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July 15
Births

* 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)
* 1779 - Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)
* 1796 - Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1796)
* 1808 - Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, English Catholic archbishop (d. 1892)
* 1812 - James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)
* 1848 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
* 1850 - Mother Cabrini, Italian-born Roman Catholic saint (d. 1917)
* 1865 - Alfred Charles William Northcliffe, newspaper publisher (d. 1922)
* 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)
* 1899 - Sean F. Lemass, Irish leader (d. 1971)
* 1902 - Jean Rey, Belgian politician and President of the European Commission {d. 1983)
* 1911 - Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)
* 1914 - Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)
* 1918 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
* 1919 - Iris Murdoch, English writer (d. 1999)
* 1922 - Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1923 - Philip Carey, American actor
* 1926 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)
* 1926 - Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author
* 1927 - Nan Clow Martin, actress
* 1928 - Carl Woese, American microbiologist
* 1930 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
* 1930 - Stephen Smale, American mathematician
* 1931 - Clive Cussler, American author
* 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 - Diahann Carroll, American actress
* 1942 - Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler
* 1944 - Millie Jackson, singer
* 1945 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
* 1946 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer
* 1949 - Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
* 1949 - Trevor Horn, English musician
* 1951 - Jesse Ventura, professional wrestler and Governor of Minnesota.
* 1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti
* 1953 - John Denham, British politician
* 1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician, singer and lyricist (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
* 1956 - Barry Melrose, Canadian hockey player, coach, and commentator
* 1956 - Marky Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
* 1958 - Mac Thornberry, American politician
* 1961 - Forest Whitaker, American actor
* 1961 - Scott Ritter, UNSCOM weapons inspector in Iraq
* 1966 - Irène Jacob, French-born Swiss actress
* 1968 - Eddie Griffin, American actor
* 1968 - Stan Kirsch, American actor
* 1970 - Chi Cheng, American musician
* 1971 - John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born drummer (System of a Down)
* 1973 - Brian Austin Green, American actor

Deaths
* 518 - Roman Emperor Anastasius I
* 1085 - Robert Guiscard, French adventurer
* 1262 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford
* 1291 - Rudolph I of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1218)
* 1381 - John Ball, English priest
* 1406 - William of Austria, Duke of Carinthia, Styria, and Carniola
* 1571 - Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)
* 1685 - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of England (b. 1649)
* 1767 - Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (b. 1746)
* 1782 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (b. 1705)
* 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)
* 1869 - A.J. Hayne, soldier
* 1890 - Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (b. 1819)
* 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)
* 1933 - Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (b. 1865)
* 1933 - Freddie Keppard, American musician (b. 1890)
* 1946 - Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)
* 1947 - Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (b. 1893)
* 1948 - John J. Pershing, U.S. general (b. 1860)
* 1957 - George Cleveland, actor
* 1957 - James M. Cox, American politician (b. 1870)
* 1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (b. 1880)
* 1960 - Lawrence Tibbett, American actor (b. 1896)
* 1961 - John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
* 1965 - Francis Cherry, American politician (b. 1908)
* 1991 - Bert Convy, American actor (b. 1933)
* 1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, first President of Nauru (b. 1922)
* 1996 - Dana Hill, American actress (b. 1964)
* 1997 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (b. 1946)
* 2003 - Adi Preißler, German footballer
* 2003 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)