16th » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
25th » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a Blériot XI called heavier-than-air machine from (Calais to Dover called Dover, England, United Kingdom) in 37 minutes.
12th » Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (d. 1999)
12th » Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (d. 1994)
15th » Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (d. 1992)
18th » Bishnu Dey, Indian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1982)
18th » Andrei Gromyko, Russian economist and politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) e.g Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (d. 1989)
18th » Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)
18th » Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
19th » Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (d. 2004)
20th » Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (d. 1969)
20th » Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
22nd » Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (d. 2014)
22nd » Dorino Serafini, Italian race car driver (d. 2000)
23rd » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2010)
26th » Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)
26th » Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
28th » Malcolm Lowry, English author and poet (d. 1957)
28th » Aenne Burda German publisher (d. 2005)
29th » Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (d. 1997)
29th » Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (d. 1984)
30th » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (d. 1993)
31st » Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Austrian theorist and author (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths for July 1909
11th » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)