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– Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
– William Byrd, English composer (born c. 1540)
– Brian Twyne, English academic, antiquarian and archivist (born 1581)
– Antoine Daniel, French missionary and saint, one of the eight Canadian Martyrs (born 1601)
– Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (born 1671)
– Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (born 1680)
– Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (born 1689)
– Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (born 1712)
– Charles, Prince of Soubise, Marshal of France (born 1715)
– Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (born 1742)
– John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (born 1735)38
 – Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (born 1743)
– James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (born 1758)
– François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (born 1768)
– William Kirby, English entomologist and author (born 1759)
– Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German academic and jurist (born 1781)
– William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (born 1786)
– Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (born 1806)
– Joseph Brackett, American composer and author (born 1797)
– Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (born 1797)
– Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (born 1809)
– Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (born 1843)
– Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (born 1863)
– Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (born 1830)
– Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the United States (born 1833)39
– Kabua the Great, Marshallese iroijlaplap (born c. 1820)40
– Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (born 1835)
– Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (born 1888)
– Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (born 1894)
– Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (born 1901)
– Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)41
– Anna Paaske, Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (born 1856)42
– Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1881)
 – Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (born 1899)
– Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (born 1881)
– Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (born 1881)
– Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (born 1906)
– Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (born 1882)
– François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)
– Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1889)
 – Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (born 1927)
 – Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)
– Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (born 1893)
– Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (born 1890)
– Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (born 1905)
 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American sailor and businessman (born 1884)
– August Derleth, American anthologist and author (born 1909)
 – Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (born 1877)
– Georgette Heyer, English author (born 1902)
 – André Randall, French actor (born 1892)
– Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (born 1946)
 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1895)
– Gersh Budker, Ukrainian physicist and academic (born 1918)
– Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer and manager (born 1905)
– Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (born 1895)
– Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (born 1949)
– Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (born 1933)
 – Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (born 1903)
 – Oscar Zariski, Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (born 1899)
– Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (born 1954)
– Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (born 1924)
– Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon and physician (born 1936)
 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (born 1920)
– Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (born 1921)
– Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (born 1903)
– Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (born 1964)
– Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (born 1919)
 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (born 1942)
– Charles Kuralt, American journalist (born 1934)
 – John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (born 1907)
– Leo Garel, American illustrator and educator (born 1917)
– Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Polish journalist and author (born 1919)
– Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (born 1919)
 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general (born 1912)
– Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (born 1939)
 – André Claveau, French singer (born 1915)
 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944)
– Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1920)
– Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915)
 – Hank Stram, American football player and coach (born 1923)
– Bill Pinkney, American singer (born 1925)
– Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (born 1940)
 – Jesse Helms, American politician (born 1921)
 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress (born 1916)
 – Terrence Kiel, American football player (born 1980)
 – Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923)
– Brenda Joyce, American actress (born 1917)
 – Allen Klein, American businessman and talent agent, founded ABKCO Records (born 1931)
 – Drake Levin, American guitarist (born 1946)
 – Steve McNair, American football player (born 1973)
 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author and actor (born 1935)
 – Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, Congolese poet and politician (born 1938)
– Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (born 1927)
– Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet and author (born 1932)
 – Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (born 1919)
 – Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (born 1987)
 – Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)
– Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (born 1932)
 – Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (born 1921)
 – James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (born 1940)
 – Charles A. Hines, American general (born 1935)
 – Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (born 1960)
– Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (born 1950)
 – C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (born 1951)
 – Earl Robinson, American baseball player (born 1936)
 – Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (born 1932)
– Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (born 1928)
 – William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (born 1926)
– Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940)
– John Blackwell, American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (born 1973)
 – Daniil Granin, Soviet and Russian author (born 1919)
 – Gene Conley, American MLB player and NBA player (born 1930)43
– Henri Dirickx, Belgian footballer (born 1927)
 – Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer (born 1940)
– Harmoko, Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (born 1939)44
– Matīss Kivlenieks, Latvian ice hockey goaltender (born 1996)45
– Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)46
 – Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1961)47
Christian feast day:
Andrew of Crete
Bertha of Artois
Blessed Catherine Jarrige
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)
Oda of Canterbury
Ulrich of Augsburg
July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
Independence Day (United States)48
Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
Liberation Day (Rwanda)
Republic Day (Philippines)
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