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Amorous or Loving? The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English .. English was a marginal dialect in the late ninth century, spoken by just a couple of hundred thousand. So how did it become the most common language in the world, spoken by 1.6 billion people today? Sir Rupert Gavin charts the evolution of English, and argues that it is ideal as the global language, not just by accident of history, but by fundamental construction and constitution. Gavin has been a central figure in the UKs cultural, historical, media and business worlds for the last 40 years. He has held senior roles at companies including British Telecom, Odeon Cinemas and Historic Royal Palaces. He is currently chairman of the English National Ballet, and the cinema chain The Living Room Cinema, and has produced or co-produced over 200 theatre shows.
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- 01 July – Charles Laughton (1899–1962), English-American actor, screenwriter, producer & director
- 01 July – Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654–1712), French military commander
- 01 July – Orlando Cruz (1981–), Puerto Rican professional boxer
- 02 July – Daniel Kowalski (1975–), Australian freestyle swimmer
- 02 July – Johnny Weir (1984–), American figure skater, 2008 World Bronze Medalist
- 02 July – Sylvia Rae Rivera (1951–2002), Civil Rights activist, advocate for Transgender rights
- 04 July – Stephen Boyd (1931–1977), British actor
- 04 July – Steven Cojocaru (1970–), Canadian fashion critic/TV personality
- 05 July – Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), French poet, artist & director
- 05 July – Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician/economist, 1st gay member of Cabinet of the Netherlands
- 06 July – Merv Griffin (1925–2007), American TV host, musician, actor & media mogul
- 07 July – George Cukor (1899–1983), American film director
- 09 July – David Hockney (1937–), English painter & photographer
- 10 July – Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist
- 11 July – Giorgio Armani (1934–), Italian fashion designer
- 12 July – Van Cliburn (1934–2013), American pianist
- 14 July – Randy Boissonnault (1970–), Canadian politician
- 14 July – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670), Italian aristocrat
- 15 July – David Cicilline (1961–), American Democratic congressman (Rhode Island)
- 15 July – Olly Alexander (1990–), British singer (Years & Years)
- 16 July – Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990), Cuban poet, novelist & playwright
- 16 July – Tony Kushner (1956–), American playwright & screenwriter
- 17 July – Charles Lapointe (1944–), Canadian business executive & politician
- 18 July – Elio Di Rupo (1951–), Prime Minister of Belgium
- 19 July – Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), American crime writer & poet
- 20 July – Rokas Žilinskas (1972–2017), Lithuanian journalist & politician
- 21 July – Rufus Wainwright (1973–), American/Canadian singer-songwriter
- 24 July – Gus Van Sant (1952–), American director
- 29 July – Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Swedish diplomat & 2nd Secretary-General of the U.N.
- 29 July – Paul Taylor (1930–), American choreographer
- 30 July – Sean Patrick Maloney (1966–), American Democratic congressman (New York)
- 30 July – Pascal Smet (1967–), Belgian politician
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