July 7th, 1959

Born on July 7th, 1959

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What happened on July 7th, 1959?

July 7th, 1959

Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus

What else happened on July 7th?

July 7th, 2016

A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, Texas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot.

July 7th, 1991

Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.

July 7th, 1983

After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith (pictured) visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador".

July 7th, 1963

The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis.

July 7th, 1937

The Peel Commission published a report stating that the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine had become unworkable and recommended the partition of British-administered Mandatory Palestine into two states.

July 7th, 1911

Four countries signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, which banned the hunting of seals in the pelagic zone.

July 7th, 1907

Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies.

July 7th, 1798

Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea.

July 7th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga, capturing more than 200 men at the Battle of Hubbardton.

July 7th, 1456

Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after her death.

July 7th, 1898

US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

July 7th, 1892

The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.

July 7th, 1865

Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.

July 7th, 1863

The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 7th

Born on July 7th, 1959

64

Ben Swagerman

Dutch politician

*July 7th, 1959, Zeist

64

Barbara Krause

East German swimmer

*July 7th, 1959, East Berlin

64

Billy Campbell

American actor

*July 7th, 1959, Charlottesville

64

Alessandro Nannini

Italian racecar driver

*July 7th, 1959, Siena

64

Rosalind Resnick

Businessperson

*July 7th, 1959, Jamaica

64

Frode Rønning

Norwegian speed skater

*July 7th, 1959, Trondheim

64

Kerstin Knabe

German hurdler

*July 7th, 1959, Oschatz

64

Frank Röth

German actor, voice actor and screenwriter

*July 7th, 1959, Weinheim

64

Zbigniew Libera

Polish artist (b. 1959)

*July 7th, 1959, Pabianice

64

Vince Heflin

American football player

*July 7th, 1959, Dayton

64

Steve Doerr

American soccer player

*July 7th, 1959, Phoenix

64

Oleg Zagorodnev

Russian field hockey player

*July 7th, 1959, Korolyov

64

Anjali Pendharker

Cricketer

*July 7th, 1959, Beed

64

Wanda Bieler

Italian alpine skier

*July 7th, 1959, Gressoney-Saint-Jean

64

Gil Waugh

Novelist

*July 7th, 1959, North Bay

64

Ivan Vasyunik

Ukrainian politician

*July 7th, 1959, Velykyi Liubin

64

Tony Garza

American diplomat

*July 7th, 1959, Brownsville

64

Oleg Khlevniuk

Russian historian

*July 7th, 1959, Vinnytsia

64

Jennifer Dowds

Northern Irish international lawn bowler

*July 7th, 1959, Ballymoney

64

John Inyang Okoro

Nigerian jurist

*July 7th, 1959, Akwa Ibom State

64

Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao

Lyricist and playback singer

*July 7th, 1959, Vijayawada

64

Jessica Hahn

American model and actor

*July 7th, 1959, Massapequa

64

Stephen Garlick

Actor

*July 7th, 1959, Swansea

63

Algy Ward

English heavy metal musician

*July 7th, 1959, Croydon †November 30th, 2022

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Who's birthday is on July 7th?

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

39

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

63

Yves Bélanger

Canadian cinematographer

*July 7th, 1960, Montreal

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

40

Li Li

Singaporean badminton player

*July 7th, 1983, People's Republic of China

37

Alamsyah Yunus

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1986, Jakarta

54

Cree Summer

American actress

*July 7th, 1969, Los Angeles

31

Kang Ji-wook

South Korean badminton player

*July 7th, 1992, Jeju

32

Quebonafide

Polish rapper and singer-songwriter

*July 7th, 1991, Ciechanów

30

Tinn Isriyanet

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1993, Bangkok

30

Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin

Badminton player

*July 7th, 1993, Tangerang City

47

Bérénice Bejo

Argentine-born French actress

*July 7th, 1976, Buenos Aires

74

Shelley Duvall

American actress

*July 7th, 1949, Houston

48

Daniela Ludwig

German politician (CSU)

*July 7th, 1975, Munich

68

Andrés González Díaz

Colombian politician

*July 7th, 1955, Bogotá

61

Akiva Goldsman

American film producer

*July 7th, 1962, New York City

53

Erik Zabel

German cyclist

*July 7th, 1970, East Berlin

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Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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