July 15

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Events

Births

  • 1273 – Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)
  • 1353 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
  • 1471 – Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
  • 1553 – Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
  • 1573 – Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)
  • 1606 – Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)
  • 1631 – Jens Juel, Danish diplomat (d. 1700)
  • 1704 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (d. 1792)
  • 1737 – Princess Louise-Marie of France, daughter of King Louis XV (d. 1787)
  • 1779 – Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)
  • 1796 – Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)
  • 1799 – Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
  • 1808 – Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, English Catholic archbishop (d. 1892)
  • 1812 – James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)
  • 1837 – Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, queen of Portugal (d. 1859)
  • 1848 – Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
  • 1851 – Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (d. 1889)
  • 1850 – Mother Cabrini, Italian-born Catholic saint (d. 1917)
  • 1864 – Marie Tempest, English singer and actress (d. 1942)
  • 1865 – Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician (d. 1945)
  • 1870 – Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian publisher and politician (d. 1922)
  • 1871 – Kunikida Doppo, Japanese writer (d. 1908)
  • 1892 – Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and writer (d. 1940)
  • 1893 – Dick Rauch, American professional American football player and coach (d. 1970)
  • 1894 – Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989)
  • 1899 – Seán Lemass, Irish leader (d. 1971)
  • 1902 – Jean Rey, Belgian politician and President of the European Commission (d. 1983)
  • 1903 – Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian politician (d. 1975)
  • 1904 – Rudolf Arnheim, German-born author (d. 2007)
  • 1905 – Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist (d. 1974)
  • 1906 – Rudolf "Rudi" Uhlenhaut, German automotive engineer and test driver (Mercedes Benz) (d. 1989)
  • 1911 – Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)
  • 1913 – Cowboy Copas, American country singer (d. 1963)
  • 1913 – Dorothy Schwartz, American violinist (d. 2007)
  • 1913 – Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist (d. 2010)
  • 1914 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, pioneer of Microcredit in developing countries (d. 1999)
  • 1914 – Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)
  • 1914 – Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)
  • 1916 – Margaret Lockwood, British actress (d. 1990)
  • 1918 – Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
  • 1918 – Joan Roberts, American actress
  • 1919 – Iris Murdoch, Irish writer (d. 1999)
  • 1921 – Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
  • 1921 – Henri Colpi, French film director (d. 2006)
  • 1922 – Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1925 – Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)
  • 1926 – Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author (d. 2007)
  • 1926 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)
  • 1928 – Carl Woese, American microbiologist
  • 1929 – Charles Anthony, American tenor
  • 1929 – Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-born French musician and novelist (d. 2001)
  • 1930 – Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
  • 1930 – Stephen Smale, American mathematician
  • 1930 – Richard Garneau, French-Canadian sports journalist
  • 1931 – Clive Cussler, American author
  • 1932 – Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1933 – Julian Bream, English guitarist and lutenist
  • 1933 – Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist (d. 2003)
  • 1934 – Harrison Birtwistle, English composer
  • 1934 – Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (d. 1977)
  • 1935 – Donn Clendenon, American baseball player (d. 2005)
  • 1935 – Ken Kercheval, American actor
  • 1935 – Alex Karras, American football player and actor
  • 1936 – George Voinovich, American politician, senior senator of Ohio
  • 1938 – Ernie Barnes, American artist and football player
  • 1938 – Barry Goldwater Jr., American politician
  • 1939 – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese politician
  • 1939 – Patrick Wayne, American actor
  • 1940 – Ronald Gene Simmons, American convicted murderer (d. 1990)
  • 1941 – Denis Héroux, French-Canadian film director and producer
  • 1942 – Mil Máscaras, Mexican professional wrestler
  • 1943 – Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Irish astrophysicist
  • 1944 – Millie Jackson, American singer
  • 1944 – Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor
  • 1945 – Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
  • 1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American singer
  • 1946 – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
  • 1947 – Peter Banks, British guitarist (Yes)
  • 1948 – Alicia Bridges, American singer
  • 1948 – Artimus Pyle, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • 1949 – Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
  • 1949 – Trevor Horn, British music producer
  • 1950 – Colin Barnett, Australian politician
  • 1950 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-born American newspaper columnist
  • 1951 – Jesse Ventura, American professional wrestler and politician
  • 1952 – Johnny Thunders, American musician (d. 1991)
  • 1952 – Terry O'Quinn, American actor
  • 1952 – Judy McGrath, American television executive
  • 1953 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian politician
  • 1953 – John Denham, British politician
  • 1954 – Mario Kempes, Argentine football player
  • 1956 – Ian Curtis, British musician (d. 1980)
  • 1956 – Barry Melrose, Canadian hockey coach and commentator
  • 1956 – Marky Ramone, American musician (Ramones)
  • 1956 – Joe Satriani, American guitarist
  • 1956 – Wayne Taylor, South African race car driver
  • 1958 – Gary Heale, former professional English soccer player
  • 1958 – Mac Thornberry, American politician
  • 1959 – Vincent Lindon, French actor
  • 1959 – Shep Pettibone, American record producer
  • 1960 – Kim Alexis, American supermodel and actress
  • 1960 – Willie Aames, American actor
  • 1961 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
  • 1961 – Jean-Christophe Grangé, French writer and screenwriter
  • 1961 – Scott Ritter, American UN weapons inspector
  • 1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor
  • 1962 – Steve Brown, American darts player
  • 1963 – Steve Thomas, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1963 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-born actress
  • 1965 – David Miliband, British politician
  • 1966 – Jason Bonham, English drummer; son of John Bonham
  • 1966 – Irène Jacob, French-born Swiss actress
  • 1966 – Dimitris P. Kraniotis, Greek poet
  • 1967 – Adam Savage, American actor
  • 1968 – Eddie Griffin, American comedian
  • 1968 – Stan Kirsch, American actor
  • 1971 – Danijela, Croatian singer
  • 1972 – Scott Foley, American actor
  • 1972 – Beth Ostrosky, American model
  • 1973 – John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born drummer (System of a Down)
  • 1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor
  • 1973 – Kris Holm, Canadian Mountain Unicycling Pioneer
  • 1974 – Chris Taylor, Australian comedian, member of The Chaser
  • 1974 – Chot Ulep, Filipino musician
  • 1975 – Kara Drew, American professional wrestler (Cherry)
  • 1975 – Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
  • 1976 – Diane Kruger, German actress and former fashion model
  • 1977 – Kitana Baker, American model (Miller Light Catfight commercial)
  • 1977 – Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
  • 1977 – Lana Parrilla, American actress
  • 1977 – Andre Nel, South African cricketer
  • 1977 – Ray Toro, American guitarist (My Chemical Romance)
  • 1978 – Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
  • 1979 – Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
  • 1979 – Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
  • 1980 – Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • 1980 – Reggie Abercrombie, American professional baseball player
  • 1980 – Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
  • 1980 – Kelli Martin, American independent designer
  • 1980 – Mike Zambidis, Greek kickboxer
  • 1983 – Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1984 – Alex Boyd, Scottish photographer
  • 1984 – Vice Cooler, American musician
  • 1986 – Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Tristan Wilds, American actor
  • 1990 – Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
  • 1990 – J.B. Gaynor, American teen actor
  • 1991 – Derrick Favors, American basketball player
  • 1992 – Koharu Kusumi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)

Deaths

  • 1085 – Robert Guiscard
  • 1262 – Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222)
  • 1274 – Bonaventure, Italian theologian and saint (b. 1221)
  • 1291 – Rudolph I of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1218)
  • 1381 – John Ball, English priest (b. 1338)
  • 1406 – Duke William of Austria (b. c. 1370)
  • 1410 – Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360)
  • 1521 – Juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)
  • 1544 – René of Châlon, Prince of the House of Orange (b. 1519)
  • 1571 – Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)
  • 1609 – Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1560)
  • 1614 – Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer (b. c. 1540)
  • 1655 – Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)
  • 1685 – James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of England (b. 1649)
  • 1750 – Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (b. 1686)
  • 1765 – Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)
  • 1767 – Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (b. 1746)
  • 1789 – Jacques Duphly, French composer (b. 1715)
  • 1828 – Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)
  • 1839 – Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet (b. 1802)
  • 1844 – Claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772)
  • 1857 – Carl Czerny, Austrian composer (b. 1791)
  • 1871 – Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (b. 1858)
  • 1885 – Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)
  • 1890 – Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (b. 1819)
  • 1898 – Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825)
  • 1904 – Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (b. 1860)
  • 1919 – Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
  • 1929 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (b. 1874)
  • 1930 – Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1845)
  • 1931 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868)
  • 1932 – Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African politician and writer (b. 1873)
  • 1933 – Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (b. 1865)
  • 1933 – Freddie Keppard, American musician (b. 1890)
  • 1940 – Robert Pershing Wadlow, American—at 8 ft. 11.1 in, the tallest human ever known (b. 1918)
  • 1942 – Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino politician and resistance leader (bayoneted to death) (b. 1910)
  • 1944 – Marie-Victorin, French Canadian Christian Brother and botanist (b. 1885)
  • 1946 – Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)
  • 1947 – Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (b. 1893)
  • 1948 – John J. Pershing, U.S. general (b. 1860)
  • 1953 – Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b. 1882)
  • 1957 – James M. Cox, American politician (b. 1870)
  • 1957 – Vasily Maklakov, Russian orator and liberal politician (b. 1869)
  • 1958 – Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)
  • 1959 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (b. 1880)
  • 1959 – Vance Palmer, Australian author (b. 1885)
  • 1960 – Lawrence Tibbett, American opera singer and actor (b. 1896)
  • 1960 – Set Persson, Swedish communist politician (b. 1897)
  • 1961 – John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
  • 1965 – Francis Cherry, American politician (b. 1908)
  • 1974 – Christine Chubbuck, television news reporter (b. 1944)
  • 1979 – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (b. 1911)
  • 1982 – Bill Justis, American musician and producer (b. 1926)
  • 1986 – Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (b. 1923)
  • 1989 – Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
  • 1990 – Margaret Lockwood, British actress (b. 1916)
  • 1991 – Bert Convy, American actor (b. 1933)
  • 1992 – Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's most noted journalist (b. 1960)
  • 1992 – Hammer DeRoburt, first President of Nauru (b. 1922)
  • 1993 – David Brian, American actor (b. 1914)
  • 1993 – Bobby Kent, alleged Florida bully murdered by his friends (b. 1973)
  • 1996 – Dana Hill, American actress (b. 1964)
  • 1997 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (b. 1946)
  • 2000 – Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (b. 1925)
  • 2003 – Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)
  • 2003 – Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b. 1920)
  • 2006 – Robert H. Brooks, founder of Hooters of America (b. 1937)
  • 2008 – Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)
  • 2009 – Natalya Estemirova, Russian activist (b. 1958)

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