Historical Birthday

30 Jul 1511
Giorgio Vasari Italian painter and art historian (Vasaris Lives) born in Arezzo Republic of Florence (d. 1574)
30 Jul 1549
Ferdinando I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany born in Florence (d. 1609)
30 Jul 1641
Regnier de Graaf Dutch physician and anatomist born in Schoonhoven Netherlands (d. 1673)
30 Jul 1747
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini Italian composer born in Lucca Italy (d. 1832)
30 Jul 1751
Maria Anna Mozart Austrian pianist and Wolfgangs sister born in Salzburg Austria (d. 1829)
30 Jul 1763
Samuel Rogers English poet (Italy a poem) born in Newington Cross Islington England (d. 1855)
30 Jul 1793
Joseph-Franois Snel Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1861)
30 Jul 1809
Charles Chiniquy Canadian Catholic priest who left the Roman Catholic Church and became a Presbyterian minister born in Kamouraska Quebec (d. 1899)
30 Jul 1815
Thomas Jackson Rodman American Brevet Brigadier General (Union Army) inventor of the rodman gun and perforated-cake gunpowder born in Salem Indiana (d. 1871)
30 Jul 1818
John Heemskerk Dutch politician (Minister of the Interior 1866-88) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1897)
30 Jul 1824
Eugenio Terziani Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1889)
30 Jul 1825
Chaim Aronson Lithuanian inventor and academic born in Seredius Lithuania (d. 1893)
30 Jul 1831
Helena Blavatsky Russian occultist philosopher and author (co-founded Theosophical Society) born in Yekaterinoslav Ukraine (d. 1891)
30 Jul 1837
Elon John Farnsworth American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Green Oak Michigan (d. 1863)
30 Jul 1838
Eugen Richter German politician (Liberal) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1906)
30 Jul 1855
James E. Kelly American sculptor Sculptor of American History born in NYC New York (d. 1933)
30 Jul 1856
Richard Haldane British viscount and lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1928)
30 Jul 1857
Thorstein Veblen American economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899) born in Cato Wisconsin (d. 1929)
30 Jul 1859
Henry Lunn English humanitarian and religious leader born in Horncastle Lincolnshire (d. 1939)
30 Jul 1859
Henry Louis Smith American physicist who made the first X-ray photograph born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 1951)
30 Jul 1868
Alfred Weber German economist and sociologist born in Erfurt Prussian Saxony (d. 1958)
30 Jul 1872
Clmentine Princess of Belgium wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte V born in Royal Castle of Laeken Brussels (d. 1955)
30 Jul 1875
James W. Tate English composer born in Wolverhampton Staffordshire (d. 1922)
30 Jul 1877
Charles Radoux-Rogier Belgian composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1952)
30 Jul 1880
Robert R. McCormick American editor and publisher (Chicago Tribune) born in Chicago (d. 1955)
30 Jul 1881
Smedley Butler American Marine general born in West Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
30 Jul 1882
Holmes Herbert British actor (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Kiss) born in Mansfield Nottinghamshire England (d. 1956)
30 Jul 1882
Leo van Puyfielde Flemish art historian and museum curator
30 Jul 1886
Algot Haquinius Swedish composer born in Sveg Sweden (d. 1966)
30 Jul 1887
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz Dutch geophysicist (gravity) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1966)
30 Jul 1888
Raden Soetomo Indonesian freedom fighter born in Ngepeh Nganjuk Indonesia (d. 1938)
30 Jul 1890
Casey Stengel American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Yankees (1949-60) NY Mets 1st) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1975)
30 Jul 1892
Roy Park Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1920 out 1st ball) born in Charlton Victoria (d. 1947)
30 Jul 1894
Blanche Knopf American publisher president of Alfred A. Knopf Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr. born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
30 Jul 1895
Wanda Hawley American silent screen actress (The Affairs of Anatol) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
30 Jul 1897
Jacques de Kadt Dutch politician and writer (Fascism is War) born in Oss Netherlands (d. 1988)
30 Jul 1898
Henry Moore English artist and sculptor (known for Three Piece Sculpture Vertebrae) born in Castleford (d. 1986)
30 Jul 1899
Gerald Moore English pianist (Am I Too Loud) born in Watford Hertfordshire (d. 1987)
30 Jul 1899
Harry Moorman Dutch vice-admiral (KVP) born in Roermond Netherlands (d. 1971)
30 Jul 1899
John Woods Duke American composer born in Cumberland Maryland (d. 1984)
30 Jul 1901
Alfred Lpine Canadian ice hockey player and coach born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canada (d. 1955)
30 Jul 1904
Salvador Novo Mexican writer and poet born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 1974)
30 Jul 1906
udovt Rajter Slovak composer and conductor born in Pezinok Kingdom of Hungary (d. 2000)
30 Jul 1906
Serafin Pro Cuban composer born in La Habana (d. 1977)
30 Jul 1909
C. Northcote Parkinson English historian (Pursuit of Progress) born in Barnard Castle County Durham England (d. 1993)
30 Jul 1910
Edgar de Evia Mexican-American photographer born in Mrida Yucatn Mexico (d. 2003)
30 Jul 1913
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski Yugoslav composer born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 1987)
30 Jul 1913
Karl Guttmann Austrian-Dutch playwright and director (AlbeePinter) born in Bielsko-Biaa Poland (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1914
Lord Killanin Irish 6th International Olympic Committee President (1972-80) born in London (d. 1999)
30 Jul 1916
Robert van Spaendonck Dutch resistance fighter born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1944)
30 Jul 1916
Dick Wilson British-American actor born in Preston Lancashire England (d. 2007)
30 Jul 1917
Eddy Grove American actor (Dragnet The Silent Service Medic) born in NYC New York (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1918
Joe Daley American jazz tenor clarinet and flute player born in Salem Ohio (d. 1994)
30 Jul 1919
Berniece Baker Miracle American writer (My Sister Marilyn) and half-sister of Marilyn Monroe born in Venice Los Angeles
30 Jul 1921
George Lampe Dutch painter and director (Free Academy) born in Schiedam Netherlands (d. 1982)
30 Jul 1921
Jacques Van der Schueren Belgian minister of Economic Affairs born in Aalst Belgium (d. 1997)
30 Jul 1921
Grant Johannesen American concert pianist born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2005)
30 Jul 1922
Zbigniew Wiszniewski Polish composer born in Lww Lwowskie Poland (d. 1999)
30 Jul 1922
Henry W. Bloch American businessman (co-founder of H&R Block) and philanthropist born in Kansas City Missouri
30 Jul 1923
Dipa Nusantara Aidit Indonesian communist leader of PKI (1951-65) born in Belitung Island Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
30 Jul 1923
John Richard Brinsley Norton 7th Lord Grantley Baron of Markenfield landowner born in Toscana Italy (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1924
Christopher Shaw British composer born in London (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1924
William H. Gass American novelist and philosopher (Omensetters Luck) born in Fargo North Dakota (d. 2017)
30 Jul 1925
Antoine Duhamel French composer born in Valmondois Val-dOise France (d. 2014)
30 Jul 1925
Jacques Sernas [Jokbas Bernardas ernas] Lithuanian actor (La Dolce Vita Helen of Troy) born in Kaunas Lithuania (d. 2015)
30 Jul 1926
Peter Trevenen Thwaites British Brigadier General and playwright (Love or money) (d. 1991)
30 Jul 1927
Richard Johnson British stage and screen actor and producer (Never So Few Restless Beyond the Door) born in Upminster (d. 2015)
30 Jul 1927
Victor Wong [Yee Keung Victor Wong] American actor (Big Trouble in Little China) born in San Francisco California (d. 2001)
30 Jul 1928
Valentin Muratov Russian gymnast (4 gold 1 silver medals 1952 1956 Olympics) born Moscow Russia (d. 2006)
30 Jul 1928
Eunice Muoz Portuguese actress (Hard Times) born in Amareleja Portugal
30 Jul 1928
Joe Nuxhall American baseball pitcher and sportscaster (youngest MLB player at 15 years 316 days) born in Hamilton Ohio (d. 2007)
30 Jul 1929
Christine McGuire American singer (McGuire Sisters-Sugartime) born in Middletown Ohio
30 Jul 1929
Sid Krofft Canadian-American puppeteer (Barbara Mandrell Show) born in Montreal Quebec Canada
30 Jul 1930
Thomas Sowell American economist and social theorist born in Gastonia North Carolina
30 Jul 1930
Tony Lip [Frank Anthony Vallelonga] American author and actor (Sopranos Donnie Brasco Good Fellas) born in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
30 Jul 1931
Joan Vohs American model and actress (Fort Ti Vice Squad Sabrina) born in St Albans New York (d. 2001)
30 Jul 1933
Edd Kookie Byrnes American actor (77 Sunset Strip Jack the Ripper) born in Los Angeles California
30 Jul 1933
Ben Piazza American actor (Blues Brothers Ben Casey Dallas) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1991)
30 Jul 1934
Andr Prvost Canadian composer born in Hawkesbury Ontario Canada (d. 2001)
30 Jul 1934
Bud Selig American baseball team owner (Milwaukee Brewers) and Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
30 Jul 1936
Buddy [George] Guy American blues guitarist (Stone Crazy) born in Lettsworth Louisiana
30 Jul 1936
Istvn Zelenka Swiss composer born in Budapest Hungary
30 Jul 1936
John Burton-Hall Dorset England captain (QE2)
30 Jul 1936
Ralph Taeger American actor (Klondike Acapulco Hondo) born in Richmond Hill New York (d. 2015)
30 Jul 1936
Yuri Alexandrovich Falik Russian composer born in Odessa Ukraine
30 Jul 1936
Infanta Pilar of Spain Duchess of Badajoz daughter of Infante Juan Count of Barcelona and Princess Mara Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies born in Cannes French Third Republic
30 Jul 1938
Terry ONeill English photographer born in London England
30 Jul 1938
Vayachselav Ivanenko 50K walker (Olympic gold 1988)
30 Jul 1938
Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet rower (3 Olympic gold single sculls 1956 60 64) born Moscow Russia
30 Jul 1938
Herv de Charette French politician born in Paris
30 Jul 1939
Peter Bogdanovich American director and producer (Last Picture Show) born in Kingston New York
30 Jul 1940
Clive Sinclair British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) born in Richmond Surrey
30 Jul 1940
Reva Rose American singer and actress (Temperatures Rising) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jul 1940
Pat Schroeder American politician (Rep-D-Colorado 1973-97) born in Portland Oregon
30 Jul 1941
Count Desmond [Edward Benjamin] Binghamton NY sword swallower
30 Jul 1941
Paul Anka Canadian singer (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) born in Ottawa Ontario
30 Jul 1943
Henri-Franois Gautrin Quebec politician born in Bthune France
30 Jul 1944
Frances de la Tour English actress (Bejeweled Wombling Free) born in Bovingdon Hertfordshire England
30 Jul 1944
Teresa Cahill opera singer born in Maidenhead Berkshire
30 Jul 1945
David Sanborn American jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show) born in Tampa Florida
30 Jul 1945
Patrick Modiano French novelist (Nobel 2014) born in Boulogne-Billancourt France
30 Jul 1946
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond English rock bassist (Jethro Tull) born in Blackpool Lancashire England
30 Jul 1946
Neil Bonnett American race car driver born in Hueytown Alabama (d. 1994)
30 Jul 1947
Margo Sappington American actress (Oh Calcutta Wheres Charley) born in Baytown Texas
30 Jul 1947
William Atherton American actor (Real Genius Ghostbusters Class of 44) born in Orange Connecticut
30 Jul 1947
Jonathan Mann American physician and AIDS activist born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1998)
30 Jul 1948
Jean Reno Moroccan-French actor (22 Bullets) born in Casablanca Morocco
30 Jul 1949
Joyce Jones American singer (1st Choice) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
30 Jul 1949
Richard Duck Baker American acoustic guitarist born in Washington D.C.
30 Jul 1950
Frank Stallone American Sylvestors brother and actor (Barfly Outlaw Force) born in NYC New York
30 Jul 1950
Wime de Craene Flemish singer and composer born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1990)
30 Jul 1953
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-9) born in Moscow Russia
30 Jul 1955
Rat Scabies [Chris Miller] British rock drummer (the Damned) born in Surrey England
30 Jul 1956
Anita Hill American academic and attorney accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment born in Lone Tree Oklahoma
30 Jul 1956
Delta Burke American actress (Suzanne-Designing Women) born in Orlando Florida
30 Jul 1956
Phil Fearon English rocker (Galaxy Kandidate-I Dont Want to Lose You) born in London
30 Jul 1956
Soraida Martinez American painter and creator of Verdadism born in Manhattan New York City
30 Jul 1957
Bert Oosterbosch Dutch cyclist born in Eindhoven Netherlands (d. 1989)
30 Jul 1957
Bill Cartwright American basketball center coach (3-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls) born in Lodi California
30 Jul 1957
Mark Tymchyshyn American actor (Gavin-As The World Turns) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
30 Jul 1957
Nery Pumpido Argentine footballer (played in World Cup 1986 90) born in Monje Santa Fe Argentina
30 Jul 1957
Clint Hurdle American baseball player and manager born in Big Rapids Michigan
30 Jul 1958
Daley Thompson British decathlete (Olympic gold 1980 84) born in London England
30 Jul 1958
Kate Bush English singer-songwriter (Wild Things Wuthering Heights) born in Plumstead England
30 Jul 1958
Richard Burgi American actor (Chad Rollo-Another World) born in Montclair New Jersey
30 Jul 1958
Kevin Mahogany American jazz vocalist (Double Rainbow) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2017)
30 Jul 1959
Petra Felke German javelin thrower (world record 1988) born in Saalfeld East Germany
30 Jul 1959
Abdullah of Pahang sixth Sultan of Pahang King of Malaysia (2019-) born in Pekan Malaya
30 Jul 1961
Reggie Roby American NFL punter (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Waterloo Iowa
30 Jul 1962
Andy Green British Royal Air Force and 1st to break sound barrier on land born in Atherstone Warwickshire England
30 Jul 1962
Tom Pagnozzi American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Tucson Arizona
30 Jul 1962
Vladimir Dezhurov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-21) born in Yavas Mordovia Soviet Union
30 Jul 1962
Jay Feaster American National Hockey League executive born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
30 Jul 1963
Chris Mullin American NBA forward (Warriors Pacers Olympic gold 1992) born in Brooklyn New York
30 Jul 1963
Ingrid Butts American cross country skier (Olympics 1994) born in Denver Colorado
30 Jul 1963
Monique Gabrielle American actress (Bad Girls 4 Amazon Women on Moon) born in Los Angeles California
30 Jul 1964
Vivica A. Fox American actress (Kill Bill Vol. 1) born in South Bend Indiana
30 Jul 1964
Jrgen Klinsmann German footballer and manager born in Gppingen West Germany
30 Jul 1964
Alek Keshishian Lebanese-American film director (Madonna Truth or Dare) born in Beirut Lebanon
30 Jul 1965
Tex [Anthony] Axile English rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen) born in Crawley Sussex England
30 Jul 1965
Tim Munton English cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992) born in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire
30 Jul 1966
Irene Wan Hong Kong actress born in Hong Kong
30 Jul 1968
Michael Brandon NFL defensive end (SF 49ers) born in Daytona Beach Florida
30 Jul 1968
Terry Crews American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) and actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) born in Flint Michigan
30 Jul 1968
Robert Korzeniowski Polish athlete (won 4 Olympic gold 1996 2000 2004) born in Lubaczw Poland[
30 Jul 1968
Sean Moore Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers) born in Pontypool Wales
30 Jul 1968
Sofie Grbl Danish actress (The Killing) born Frederiksberg Denmark
30 Jul 1969
Errol Stewart South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
30 Jul 1969
Robert Porcher NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
30 Jul 1969
Simon Baker Australian actor born in Launceston Australia
30 Jul 1970
Ed Hawthorne American NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins) born in St. Louis Missouri
30 Jul 1970
Tom McManus American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Buffalo Grove Illinois
30 Jul 1971
Ron Blazier American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Altoona Pennsylvania
30 Jul 1971
Sagi Kalev Israeli bodybuilder born in Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel
30 Jul 1971
Tom Green Canadian comedian and actor born in Pembroke Canada
30 Jul 1971
Christine Taylor American actress born in Allentown Pennsylvania
30 Jul 1972
Clif Groce American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) born in College Station Texas
30 Jul 1972
Jim McIlvaine American NBA center (Washington Bullets Seattle Supersonics) born in Racine Wisconsin
30 Jul 1973
Andrea Gaudenzi Italian tennis player (1990 French Open junior) born in Faenza Italy
30 Jul 1973
Markus Naslund Swedish NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks) born in rnskldsvik Sweden
30 Jul 1973
Sonu Nigam Indian playback singer born in Haryana India
30 Jul 1974
Radostin Kishishev Bulgarian footballer born in Burgas Bulgaria
30 Jul 1974
Jason Robinson English dual-code rugby player born in Leeds United Kingdom
30 Jul 1975
Tifini Hale American rocker (Party-Rodeo Thats Why) born in Palm Springs California
30 Jul 1975
Graham Nicholls English artist born in London United Kingdom
30 Jul 1975
Annie Parisse [Anne Marie Cancelmi] American actress (Law & Order As the World Turns) born in Anchorage Alaska
30 Jul 1976
Julio Gonzalez Mexican light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004) born in Baja California Mexico (d. 2012)
30 Jul 1977
Jaime Pressly American actress born in Kinston North Carolina
30 Jul 1979
Diva Zappa American artist and daughter of Frank born in Los Angeles California
30 Jul 1979
Graeme McDowell Irish golfer (US Open 2010) born in Portrush Northern Ireland
30 Jul 1979
Carlos Arroyo Puerto Rican basketball player born in Fajardo Puerto Rico
30 Jul 1980
Sara Anzanello Italian volleyball player born in San Don di Piave Italy
30 Jul 1980
James Anderson English cricketer born in Burnley United Kingdom
30 Jul 1980
Justin Rose English golfer (US Open 2013) born in Johannesburg South Africa
30 Jul 1981
Nicky Hayden American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006) born in Owensboro Kentucky (d. 2017)
30 Jul 1981
Juan Smith South African rugby player born in Bloemfontein South Africa
30 Jul 1982
Yvonne Strahovski Australian actress (Chuck The Handmaids Tale) born in Sydney Australia
30 Jul 1983
Sen Dillon Irish footballer born in Dublin Ireland
30 Jul 1984
Gabrielle Christian American actress born in Washington D.C.
30 Jul 1984
Kevin Pittsnogle American basketball player born in Martinsburg West Virginia
30 Jul 1985
Daniel Fredheim Holm Norwegian footballer born in Oslo Norway
30 Jul 2002
Prince Hridayendra of Nepal Nepalese royal born in Kathmandu Nepal
30 Jul 1894
Carl Snavely American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Bucknell North Carolina Cornell 1809616) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1975)
30 Jul 1924
C. T. Vivian American civil rights activist worked with Martin Luther King born in Boonville Missouri (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1930
Bobby Dimond Australian rugby league winger (24 Tests NSW Western Suburbs) born in Dapto Australia (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1934
Bud Selig American Baseball Hall of Fame team owner (Milwaukee Brewers) and executive (MLB Commissioner 1998-2015) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
30 Jul 1935
William Negri Italian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps Mantova Bologna) born in Bagnolo San Vito Italy (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1938
Vyachselav Ivanenko Russian race walker (Olympic gold 50k 1988) born in Kemerovo Russia
30 Jul 1947
John Siomos American rock drummer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)
30 Jul 1947
Franoise Barr-Sinoussi French virologist (Nobel Prize 2008 discovered HIV) born in Paris France
30 Jul 1949
Richard Duck Baker American acoustic guitarist born in Washington D.C.
30 Jul 1965
Tim Munton English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests Warwickshire) born in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire England
30 Jul 1982
Jimmy Anderson English cricket fast bowler (most wickets for England in both Test and ODI cricket) born in Burnley Lancashire
30 Jul 1924
C. T. Vivian American civil rights activist worked with Martin Luther King born in Boonville Missouri (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1928
Valentin Muratov Russian gymnast (4 gold 1 silver medals 1952 1956 Olympics) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2006)
30 Jul 1929
Christine McGuire American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - Sincerely Sugartime) born in Middletown Ohio (d. 2018)
30 Jul 1932
Edd Byrnes American actor (77 Sunset Strip Jack the Ripper) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1933
Ben Piazza American actor (Santa Barbara The Blues Brothers Dallas) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1991)
30 Jul 1938
Terry ONeill British fashion and celebrity photographer born in Romford London England (d. 2019)
30 Jul 1938
Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet rower (3 Olympic gold single sculls 1956 60 64) born in Moscow Russia
30 Jul 1944
Teresa Cahill British soprano opera singer born in Maidenhead Berkshire England
30 Jul 1949
Joyce Jones American soul singer (First Choice) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
30 Jul 1954
Ken Olin American actor (Thirtysomething Brothers & Sisters) and director (Alias This Is Us) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jul 1958
Kate Bush English singer-songwriter (Running Up That Hill Wuthering Heights) born in Bexleyheath Kent England
30 Jul 1968
Sofie Grbl Danish actress (The Killing) born in Frederiksberg Denmark
30 Jul 1886
Algot Haquinius Swedish pianist and composer born in Sveg Sweden (d. 1966)
30 Jul 1914
Michael Morris 3rd Baron Killanin MBE TD Irish journalist author sports official (6th President International Olympic Committee 1972-80) born in London England (d. 1999)
30 Jul 1939
Tom Wilkes American photographer art director poster and album cover designer (George Harrison Rolling Stones Carpenters Sir Doug Janis Joplin Sandpipers) born in Long Beach California (d. 2009)
30 Jul 1940
Clive Sinclair British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator ZX Spectrum computer) born in Richmond Surrey England (d. 2021) [1]
30 Jul 1958
Kevin Mahogany American jazz vocalist (Double Rainbow Pride And Joy) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2017) [1] [2]
30 Jul 1961
Reggie Roby American football punter (3 Pro Bowl All-Pro 1984 94 NFL 1980s All-Decade Team Miami Dolphins) born in Waterloo Iowa (d. 2005)
30 Jul 1971
Bard Hargreaves American drummer (Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life) born in Marin County California
30 Jul 1977
Finneas [OConnell] American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter record producer and audio engineer (Billie Eilish) born in Los Angeles California
30 Jul 1702
Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin Russian general who commanded Russian armies during the Seven Years War (d. 1758)
30 Jul 1882
Leo van Puyfielde Belgian art historian and museum curator (worked with the Monuments Men during WWII to recover looted artifacts) born in Sint-Niklaas Belgium (d. 1965)
30 Jul 1904
Salvador Novo Mexican writer and poet born in Mexico City (d. 1974)
30 Jul 1919
Berniece Baker Miracle American writer (My Sister Marilyn) and half-sister of Marilyn Monroe born in Venice Los Angeles (d. 2014)
30 Jul 1922
Henry W. Bloch American businessman (co-founder of H&R Block) and philanthropist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2019)
30 Jul 1927
Joe George American character actor (Across 110th Street Seinfeld - Uncle Mac) born in Massachusetts (d. 1992)
30 Jul 1931
Frederick Swann American church and concert pipe organist (Riverside Church NYC 1952-82 Robert Shullers Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power) born in Lewisburg West Virginia (d. 2022)
30 Jul 1936
(George) Buddy Guy American blues guitarist (Stone Crazy) born in Lettsworth Louisiana
30 Jul 1936
Reva Rose American stage and screen actress (Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown Temperatures Rising) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jul 1940
Pat Schroeder American politician (Rep-D-Colorado 1973-97) and feminist born in Portland Oregon (d. 2023)
30 Jul 1944
Chris Darrow American country-rock pioneer singer-songwriter guitarist fiddler bassist and banjo plucker (Kaleidoscope Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1967-70) born in Sioux Falls South Dakota (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1944
Frances de la Tour British actress (Bejeweled Wombling Free) born in Bovingdon Hertfordshire England
30 Jul 1950
Deacon Lunchbox [Timothy Tyson Ruttenber] American poet and performance artist born in Washington D.C. (d. 1992)
30 Jul 1953
Phil Davis British actor (Whitechapel North Square Vera Drake) and director born in Highgate London England
30 Jul 1956
Phil Fearon English rocker (Galaxy Kandidate - I Dont Want to Lose You) born in London
30 Jul 1958
Kate Bush English singer-songwriter (Running Up That Hill Wuthering Heights) born in Bexleyheath Kent England
30 Jul 1975
Tifini Hale American pop singer (Party - Rodeo Thats Why) born in Palm Springs California (d. 2021)
30 Jul 1981
Juan Smith South African rugby back-rower (70 Tests RC Toulon Gauteng Lions Free State Cheetahs) born in Bloemfontein South Africa
30 Jul 1982
Martin Starr [Schienle] American actor (Freaks and Geeks Silicon Valley) born in Santa Monica California
30 Jul 1747
Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini Italian composer born in Lucca Republic of Lucca (d. 1832)
30 Jul 1751
Maria Anna Mozart Austrian pianist and Wolfgangs sister born in Salzburg Austrian Empire (d. 1829)
30 Jul 1824
Eugenio Terziani Italian composer born in Rome Papal States (d. 1889)
30 Jul 1855
James E. Kelly American sculptor Sculptor of American History born in New York City (d. 1933)
30 Jul 1875
James W. Tate English composer born in Wolverhampton Staffordshire England (d. 1922)
30 Jul 1889
Vladimir Zworykin Russian-American inventor of the cathode-ray tube for television born in Murom Russia (d. 1982)
30 Jul 1894
Blanche Knopf American publisher president of Alfred A. Knopf Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr. born in New York City (d. 1966)
30 Jul 1899
Gerald Moore English pianist (Am I Too Loud) born in Watford Hertfordshire England (d. 1987)
30 Jul 1906
Serafin Pro Cuban composer born in La Habana Cuba (d. 1977)
30 Jul 1913
Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski Yugoslav composer born in Zagreb Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1987)
30 Jul 1914
Michael Morris 3rd Baron Killanin Irish journalist author sports official and 6th President of the International Olympic Committee (1972-80) born in London England (d. 1999)
30 Jul 1917
Eddy Grove American actor (Dragnet The Silent Service Medic) born in New York City (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1919
Berniece Baker Miracle American writer (My Sister Marilyn) and half-sister of Marilyn Monroe born in Venice Beach California (d. 2014)
30 Jul 1923
Siegfried Khler German conductor music director and composer born in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany (d. 2017)
30 Jul 1924
Christopher Shaw British composer chiefly of choral music (Peter and the Lame Man) born in London (d. 1995)
30 Jul 1928
Eunice Muoz Portuguese actress (A Morgadinha dos Canaviais Hard Times) born in Amareleja Portugal (d. 2022)
30 Jul 1929
Sid Krofft Canadian puppeteer and television producer - with his brother Marty (H.R. Pufnstuf Land of the Lost Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Donny & Marie) born in Montreal Quebec
30 Jul 1936
Istvn Zelenka Hungarian-Austrian-Swiss contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (Vivat Nucleus) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2022)
30 Jul 1936
Yuri Falik Russian cellist conductor and composer (Elegiac Music Buffoons) born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 2009)
30 Jul 1938
Herv de Charette French politician born in Paris France
30 Jul 1938
Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet rower (3 Olympic gold single sculls 1956 60 64) born in Moscow Russia USSR
30 Jul 1939
Tom Wilkes American photographer Grammy Award-winning art director poster and album cover designer (George Harrison Rolling Stones Carpenters Sir Doug Janis Joplin Sandpipers) born in Long Beach California (d. 2009)
30 Jul 1941
Count Desmond [Edward Benjamin] American sword swallower born in Binghamton NY (d. 2022)
30 Jul 1945
David Sanborn American Grammy Award-winning jazz and session saxophonist (David Bowie - Young Americans David Letterman Show) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2024) [1]
30 Jul 1947
John Siomos American session and touring rock drummer (Peter Frampton Todd Rundgren) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)
30 Jul 1950
Frank Stallone American Sylvestors brother and actor (Barfly Outlaw Force) born in New York City
30 Jul 1702
Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin Russian general who commanded Russian armies during the Seven Years War born in Riga Russian Empire (d. 1758)
30 Jul 1872
Clmentine Princess of Belgium wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte V born in Royal Castle of Laeken Brussels Belgium (d. 1955)
30 Jul 1934
Kirsten Simonsen Danish prima ballerina born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2024) [1]
30 Jul 1936
Infanta Pilar of Spain Duchess of Badajoz daughter of Infante Juan Count of Barcelona and Princess Mara Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies born in Cannes France (d. 2020)
30 Jul 1938
Vyacheslav Ivanov Russian rower (Olympic gold USSR single sculls 1956 60 64 World Cship gold 1962) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2024)
30 Jul 1939
Sven-Gsta Jonsson Swedish rock singer (Vid foten av fjllet (At the Foot of the Mountain) born in Ammarns Sweden (d. 2013)
30 Jul 1957
Bill Cartwright American basketball center (NBA Cship 1991 92 93 Chicago Bulls NBA All-Star 1980 NY Knicks) born in Lodi California
30 Jul 1958
Daley Thompson British athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1980 84) born in London England
30 Jul 1984
Gina Rodriguez American actress (Jane the Virgin) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jul 1999
Joey King American actress (The Kissing Booth The Act) born in Los Angeles California
30 Jul 1999
Tom Pidcock English cyclist (Olympic gold mountain bike cross country 2020 24 Cyclo-cross World Cship gold 2022) born in Leeds England