- 1103 Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies
- 1290 King Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262)
- 1460 Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English military leader (b. 1402)
- 1480 King René I of Naples (b. 1410) last heir of house of Anjou
- 1535 Jacob Van Campen, Reconstruction bishop, beheaded
- 1573 Willem van Bronkhorst, Brattenburg/Stein/army leader, dies
- 1584 William I "the Silent" [William of Orange], Earl of Nassau, assassinated at 51 in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard
- 1590 Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
- 1621 Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (b. 1571)
- 1653 Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (b. 1600)
- 1680 Louis Moréri, French encyclopedist (b. 1643)
- 1683 François-Eudes de Mézeray, French historian (b. 1610)
- 1686 Ercole Ferrata, Italian sculptor/restauranteur, dies at 76
- 1686 John Fell, English churchman (b. 1625)
- 1690 Jan van Brakel, Dutch vice admiral (Chatham), dies in battle at 48
- 1692 Bridget Bishop, 1st person to be hanged in Salem witch trials Massachusetts USA
- 1762 Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76
- 1776 Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704)
- 1806 George Stubbs, British animal painter (Horse Frightened by Lion), dies at 81
- 1838 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
1851 Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (daguerreotype), dies at 63
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
- 1863 Clement Clarke Moore, American Professor and writer ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83
- 1863 Paul Jones Semmes, American businessman and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 48
- 1875 Henry L. Benning, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 61
- 1881 Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812)
- 1889 Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of President John Tyler (1841-45), dies at 69
- 1902 Albert, King of Saxony (1873-1902), dies at 74
- 1908 Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar, poet and writer, dies at 78
- 1910 Johann G Galle, German discoverer of Neptune by telescope, dies
- 1915 Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies
- 1920 Eugénie de Montijo, Emperor of France (1853-71), dies at 94
- 1920 John A "Jacky" Kilverston, adm/designer (dreadnought), dies at 79
- 1920 Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841)
- 1924 Johannes B van Heutsz, gov-gen of Dutch Indies (1904-09), dies at 73
- 1927 Kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free State VP, assassinated at 35
- 1937 Johan[nes] B Schepers, Fries writer (Braga), dies at 71
- 1954 Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian Mafia boss, dies at 76
- 1955 Henry W Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies
- 1957 Sholem Asch, Polish-Jewish novelist and playwright (East River, Three Cities), dies at 77
- 1965 Jacques Audiberti, French poet (Le cavalier seul), dies at 66
- 1971 Harry M O'Connor, dies of pneumonia at 98
- 1971 Mohamed Madbouh, Moroccan general/putschist, shot to death
- 1975 Achiel H van Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58), dies at 77
- 1981 Ken Rex McElroy, American resident of Skidmore, Missouri known as "the town bully", murdered at 47 in an unsolved killing in front of a crowd of 30-46 in Skidmore's main street
- 1982 Gustav MR von Koenigswald, German/Dutch paleontologist, dies at 79
- 1985 Fernando Pereira, military activist, murdered
- 1990 Hans Faverey, Dutch poet, dies at 55
- 1990 Irene Champlin, dies after long illness at 59
- 1991 Gerome Ragal, author (Hair), dies of cancer at 48
- 1992 Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), dies at 87
- 1993 Masugi Ibuse, Japanese author (Kuroi ame (Black rain)), dies at 95
- 1993 Ruth Krauss, author (Carrot Seed), dies at 91
- 1994 Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
- 1995 Hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman, dies at 74
- 1996 Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman, dies at 79
- 2000 Vakkom Majeed, Indian Freedom fighter, Travancore-Cochin Legislative member (b. 1909)
- 2002 Jean-Pierre Côté, French Canadian politician and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1926)
- 2003 Winston Graham, English writer (b. 1908)
- 2003 Hartley Shawcross, British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials (b. 1902)
- 2003 Bishnu Maden, Nepalese politician
- 2005 A. J. Quinnell [Philip Nicholson], English writer (Man on Fire), dies at 65
- 2005 Freda Wright-Sorce, American radio performer (b. 1955)
- 2005 Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin, airshow performers
- 2006 Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (b. 1965)
- 2007 Abdul Rashid Ghazi, radical Pakistani cleric (b. 1951)
- 2007 Doug Marlette, American cartoonist (b. 1949)
- 2007 Zheng Xiaoyu, director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China (b. 1944)
- 2008 Hiroaki Aoki, founder of Benihana (b. 1938)
- 2017 Betty Dukes, American Walmart employee who fought against gender discrimination (2001 Betty Dukes v. Walmart lawsuit) dies at 67
- 2018 Cliff Downey, Canadian politician (MP, 1968–1972), dies at 89
July in History
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925
Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
July 11, 1274
Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939