2015Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (born 1920)[†]
Sir Ronald Keith Davison was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989,
On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 2015, covering July 2, 2015.
James Taylor
Taylor Swift
Adam Lambert
Ed Sheeran
Hilary Duff
Sam Hunt
Nate Ruess
Meghan Trainor
Maroon 5
Mumford & Sons
2015Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (born 1920)[†]
Sir Ronald Keith Davison was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989,
2015Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (born 1946)[†]
Charles Alvin Sanders was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Sanders was chosen for the NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team and voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
2015Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (born 1945)[†]
James C. Weaver was an American college football player, coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Villanova University for the first eight games of the 1974 season, finishing with a record of 3–5. Weaver also served as the athletic director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1991 to 1994, Western Michigan University from 1996 to 1997, and Virginia Tech from 1997 to 2014.

2015Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928)[†]
Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski was a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, 24 Horas was for decades regarded as the most important in the country.
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European leaders have been saying distinct — sometimes directly contradictory — things about whether there’s still a bailout deal on the table, and whether they want Greece to hold its referendum.
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Ms. Posey follows her unusual wavelength while navigating an industry that tends to ignore women over 40. She is in Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man,” opening later this month.
The tentative settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as well as the federal government.
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