This Week's Birthdays - Week of July 23

July 23, 1989 – Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series.

July 24, 1725 – John Henry Newton, an English Anglican clergyman and former slave-ship captain. He was the author of many hymns, including “Amazing Grace”.

July 25, 1750 – Henry Knox, American general (d. 1806)

July 26, 1875 – Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1961)

July 27, 1920 – Private Joe P. Martinez born in Taos, New Mexico, was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor – the United States’ highest military decoration – for his actions on the Aleutian Islands during World War II.

July 28, 1958 – Terry Fox, a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

July 29, 1846 – Dona Isabel, nicknamed “the Redemptress”, was the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, bearing the title of Princess Imperial.