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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1167]] &ndash; The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army [[battle of Sirmium|decisively at Sirmium]], forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Showalter |first1=Professor Dennis |title=Medieval Wars 500–1500 |date=16 September 2013 |publisher=Amber Books Ltd |isbn=978-1-78274-119-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vCxAgAAQBAJ |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1283]] &ndash; [[Roger of Lauria]], commanding the [[Crown of Aragon|Aragonese]] fleet, [[Battle of Malta (1283)|defeats]] an [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevin]] fleet sent to put down a rebellion on [[Malta]].
*[[1497]] &ndash; [[Vasco da Gama]] sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Our Lady of Kazan]], a holy [[icon]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], is discovered underground in the city of [[Kazan]], [[Tatarstan]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] grants [[John Clarke (Baptist minister)|John Clarke]] a [[Royal charter]] to [[Rhode Island]].
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[Peter the Great|Peter I of Russia]] defeats [[Charles XII of Sweden]] at the [[Battle of Poltava]], thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
*[[1716]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Dynekilen]] forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
*[[1730]] &ndash; An estimated [[1730 Valparaíso earthquake|magnitude 8.7 earthquake]] causes a [[tsunami]] that damages more than {{convert|1000|km|mi|abbr=on}} of Chile's coastline.
*[[1741]] &ndash; Reverend [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] preaches to his congregation in [[Enfield, Connecticut]] his most famous sermon, "[[Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]]"; an influence for the [[First Great Awakening]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marsden|first=George M.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1npmjj|title=Jonathan Edwards: A Life|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|year=2003|isbn=978-0-300-09693-4|location=New Haven|jstor=j.ctt1npmjj}}</ref>
*[[1758]] &ndash; French forces hold [[Fort Carillon]] against the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] at [[Ticonderoga, New York]].
*[[1760]] &ndash; British forces defeat French forces in the [[Battle of Restigouche|last naval battle]] in [[New France]].
*[[1775]] &ndash; The [[Olive Branch Petition]] is signed by the [[Continental Congress]] of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of North America.
*[[1776]] &ndash; Church bells (possibly including the [[Liberty Bell]]) are rung after [[John Nixon (financier)|John Nixon]] delivers the first public reading of the [[Declaration of Independence of the United States]]. 
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Chippewas]] turn over a huge tract of land in [[Ontario]] to the United Kingdom.
*[[1853]] &ndash; The [[Perry Expedition]] arrives in [[Edo (Tokyo)|Edo]] Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
*[[1859]] &ndash; King [[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles XV & IV]] accedes to the throne of [[Union between Sweden and Norway|Sweden–Norway]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Ikedaya Incident]]: The [[Chōshū Domain|Choshu Han]] [[Shishi (organization)|shishi]]s planned [[Shinsengumi]] sabotage on [[Kyoto]], Japan at Ikedaya.
*[[1874]] &ndash; The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Mounties]] begin their [[March West]].
*[[1876]] &ndash; The [[Hamburg massacre]] prior to the [[1876 United States presidential election]] results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
*[[1879]] &ndash; Sailing ship {{USS|Jeannette|1878|6}} departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
*[[1889]] &ndash; The first issue of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' is published.
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, Newfoundland]] is devastated in the [[Great Fire of 1892]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; The death of crime boss [[Soapy Smith]], killed in the [[Shootout on Juneau Wharf]], releases [[Skagway, Alaska]] from his iron grip.

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro]] leads [[Royalist attack on Chaves|an unsuccessful royalist attack]] against the [[First Portuguese Republic]] in [[Chaves Municipality, Portugal|Chaves]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] reaches its lowest level of the [[Great Depression]], closing at 41.22.
*[[1933]] &ndash; The first [[rugby union]] [[Test match (rugby union)|test match]] between the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies of Australia]] and the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks of South Africa]] is played at [[Newlands Stadium]] in [[Cape Town]].
*[[1937]] &ndash; Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan sign the [[Treaty of Saadabad]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; Reports are broadcast that a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] crash-landed in [[Roswell, New Mexico]] in what became known as the [[Roswell UFO incident]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[United States Air Force]] accepts its first female recruits into a program called the [[Women's Air Force]] (WAF).
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Francis Gary Powers]] is charged with [[espionage]] resulting from his flight over the [[Soviet Union]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Ne Win]] [[1962 Rangoon University protests|besieges and blows up]] the [[University of Yangon|Rangoon University]] Student Union building to crush the [[Student activism|Student Movement]].
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21]] is destroyed by a bomb near [[100 Mile House]], Canada, killing 52.<ref name="sun">{{Cite news |last=McMartin |first=Pete |date=July 7, 1995 |title=The day the sky exploded: 52 people plunged to their deaths on July 8, 1965, and nobody knows why it happened |pages=B.3 |newspaper=The [[Vancouver Sun]]}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[List of Kings of Burundi|King]] [[Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi]] is deposed by his son Prince [[Ntare V of Burundi|Charles Ndizi]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; The [[Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement|Chrysler wildcat strike]] begins in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Richard Nixon]] delivers a special congressional message enunciating [[Native American self-determination]] as official US Indian policy, leading to the [[Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Israeli [[Mossad]] assassinate Palestinian writer [[Ghassan Kanafani]].
*[[1980]] &ndash; The inaugural [[1980 State of Origin game]] is won by [[Queensland Rugby League team|Queensland]] who defeat [[New South Wales Rugby League team|New South Wales]] 20–10 at [[Lang Park]].
*1980 &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 4225]] crashes near [[Almaty International Airport]] in the then [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (present day [[Kazakhstan]]) killing all 166 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B-2 CCCP-85355 Alma-Ata Airport (ALA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800708-0|access-date=2021-06-08|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the [[Dujail Massacre]] over the next several months.
*[[1988]] &ndash; The [[Island Express (train)|Island Express]] train travelling from [[Bangalore]] to [[Kanyakumari]] [[Peruman railway accident|derails on the Peruman bridge]] and falls into [[Ashtamudi Lake]], [[Kerala]] in [[India]] killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] win the [[1990 FIFA World Cup final|FIFA World Cup final]] against defending champions [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], with [[Andreas Brehme]] scoring the game's only goal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/09/sports/sports-of-the-times-winning-ugly-losing-ugly-just-plain-ugly.html |title=Winning Ugly, Losing Ugly, Just Plain Ugly |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 July 1990 |first=George |last=Vecsey }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kim Jong Il]] begins to assume [[List of leaders of North Korea|supreme leadership]] of [[North Korea]] upon the [[Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung|death]] of his father, [[Kim Il Sung]].
*  1994   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] is launched on [[STS-65|an international science mission]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=STS-65 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-65/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Sudan Airways Flight 139]] crashes near [[Port Sudan New International Airport|Port Sudan Airport]] during an [[emergency landing]] attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030708-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2J8C ST-AFK Port Sudan|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] is launched in the [[STS-135|final mission]] of the U.S. [[Space Shuttle]] program.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Administrator|first=NASA Content|date=2015-04-07|title=NASA'S Final Space Shuttle Mission Begins With Atlantis' Launch|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_11-216_STS-135_Launch.html|access-date=2021-07-08|publisher=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Israel]] launches an [[2014 Gaza War|offensive]] on Gaza amid rising tensions following the [[2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers|kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-07|title=Three Israelis 'confess to killing Palestinian teenager'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/reported-confessions-israel-mohammed-abu-khdeir-killing|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
*2014 &ndash; The [[Brazil national football team]] suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|7–1]] to [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the semi-finals of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], in a match dubbed the Mineiraço.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/adrenalina/2014/07/09/969758|title=Trágico 'Mineirazo'; Alemania destroza a Brasil |newspaper=Excelsior |date=9 July 2014 |language=es |trans-title=Tragical 'Mineirazo': Germany destroys Brazil}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; Former Japanese prime minister [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|shot and killed]] with an [[improvised firearm]] due to resentment against the [[Unification Church]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech|url=https://apnews.com/article/japan-shinzo-abe-shooting-22ec2248d92304deb9cc46b2142402d2|last1=Yamaguchi|first1=Mari|last2=Chisato|first2=Tanaka|first3=Foster|last3=Klug|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 9, 2022|access-date=July 9, 2025}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1478]] &ndash; [[Gian Giorgio Trissino]], Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1550)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Hochman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=88xIQiXVMCQC&pg=PA43|year=1984|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-07-079169-5|pages=43–}}</ref>
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] (died 1580)<ref>{{cite book|author=Alexandre Dumas|title=The page of the Duke of Savoy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUgRAQAAMAAJ|year=1910|publisher=P. F. Collier|page=67}}</ref>
*[[1538]] &ndash; [[Alberto Bolognetti]], Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)<ref>{{cite book |first=Gaspare |last=De Caro |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alberto-bolognetti_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/ |chapter=Alberto Bolognetti |title=Dizionario biografico degli italiani |volume=11 |location=Rome |publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana |year=1969 |language=it}}</ref>
*[[1545]] &ndash; [[Carlos, Prince of Asturias]] (died 1568)<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Antonio Llorente|title=The History of the Inquisition of Spain: From the Time of Its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII., Composed from the Original Documents of the Archives of the Supreme Council and from Those of Subordinate Tribunals of the Holy Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTUvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA138|year=1843|publisher=James M. Campbell & Company|pages=138–}}</ref>
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Artemisia Gentileschi]], Italian painter (died 1653)<ref>{{cite book|author=Delia Gaze|title=Concise Dictionary of Women Artists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVOPnrEcKKsC&pg=PA315|date=3 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-59901-9|pages=315–}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Jean de La Fontaine]], French author and poet (died 1695)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley|title=Montaigne, Rabelais, Corneille, Rochefoucauld, Moliere, La Fontaine, Pascal, Madame De Sévigné, Boileau, Racine, Fénélon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSzBJGDQuJMC&pg=PA165|year=1840|publisher=Lea and Blanchard|pages=165}}</ref>
*[[1760]] &ndash; [[Christian Kramp]], French mathematician and academic (died 1826)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Dominique Jean Larrey]], French surgeon (died 1842)
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Giorgio Pullicino]], Maltese painter and architect (died 1851)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Francis Leopold McClintock]], Irish admiral and explorer (died 1907)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Frederick W. Seward]], American lawyer and politician, 6th [[United States Assistant Secretary of State]] (died 1915)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[John Pemberton]], American chemist and pharmacist, invented [[Coca-Cola]] (died 1888)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Joseph Chamberlain]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (died 1914)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Eli Lilly]], American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded [[Eli Lilly and Company]] (died 1898)
*  1838   &ndash; [[Ferdinand von Zeppelin]], German general and businessman, founded the [[Zeppelin|Zeppelin Airship Company]] (died 1917)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[John D. Rockefeller]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Standard Oil Company]] (died 1937)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Arthur Evans]], English archaeologist and academic (died 1941)
*  1851   &ndash; [[John Murray (Victorian politician)|John Murray]], Australian politician, 23rd [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1916)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Alfred Binet]], French psychologist and graphologist (died 1911)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Käthe Kollwitz]], German painter and sculptor (died 1945)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Papanastasiou]], Greek sociologist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (died 1936)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Percy Grainger]], Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher, author, and academic (died 1977)
*  1885   &ndash; [[Hugo Boss (fashion designer)|Hugo Boss]], German fashion designer, founded [[Hugo Boss]] (died 1948)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Stanton Macdonald-Wright]], American painter (died 1973)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Richard Aldington]], English author and poet (died 1962)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Pavel Korin]], Russian painter (died 1967)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[R. Carlyle Buley]], American historian and author (died 1968)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Pyotr Kapitsa]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1984)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Igor Tamm]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1971)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Melville Ruick]], American actor (died 1972)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[George Antheil]], American pianist, composer, and author (died 1959)

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Henri Cartan]], French mathematician and academic (died 2008)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Leonid Amalrik]], Russian animator and director (died 1997)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Philip Johnson]], American architect, designed the [[IDS Center]] and [[PPG Place]] (died 2005)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[George W. Romney]], American businessman and politician, 43rd [[Governor of Michigan]] (died 1995)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Louis Jordan]], American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (died 1975)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Nelson Rockefeller]], American businessman and politician, 41st [[Vice President of the United States]] (died 1979)
*  1908   &ndash; [[V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao]], Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Alan Brown (British Army officer)|Alan Brown]], English soldier (died 1971)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Ike Petersen]], American football player (died 1995)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Carlos Betances Ramírez]], Puerto Rican general (died 2001)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ken Farnes]], English cricketer (died 1941)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Alejandra Soler]], Spanish politician (died 2017)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Jyoti Basu]], Indian politician, 6th [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] (died 2010)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Billy Eckstine]], American singer and trumpet player (died 1993)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Neil D. Van Sickle]], American Air Force major general (died 2019)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Lowell English]], United States Marine Corps general (died 2005)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Jean Rouverol]], American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Pamela Brown (actress)|Pamela Brown]], English actress (died 1975)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Faye Emerson]], American actress (died 1983)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newcomb |first1=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of Television |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-19472-7 |page=806 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUXIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA806 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1917   &ndash; [[J. F. Powers]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1999)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Paul B. Fay]], American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (died 2009)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Irwin Hasen]], American illustrator (died 2015)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Oluf Reed-Olsen]], Norwegian resistance member and pilot (died 2002)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Julia Pirie]], British spy working for MI5 (died 2008)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Edward B. Giller]], American Air Force major general (died 2017)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]], American actor (died 2000)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Walter Scheel]], German soldier and politician, 4th [[List of German presidents|President of West Germany]] (died 2016)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Godtfred Kirk Christiansen]], Danish businessman (died 1995)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[John Money]], New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on [[gender identity]], and responsible for controversial involuntary [[Sex reassignment surgery|sex reassignment]] of [[David Reimer]]  (died 2006)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/us/11money.html|title = John William Money, 84, Sexual Identity Researcher, Dies|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 11 July 2006|last1 = Carey|first1 = Benedict}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Harrison Dillard]], American sprinter and hurdler (died 2019)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Val Bettin]], American actor (died 2021)<ref>[https://www.forevermissed.com/valentine-john-bettin/lifestory Valentine John Bettin, 1923–2021]</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Johnnie Johnson (musician)|Johnnie Johnson]], American pianist and songwriter (died 2005)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Charles C. Droz]], American politician (died 2025)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Marco Cé]], Italian cardinal (died 2014)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Arthur Imperatore Sr.]], Italian-American businessman (died 2020)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Bill Mackrides]], American football quarterback (died 2019)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Dominique Nohain]], French actor, screenwriter and director (died 2017)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[David Malet Armstrong]], Australian philosopher and author (died 2014)
*  1926   &ndash; [[John Dingell]], American lieutenant and politician (died 2019)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Martin Riesen]], Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Maurice Hayes]], Irish educator and politician (died 2017)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Khensur Lungri Namgyel]], Tibetan religious leader
*  1927   &ndash; [[Bob Beckham]], American country singer (died 2013)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Balakh Sher Mazari]], former prime minister of Pakistan (died 2022)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jerry Vale]], American singer (died 2014)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Antonio Lamer]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (died 2007)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Raquel Correa]], Chilean journalist (died 2012)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Edward D. DiPrete]], American politician, 70th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Couture |first1=Matt |title=Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete dies at 91 |url=https://www.abc6.com/former-rhode-island-gov-edward-diprete-dies-at-91/ |access-date=9 July 2025 |publisher=ABC6 |date=9 July 2025}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Marty Feldman]], English actor and screenwriter (died 1982)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[John David Crow]], American football player and coach (died 2015)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Steve Lawrence]], American actor and singer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=March 7, 2024 |title=Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88 |url=https://apnews.com/article/steve-lawrence-dead-eydie-steve-0d5716adcf8a4fd0a96f3f12854212d5 |work=[[AP News]]|access-date=March 7, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Vitaly Sevastyanov]], Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010) 
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Diane Clare]], English actress (died 2013)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ed Lumley]], Canadian businessman and politician, 8th [[Minister of Communications (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Communications]] (died 2025)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Joe B. Mauldin]], American bass player and songwriter (died 2015)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Dario Gradi]], Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Phil Gramm]], American economist and politician
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Jaimoe]], American drummer 
*  1944   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Tambor]], American actor and singer
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Micheline Calmy-Rey]], Swiss politician, 91st [[President of the Swiss Confederation]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Kim Darby]], American actress
*  1947   &ndash; [[Jenny Diski]], English author and screenwriter (died 2016)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Luis Fernando Figari]], Peruvian religious leader, founded the [[Sodalitium Christianae Vitae]]
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Raffi (musician)|Raffi]], Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter
*  1948   &ndash; [[Ruby Sales]], American civil-rights activist
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Puck]], Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]], Indian politician, 14th [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] (died 2009)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Alan Ashby]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
*  1951   &ndash; [[Anjelica Huston]], American actress and director
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Larry Garner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1952   &ndash; [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1952   &ndash; [[Marianne Williamson]], American author and activist
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Terry Puhl]], Canadian baseball player and coach
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Carlos Cavazo]], Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Gurnov]], Russian journalist and author
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Kevin Bacon]], American actor and musician
*  1958   &ndash; [[Andreas Carlgren]], Swedish educator and politician, 8th [[Minister for the Environment (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for the Environment]]
*  1958   &ndash; [[Tzipi Livni]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th [[Justice Minister of Israel]]
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Pauline Quirke]], English actress
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Mal Meninga]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Ces Drilon]], Filipino journalist
*  1961   &ndash; [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andrew Fletcher]], English keyboard player (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Fletcher obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/27/andy-fletcher-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=27 May 2022 |language=en |date=27 May 2022}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Toby Keith]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Country music legend Toby Keith dies aged 62 |work= BBC News |date= 6 February 2024 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68215639 }}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Karl Seglem]], Norwegian saxophonist and record producer 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Joan Osborne]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Mark Christopher (director)|Mark Christopher]], American director and screenwriter
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Alexei Gusarov]], Russian ice hockey player and manager
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Dan Levinson]], American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Ralf Altmeyer]], German-Chinese virologist and academic
*  1966   &ndash; [[Shadlog Bernicke]], Nauruan politician
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Jordan Chan]], Hong Kong actor and singer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Charlie Cardona]], Colombian singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Téllez |first=Robert |title=Charlie Cardona: cinco canciones memorables de su carrera musical |url=https://www.radionacional.co/musica/charlie-cardona-cinco-canciones-memorables-salsa-colombiana |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.radionacional.co}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Billy Crudup]], American actor 
*  1968   &ndash; [[Shane Howarth]], New Zealand rugby player and coach
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Sugizo]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Beck]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Mark Butler]], Australian politician<ref name=aph>{{cite news|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HWK|title=Hon Mark Butler MP|publisher=Parliament of Australia|accessdate=1 March 2022}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Sylvain Gaudreault]], Canadian educator and politician<ref>{{Quebec MNA biography|gaudreault-sylvain-1001}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Todd Martin]], American tennis player and coach
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Neil Jenkins]], Welsh rugby player and coach
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Karl Dykhuis]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Sourav Ganguly]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite book|author=Chitra Garg|title=Indian Champions: Profiles of Famous Indian Sportspersons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq1wdzqhu6kC&pg=PA176|year=2010|publisher=Rajpal & Sons|isbn=978-81-7028-852-7|pages=176}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Shōsuke Tanihara]], Japanese actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japanmusic.jp/tanihara/index_profile.html|title=谷原章介プロフィール|publisher=Japan Music Entertainment|access-date=2008-02-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080203172205/http://www.japanmusic.jp/tanihara/index_profile.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-02-03}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Kathleen Robertson]], Canadian actress and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Kathleen Robertson |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/355874%7C0/kathleen-robertson#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Hu Liang]], Chinese field hockey player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Talal El Karkouri]], Moroccan footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ellen MacArthur]], English sailor
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Christian Abbiati]], Italian footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Paolo Tiralongo]], Italian cyclist
*  1977   &ndash; [[Milo Ventimiglia]], American actor, director, and producer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Wang Zhizhi]], Chinese basketball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Urmas Rooba]], Estonian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Mat McBriar]], American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Ben Jelen]], Scottish-American singer-songwriter
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Eric Chouinard]], American-Canadian ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Robbie Keane]], Irish footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Wolfram Müller]], German runner
*  1981   &ndash; [[Anastasia Myskina]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anastasia Myskina &#124; Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/130533/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Shonette Azore-Bruce]], Barbadian netball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Netball &#124; Athlete Profile: Shonette AZORE-BRUCE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004109-shonette-azore-bruce.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020015325/https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004109-shonette-azore-bruce.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sophia Bush]], American actress and director
*  1982   &ndash; [[Hakim Warrick]], American basketball player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[John Bowker (baseball)|John Bowker]], American baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Rich Peverley]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/rich-peverley-8471514|title=Rich Peverley Stats|website=NHL|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Renata Costa]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Josh Harrison]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Harrison |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-harrison-543281 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Miki Roqué]], Spanish footballer (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1216478-former-liverpool-fc-defender-miki-roque-dies-at-the-age-of-23.html|title=Former Liverpool FC defender Miki Roque dies at the age of 23|publisher=Click Liverpool|date=24 June 2012|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627100300/http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1216478-former-liverpool-fc-defender-miki-roque-dies-at-the-age-of-23.html|archive-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Jesse Sergent]], New Zealand cyclist
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Yarden Gerbi]], Israeli Judo champion
*  1989   &ndash; [[Tor Marius Gromstad]], Norwegian footballer (died 2012)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Kevin Trapp]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/122280/kevin-trapp |title=Kevin Trapp: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Virgil van Dijk]], Dutch footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ariel Camacho]], Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Son Heung-min]], Korean footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[David Corenswet]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mullor |first1=Mireia |title=Who is David Corenswet, DC's new Superman? Here's where you've seen him before |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44366954/david-corenswet-superman-who-is/ |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Marlon Humphrey]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marlon Humphrey |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3126356/marlon-humphrey |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Bryce Love]], American football player
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Maya Hawke]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirak |first1=Jamie |title=Stranger Things Fans Are Celebrating Maya Hawke's Birthday |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/stranger-things-fans-are-celebrating-maya-hawkes-24th-birthday-robin-buckley/ |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=8 July 2022}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Jaden Smith]], American actor and rapper<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/jaden-smith-597322#awesm=~oFYbHe8fITb5ED "Jaden Smith Biography"]. [[The Biography Channel|Biography]]. Retrieved May 24, 2018.</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[İpek Öz]], Turkish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ipek Oz &#124; Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321834/ipek-oz |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[689]] &ndash; [[Saint Kilian|Kilian]], Irish [[bishop]]
* [[810]] &ndash; [[Pepin of Italy]], son of [[Charlemagne]] (born 773)
* [[873]] &ndash; [[Gunther (archbishop of Cologne)|Gunther]], archbishop of [[Cologne]]
* [[900]] &ndash; [[Qatr al-Nada]], wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid<ref>{{The History of al-Tabari|volume=38|page=85}}</ref>
* [[901]] &ndash; [[Grimbald]], French-English monk and saint (born 827)
* [[975]] &ndash; [[Edgar the Peaceful]], English king (born 943)
*[[1153]] &ndash; [[Pope Eugene III]] (born 1087)
*[[1253]] &ndash; [[Theobald I of Navarre]] (born 1201)
*[[1261]] &ndash; [[Adolf IV of Holstein]], Count of Schauenburg
*[[1390]] &ndash; [[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]], [[Bishop of Halberstadt]] and German [[philosopher]] (born circa 1320)
*[[1538]] &ndash; [[Diego de Almagro]], Spanish general and explorer (born 1475)

===1601–1900===
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[Pope Gregory XV]] (born 1554)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Edward Wooster]], English-American settler (born 1622)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Christiaan Huygens]], Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (born 1629)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Robert South]], English preacher and theologian (born 1634)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Elihu Yale]], American-English merchant and philanthropist (born 1649)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Torbern Bergman]], Swedish chemist and mineralogist (born 1735)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Richard Mique]], French architect (born 1728)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Henry Raeburn]], Scottish portrait painter (born 1756)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/raeburn-henry |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=24 June 2022 |language=English |date=31 May 2013 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207124113/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/raeburn-henry |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], English poet and playwright (born 1792)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]] (born 1774)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Oscar I of Sweden]] (born 1799)<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscar I &#124; king of Sweden and Norway |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Winterhalter]], German painter and lithographer (born 1805)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Ben Holladay]], American businessman (born 1819)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Johann Josef Loschmidt]], Austrian chemist and physicist (born 1821)

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Walter Kittredge]], American violinist and composer (born 1834)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Louis Hémon]], French-Canadian author (born 1880)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Tom Thomson]], Canadian painter (born 1877)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Ellen Oliver (suffragette)]], British suffragette and purity activist (born 1870)<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB|title=Barltrop, Mabel [name in religion Octavia] (1866–1934), prophet and founder of the Panacea Society|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-93402|access-date=20 April 2024|date=2012|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/93402|last1=Shaw|first1=Jane}}</ref>
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Joseph Ward]], Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (born 1856)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Anthony Hope]], English author and playwright (born 1863)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Baillaud]], French astronomer and academic (born 1848)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Havelock Ellis]], English psychologist and author (born 1859)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Moses Schorr]], Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (born 1874)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Louis Franchet d'Espèrey]], Algerian-French general (born 1856)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Refik Saydam]], Turkish physician and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (born 1881)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jean Moulin]], French soldier and leader of the [[French Resistance]] (born 1899)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Othmar Spann]], Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (born 1878)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[August Alle]], Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (born 1890)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Papini]], Italian journalist, author, and critic (born 1881)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Thomas Sigismund Stribling]], American lawyer and author (born 1881)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Vivien Leigh]], British actress (born 1913)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edge |first1=Simon |title=Salacious secrets lay behind the glamorous life of Gone With The Wind star Vivien Leigh |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/440670/Salacious-secrets-lay-behind-the-glamorous-life-of-Gone-With-The-Wind-star-Vivien-Leigh |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=2 November 2013 |quote=She died at her flat in London's Belgravia on July 8, 1967 when the TB flared up again. On the night her death was announced, every theatre in central London turned out its front of house lights for an hour.}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Désiré Mérchez]], French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Kurt Reidemeister]], German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (born 1893)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ghassan Kanafani]], Palestinian writer and politician (born 1936)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Gene L. Coon]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1924)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Ben-Zion Dinur]], Russian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th [[Education Minister of Israel]] (born 1884)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Wilfred Rhodes]], English cricketer and coach (born 1877)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Sin-Itiro Tomonaga]], Japanese physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1906)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Michael Wilding]], English actor (born 1912)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Robert Burns Woodward]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1917)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Joe McDonnell (hunger striker)]], Irish Republican Army member (born 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://republicansinnfein.org/hunger-strike-roll-of-honour/|title=Roll of Honor/Hunger Strikers|date=6 May 2014}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Bill Hallahan]], American baseball player (born 1902)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Phil Foster]], American actor and screenwriter (born 1913)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1909)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Skeeter Webb]], American baseball player and manager (born 1909)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Lionel Chevrier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (born 1903)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Gerardo Diego]], Spanish poet and author (born 1896)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Ray Barbuti]], American runner and football player (born 1905)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Howard Duff]], American actor (born 1913)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[James Franciscus]], American actor (born 1934)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Abul Hasan Jashori]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and freedom fighter (born 1918)<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|author=Afaz Uddin, Muhammad|article=Jashori, Abul Hasan}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Christian-Jaque]], French director and screenwriter (born 1904)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Kim Il Sung]], North Korean commander and politician, [[Eternal leaders of North Korea#Presidency of North Korea before 1994|President of North Korea]] (born 1912)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Lars-Eric Lindblad]], Swedish-American businessman and explorer (born 1927)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Dick Sargent]], American actor (born 1930)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Irene Prador]], Austrian-born actress and writer (born 1911)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Lilí Álvarez]], Spanish tennis player, author, and feminist (born 1905)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/6893/elia-maria-gonzalez-alvarez-y-lopez-chicheri|title=Elia María González Álvarez y López-Chicheri|last=Riaño González|first=Catalina|website=Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History)|language=es|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Pete Conrad]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut.  [[List of Apollo astronauts#Apollo astronauts who walked on the Moon|Third man to walk on the moon]]. (born 1930)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[John O'Shea (director)|John O'Shea]], New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ward Kimball]], American animator and trombonist (born 1914)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Paula Danziger]], American author and educator (born 1944)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Maurice Baquet]], French actor and cellist (born 1911) 
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[June Allyson]], American actress and singer (born 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Chandra Shekhar]], Indian lawyer and politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of India]] (born 1927)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Jack B. Sowards]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1929)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[John Templeton]], American-born British businessman and philanthropist (born 1912)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Midnight (musician)|Midnight]], American singer-songwriter (born 1962)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Roberts Blossom]], American actor and poet (born 1924)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Betty Ford]], 38th [[First Lady of the United States]] (born 1918)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian politician (born 1934)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ernest Borgnine]], American actor (born 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Gyang Dalyop Datong]], Nigerian physician and politician (born 1959)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Martin Pakledinaz]], American costume designer (born 1953)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Dick Gray]], American baseball player (born 1931)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Edmund Morgan (historian)|Edmund Morgan]], American historian and author (born 1916)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Claudiney Ramos]], Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Rubby Sherr]], American physicist and academic (born 1913)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Sundri Uttamchandani]], Indian author (born 1924)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Brett Walker]], American songwriter and producer (born 1961)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Plínio de Arruda Sampaio]], Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1930)
*  2014   &ndash; [[John Evans (Idaho governor)|John V. Evans]], American soldier and politician, 27th [[Governor of Idaho]] (born 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ben Pangelinan]], Guamanian businessman and politician (born 1956)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Howard Siler]], American bobsledder and coach (born 1945)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Tom Veryzer]], American baseball player (born 1953)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Ken Stabler]], American football player and sportscaster (born 1945)
*  2015   &ndash; [[James Tate (writer)|James Tate]], American poet (born 1943)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]], Pakistani philanthropist (born 1928)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Tab Hunter]], American actor, pop singer, film producer and author (born 1931)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/recent-notable-deaths-1.1236203|title= Tab Hunter|date=2018-08-10|newspaper=Newsday Entertainment/Celebrities}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Naya Rivera]], American actress, model and singer (born 1987)<ref>{{cite news|last=Aiello|first=McKenna|title=Naya Rivera Dead at 33: Actress' Body Recovered 5 Days After Boating Accident|website=E! Online|date=July 13, 2020|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1169008/naya-rivera-dead-at-33-actress-body-recovered-5-days-after-boating-accident?source=enewsapp-share&medium=share-icons&content=article-detail-page|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
*  2020   &ndash; [[Alex Pullin]], Australian snowboarder (born 1987)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/8|title=Famous Deaths on July 8|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Shinzo Abe]], Japanese politician (born 1954)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/shinzo-abe-japan-pm-collapses-nara-07-08-22-intl-hnk/index.html | title=July 8, 2022 Shinzo Abe shot dead in Nara, Japan | date=8 July 2022 |work=CNN}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Larry Storch]], American actor and comedian (born 1923)<ref name="barnes">{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/larry-storch-dead-f-troop-1235177225/|title = Larry Storch, Corporal Randolph Agarn on 'F Troop,' Dies at 99|newspaper = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = July 8, 2022|accessdate = July 8, 2022|last = Barnes|first = Mike}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Luis Echeverría]], Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-14 |title=Luis Echeverría obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/14/luis-echeverria-obituary |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Tony Sirico]], American actor (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=2022-07-09 |title=Tony Sirico, an Eccentric Gangster on 'The Sopranos,' Dies at 79 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/television/tony-sirico-dead.html |access-date=2022-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713140504/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/television/tony-sirico-dead.html |archive-date=2022-07-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Edward D. DiPrete]], American politician, 70th [[Governor of Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Couture |first1=Matt |title=Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete dies at 91 |url=https://www.abc6.com/former-rhode-island-gov-edward-diprete-dies-at-91/ |access-date=9 July 2025 |publisher=ABC6 |date=9 July 2025}}</ref>
*  2025   &ndash; [[Paulette Jiles]], American writer (born 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salazar |first=Miguel |date=July 16, 2025 |title=Paulette Jiles, 82, Dies; Novelist Evoked the West in ‘News of the World’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/books/paulette-jiles-dead.html |access-date=July 22, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|Feast Day]]:
** [[Abda and Sabas]]
** [[Auspicius of Trier]]
** [[Grimbald]]
** [[Saint Kilian|Kilian]] and [[Saint Totnan|Totnan]]
** [[Peter and Fevronia Day|Saints Peter and Fevronia Day]] ([[Russian Orthodox]])
** [[Procopius of Scythopolis]]
** [[Sunniva]] and companions
** [[Theobald of Marly]]
** [[July 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Armed Forces Day#Ukraine|Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day]] ([[Ukraine]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=08}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/8 |title=Historical Events on July 8 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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