bransonglobe.com explorer (d. 1903) HISTORY London (d. 1995) • 1837 William Quantrill, American guerrilla leader in the Confederate Army, born in Canal Dover, Ohio (d. 1865) • 1860 Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940) • 1867 Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (Kmart), born in Bald Mountain, Pennsylvania (d. 1966) • 1880 Munshi Premchand [Dhanpat Rai], Indian author, born in Lamhi, Benares State, British India (d. 1936) • 1882 Grete Gulbransson, Austrian writer and poet (Geliebte Schatten), born in Thüringen, Austria (d. 1934) • 1884 Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German Leipzig mayor and Nazi regime opponent (20th July Plot) • 1886 Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian-born American organized crime figure, born in Sicily, Italy (d. 1931) • 1886 Constant Permeke, Flemish painter and statues artist (Sow), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1952) • 1887 Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1969) • 1892 Joseph Charbonneau, French-Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal (1940-50), born in Lefaivre, Canada (d. 1959) • 1900 Elmo Roper, American pollster (Roper Poll), born in Hebron, Nebraska (d. 1971) • 1901 Jean Debuffet, French painter and sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages), born in Le Havre, France (d. 1985) • 1904 Brett Halliday, American writer (Dividend on Death), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977) • 1905 Trenchard Cox, British museum director, born in • 1912 Milton Friedman, American economist (Nobel Prize Economics 1976), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)x • 1914 Jose Ignacio Domecq, Spanish wine maker, born in Jerez, Spain (d. 1997) • 1914 Raymond Aubrac, French resistance leader, born in Paris, France (d. 2012) • in New Rochelle, New York • 1941 Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, born in Surat, India (d. 2004) • 1941 Heather McKay, Australian squash player (British Open 1962-77, inaugural women’s World Open 1976), born in Queanbeyan, NSW • 1943 Stephanie Forrester, fictional character (The Bold and the Beautiful) • 1943 William Bennett, US Secretary of Education (198588)/drug tsar • 1944 Robert C. Merton, American economist and Nobel laureate in Economics, born in NYC, New York • 1945 Bill Weld, American politician (Governor (R) Masachusetts 1991-97), born in Smithtown, New York • 1946 Karen Zerby, American religious leader, born in Camden, New Jersey • 1947 rocker • 1947 Ian Beck, British children’s illustrator and author, who illustrated Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album cover, born in Brighton, East Sussex • 1948 Leaveil Degree, rocker (Whispers) • 1952 Pritawi Sudarmo, Indonesia, astronaut • 1952 João Barreiros, Portuguese writer (Um Dia com Júlia na Necrosfera), born in Portugal • 1953 Ted Baillieu, Australian Politician, Premier of Victoria (2010-13), born in Melbourne, Australia Dennis Greenslade, • 1956 Deval Patrick, 71st Governor of Massachusetts (2007-15), born in Chicago, Illinois • 1962 John Chiang, American politician (Democratic Party), born in NYC, New York • 1965 J. K. Rowling, English writer (Harry Potter novels), July 31 - Aug. 1, 2020 • 23 born in Yate, Gloucestershire • 1966 Marina V A Mowatt, [Ogilvy], daughter of English princess Alexandra • 1969 Kenneth D. Schisler, American politician, born in Baltimore, Maryland • 1970 Ahmad Akbarpour, Iranian writer (The Train of That • Night), born in Chah Varz, Lamerd, Iran 1975 Simon Hirst, British radio DJ • 1990 Olga Galchenko, Russian juggler, born in Penza, Russia
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