July 4


 * For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see .

Events

 * - , peace between the and the
 * - Saint.
 * - A is observed by the, the  and possibly  near the  ζ . For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the.
 * - anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death
 * - : -  defeats,.
 * - : defeats.
 * - of  surrenders to the Papal commander.
 * - City of, forms.
 * - 11 slaves are executed in New York for starting an uprising that killed 9 Caucasians
 * - . The by the  declaring itself free of British rule. Signed in Philadelphia.
 * - At, the  opens.
 * - The is announced to the American people.
 * - The occupy.
 * - At, , construction on the begins.
 * - Former presidents  and  die, fifty years to the day after the adoption of the.
 * - is abolished in.
 * -, world's first long-distance , opens between and.
 * - The is organized.
 * - The 's 700 ton wooden  departs from  bound for,   on the first  crossing with a scheduled end.
 * - Near, embarks on a two-year experiment in simple living at  (see ).
 * - In, the first edition of 's book of s titled  is published.
 * - : The.
 * - tells  a story that would grow into  and its sequels.
 * - : -  surrenders to  after 47 days of siege.  150 miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army is repulsed at the, Arkansas.
 * -  is published.
 * - In, the opens.
 * - First scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in,.
 * - Founder of, joined ,.
 * - changes the, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4.
 * - The short-lived is proclaimed by.
 * - boxer  knocks out white boxer  in a heavyweight  match sparking s across the.
 * -  ascends to the throne.
 * 1918  - s kill Tsar  and his family ( date).
 * - First flight of the.
 * - wins his first professional  match.
 * 1934  -  patents the chain-reaction design for the.
 * -, recently diagnosed with , tells a crowd at that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth" as he announces his retirement from major league.
 * -, committed by  in the captured  city of.
 * - After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the is granted full independence by the.
 * - "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before, suggesting bifurcation of into two sovereign countries -  and.
 * - First broadcast by.
 * - With the admission of as the 49th  earlier in the year, the 49-star  debuts in.
 * - Due to the post-Independence Day admission of as the 50th  on, 1959, the 50-star  debuts in  almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act).
 * -  signs the  into . The act goes into effect the next year.
 * Two teens are killed at in . They were the first (known) victims of the.
 * - Popular syndicated radio show, "", hosted by, debuts.
 * - i commandos raid airport in, rescuing all of the passengers and crew of an  jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
 * - :Four ian diplomats kidnapped by Lebanese militia in.
 * - In, former chief  (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of  and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
 * -, a  of the  is commissioned at.
 * - 's resin plant in explodes killing one and injuring three workers.
 * - 's space probe lands on the surface of.
 * - The cornerstone of the is laid on the site of the  in . (This was largely a symbolic event; actual construction would not start for several weeks)
 * - The collider hits the.
 * - : Mission -  launches at 18:37:55 UTC.
 * 2006  - , one medium-range missile, and a long-range . The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of.
 * 2007 - Starts in Santa Barbara, California becomes second largest fire in California history.

Births

 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, French dramatist (d. )
 * -, Welsh surveyor and namesake of (d. )
 * - King, French general (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Italian patriot (d. )
 * -, American grocer and distiller (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, Irish humanitarian (d. )
 * -, American circus impresario (d. )
 * -, Romanian bacteriologist (d. )
 * -, 30th (d. )
 * -, American soldier (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American lyricist and composer (d. )
 * -, Chinese writer (d. )
 * - Dr., Puerto Rican historian (d. )
 * 1898  -, English-born actress (d. )
 * -, Russian-born American gangster (d. )
 * 1902  -, American entertainer (d. )
 * -, Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American adventurer (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American entertainer
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, American thought to be in World War II (d. )
 * -, Spanish bullfighter (d. )
 * -, American advice columnist (d. )
 * 1918  -, American advice columnist ("Dear Abby")
 * 1918  - King  of Tonga (d. )
 * -, American basketball referee
 * 1920  -, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. )
 * -, French economist, (d. )
 * 1921  -, Hungarian violinist (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Italian actress
 * 1927  -, American playwright
 * -, American football team owner
 * 1929  -, American baseball player
 * 1929  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Armenian actor
 * 1930  -, American businessman & baseball team owner
 * 1930  -, Soviet Olympic rower
 * -, Northern Irish actor (d. )
 * 1931  -, French author, film director and sreenwriter (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, Governor General of Grenada
 * -, Queen of Norway (spouse of )
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American child actor
 * 1942  -, American football player
 * 1942  -, Polish foreign minister
 * -, German musician
 * 1943  -, American reporter
 * 1943  -, American musician  (d. )
 * 1943  -, American football player
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American model
 * 1946  -, American peace activist
 * 1946  -, American financier
 * 1946  -, American actor
 * -, American personality (kissing bandit)
 * -, baseball player
 * 1948  -, French race car driver
 * 1948  -, Swedish singer and actor
 * 1948  -, English musician
 * -, Canadian-born British radio DJ
 * -, American politician
 * -, Colombian politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, English singer
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1960  -, Austrian racing driver (d. )
 * -, English video game designer
 * -, English actor
 * 1962  -, American former tennis player
 * -, French former tennis player
 * 1963  -, American musician
 * 1963  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1964  -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Mexican baseball player
 * 1967  -, Canadian television personality
 * 1967  -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian musician (ex-)
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, sign-language gorilla
 * 1971  -, English entrepreneur
 * -, Japanese racing driver
 * 1973  -, English-born Jamaican footballer
 * 1973  -, Danish racing driver
 * 1973  -, Australian soccer player
 * 1973  -, Japanese singer (ex-vocalist of )
 * -, American football player
 * 1974  -, American tennis player
 * -, Australian violist
 * -, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. )
 * -, Greek super model, winner of Look contest 1996
 * -, Belgian footballer
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, Brazilian model
 * 1983  -, American musician
 * -,  finalist
 * 1984  -, Japanese Idol (member of )
 * -, boy who was murdered for being white in 2004
 * -, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (d. )

Deaths

 * -, German bishop (b. )
 * -, Prince of Antioch
 * -, Spanish explorer (b. )
 * -, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. )
 * -, Flemish composer (b. )
 * -, English composer
 * -, French Jesuit missionary, one of the (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Austrian military leader (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * -, English artist (b. )
 * -, 2nd (b. )
 * 1826  -  3rd  (b. )
 * -, 5th (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English entomologist (b. )
 * -, German jurist (b. )
 * -, American statesman (b. )
 * -, Finnish statesman (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German linguist (b. )
 * -, Indian spiritual leader (b. )
 * -, French anarchist (b. )
 * -, 8th (b. )
 * 1910  -, Italian astronomer (b. )
 * -, American war poet (b. )
 * -, German pilot (b. )
 * -, Italian mountaineer (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * 1931  -, Italian aristocrat (b. )
 * -, and  (b. )
 * -, Austrian Social Democratic politician (b. )
 * 1938  -, French tennis player (b. )
 * -, Polish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Nazi concentration camp overseer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian writer (b. )
 * -, Governor-General of New Zealand (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * 1970  -, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. )
 * -, American writer and editor (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, Polish poet (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, Belgian grammarian (b. )
 * -, early British death (b. )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * 1986  -, Belgian composer, organist, and teacher (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, Australian physician (b. )
 * -, Argentinian composer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician and historian (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestling referee (b. )
 * -, Hungarian actress (b. )
 * 1995  -, American artist and television host (b. )
 * -, American television presenter (b. )
 * 1997  -, English zoologist (b. )
 * -, American artist and cartoonist (b.)
 * -, Polish writer (b. )
 * -, Professional Skater (b. )
 * -, American general (b. )
 * 2002  -, Iranian politician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2003  -, French singer (b. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (b. )
 * 2004  -, an eccentric street entertainer in ,  (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, Turkish rock musician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American singer and performer (b. )
 * -, Turkish rock musician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American singer and performer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Herman day parade.
 * In, the approximate date of 's.
 * In, the approximate date of 's.
 * In, the approximate date of 's.

Liturgical feasts

 * Translation, Ordination of, , confessor [Paris, Bruges, sometimes in red]
 * , abbot (at Prague), confessor [GTZ: Prague, Gnesen, Meissen]
 * ,, confessor (died 973)
 * , widow, abbess of in Artois
 * of Portugal (died 136)
 * , widow, abbess of in Artois
 * of Portugal (died 136)