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Apr 8 Jaroslav Smolka, Czech composer (Metamorfosi), music director, dramaturge, pedagogue, and musicologist, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
Apr 9 Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1994)
Apr 9 Jacques Molicard, translator and navigator (d. 1995)

Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-2021)

Apr 9 French actor (Breathless; Casino Royale; Magnifique), born in Paris, France

Apr 9 Richard Rose, American Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University), born in St Louis, Missouri
Apr 10 Philip Corner, American composer, born in New York City
Apr 10 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), born in Maui, Hawaii (d. 2013)
Apr 10 Robert Rhodes James, British politician historian (Gallipoli), born in India (d. 1999)
Apr 10 Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), born in Asakusa, Tokyo (d. 2016)
Apr 10 Ron Murphy, Canadian NHL player (New York Rangers), born in Ontario, Canada (d. 2014)
Apr 11 Denis Goldberg, South African anti-apartheid activist (convicted alongside Mandela), born in Cape Town (d. 2020)
Apr 11 Futoshi Nakanishi, Japanese Baseball HOF infielder (Nishitetsu Lions; Pacific League MVP 1956; 7×Best Nine Award) and manager (Nishitetsu Lions), born in Takamatsu, Japan (d. 2023)
Apr 11 Tony Brown, American journalist (Tony Brown's Journal), born in Charleston, West Virginia
Apr 12 Montserrat Caballé, Spanish bel canto operatic soprano, and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury - "Barcelona"), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2018)
Apr 13 Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Cheyenne-American politician (Sen-D Colorado), born in Auburn, California
Apr 13 Shani Wallis, Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver!), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Apr 14 Morton Subotnick, American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 14 Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
Apr 15 Boris Strugatsky, Soviet-Russian science fiction author (Tale of Troika), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2012)

Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995)

Apr 15 American actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), born in Los Angeles, California

Apr 15 Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
Apr 15 Vera Krepkina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR long jump 1960; WR 4×100m relay 1956, tied WR 100m 11.3s 1958), born in Kotelnich, Russia (d. 2023)
Apr 16 Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster and actress (Cold Comfort Farm), born in Stockport, England
Apr 16 Perry Botkin Jr, American arranger, composer ("Nadia's Theme"), and producer (Incredible Bongo Band), born in New York City (d. 2021)
Apr 18 Alan Devereux, British industrialist and CEO (Scottish Tourist Board), born in Frinton-on-Sea, England
Apr 19 Harold "Dickie" Bird, English cricket umpire (66 Tests, 69 ODI), born in Barnsley, England

Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967)

Apr 19 American actress (The Girl Can't Help It), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Apr 21 Ian Carr, Scottish jazz musician (Nucleus), born in Dumfries, Scotland (d. 2009)
Apr 22 Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American scientist and NASA astronaut, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2013)
Apr 23 Roger Wittevrongel, Flemish painter, born in Blankenberge, Belgium
Apr 24 Alan Eagleson, Canadian ice hockey agent and promoter, born in St. Catharines, Canada
Apr 24 Claire Davenport, English actress (The Elephant Man), born in Sale, Cheshire, England (d. 2002)
Apr 24 Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry to Me"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2007)
Apr 24 Helmuth Lohner, Austrian stage and screen actor and stage director (Mrs. Warren's Profession), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
Apr 24 Patricia Bosworth, American actor, journalist, writer, and biographer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2020)
Apr 25 Jerry Leiber, American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2011)
Apr 26 Arno Penzias, German-born American physicist (1978 Nobel Prize for detecting cosmic microwave background), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2024) [1]

Carol Burnett (91 years old)

Apr 26 American comedian (The Carol Burnett Show) and actress (Annie; The Four Seasons; Mad About You), born in San Antonio, Texas

Apr 26 Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (Founder of FALN), born in Río Blanco, Naguabo, Puerto Rico (d. 2005)
Apr 26 Ilkka Kuusisto, Finnish opera composer and arts administrator (Finnish National Opera, 1984-92), born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 27 Bob Bondurant, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans GT +3.0 1964; Shelby American, Ferrari, Eagle teams), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2021)
Apr 27 Calvin Newborn, American R&B and jazz guitarist, born in Whiteville, Tennessee (d. 2018)
Apr 28 Karl Heinz Wahren, German pianist and composer (Nocturnal Dances of the Tuscan Virgins in the Florentine Gardens at the Height of the Inquisition), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2021)
Apr 28 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
Apr 29 Darijan Božič, Slovenian composer and conductor, born in Slavonski Brod, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2018)
Apr 29 Edwin "Ed" Charles, American MLB third baseman (Miracle Mets-1969), born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 2018)
Apr 29 Keith Baxter, Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight; Killing Time; Barretts at Wimpole Street), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 2023)
Apr 29 Mark Eyskens [Marc Maria Frans, Viscount Eyskens], Belgian economist and Prime Minister of Belgium (1981), born in Leuven, Belgium
Apr 29 Raymond Hill, American tenor saxophonist (Kings of Rhythm), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 1996)
Apr 29 Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter ("Love's Been Good to Me"; "Jean"; "Without A Worry In The World"), and poet (Lonesome Cities), born in Oakland, California (d. 2015)

Willie Nelson (91 years old)

Apr 29 American country singer-songwriter ("Crazy"; "On the Road Again"), born in Abbott, Texas

May 1 Alette Beaujon, Curacaos poet (Poems on the Bay and Beyond), and psychologist, born in Willemstad, Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
May 2 Bunk Gardner [John Guarnera], American saxophone and woodwind player (Mothers Of Invention), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 3 Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood; Fire; Street Asylum; Airwolf), born in New York City (d. 2021)

James Brown (1933-2006)

May 3 American R&B, gospel, soul and funk singer-songwriter known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ("Sex Machine"; "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"; "Hot Pants"), born in Barnwell, South Carolina

May 4 J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer (Houston Astros, Rice University, US Track & Field) and teacher, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
May 5 Collie Smith, West Indian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 168; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1959)

Johnny Unitas (1933-2002)

May 7 American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers); one of the greats, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 7 Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer ‘the Nightingale of Kosovo’ and actress, born near Malishevë, Kosovo (d. 2020)
May 10 Barbara Taylor Bradford, author
May 11 Carlos Lyra, Brazilian bossa nova guitarist and singer-songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023) [1]

Louis Farrakhan (91 years old)

May 11 American religious leader (Nation of Islam, Million Man March), born in New York City

May 12 (Antoni) "Ton" Hartsuiker, Dutch pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 2015)
May 12 Andrey Voznesensky, Russian poet, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2010)
May 13 Alden Ashforth, American composer and professor of ethno-musicology, born in New York City (d. 2016)
May 13 Sid Morrison, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1981-93), born in Yakima, Washington
May 13 Stig Gustav Schonberg, Swedish composer and organist, born in Västra Husby, Sweden
May 14 Frank Harte, Irish traditional singer and song collector, born in Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 2005)
May 14 John Mortimore, English cricketer (England off-spinner 1959-64), born in Southmead, Bristol, England (d. 2014)
May 14 László Kovács, Hungarian-American cinematographer (Easy Rider; Five Easy Pieces; Paper Moon; The Last Waltz), born in Cece, Hungary (d. 2007) [1]
May 14 Michael Chevalier, German film and television voice-dubbing actor, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2011)
May 14 Siân Phillips, Welsh stage and screen actress (I, Claudius - "Livia"), born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales
May 18 Bernadette Chirac, French politician and wife of President Jacques Chirac, born in Paris, France
May 18 H. D. [Haradanahalli Doddegowda] Deve Gowda, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (1996-97), born in Haradanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore
May 20 Constance Towers, American stage and screen actress (Capitol; Shock Corridor; Naked Kiss; General Hospital), born in Whitefish, Montana
May 21 Gene “Joe” Byrd, American jazz bassist (Charlie Byrd Trio), born in Chuckatuck, Virginia (d. 2012)
May 21 Maurice André, French classical trumpeter and baroque revivalist, born in Alès, France (d. 2012)
May 21 Umberto Colombo, Italian soccer midfielder (3 caps; Juventus, Atalanta), born in Como, Italy (d. 2021)
May 22 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), born in Crumpsall, Lancashire (d. 2003)
May 23 Bruce Peterson, American aeronautical engineer, and NASA test pilot (M2, HL-10), born in Washburn, North Dakota (d. 2006)
May 23 Gary Burden, American artist and pioneer of album cover art (Neil Young; Graham Nash; The Doors), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2018)

Joan Collins (91 years old)

May 23 British actress (Dynasty - "Alexix"; The Bitch), and writer, born in London

May 23 John Browning, American pianist (Leventritt Award, 1956), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2003)
May 24 Aharon Lichtenstein, Orthodox Jewish rabbi, born in Paris (d. 2015)
May 24 Bal Dani, Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test, 1 wicket; Maharashtra, Services), born in Dudhani, India (d. 1999)
May 24 Christopher Staughton, British Lord Justice of Appeal (d. 2014)
May 24 Jane Byrne, American politician and 50th Mayor of Chicago, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2014)
May 24 Joaquín Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter, born in Madrid (d. 2010)
May 24 Tony Mullett, dir-general (National Criminal Intelligence Service)
May 25 Roger Bowen, American actor (M*A*S*H (film); The Main Event: What About Bob?: Petulia), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1996)
May 27 (Edward) "Ted" Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur (Rogers Communications), MLB team owner (Toronto Blue Jays), and philanthropist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
May 28 John Karlen, American actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
May 29 Helmuth Rilling, German conductor (founder of the Gächinger Kantorei), born in Stuttgart, Germany
May 29 Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle road racer (2-time world champion 1957-58), born in Roveleto di Cadeo, Emilia-Romagna (d. 2005)
May 29 William Yorzyk Jr., American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly, WR 2:19.3, 1956), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
May 30 Sid Mark [Fliegelman], American disc jockey and 'Frank-ophile' (The Sounds of Sinatra, 1960-2022), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2022)
Jun 1 Alan Ameche, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1954, U of Wisconsin; Pro Bowl 1955–1958, NFL C'ship 1958, 59; Baltimore Colts), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1988)
Jun 1 Charles Wilson, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1973-97), born in Trinity, Texas (d. 2010)
Jun 2 Bob Rozario, American pianist (Louis Prima), and orchestra leader (Bobby Darin; Tony Orlando; Donny & Marie), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2013)
Jun 2 Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Missouri, (d. 2014)
Jun 3 Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, 1st emir of Bahrain (1961-1999), born in Jasra, Bahrain (d. 1999)
Jun 4 Dmitry Mindiashvili, Soviet and Russian wrestling coach (coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76 and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2021)
Jun 4 John Sparrow, British banker and bureaucrat (Chairman of British Horserace Betting Levy Board, 1991-99), born in London (d. 2020)
Jun 6 Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986), born in Buchs, Switzerland (d. 2013) [1]
Jun 7 Henk Koning, Dutch State Secretary of Finances (VVD), born in Beilen, Netherlands (d. 2016)
Jun 7 Herb Score, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 56; Cleveland Indians) and announcer (Cleveland Indians 1964-97), born in Rosedale, New York (d. 2008)
Jun 8 Dr Robert Stevens, British lawyer and Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)
Jun 8 Eric Parker, English industrialist, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2014)

Joan Rivers (1933-2014)

Jun 8 American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), born in Brooklyn, New York

Jun 9 Don Young, American politician and US Representative from Alaska (Republican: 1973- 2022), born in Meridian, California (d. 2022)
Jun 10 Chuck Fairbanks, American football coach (New England Patriots 1973-78; University of Oklahoma 1967-72, University of Colorado 1979-81), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
Jun 10 Colin Grainger, English soccer forward (7 caps; Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leeds United), born in Havercroft, England (d. 2022)
Jun 10 F. Lee Bailey, American criminal defense attorney (Sam Shepard; Boston Strangler; Patty Hearst; OJ Simpson), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
Jun 10 Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian Communist politician (Prime Minister 1986-90) (d. 2022)

Gene Wilder (1933-2016)

Jun 11 American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jun 12 Eddie Adams, American photographer (photograph of execution of a Viet Cong soldier, Pulitzer Prize 1969), born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
Jun 13 Tom King, British politician and minister (C), born in Rugby
Jun 14 Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist (The Painted Bird, Being There), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1991)
Jun 14 Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach, born in Liski, Russian SFSR (d. 2017)
Jun 15 Mark Jones, English soccer defender (Manchester United 103 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
Jun 15 Mohammad Ali Rajai, President of Iran (1981) who was assassinated by a bomb while in office, born in Qazvin, Persia (d. 1981)
Jun 15 Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), born in Horw, Switzerland (d. 2020)
Jun 15 Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005)
Jun 16 Joachim Nowotny, German writer, born in Rietschen, Germany (d. 2014)
Jun 16 John Cunliffe, British children's book author and television presenter (Postman Pat; Rosie and Jim), born in Coine, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
Jun 16 Ken Johnson, American baseball pitcher (only pitcher to lose a complete game 9-inning no-hitter 1964), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2015)
Jun 17 Anthony Bevilacqua, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Philadelphia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
Jun 17 Christian Ferras, French violinist and conductor, born in Le Touquet, France (d. 1982)
Jun 17 Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2006)
Jun 17 Maurice Stokes, American Basketball HOF power forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 57, 58; NBA Rookie of the Year 1956; Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Rankin, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
Jun 18 Colin Brumby, Australian composer (Fibonacci Variations), conductor (Queensland Opera, 1968-71), and educator, born in Melbourne (d. 2018)
Jun 18 Jean Wicki, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 4-man 1972, bronze 1968; bronze 2-man 1972), born in Sierre, Switzerland (d. 2023)
Jun 18 [Charles] Tommy Hunt, American soul singer (Flamingos, 1956-60 - "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 19 Otto Barić, Croatian soccer manager (Croatia, Austria, Wacker Innsbruck, SK Rapid, SV Salzburg), born in Eisenkappel, Austria (d. 2020)
Jun 19 Viktor Patsayev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-landing accident), born in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union (d. 1971)
Jun 20 Brett Halsey, American actress (Paul-Follow the Sun), born in Santa Ana, California
Jun 20 Claire Tomalin, English biographer and editor, born in London, England
Jun 20 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2019)
Jun 20 Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, English peer, conservationist and zoologist in Sarawak, Malaysia, born in London
Jun 20 Jean Boiteux, French swimmer (Olympic gold 400m freestyle, bronze 4×200m freestyle 1952), born in Marseilles, France (d. 2010)
Jun 20 Peter T. Kirstein, British computer scientist 'European father of the internet' (Internet Protocol,), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
Jun 21 Bernie Kopell, American actor (The Love Boat - "Doc"; Get Smart - "Siegfried"; That Girl), born in New York City
Jun 22 Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), born in Atwood, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
Jun 22 Dianne Feinstein (née Goldman), American politician (1st female mayor of San Francisco, 1978-88; longest serving female US Senator-D-CA, 1992-2023), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2023) [1]
Jun 22 Jacques Martin, French TV host (Le Petit Rapporteur), born in Lyon, France (d. 2007)
Jun 22 Libor Pešek, Czech conductor (Czech Philharmonic, 1982-90; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, 1987-98), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2022)
Jun 24 Bob Cole, Canadian sports broadcaster (CBC - Hockey Night in Canada), born in St. John's, Newfoundland (d. 2024)
Jun 24 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 2017)
Jun 24 Sam Jones, American College/Basketball HOF guard (North Carolina Central Uni; 10 × NBA C'ships; NBA All-Star 1962, 64–66, 68; Boston Celtics), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2021)
Jun 25 Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, born in Matosinhos, Portugal

James Meredith (91 years old)

Jun 25 American civil rights activist (1st African-American at the University of Mississippi), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi

Jun 25 Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian artist (glass painter), born in Biella, Italy
Jun 26 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (La Scala, 1969-86; London Symphony, 1979-87; Berlin Philharmonic, 1989-2002), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
Jun 26 David Winnick, British Labour Party MP, born in Brighton, Sussex, England
Jun 28 Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician and leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
Jun 29 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
Jun 29 John Bradshaw, American theologian, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
Jun 30 Lea Massari, Italian actress (Anna-L'avventura), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Jun 30 Mike Smith, English cricket batsman and captain (50 Tests; last England dual international [1 rugby union cap]), born in Westcotes, Leicestershire
Jun 30 Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey coach (Chicago Blackhawks 1982-85) and center (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 2022)
Jul 1 Peter Walwyn, British thoroughbred trainer (champion trainer 1974-75), born in Lambourn, England (d. 2017)
Jul 1 Sam Rutigliano, American football coach (Cleveland Browns 1978-84) and broadcaster (WEWS-TV Cleveland), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jul 2 David Lewin, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2003)
Jul 2 Kalim Siddiqui, Pakistani-British writer and Islamic activist, born in Dondi Lohara, British India (d. 1996)
Jul 3 Edward Brandt Jr., American physician and public health official, born in Oklahoma (d. 2007)
Jul 4 Rufus "Freight Train" Jones [Carey Lloyd], American professional wrestler, born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1993)
Jul 5 Terence Cooper, British actor (Casino Royale), born in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (d. 1997)
Jul 6 Frank Austin, English footballer, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
Jul 6 Henry Anglade, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1959 runner-up), born in Thionville, France (d. 2022)
Jul 7 David McCullough, American author (Truman; John Adams), popular historian, TV documentary host and narrator (Seabiscuit; The Civil War), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
Jul 7 Dick Kallman, American actor (Born to Be Loved, Verboten!), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
Jul 7 Murray Halberg, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1960; WR 2 miles: 8:30.0 1961; WR 3 miles: 13.10.0 1961), born in Eketāhuna, New Zealand (d. 2022)
Jul 8 Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer (Chief Justice of Canada 1990-2000), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
Jul 8 Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes, Brazilian composer, pianist, musicologist, conductor and music educator, born in Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jul 9 Dick Orkin, American radio performer (Chickenman), and actor (Tim Conway Show), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
Jul 9 Nodar Gabunia, Georgian composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2000)
Jul 9 Oliver Sacks, English neurologist and author (Awakenings), born in London (d. 2015)
Jul 10 Jerry Herman, American musical theater composer (Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles), born in New York City (d. 2019)
Jul 10 Richard G Hatcher, American attorney and politician (Mayor of Gary, Indiana, 1968-88), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2019)
Jul 11 Olga Havlová (nee Šplíchalová) Czech political activist (1st Lady of the Czech Republic, 1993-96), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
Jul 12 Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (d. 2017)
Jul 12 Donald E. Westlake, American author (The Hunter), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
Jul 13 David Storey, British novelist and playwright (This Sporting Life), born in Wakefield (d. 2017)
Jul 13 Patsy Byrne, English actress (Stealing Heaven, Blackadder II), born in Ashford, (d. 2014)