- 514 Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies
- 931 Uda, 59th Emperor of Japan, dies at 64
- 1054 Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
- 1234 Floris IV, Count of Holland, killed in tournament
- 1346 Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle
- 1374 Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69
- 1415 Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)
- 1534 Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
- 1543 Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England
- 1545 George Carew, English admiral, drowns
- 1545 Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose, drowns
- 1627 Dirck R "Didericus" Camphuysen, poet/printer/vicar, dies at about 41
- 1631 Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher (b. 1550)
- 1687 Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena (b. 1637)
- 1688 Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50
- 1740 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71
- 1742 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
- 1742 William Somervile, English poet (b. 1675)
- 1810 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34
- 1814 Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40
Agustín de Iturbide
1824 Agustín de Iturbide [crowned Agustin I], Mexican army general, politician and the 1st emperor of Mexico is executed by firing squad at 40
Agustín de Iturbide
- 1850 Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned
- 1850 [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary, dies
- 1852 Anne François Mellinet, French-Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83
- 1857 Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1796)
- 1868 Soji Okita, Japanese samurai, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b. 1842 or 1844)
- 1873 Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution), dies at 67
- 1881 Isaac Baumann, Jewish pioneer and trader in Bloemfontein, South Africa, dies at 67
- 1882 Ivan Gagarin, Russian Jesuit and founding editor of Études, dies at 67
- 1895 Charles T Stork, great industrialist (cotton mach factory), dies at 73
- 1895 Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
- 1896 Abraham H. Cannon, American Mormon apostle (b. 1859)
- 1906 Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic, dies at 57
- 1907 Hector H Malot, French lawyer/author (Alone in the World), dies at 77
- 1913 Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, dies at 60
- 1914 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82
- 1918 Joost van Vollenhoven, Neth, gov-gen (French West-Africa), dies
- 1922 Cornelis Adrianus Pekelharing, Dutch physician, dies on 74th birthday
- 1930 Robert Stout, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1884-87), dies at 85
- 1939 Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer, dies at 89
- 1940 Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai
- 1944 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated
- 1944 Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87
- 1947 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)
- 1947 U Razak, Burmese politician (b. 1898)
- 1955 Koos [Jacobus Jan] Vorrink, Dutch politician and socialist (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64
- 1957 Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt), dies at 59
- 1958 Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
Syngman Rhee
1965 Syngman Rhee, first President of South Korea (1948-60), dies at 90
Syngman Rhee
- 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne, American political campaign specialist and Ted Kennedy's car passenger, drowns at 28
- 1969 Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
- 1972 Sally Benson, American writer (Meet me in St. Louis), dies at 74
- 1972 Hezekiah M. Washburn, American Presbyterian Congo missionary, dies at 88
- 1973 Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 33
- 1976 Sal Tas, Dutch journalist, dies at 70
- 1984 Geert Lubberhuizen, Dutch publisher (Busy Bee), dies at 68
- 1985 Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish sci-fi author (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi), dies at 47
- 1989 Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (b. 1913)
- 1992 Bert Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Dutch marionette theater), dies
- 1992 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
- 1992 Paolo Borsellino, Italian anti-mafia judge, murdered by mafia
- 1993 Elmar Klos, Czech director (Shop on Main Street), dies at 83
- 1994 Christian-Jaque, [Christian Maudet], French director (Nana), dies
- 1994 Frederik "Frits" van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87
- 1994 Gottfried Reinhardt, theatre Producer, dies at 81
- 1994 Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87
- 1994 Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive, dies at 37
- 1995 Michael Andrews, painter, dies at 66
- 1996 David Nicolson, British businessman and politician (Chairman of BTR Industries-1969), dies at 73
- 1996 Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest, dies at 61
- 1996 Mervyn Hugh Cowie, willife conservationist, dies at 87
- 1996 Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer, dies at 79
- 1996 Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, dies at 81
- 2002 Alan Lomax, American folksong collector (b. 1915)
- 2003 Bill Bright, American evangelist (b. 1921)
- 2003 Pierre Graber, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1908)
- 2004 Reverend Francis Marzen, American Catholic prelate (b. 1924)
- 2004 Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1911)
- 2005 John Tyndall, British politician (b. 1934)
- 2005 Edward Bunker, American writer (b. 1933)
- 2005 Alain Bombard, French Biologist, Physician, and Politician who made a solitary journey across the Atlantic ocean without provisions, dies at 80
- 2007 Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist (b. 1944)
- 2007 A. K. Faezul Huq, Lawyer, politician, and freelance journalist (b. 1945)
- 2008 Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne (b. 1907)
- 2009 Frank McCourt, Irish-American author. (b. 1930)
- 2012 Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and intelligence officer, dies from a heart attack at 76
- 2014 James Garner, American actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick), dies of acute myocardial infarction at 86
- 2014 Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, dies at 21
- 2015 Sybren Polet [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer and poet (Mannekino), dies at 91
- 2016 Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and fashion leader, dies at 93
July in History
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851