
• 2000 - Kenny Irwin, Jr., American race car driver (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr ( August 5, 1969 &ndash July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver 1969)
• 2001 - Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Fred Neil ( March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an American Blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1936)
• 2002 - Bison Dele, American basketball player (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bison Dele ( April 6, 1969 &ndash presumed dead July 7, 2002) Disappearance in the South Pacific In July 2002 1969)
• 2003 - Izhak Graziani, Bulgarian-born conductor (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Izhak "Ziko" Graziani (יצחק גרציאני August 4, 1924 - July 7, 2003) was born in Bulgaria and studied music and 1924)
• 2006 - Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Juan de Ávalos y García-Taborda (b Mérida, October 21, 1911 &ndash d 1911)
• 2006 - Syd Barrett, original guitarist and vocalist of the band Pink Floyd (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Pink Floyd are 1946)
• 2006 - John Money, Sexologist (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John William Money ( 8 July 1921 &ndash 7 July, 2006) was a psychologist and sexologist well-known for his research into 1921)

Holidays and observances

• Tanzania: Saba Saba Day
• Saint Job of Maniava
• Æthelburg of Faremoutiers
• Russia, Ukraine: Ivan Kupala Day
• Japan: Tanabata

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Saba Saba Day on July 7 celebrates (among other things the 1954 founding of the Tanzanian political party TANU the Tanganyika African National Union Saint Job of Maniava, tonsured a monk with the name Ezekiel, born Ivan Knyahynytskyi, Ukrainian: Княгиницький Йов (1550 Saint Æthelburg, known as Ethelburga (died 7 July 664) was an Anglo-Saxon princess abbess and saint of the Catholic Church. Ivan Kupala Day ( John the Baptist Day; Russian: Иван-Купала Belarusian: Купалле Ukrainian: Івана Купала meaning "Evening of the seventh" is a Japanese Star Festival, derived from the Chinese star festival Qi Xi (七夕 "

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