Birthdays occurring on July, 7

1887

Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 Belorussian born French printmaker, painter and designer. He composed his images based on emotional and poetic associations, rather than on rules of pictorial logic. 1887-1985 In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love. More quotations from Marc Chagall

1893

Vladimir Mayakovsky was born on July 7, 1893 Love's boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it's useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains. More quotations from Vladimir Mayakovsky

1899

George Cukor was born on July 7, 1899 You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure. More quotations from George Cukor

Deaths occurring on July, 7

1771

Thomas Gray died on July 7, 1771 English poet, 1716-1771 Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. More quotations from Thomas Gray

1816

Richard Brinsley Sheridan died on July 7, 1816 Irish born English playwright, orator and politician, 1751-1816 I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again, night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it. More quotations from Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1879

George Caleb Bingham died on July 7, 1879 American realist artist whose work depicts American life in the frontier lands, along the Missouri River. 1811-1879 Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes More quotations from George Caleb Bingham

1893

Guy de Maupassant died on July 7, 1893 French naturalist writer of short stories and novels, 1850-1893 A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one More quotations from Guy de Maupassant

1901

Johanna Spyri died on July 7, 1901 Oh, I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought More quotations from Johanna Spyri