Birthdays Date 1955 July | History by KabAstro

Jul 1 Keith Whitley, American country music singer ("Don't Close Your Eyes"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 1989)

Li Keqiang (1955-2023)

Jul 1 Chinese Premier of the State Council and China's head of government, born in Dingyuan County, Anhui Province [1]

Jul 1 Mike Rossman, American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1978-79), born in Turnersville, New Jersey
Jul 2 Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor, know for "The Blacklist", born in San Tomé, Venezuela
Jul 2 Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario
Jul 3 Marc Bonilla, American guitarist (Keith Emerson Band), born in Contra Costa, California
Jul 3 Matt Keough, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1978; AL Comeback Player of the Year 1980; Oakland A's), born in Pomona, California (d. 2020)
Jul 3 Neil Clark, Scottish rock guitarist (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - "Brand New Friend"), born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jul 3 Sanma Akashiya, Japanese comedian and TV personality, born in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan
Jul 4 Aram Gharabekian, Armenian conductor (National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia; Boston SinfoNova, 1983-96), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2014)
Jul 5 Michael Gismondi, American rock bassist (Michael Stanley Band, 1979-87), born in Youngstown, Ohio
Jul 5 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2019)
Jul 6 Rick Braun, American smooth jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and record producer, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jul 6 Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015-2018), born in Cairo, Egypt
Jul 6 William Wall, Irish writer (This is the Country), born in Cork City, Ireland
Jul 7 Len Barker, American baseball player, born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
Jul 8 Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2008)
Jul 9 Fred Norris [Nukis], American comedy writer (Howard Stern Show), singer, guitarist, and actor, born in Willimantic, Connecticut
Jul 9 Jimmy Smits, American actor (LA Law - "Victor"; Running Scared; NYPD Blue), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jul 9 Lindsey Graham, American politician (Senator-R-South Carolina 2003-), born in Central, South Carolina
Jul 9 Lisa Banes, American actress (Cocktail; Look Back in Anger), born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Jul 9 Sergei Krichevsky, Ukrainian cosmonaut, born in Primorya, Russia
Jul 9 Willie Wilson, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 11 Sergey Babinov, USSR, ice hockey star (Olympic gold 1972)
Jul 13 Chris White, British session and touring jazz-rock saxophonist (Dire Straits, 1985-92), born in Bristol, England
Jul 14 L. Brent Bozell, American author and conservative activist, founded Media Research Center, born in Washington D.C.
Jul 14 Matthew Seligman, British studio and touring new wave rock bassist (Robyn Hitchcock; Thompson Twins; Thomas Dolby), born in Pentageia, Cyprus (d. 2020)
Jul 14 Sándor Puhl, Hungarian soccer referee (1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final; IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2021)
Jul 17 Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist, born in Columbiana, Ohio
Jul 18 Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor, born in Vienna, Austria
Jul 18 Teresa Ann Savoy, British actress in Italian Films (Caligula; Salon Kitty), born in London, England (d. 2017)
Jul 18 Terry Chambers, British drummer (XTC, 1972-82 - "Generals And Majors"), born in Wiltshire, England
Jul 19 Roger Binny, Indian cricket medium-pace all-rounder (early 80's), born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Jul 20 (Jeremy) "Jem" Finer, British celtic-folk-punk banjo player (The Pogues; Longplayer), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Jul 21 Henry Preistman, British rock keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist (Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Kingston upon Hull, England
Jul 21 Howie Epstein, American bassist (The Heartbreakers, 1982-2002), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
Jul 21 Taco [Ockerse], Indonesian-Dutch pop and new wave singer (Puttin' On the Ritz), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
Jul 22 Willem Dafoe, American actor (Platoon; The Last Temptation of Christ; Mississippi Burning), born in Appleton, Wisconsin
Jul 24 Lubov Odinokova, Soviet handball player (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
Jul 25 Bantubonke Holomisa, South African Minister of Defense of Transkei, born in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape
Jul 25 Iman [Abdulmajid], Somali-American model and actress (Star Trek 6), born in Mogadishu, Somalia
Jul 25 Ritva Elomaa, Finnish bodybuilder and politician, born in Lokalahti, Finland
Jul 26 Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani politician, President of Pakistan (2008-13), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Jul 26 Nicholas Walker, actor (Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital), born in Bogotá, Colombia

Allan Border (68 years old)

Jul 27 Australian cricket batsman (156 Tests [93 as captain]; 11,174 runs @ 50.56; 27 x 100s; TS 205; 273 ODIs), born in Sydney, Australia

Jul 27 Cat Bauer, American novelist (Harley, Like a Person), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Jul 29 Dave Stevens, American illustrator and comic artist (The Rocketeer), born in Lynwood, California (d. 2008)
Jul 29 Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor
Jul 30 Rat Scabies [Chris Miller], British rock drummer (The Damned), born in Surrey, England