What happened on July 25 ?

1109 - King Afonso I of Portugal (d. 1185)

1336 - Albert, Count of Holland (d. 1404)

1435 - Sir Rodrin, French philosopher (d. 1474)

1404 - Philip I, Duke of Brabant (d. 1430)

1421 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461)

1562 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (d. 1611)

1653 - Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (d. 1728)

1658 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish privy councillor (d. 1703)

1799 - David Douglas, Scottish botanist, plant collector, explorer (d. 1834)

1839 - Francis Garnier, French explorer (d. 1873)

1844 - Thomas Eakins, American artist (d. 1916)

1848 - Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1930)

1867 - Alexander Rummler, American painter (d. 1959)

1867 - Max Dauthendey, German writer (d. 1918)

1870 - Maxfield Parrish, American illustrator (d. 1966)

1883 - Alfredo Casella, Italian composer (d. 1947)

1884 - Davidson Black, Canadian anthropologist (d. 1934)

1886 - Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Danish big-game hunter (d. 1946)

1894 - Walter Brennan, American actor (d. 1974)

1901 - Lila Lee, American actress (d. 1973)

1902 - Eric Hoffer, American philosopher (d. 1983)

1905 - Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

1906 - Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist (d. 1970)

1907 - Varlam Shalamov, Russian writer (d. 1982)

1908 - Bill Bowes, English cricketer (d. 1987)

1918 - Jane Frank (born Jane Babette Schenthal), American artist (d. 1986)

1920 - Rosalind Franklin, English scientist (d. 1958)

1923 - Estelle Getty, American actress

1928 - Keter Betts, American jazz bassist (d. 2005)

1929 - Somnath Chatterjee, Indian politician

1930 - Maureen Forrester, Canadian contralto

1935 - Barbara Harris, American actress

1937 - Colin Renfrew, English archeologist

1946 - Rita Marley, Jamaican-Cuban singer

1954 - Walter Payton, American football player (d. 1999)

1955 - Iman Abdulmajid, Somali model

1958 - Thurston Moore, American musician (Sonic Youth)

1960 - Alain Robidoux, Canadian snooker player

1963 - Julian Hodgson, English chess player

1965 - Illeana Douglas, American actress

1967 - Matt LeBlanc, American actor

1967 - Chuck Paugh, American record company owner

1973 - Dani Filth, English singer (Cradle of Filth)

1973 - Kevin Phillips, English footballer

1975 - Michael C. Williams, American actor

1976 - Tera Patrick, American pornographic actress

1977 - Kenny Thomas, American basketball player

1978 - Louise Brown, first test tube baby

1978 - Gerard Warren, American football player

1979 - Amy Adams, American singer

1979 - Allister Carter, professional Snooker player

1982 - Brad Renfro, American actor

1985 - Nelson Angelo Piquet, Brazilian race car driver

1987 - Nathan Lawrence, American actor

1987 - Michael Welch, American actor

1988 - Heather Marks, Canadian supermodel