Births

• 1509 – John Calvin, French religious reformer (d. 1564)
• 1835 – Henryk Wieniawski, Polish composer (d. 1880)
• 1856 – Nikola Tesla, (pictured) Serbian physicist (d. 1943)
• 1871 – Marcel Proust, French writer (d. 1922)
• 1925 – Mahathir bin Mohamad, fourth Malaysian Prime Minister
• 1942 – Ronnie James Dio, American musician (d. 2010)
• 1945 – John Motson, British sports (football) commentator (d. 2023)
• 1947 – Arlo Guthrie, American folk singer
• 1969 – Gale Harold, American actor
• 1976 – Ludovic Giuly, French footballer
• 1980 – Jessica Simpson, American singer

Deaths

• 1099 – El Cid, Castilian nobleman (b. 1044)
• 1884 – Paul Morphy, American chess player (b. 1837)
• 1989 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor, voiced Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Barny Rubble, etc. (b. 1908)

Recent days: July 9 – July 8 – July 7