What happened on July 1 ?

1481 - King Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)

1506 - King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1526)

1534 - King Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)

1574 - Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)

1586 - Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (d. 1630)

1633 - Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (d. 1698)

1646 - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1716)

1676 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (d. 1729)

1723 - Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish statesman and writer (d. 1802)

1725 - Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (d. 1807)

1742 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (d. 1799)

1804 - George Sand, French writer (d. 1876)

1807 - Thomas Green Clemson, American university founder (d. 1888)

1818 - Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician (d. 1865)

1863 - William Stairs, Canadian explorer (d. 1892)

1869 - William Strunk Jr., American grammarian (d. 1946)

1872 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (d. 1936)

1879 - Léon Jouhaux, French labor leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1954)

1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey, American father of gospel music (d. 1993)

1899 - Charles Laughton, English actor (d. 1962)

1902 - William Wyler, French-born film director (d. 1981)

1903 - Amy Johnson, English pilot (d. 1941)

1906 - Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur (d. 2004)

1908 - Peg Entwistle, Welsh actress (d. 1932)

1909 - Bill Stern, American sportscaster (d. 1971)

1912 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (d. 2000)

1912 - Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (d. 1989)

1915 - Willie Dixon, American singer, songwriter, and musician (d. 1992)

1916 - Olivia de Havilland, British actress

1917 - Humphry Osmond, British psychiatrist

1921 - Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana

1925 - Farley Granger, American actor

1926 - Robert Fogel, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1926 - Hans Werner Henze, German composer

1926 - Carl Hahn, German automotive executive

1929 - Gerald Edelman, American biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1930 - Bobby Day, American singer (d. 1990)

1931 - Leslie Caron, French actress

1934 - Jamie Farr, American actor

1934 - Jean Marsh, English actress

1934 - Sydney Pollack, American film director, producer, and actor

1941 - Alfred G. Gilman, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1941 - Myron Scholes, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1941 - Twyla Tharp, American choreographer

1941 - Rod Gilbert, Canadian hockey player

1942 - Karen Black, American actress

1942 - Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress

1942 - Andraé Crouch, American singer, conductor, and actor

1945 - Deborah Harry, American musician, (Blondie)

1946 - June Montiero, American singer (Toys)

1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer

1950 - John S. Chen, Hong Kong businessman

1951 - Fred Schneider, American singer (The B-52's)

1952 - Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor

1961 - Kalpana Chawla, astronaut and engineer (d. 2003)

1961 - Diana, Princess of Wales, (d. 1997)

1961 - Carl Lewis, American athlete

1961 - Michelle Wright, Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician

1961 - Malcolm Elliott, British cyclist

1963 - Roddy Bottum, American musician (Faith No More and Imperial Teen)

1965 - Harald Zwart, Norwegian film director

1967 - Pamela Anderson, Canadian model and actress

1968 - Tim Abell, American film and television actor

1971 - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, American singer

1971 - Julianne Nicholson, American actress

1972 - Claire Forlani, American actress

1975 - Sufjan Stevens, American musician

1976 - Patrick Kluivert, Dutch footballer

1976 - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer

1977 - Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player

1977 - Liv Tyler, American actress

1981 - Tadhg Kennelly, Australian footballer

1982 - Adrian Ward, American football player

1982 - Carmella DeCesare, American model

1982 - Hilarie Burton, American actress