Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/July 7
Births
[edit]- 1860 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (d. 1911)
- 1887 – Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (d. 1985)
- 1906 – William Feller, Croatian mathematician (d.1970)
- 1907 – Robert A. Heinlein (pictured), American science fiction writer (d. 1988)
- 1915 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (d. 1985)
- 1940 – Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), English rock drummer and singer (The Beatles)
- 1941 – Bill Oddie, English comedian and ornithologist
- 1969 – Cree Summer, Canadian voice actress and singer
- 1969 – Joe Sakic, Canadian hockey player
- 1980 – Michelle Kwan, American figure skater
- 1981 – Brian "Synyster Gates" Haner Jr., American musician (Avenged Sevenfold)
Deaths
[edit]- 1307 – King Edward I of England (b. 1239)
- 1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish writer (b. 1859)
- 1967 – Vivien Leigh, English actress (b. 1913)