July 24

July 24 is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 160 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
• 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
• 1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
• 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.
• 1534 – French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
• 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
• 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan.
• 1783 – The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
• 1814 – War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.
• 1823 – Slavery is abolished in Chile.
• 1823 - In Maracaibo, Venezuela takes place the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, where the Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeated the Spanish Armada, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.
• 1847 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. Celebrations of this event include the Pioneer Day Utah state holiday and the Days of '47 Parade.
• 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown – Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
• 1866 – Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
• 1901 – O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
• 1910 – The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
• 1911 – Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
• 1915 – The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
• 1922 – The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
• 1923 – The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
• 1924 – Archeologist Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
• 1929 – The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
• 1931 – A fire at a home for the elderly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 48 people.
• 1935 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• 1937 – Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys".
• 1938 – First ascent of the Eiger north face.
• 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
• 1950 – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• 1959 – At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
• 1963 – The iconic Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
• 1966 – Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
• 1967 – During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"). The statement, interpreted as support for Quebec independence, delighted many Quebecers but angered the Canadian government and many English Canadians.
• 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1972 – Bugojno group is caught by Yugoslav security forces.
• 1974 – Watergate scandal: the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
• 1974 – Konstantinos Karamanlis arrives in Greece following the collapse of the Greek military junta, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.
• 1977 – End of a four day long Libyan–Egyptian War.
• 1980 – The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
• 1982 – Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.
• 1983 – The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
• 1983 – George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
• 1990 – Iraqi forces start massing on the Kuwait-Iraq border.
• 1991 – Manmohan Singh presents his budget speech to the Indian Parliament which led to economic liberalisation in India
• 1998 – Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
• 2001 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
• 2001 – Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, all died in this attack. They destroyed 11 Aircraft (mostly military) and damaged 15, there are no civilian casualties. This incident slowed down Sri Lankan economy.
• 2002 – Democrat James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1.
• 2009 – The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying a cargo of timber, is allegedly hijacked in the North Sea by pirates, but much speculation remains as to the actual cargo and events.
• 2011 – Digital switchover is completed in 44 of the 47 prefectures of Japan, with Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima television stations terminating analog broadcasting operations later as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake.
• 2013 – A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

Births

• 923 – Emperor Suzaku of Japan (d. 952)
• 1529 – Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1577)
• 1561 – Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern, German Princess, Swedish Princess, and Duchess of Södermanland by marriage (d. 1589)
• 1574 – Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician (d. 1628)
• 1660 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1718)
• 1725 – John Newton, English sailor and clergyman (d. 1807)
• 1757 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)
• 1783 – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (d. 1830)
• 1786 – Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
• 1794 – Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist (d. 1865)
• 1802 – Alexandre Dumas, French author and playwright (d. 1870)
• 1803 – Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (d. 1856)
• 1821 – William Poole, American boxer and gangster (d. 1855)
• 1826 – Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist (d. 1902)
• 1851 – Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935)
• 1853 – William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937)
• 1856 – Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
• 1857 – Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela (d. 1935)
• 1860 – Princess Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1919)
• 1860 – Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter (d. 1939)
• 1864 – Frank Wedekind, German playwright (d. 1918)
• 1867 – Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (d. 1908)
• 1867 – E. F. Benson, English author (d. 1940)
• 1867 – Fred Tate, English cricketer (d. 1943)
• 1874 – Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author (d. 1917)
• 1874 – Hermann Wilker, German rower (d. 1941)
• 1877 – Calogero Vizzini, Italian mobster (d. 1954)
• 1878 – Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer (d. 1959)
• 1880 – Kristian Hellström, Swedish runner (d. 1946)
• 1886 – Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author (d. 1965)
• 1888 – Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1973)
• 1895 – Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985)
• 1897 – Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (d. 1937)
• 1899 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)
• 1900 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American author (d. 1948)
• 1901 – Francisco Fernández Fernández, Spanish super-centenarian (d. 2012)
• 1904 – Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Richard B. Morris, American historian (d. 1989)
• 1910 – Harry Horner, American art director (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Enrique Fernando, Filipino jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Dick Sprang, American illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1916 – Bob Eberly, American singer (d. 1981)
• 1916 – John D. MacDonald, American author (d. 1986)
• 1917 – Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist (d. 2012)
• 1919 – Robert Marsden Hope, Australian jurist (d. 1999)
• 1919 – Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist
• 1920 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Constance Dowling, American model and actress (d. 1969)
• 1921 – Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Madeleine Ferron, Canadian author (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997)
• 1924 – Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist
• 1927 – Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian literary scientist (d. 1990)
• 1929 – Alfred Binns, Jamaican cricketer
• 1930 – Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, 10th Chief Minister of Gujarat
• 1931 – Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1931 – Éric Tabarly, French commander and sailor (d. 1998)
• 1932 – Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer
• 1933 – John Aniston, Greek-American actor
• 1933 – Doug Sanders, American golfer
• 1934 – Sante Kimes, American murderer
• 1934 – P. S. Soosaithasan, Sri Lankan politician
• 1935 – Aaron Elkins, American author
• 1935 – Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist
• 1935 – Derek Varnals, South African cricketer
• 1936 – Ruth Buzzi, American actress
• 1936 – Mark Goddard, American actor
• 1936 – Dan Inosanto, American martial artist and actor
• 1936 – Albert Marrin, American historian and author
• 1937 – Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1938 – Eugene J. Martin, American painter
• 1938 – John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer
• 1939 – Walt Bellamy, American basketball player (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Rex Garvin, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian and educator
• 1940 – Dan Hedaya, American actor
• 1942 – Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Tornados) (d. 2000)
• 1942 – David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Great Society)
• 1942 – Chris Sarandon, American actor
• 1944 – Jim Armstrong, Irish guitarist (Them)
• 1945 – Linda Harrison, American actress
• 1945 – Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist
• 1945 – Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist
• 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian
• 1946 – Mark Brovun, Ukrainian art director (d. 2012)
• 1946 – Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager
• 1946 – Hervé Vilard, French singer
• 1947 – Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
• 1947 – Robert Hays, American actor and producer
• 1947 – Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 1947 – Peter Serkin, American pianist
• 1949 – Yves Duteil, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 – Michael Richards, American actor, screenwriter, and producer
• 1950 – Arliss Ryan, American author
• 1951 – Lynda Carter, American actress and singer
• 1951 – Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (d. 2013)
• 1951 – Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician
• 1952 – Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1953 – Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
• 1953 – Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician
• 1954 – Günter Böttcher, German handball player (d. 2012)
• 1955 – Brad Watson, American author
• 1956 – Charlie Crist, American politician, 44th Governor of Florida
• 1956 – Pat Finn, American game show host and producer
• 1957 – Larry Gott, English singer and guitarist (James)
• 1957 – Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1958 – Joe Barry Carroll, American basketball player
• 1958 – Mick Karn, Cypriot-English guitarist and songwriter (Japan, Dalis Car, NiNa, and JBK) (d. 2011)
• 1958 – Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1961 – Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager
• 1961 – Paul Geary, American singer, drummer, and manager (Extreme)
• 1962 – Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver
• 1963 – Julie Krone, American jockey
• 1963 – Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Barry Bonds, American baseball player
• 1964 – Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1964 – Urmas Kaljend, Estonian footballer
• 1964 – John Rosengren, American author
• 1964 – Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese author
• 1965 – Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
• 1965 – Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Doug Liman, American director and producer
• 1966 – Mo-Do, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 1966 – Martin Keown, English footballer and coach
• 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer
• 1968 – Colleen Doran, American author and illustrator
• 1968 – Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Laura Leighton, American actress
• 1969 – Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player and actor
• 1969 – Ahn Ji-hwan, South Korean voice actor
• 1969 – Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1970 – Stephanie Adams, American model and author
• 1970 – Elli Kokkinou, Greek singer
• 1971 – Dino Baggio, Italian footballer
• 1971 – John Partridge, English actor, singer, and dancer
• 1972 – Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1972 – Jen Miller, American actress, screenwriter, and producer
• 1975 – Dafydd James, Zambian-Welsh rugby player
• 1975 – Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Eric Szmanda, American actor
• 1975 – Torrie Wilson, American wrestler and model
• 1976 – Rafer Alston, American basketball player
• 1976 – Nate Bump, American baseball player
• 1976 – Laura Fraser, Scottish actress
• 1976 – Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese race car driver
• 1977 – Danny Dyer, English actor
• 1977 – Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian footballer
• 1977 – Aitor Pérez, Spanish cyclist
• 1978 – Andy Irons, American surfer (d. 2010)
• 1978 – Crista Nicole, American model
• 1978 – Joanna Taylor, English model and actress
• 1979 – Rose Byrne, Australian actress
• 1979 – Alexis Mateo, Puerto Rican drag queen performer
• 1979 – Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1979 – Stat Quo, American rapper
• 1979 – Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver
• 1979 – Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player
• 1979 – Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1979 – Mark Andrew Smith, American author
• 1979 – Ryan Speier, American baseball player
• 1980 – Gauge, American porn actress
• 1980 – Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan runner
• 1980 – Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist (Killswitch Engage and Aftershock)
• 1981 – Summer Glau, American actress
• 1981 – Mark Robinson, English footballer
• 1982 – Chris Barrett, American director, producer, and author
• 1982 – Élise Crombez, Belgian model
• 1982 – Luka Magnotta, Canadian porn actor and model
• 1982 – Trevor Matthews, Canadian actor and producer, founded Brookstreet Pictures
• 1982 – Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian race car driver
• 1982 – Mewelde Moore, American football player
• 1982 – Elisabeth Moss, American actress
• 1982 – Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
• 1982 – Michael Poppmeier, South African-German rugby player
• 1983 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Joey Kovar, American model (d. 2012)
• 1983 – Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress
• 1984 – Patrick Harvey, Irish-Australian actor
• 1984 – Tyler Kyte, Canadian actor, singer, and drummer (Sweet Thing)
• 1984 – Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer and dancer (A-Teens)
• 1984 – Adam Nelson, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Joris Putman, Dutch actor
• 1985 – Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Aries Merritt, American hurdler
• 1985 – Teagan Presley, American porn actress
• 1985 – Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player
• 1985 – Eric Wright, American football player
• 1986 – Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
• 1986 – Megan Park, Canadian actress
• 1986 – Natalie Tran, Australian video blogger
• 1987 – Jovan Belcher, American football player (d. 2012)
• 1987 – Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Merve Sevi, Turkish actress
• 1987 – Mara Wilson, American actress and playwright
• 1988 – Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and sctress (Kara)
• 1989 – Maurkice Pouncey, American football player
• 1989 – Kim Tae-Hwan, South Korean footballer
• 1990 – Daveigh Chase, American actress and singer
• 1990 – Jay McGuiness, English singer (The Wanted)
• 1990 – Dean Stoneman, English race car driver
• 1991 – Jarred Blakiston, New Zealand actor
• 1991 – Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Lin Yue, Chinese diver
• 1992 – Dmitry Abyzov, Russian footballer
• 1992 – Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
• 1998 – Bindi Irwin, Australian television host, actress, and singer

Deaths

• 1115 – Matilda of Tuscany (b. 1046)
• 1129 – Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1053)
• 1240 – Konrad von Thüringen, German knight (b. 1206)
• 1568 – Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)
• 1594 – John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
• 1739 – Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
• 1768 – Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian (b. 1684)
• 1862 – Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1908 – Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1922 – Saint George Ashe, Maltese-English rower (b. 1871)
• 1927 – Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 – Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 – Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 – Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 – Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 – Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (b. 1904)
• 1970 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
• 1974 – James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1980 – Uttam Kumar, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1926)
• 1980 – Peter Sellers, English actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 1985 – Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)
• 1986 – Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
• 1986 – Qudrat Ullah Shahab, Pakistani civil servant and author (b. 1920)
• 1991 – Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• 1992 – Arletty, French actress and singer (b. 1898)
• 1992 – Sam Berger, Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1900)
• 1993 – Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor (b. 1957)
• 1995 – Marjorie Cameron, American actress and painter (b. 1922)
• 1995 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
• 1995 – George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
• 1996 – Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (b. 1937)
• 1997 – William J. Brennan, Jr., American colonel and jurist (b. 1906)
• 1997 – Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1928)
• 2000 – Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian poet and journalist (b. 1925)
• 2001 – Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
• 2004 – Bob Azzam, Lebanese singer (b. 1925)
• 2005 – Richard Doll, English physiologist (b. 1912)
• 2007 – Albert Ellis, American psychologist (b. 1913)
• 2007 – Chaney Kley, American actor (b. 1972)
• 2007 – Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
• 2008 – Norman Dello Joio, American composer (b. 1913)
• 2010 – Alex Higgins, Irish snooker player (b. 1949)
• 2011 – Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)
• 2011 – Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (America) (b. 1950)
• 2011 – David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (b. 1961)
• 2011 – Skip Thomas, American football player (b. 1950)
• 2012 – Chad Everett, American actor (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor (b. 1938)
• 2012 – Larry Hoppen, American singer and guitarist (Orleans) (b. 1951)
• 2012 – Robert Ledley, American physiologist and physicist, invented the CT scanner (b. 1926)
• 2012 – Themo Lobos, Chilean author and illustrator (b. 1928)
• 2012 – John Atta Mills, Ghanaian politician, 3rd President of Ghana (b. 1944)
• 2012 – Gregorio Peces-Barba, Spanish jurist and politician (b. 1938)
• 2013 – Steve Berrios, American drummer (b. 1945)
• 2013 – Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (b. 1921)
• 2013 – Fred Dretske, American philosopher (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and sexologist (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Pius Langa, South Africa jurist, 19th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1939)
• 2013 – Chiwoniso Maraire, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter (b. 1976)
• 2013 – Ryuchi Matsuda, Japanese author (b. 1938)
• 2013 – Donald Symington, American actor (b. 1925)

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Charbel
  • Christina the Astonishing
  • Christina of Bolsena
  • Declán of Ardmore
  • Kinga of Poland
  • July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Pioneer Day (Utah) and its related observances:
  • Stirling Settler Days (Stirling, Alberta)
• Simón Bolívar Day (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia)

External links

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