July 4
en:July 4 July 4th is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining.
Events:
- 1776 - United States' approval of its Declaration of Independence from Great Britain
- 1863 - The Vicksburg Campaign, US Civil War - Vicksburg is taken by Union army
- 1865 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland published.
Births:
- 1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (+ 1864)
- 1826 - Stephen Foster, songwriter: "Oh! Susanna," "Camptown Races"
- 1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States
- 1878 - George M. Cohan, singer, dancer, composer, actor, writer (+ 1942)
- 1883 - Rube Goldberg, cartoonist (+ 1970)
- 1902 - George Murphy, dancer, actor, Senator from California (+ 1992)
- 1910 - Gloria Stuart, actress
- 1911 - Mitch Miller, singer, television personality
- 1917 - Manolete (Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez), bullfighter (+ 1947)
- 1918 - Ann Landers, advice columnist (+ 2002)
- 1918 - Abigail Van Buren, advice columnist and twin sister to Ann Landers
- 1924 - Eva Marie Saint, actress: North by Northwest, On the Waterfront
- 1927 - Gina Lollobrigida, actress
- 1930 - George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees
- 1943 - Geraldo Rivera, reporter, talk show host
Deaths:
- 1826 - John Adams, 2nd president of the United States and Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States. In a remarkable coincidence, both of these framers of the United States Declaration of Independence died on the 50th anniversary of its adoption.
- 1891 - Hannibal Hamlin, US politician
- 1926 - Frassati Piergiorgio, Member of FUCI
- 1934 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie, co-discoverer of radium and polonium
- 1971 - August Derleth, science fiction and fantasy writer and editor.
- 1975 - Georgette Heyer, author
- 1995 - Eva Gabor, actress
- 1997 - Charles Kuralt, television reporter
Holidays:
United States: Independence Day
July 3 - July 5 - June 4 - August 4 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December