24 July is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 923 – Emperor Suzaku of Japan (d. 952) 1660 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English statesman (d. 1718) 1725 – John Newton, English sailor and clergyman (d. 1807) 1803 – Adolphe Adam, French composer (d. 1856) 1880 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer (d. 1959) 1901 – Francisco Fernández Fernández, Spanish super-centenarian (d. 2012) 1916 – Bob Eberly, American singer (d. 1981) 1916 – John D. MacDonald, American novelist (d. 1986) 1917 – Robert Farnon, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 2005) 1918 – Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist (d. 2012) 1921 – Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor (d. 2008) 1924 – Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997) 1929 – Alfred Binns, Jamaican-Indian cricketer 1936 – Albert Marrin, American historian and author 1942 – Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Tornados) (d. 2000) 1947 – Peter Serkin, American pianist 1949 – Yves Duteil, French singer-songwriter and guitarist 1951 – Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, British politician 1952 – Gus Van Sant, American director 1953 – Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, conductor, and composer 1957 – Larry Gott, English singer and musician (James) 1957 – Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress 1961 – Paul Geary, American singer, drummer, and manager (Extreme) 1969 – Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, dancer, and businesswoman 1979 – Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter 1979 – Stat Quo, American rapper 1980 – Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan runner 1984 – Tyler Kyte, Canadian actor, singer, and drummer (Sweet Thing) 1984 – Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer and dancer (A*Teens) 1990 – Jay McGuiness, English singer (The Wanted)
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