July 16, 1194, Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi.
July 17, 1763 – John Jacob Astor, born Johann Jakob Astor, was a German-American business magnate and investor who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
July 18, 1886 – General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. was a American lieutenant general during World War II.
July 19, 1879 – John Purroy Mitchel, the mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917.
July 20, 1964 – Chris Cornell, an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave.
July 21, 1895 – Ken Maynard, an American motion picture stuntman and actor.
July 22, 1713 – Jacques-Gabriel Soufflot , a French architect in the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon, Paris.
