July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 4, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 180 days remaining until the end of the year. Aphelion occurs around this date, this is the point in the year when the Earth is furthest from the Sun. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from

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• 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
• 993 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized. Events By Place Asia Abbasid caliph Al-Mutasim establishes a new capital at Samarra, Iraq. The Pactum Sicardi was a treaty signed on 4 July 836 between the Greek Duchy of Naples, including its satellite city-states of Sorrento and The Duchy and later Principality of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno The Duchy of Naples ( Ducatus Neapolitanus) began as a Byzantine province that was constituted in the seventh century in the reduced coastal lands that the Lombards Events By Topic Religion July 4 — Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized Saint Ulrich (c890– July 4, 973) sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
• 1054 - A supernova is observed by the Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians near the star ζ Tauri. A supernova (plural supernovae or supernovas) is a stellar Explosion. The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth Taurus (it looks like a bull (ˈtɔrəs bull, symbol, Unicode ♉ is one of the Constellations of the Zodiac. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula  (catalogue designations M 1 NGC 1952 Taurus A is a Supernova remnant and Pulsar wind nebula in the Constellation
• 1120 - Jordan II of Capua anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death
• 1187 - The Crusades: Battle of Hattin - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem. Jordan II (Giordano (c 1080 &ndash 19 December 1127) third-born son of Jordan I of Capua and Gaitelgrima, was the second to last Count The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Battle of Hattin (also known as " The Horns of Hattin " because of a nearby extinct Volcano of the same name took place on Saturday July Salahadin Ayyubi ( Arabic:صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب Kurdish: سه‌لاحه‌دین ئه‌یوبی Selah'edînê Eyubî; c Guy of Lusignan, Guy of Jerusalem or Guy of Cyprus (c 1150 or 1159/1160 &ndash Nicosia, July 18, 1194) was a French is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291 as well as claimants to the title up to the present day
• 1253 - Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre. John I of Avesnes ( May 1 1218 &ndash December 24 1257) was the Count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death Guy of Dampierre (Gwijde van Dampierre (c 1226 &ndash March 7, 1304, Compiègne) was the Count of Flanders during the Battle of the Golden
• 1359 - Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz. Francesco II Ordelaffi (also known as Cecco II, c 1300 &ndash 1374 was a lord of Forlì, the son of Sinibaldo Ordelaffi (died 1337 brother of Scarpetta Forlì ( Latin: Forum Livii) is a Comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy famed as the birthplace of the great painter Melozzo da Forlì Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz ( Italian: Egidio Albornoz; 1310 - August 23 1367) was a Spanish cardinal and
• 1634 - The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France, later to become the Canadian province of Quebec. Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
• 1636 - City of Providence, Rhode Island forms. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States
• 1754 - Lt-Col. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the See also Battle of the Great Meadows Fort Necessity National Battlefield, located Louis Coulon de Villiers. Sieur Louis Coulon de Villiers ( 17 August 1710 &ndash 2 November 1757) was a French Canadian military officer during the
• 1776 - American Independence Day: The United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress declaring itself free of British rule. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1802 - At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the West Point is a federal military reservation (and a Census-designated place) located North of the Village of Highland Falls in Orange County New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
• 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale"
• 1810 - The French occupy Amsterdam. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
• 1817 - At Rome, New York, United States, construction on the Erie Canal begins. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rome is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 34950 at the 2000 census. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes
• 1827 - Slavery is abolished in New York State. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1837 - Grand Junction Railway, world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Grand Junction Railway (GJR was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
• 1838 - The Iowa Territory is organized. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Iowa Territory was an Organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1838 until December 28, 1846 when the
• 1840 - The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' ( A paddle steamer is a ship or boat driven by a Steam engine that uses one or more Paddle wheels to develop thrust for propulsion. The RMS Britannia was an Ocean liner of the British Cunard Steamship Lines. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1845 - Near Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau embarks on a two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond (see Walden). Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Walden Pond is a 102-foot (31 m deep Pond, 61 acres in area and around located in Concord Massachusetts, in the United States Walden (first published as Walden or Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known Non-fiction books written
• 1855 - In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems titled Leaves of Grass is published. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. For the 2009 film by this name see Leaves of Grass (film Leaves of Grass (1855 is a poetry collection by the American poet
• 1859 - Austro-Sardinian War: The Battle of Magenta. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, or Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under
• 1862 - Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Alice Pleasance Liddell (May 4 1852 &ndash November 16 1934 was the inspiration for the children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis
• 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background See also [[Vicksburg Campaign]] After crossing the Mississippi south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving northeast Grant had won battles at Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States 150 miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas. This page is about the Battle of Helena of 1863; for other battles see Battle of Helena (disambiguation.
• 1865 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis
• 1881 - In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States.
• 1886 - First scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Port Moody British Columbia is a small crescent-shaped city in Metro Vancouver, located at the east end of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C
• 1887 - Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million
• 1892 - Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
• 1894 - The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawai{{okina}}i from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a Republic Sanford Ballard Dole ( April 23 1844 June 9 1926) was a Politician and Jurist of Hawai{{okina}}i as a kingdom
• 1910 - African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Arthur John Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946 better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was an American boxer and Jim Jeffries may refer to James J Jeffries, world heavyweight boxing champion Jim Jeffries, Australian comedian Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Race Riot is a 1929 animated Short subject, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1918 - Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with Mehmed VI ( Turkish: Mehmed Vahideddin or Mehmet Vahdettin) ( January 14 1861 May 16 1926) was the 36th and
• 1918 - Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date). The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
• 1927 - First flight of the Lockheed Vega. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1934 - Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1939 - Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, tells a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth" as he announces his retirement from major league baseball. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS, sometimes called Maladie de Charcot, or in the United States Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• 1940 - Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man on Earth, died in his sleep. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Pershing Wadlow ( February 22, 1918 &ndash July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable
• 1941 - Mass murder of Polish scientists and writers, committed by Nazi Germans in the captured Polish city of Lwów. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The murder of the Lviv professors was an organized execution of approximately 45 Polish professors from various tertiary educational establishments in Lviv ('Lwów' in Polish Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western
• 1946 - After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the Philippines is granted full independence by the United States. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1947 - "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before British House of Commons, suggesting bifurcation of British India into two sovereign countries - India and Pakistan. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1950 - First broadcast by Radio Free Europe. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the radio broadcast service For the REM
• 1959 - With the admission of Alaska as the 49th U.S. state earlier in the year, the 49-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• 1960 - Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaiˈi as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act). Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• 1961 - Walt Disney is one of the two main speakers on the Independence Day in The Rebild Hills at Skørping in Denmark
• 1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Skørping is a town and a former municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Rebild municipality in Region Nordjylland in the geographic Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary The act goes into effect the next year.
• 1968 - Two teens are killed at Lake Herman Road in California. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. They were the first (known) victims of the Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer is a Serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s
• 1976 - Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Entebbe is a city in Uganda with a population of approximately 90500 The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of
• 1982 - Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982):Four Iranian diplomats kidnapped by Lebanese militia in Lebanon. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) During the invasion of Lebanon, four Iranian diplomats went missing and were allegedly kidnapped by Militiamen and Israeli forces For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1987 - In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Klaus Barbie ( October 25, 1913 &ndash September 25, 1991) was an SS - Hauptsturmführer, Soldier In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of
• 1992 - USS George Washington (CVN-73), a Nimitz Class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy is commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Description Propulsion Two Westinghouse A4W Nuclear reactors are used for propulsion (the ship is capable of steaming more than three million General characteristics Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company Newport News Virginia Power Plant Two A4W reactors An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States
• 1993 - Sumitomo Chemical's resin plant in Nihama explodes killing one and injuring three workers. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) is one of the largest Keiretsus ' founded by Masatomo Sumitomo. is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama
• 1997 - NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor
• 2004 - The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 1 World Trade Center, or the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex currently under construction in Lower Manhattan in The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan The City of New York (This was largely a symbolic event; actual construction would not start for several weeks)
• 2005 - The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deep Impact is an ongoing NASA Space probe launched on 12 January 2005 that was designed to study the composition of the interior of the Comet A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — 9P/Tempel, also known as Tempel 1 or 9P/Tempel 1, is a periodic Comet.
• 2006 - Space Shuttle program: STS-121 Mission - Space Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch STS-121 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery''. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of
• 2006 - North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Two rounds of North Korean missile tests were conducted on July 5, 2006. The Taepodong-2 (TD-2 also spelled as Taep'o-dong 2) ( Korean: 대포동 2호 is a designation used to indicate a The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 2007 - Zaca Fire Starts in Santa Barbara, California becomes second largest fire in California history. The Zaca Fire is a Wildfire which began burning northeast of Buellton California, in Santa Barbara County, California.

Births

• 1330 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. was the 2nd Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1367)
• 1546 - Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. Murad III ( Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثالث Murād-i sālis, Turkish: III The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1595)
• 1694 - Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (d. Louis-Claude Daquin (or d'Acquin (July 4 1694 &ndash June 15 1772 was a French Composer of Jewish birth writing in the Baroque and Galant 1772)
• 1715 - Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (d. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian Fürchtegott Gellert ( July 4, 1715 &ndash December 13, 1769) was a German Poet. 1769)
• 1719 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Michel-Jean Sedaine ( July 4, 1719 &ndash May 17, 1797) French dramatist was born at Paris. 1797)
• 1790 - George Everest, Welsh surveyor (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Colonel Sir George Everest ( 4 July, 1790 &ndash 1 December, 1866) was a Welsh surveyor, Geographer and 1866)
• 1799 - King Oscar I of Sweden, French general (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm 1859)
• 1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4 1804 – May 19 1864 was an American novelist and Short story writer 1864)
• 1807 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. 1882)
• 1816 - Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hiram Walker ( 4 July 1816 &ndash 12 January 1899) was an American grocer and distiller and the Eponym of the famous distillery in 1899)
• 1826 - Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States 1864)
• 1845 - Thomas Barnardo, Irish humanitarian (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas John Barnardo ( 4 July 1845 — 19 September 1905) Irish Philanthropist, and founder and director of homes for destitute 1905)
• 1847 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Anthony Bailey ( July 4, 1847 &ndash April 11, 1906) was the creator of the modern Circus. 1906)
• 1854 - Victor Babeş, Romanian bacteriologist (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Victor Babeş ( July 4, 1854 &ndash October 19, 1926) was a Romanian physician biologist, and one of the earliest 1926)
• 1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Calvin Coolidge Jr (July 4 1872 January 5 1933 was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1933)
• 1881 - Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ulysses Simpson Grant III ( July 4, 1881 – August 29, 1968) was the son of Frederick Dent Grant, and the grandson of General 1968)
• 1882 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most 1957)
• 1883 - Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reuben Garret Lucius Goldberg ( July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was an American Cartoonist who received a 1948 Pulitzer 1970)
• 1895 - Irving Caesar, American lyricist and composer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Irving Caesar (born July 10, 1895 in New York, died December 18, 1996 in New York was a prominent American Lyricist 1996)
• 1896 - Mao Dun, Chinese writer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Mao Dun ( July 4, 1896 &ndash March 27, 1981) was the Pen name of Shen Dehong ( Shen Yanbing) a 20th century 1981)
• 1898 - Dr. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian (d. Dr Pilar Barbosa de Rosario ( July 4, 1898 - January 22, 1997) was an Educator, Historian and political activist 1997)
• 1898 - Gertrude Lawrence, English-born actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Gertrude Lawrence (July 4 1898 - September 6 1952 was an English actress and musical comedy performer whose work spanned from the 1920s to the 1950s 1952)
• 1902 - Meyer Lansky, Russian-born American gangster (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Meyer Lansky (born Majer Suchowliński, July 4, 1902 &ndash January 15, 1983) was a gangster who with Charles 1983)
• 1902 - George Murphy, American entertainer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) George Lloyd Murphy ( July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American Dancer, Actor, and Politician. 1992)
• 1903 - Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Flor Peeters ( July 4, 1903 &ndash July 4, 1986) was a Belgian Composer, Organist and Teacher. 1986)
• 1904 - Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Angela Baddeley, CBE (born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley; 4 July 1904 &ndash 22 February 1976) was an English 1976)
• 1905 - Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Tall ships Irving and Exy Johnson can be found at Irving Johnson (Tall ship Irving McClure Johnson 1991)
• 1907 - Gordon Griffith, American director (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gordon Griffith or Gordon S Griffith ( July 4, 1907, Chicago &ndash October 12, 1958) was an American 1958)
• 1907 - Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hyman Howard Taubman ( July 4, 1907 – January 8, 1996) was an American music critic theater critic and author 1996)
• 1910 - Gloria Stuart, American actress
• 1911 - Mitch Miller, American entertainer
• 1912 - Viviane Romance, French actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Gloria Frances Stewart, also known as Gloria Stuart (born July 4, 1910 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Viviane Romance ( July 4, 1912 &ndash September 25, 1991) was a French 1991)
• 1916 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American World War II figure (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino ( July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) a Japanese-American, was the woman most identified with " 2006)
• 1917 - Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez ( July 4 1917 in Córdoba, Spain – August 28 1947 in Linares, 1947)
• 1918 - Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer (July 4 1918 &ndash June 22 2002 and Ruth Crowley were the main writers behind the public image of advice columnist 2002)
• 1918 - Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist
• 1918 - King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pauline Phillips (born July 4, 1918 as Pauline "Popo" Esther Friedman) is an advice columnist who founded the " Dear Abby " Tāufaāhau Tupou IV King of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ ( 4 July 1918 &ndash 10 September 2006 2006)
• 1920 - Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
• 1920 - Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Norm Drucker (born July 4, 1920 in New York City) was a major influence in professional Basketball officiating for over thirty-five years 2007)
• 1921 - Gerard Debreu, French economist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gérard Debreu (born July 4, 1921, Calais December 31, 2004, Paris) was a French-born economist and mathematician The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2004)
• 1921 - Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tibor Varga ( July 4, 1921 in Györ, Hungary &ndash September 4, 2003 in Grimisuat, near Sion, 2003)
• 1923 - Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss Federal Councilor
• 1924 - Eva Marie Saint, American actress
• 1926 - Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentine-Spanish footballer
• 1927 - Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
• 1927 - Neil Simon, American playwright
• 1929 - Al Davis, American businessman
• 1929 - Chuck Tanner, American baseball player
• 1929 - Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolf Friedrich (born July 4, 1923) is a Swiss politician lawyer and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1982-1984 Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the Charles William Tanner (born July 4, 1929 in New Castle Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball William Robert Tuttle ( July 4 1929 - July 27 1998) was a Center fielder for three teams during his Major League Baseball 1998)
• 1930 - Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor
• 1930 - George Steinbrenner, American businessman
• 1930 - Yuri Tyukalov, Soviet Olympic rower
• 1931 - Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frunzik (Mher Mushegovich Mkrtchyan (Ֆրունզիկ (Մհեր Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան Фрунзик (Мгер Мушегович Мкртчян 4 July George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River Ohio) is an American Billionaire businessman and the principal Yuri Sergeevich Tyukalov (Юрий Сергеевич Тюкалов (born July 4 1930 in Leningrad) was an Olympic Champion Rower who competed for Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Boyd ( July 4, 1931 &ndash June 2, 1977) born William Millar, was an Irish -born actor from Glengormley 1977)
• 1931 - Sébastien Japrisot, French author, film director and sreenwriter (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sébastien Japrisot ( 4 July 1931 &ndash 4 March 2003) was a French author screenwriter and film director born in Marseille 2003)
• 1934 - Colin Welland, English actor
• 1935 - Paul Scoon, Governor General of Grenada
• 1937 - Sonja Haraldsen, Queen of Norway (spouse of King Harald V of Norway)
• 1937 - Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
• 1938 - Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
• 1942 - Hal Lanier, American baseball player
• 1942 - Floyd Little, American football player
• 1942 - Stefan Meller, Polish foreign minister (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Welland (born 4 July 1934 in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire) is an English Actor and Screenwriter. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Paul Scoon, GCMG, GCVO, OBE (b 4 July 1935) was Governor General of Grenada for 14 years from 1978 to Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Issue The Queen Sonja International Music Competition The then Crown Princess Sonja established this music competition in 1988 Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years Thomas Nagel (born July 4 1937 is an American Philosopher, currently University Professor and Professor of Philosophy and Law Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Withers (born July 4, 1938) is an American Singer-songwriter who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Clifton Lanier (born July 4 1942 in Denton North Carolina) is a former Infielder, coach and manager in Major Floyd Douglas Little (born July 4, 1942 in New Haven Connecticut) was a three-time American football All-American Running back Stefan Meller (born July 4, 1942, in Lyon, France, died February 4, 2008, in Warsaw, Poland) 2008)
• 1943 - Konrad "Conny" Bauer, German musician
• 1943 - Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
• 1943 - Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American musician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konrad "Conny" Bauer (born July 4, 1943 in Halle Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) is a world-renowned Free jazz Trombonist Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson ( July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) was the leader 1970)
• 1943 - Emerson Boozer, American football player
• 1943 - Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
• 1944 - Ray Meagher, Australian actor
• 1946 - Tish Howard, American model
• 1946 - Ron Kovic, American peace activist
• 1946 - Michael Milken, American financier
• 1946 - Ed O'Ross, American actor
• 1947 - Morganna Roberts, American entertainer
• 1948 - Ed Armbrister, baseball player
• 1948 - René Arnoux, French race car driver
• 1948 - Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
• 1948 - Jeremy Spencer, English musician
• 1950 - David Jensen, Canadian-born British radio DJ
• 1951 - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
• 1952 - Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Colombian politician
• 1954 - Jim Beattie, American baseball player
• 1955 - John Waite, English singer
• 1958 - Kirk Pengilly, Australian musician
• 1959 - Victoria Abril, Spanish actress
• 1960 - Sid Eudy, American professional wrestler
• 1960 - Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian racing driver (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emerson Boozer (born July 4, 1943) was a Running back in the American Football League and in the NFL Milan Máčala (born July 4 1943) is a Czech football coach who currently coaches the Bahrain national football team. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Meagher is an Australian actor best known amongst audiences today for his long-running role of Alfred Stewart on the television Soap opera Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tish Howard (born 4 July 1946 in New York City) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1966 issue Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4 1946 is an Anti-war Activist, Veteran and Writer who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War. Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946 in Encino California) is a criminal American financier and philanthropist who almost single-handedly Ed O'Ross (born 5 July 1949) Prior to becoming an actor O'Ross had a brief career as a boxer and a Minor league baseball player Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Kissing Bandit" redirects here It is also a nickname for Adriano Belli, a Defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edison Rosanda "Ed" Armbrister (born July 4, 1948 Nassau Bahamas) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball who had René Alexandre Arnoux (born July 4, 1948, in Grenoble) is a retired French Racing driver who is a veteran of 12 Formula One Tommy Körberg (ˈtɔmːʏ ˈɕɶːrˌbærj in Swedish ( Norsjö, July 4 1948) is a Swedish Singer, Actor, and Musician Jeremy Spencer (born 4 July, 1948, in Hartlepool, County Durham) is a British musician best known as one of Fleetwood Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David "Kid" Jensen (born July 4, 1950) 58 is a Canadian -born British Radio DJ. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Hon Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend, (born July 4, 1951) was lieutenant governor of the U Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) James Louis Beattie (born July 4, 1954 in Hampton, Virginia) is a former professional baseball player and executive who pitched in the Major Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) John Waite (born John Charles Waite 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock Singer. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirk Pengilly (born 4 July 1958, Kew, Victoria, Australia) moved to Sydney and became best friends with fellow band member The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Abril (born Victoria Merida Rojas July 4, 1959) is a highly respected Spanish film actress. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the 1994)
• 1961 - Richard Garriott, English video game designer
• 1962 - Neil Morrissey, English actor
• 1962 - Pam Shriver, American former tennis player
• 1963 - Henri Leconte, French former tennis player
• 1963 - Matt Malley, American musician
• 1963 - José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1964 - Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
• 1964 - Mark Slaughter, American singer
• 1965 - Horace Grant, American basketball player
• 1966 - Lee Reherman, American actor
• 1967 - Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player
• 1967 - Andy Walker, Canadian television personality
• 1967 - Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
• 1968 - Jack Frost, American musician
• 1970 - Tony Vidmar, Australian former footballer
• 1971 - Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician
• 1971 - Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
• 1971 - Koko, sign-language gorilla
• 1971 - Andrew Murray, English entrepreneur
• 1971 - Ned Zelic, Australian footballer
• 1973 - Gackt, Japanese singer
• 1973 - Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver
• 1973 - Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer
• 1973 - Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver
• 1973 - Tony Popović, Australian footballer
• 1974 - La'Roi Glover, American football player
• 1974 - Vince Spadea, American tennis player
• 1975 - Tania Davis, Australian violist
• 1976 - Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961) also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Actor. Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby (born July 4 1962, in Baltimore Maryland) is a former professional Tennis player and current sports broadcaster Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Leconte (born July 4, 1963 in Lillers, Pas-de-Calais) is a former French professional Tennis player Matt Malley (born Matthew Mark Malley 4 July 1963, Oakland, California) is an Oscar Grammy and Golden Globe nominated American Songwriter José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo (born July 4, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Infielder in Major League Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Cle Kooiman (born July 3, 1964 in Ontario California) is a former United States Soccer defender, currently the assistant head coach Mark Slaughter (born July 4, 1964) is an American Musician. He is one of the founders of Hard rock band Slaughter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Horace Junior Grant (born July 4 1965) is an American retired Basketball player Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lee Reherman (born July 4, 1966) is a former American Football player and actor Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Vinicio Castilla Soria, commonly known as Vinny Castilla (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico) is a former Major League Andy Walker (born July 4, 1967 in Norwich, England) is a Canadian Television personality and Journalist Richard Wilkins (born June 4, 1967, in Jacksonville Florida) is a former professional baseball player who was a Catcher in the Major Leagues Jack Frost (real name Jack Dempsey born July 4, 1968 in Jersey City, NJ) is the guitarist/founder of the Heavy metal band Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Vidmar (born July 4, 1970 in Adelaide) is a former Australian Football (soccer player of Slovenian-Italian origin Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Andy Creeggan (born Andrew Burnett Creeggan 4 July 1971, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) was the keyboard and Brendan Kevin Donnelly (born July 4, 1971 in Washington DC) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Cleveland Koko (born July 4, 1971, in San Francisco California) is a Lowland gorilla who according to Francine 'Penny' Patterson, is able Andrew or Andy Murray may refer to Andrew Murray, often spelt Andrew Moray, key military and political leader of the Scots during the Scottish Nedjeljko Zelić, short form Ned Zelić (born on 4 July 1971 in Sydney) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player who plays for Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Musician, Songwriter and Actor. Usually referred to by his Stage name only he is best known for his work with Malice Mizer Keiko Ihara (井原 慶子 Ihara Keiko) (born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese female race car driver Michael Owen Johnson born ( July 4, 1973 in Nottingham England) is a Jamaican footballer. Jan Magnussen (born July 4 1973 in Roskilde) is a race car driver from Denmark and a GM factory driver Anthony Popovic (born July 4, 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. La'Roi Damon Glover (La-ROY (born July 4, 1974) is an American football Defensive tackle in the NFL who plays for the St Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974 in Chicago) is an ATP Tour professional Tennis player from the United States. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tania Davis is the Violist of the British/Australian classical crossover string quartet bond. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daijiro Kato Japanese: 加藤 大治郎 Katō Daijirō; ( July 4, 1976 - April 20, 2003) was a Japanese 2003)
• 1977 - Katia Zygouli, Greek supermodel
• 1978 - Vicky Kaya, Greek supermodel and actress
• 1978 - Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
• 1978 - Becki Newton, American actress
• 1981 - Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 - Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model
• 1983 - Ben Jorgensen, American musician
• 1983 - Andy Mrotek, American musician
• 1984 - Gina Glocksen, American singer
• 1984 - Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer
• 1986 - Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
• 1986 - Kriss Donald, Scottish murder victim (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Katia Zygouli (Κάτια Ζυγούλη) Playmate 1997, born July 4 1977, is a Greek Super model who is well known Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Vicky Kaya (Βίκυ Καγιά born 1978 in Athens is a Greek Supermodel and Actress who is well known in the international Fashion world and has Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza (born July 4, 1978 in Brussels) is a Belgian footballer, of DR Congolese parentage Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton (born July 4, 1978) is an American Actress. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Francisco Alberto Cruceta (born July 4, 1981 in La Vega, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian Supermodel. Ben "Slork" Jorgensen (born July 4, 1983 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is the lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gina Glocksen (born July 4 1984) was the ninth-place finisher on the sixth season of American Idol. (born July 4, 1984) is a Japanese idol, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Seiyū and Television personality. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) is a male singer from Tokyo Japan He is also an actor Profile Name Takahisa Masuda Nickname Massu Date of Birth Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kriss Donald ( 2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a Scottish fifteen-year-old who was kidnapped beaten 2004)
• 2003 - Alessia di Matteo, Italian medical figure (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2005)

Deaths

• 907 - Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria
• 943 - Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events By Place Asia Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople (see Rus'-Byzantine Luitpold or Liutpold (modern Leopold) (died 4 July 907) perhaps of the Huosi family or related to the Carolingians was the father Events By Place Europe King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland Taejo of Goryeo ( January 31, 877 - July 4, 943, r 918-943 was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty which ruled Korea from 877)
• 965 - Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. Events By Place Asia Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. 965 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe The Khazar fortress of Sarkel falls Benedict V (born in Rome; died July 4, 966) Pope from 964 to 966 was elected by the Romans on the death of Pope John XII unknown)
• 973 - Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Saint Ulrich (c890– July 4, 973) sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman 890)
• 1187 - Raynald of Chatillon, Prince of Antioch
• 1541 - Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish explorer (b. Events By Place Europe The sovereignty of Great Moravian king Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (born Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, ca 1495)
• 1546 - Hayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha ( Turkish: Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin Paşa; also Hızır Reis before being promoted to the 1478)
• 1603 - Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer (b. Philippe de Monte (1521 – July 4, 1603) sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. 1521)
• 1623 - William Byrd, English composer
• 1648 - Antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary, one of the Canadian Martyrs (b. William Byrd (c 1540 &ndash 4 July 1623 was an English Composer of the Renaissance. Saint Antoine Daniel ( 27 May 1601 &ndash 4 July, 1648) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were 1601)
• 1742 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guido Grandi may refer to Luigi Guido Grandi (1671–1742 Italian priest and mathematician Guido Grandi (entomologist (1886–1970 1671)
• 1754 - Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist and author (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Philippe Néricault Destouches ( April 9, 1680 - July 4, 1754) was a French Dramatist. 1680)
• 1761 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Richardson (19 August 1689 &ndash 4 July 1761 was an 18th-century English Writer and printer. 1689)
• 1780 - Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Austrian military leader (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ( December 12, 1712 &ndash July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine 1712)
• 1787 - Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise, Marshal of France (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles de Rohan prince de Soubise ( July 16, 1715 — July 4, 1787) duke of Rohan-Rohan seigneur of Roberval, and Marshal 1715)
• 1821 - Richard Cosway, English artist (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Richard Cosway ( 5 November 1742 &ndash 4 July 1821) was a leading English Portrait painter&mdashmore accurately a 1742)
• 1826 - John Adams, 2nd President of the United States (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1735)
• 1826 - Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1743)
• 1831 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a James Monroe (April 28 1758 – July 4 1831 was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1758)
• 1848 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French writer (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap 1768)
• 1850 - William Kirby, English entomologist (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link William Kirby ( September 19, 1759 &ndash July 4, 1850) was an English Entomologist, an original member of the Linnean 1759)
• 1854 - Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Karl Friedrich Eichhorn ( November 20, 1781 - July 4, 1854) was a German Jurist. 1781)
• 1857 - William L. Marcy, American statesman (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the William Learned Marcy ( December 12, 1786 - July 4, 1857) was an American statesman who served as U 1786)
• 1881 - Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Vilhelm Snellman ( May 12, 1806 &ndash July 4, 1881) was an influential Fennoman Philosopher and 1806)
• 1882 - Joseph Brackett, American composer (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Brackett Jr ( 6 May 1797 - 4 July 1882) an American songwiter and Elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing 1797)
• 1891 - Hannibal Hamlin, U.S. Vice President (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hannibal Hamlin (August 27 1809 July 4 1891 was the fifteenth Vice President of the United States, serving under President Abraham Lincoln from The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1809)
• 1901 - Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Johannes Schmidt ( July 29, 1843 – July 4, 1901) was a German linguist. 1843)
• 1902 - Swami Vivekananda, Indian spiritual leader (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( 1863)
• 1905 - Élisée Reclus, French anarchist (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Élisée Reclus ( March 15 1830 &ndash July 4 1905) also known as Jean Jacques Élisée Reclus, was a renowned French 1830)
• 1910 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Melville Weston Fuller ( February 11 1833 &ndash July 4 1910) was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910 The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1833)
• 1910 - Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Honors and Awards Awards Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1872 Bruce Medal (1902 Named 1835)
• 1916 - Alan Seeger, American war poet (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alan Seeger, born on June 22, 1888 and died July 4, 1916, was an American poet who also fought in World War I. 1888)
• 1922 - Lothar von Richthofen, German pilot (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lothar-Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen ( 27 September 1894 &ndash 4 July 1922) was a German First World War 1894)
• 1926 - Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Saint (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pier Giorgio Frassati ( April 6, 1901 - July 4, 1925) was an Italian Catholic activist 1901)
• 1931 - Buddie Petit, American jazz musician (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buddie Petit or Buddy Petit (ca 1890?- 4 July, 1931) was a highly regarded early Jazz Cornetist His early life is somewhat mysterious 1895)
• 1931 - Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy 2nd Duke of Aosta ( 13 January, 1869 &ndash July 4, 1931) was a member of House of Savoy, former 1869)
• 1934 - Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Physics (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1867)
• 1938 - Otto Bauer, Austrian Social Democratic politician (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Otto Bauer ( September 5 1881 &mdash July 4 1938) was an Austrian Social Democrat who is considered one of the leading thinkers 1881)
• 1938 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen ( 24 May 1899 &ndash 4 July, 1938) was a French Tennis player who won 31 Grand Slam 1899)
• 1941 - Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antoni Marian Łomnicki (b January 17, 1881 in Lwów (now Lviv - July 4, 1941 in Lemberg) (now Lviv was a Polish 1881)
• 1946 - Gerda Steinhoff, Nazi concentration camp overseer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerda Steinhoff ( January 29, 1922 – July 4, 1946) born in Danzig-Langfuhr ( Wrzeszcz) was a Nazi Concentration 1922)
• 1948 - Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Brazilian writer For the place in São Paulo, Brazil, named after him see Monteiro Lobato São Paulo. 1882)
• 1963 - Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and three Bars (21 March 1889 1889)
• 1970 - Barnett Newman, American artist (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barnett Newman ( January 29, 1905 &ndash July 4, 1970) was an American Artist. 1905)
• 1970 - Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Harold Stirling Vanderbilt ( July 6, 1884 &ndash July 4, 1970) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family 1884)
• 1971 - August Derleth, American writer and editor (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. August William Derleth ( February 24 1909 &ndash July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist 1909)
• 1975 - Georgette Heyer, English author (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 &ndash 4 July 1974 was an English Historical romance and Detective fiction Novelist. 1902)
• 1976 - Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antoni Słonimski ( November 15, 1895 &ndash July 4, 1976) was a Polish Poet and Writer. 1895)
• 1977 - Gersh Budker, Russian physicist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gersh Itskovich Budker (Герш Ицкович Будкер ( May 1 1918 – July 4 1977) was a Soviet nuclear physicist 1918)
• 1979 - Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lee Wai Tong (also translated as Li Huitang,; born September 18, 1905; died July 4, 1979) was a Chinese Football 1905)
• 1980 - Maurice Grevisse, Belgian grammarian (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Grevisse ( October 7 1895 — July 4 1980) was a Belgian grammarian 1895)
• 1982 - Terry Higgins, early British AIDS death (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Terrence Higgins, known as Terry Higgins, ( 1945 - 4 July 1982) was among the first people known to die of an AIDS -related illness 1945)
• 1984 - Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jimmie Spheeris ( November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics 1949)
• 1986 - Oscar Zariski, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Oscar Zariski (born Oscher Zaritsky 24 April 1899 in Kobrin, Poland (today Belarus) died 4 July 1899)
• 1986 - Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist, and teacher (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Flor Peeters ( July 4, 1903 &ndash July 4, 1986) was a Belgian Composer, Organist and Teacher. 1903)
• 1988 - Adrian Adonis, American artist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Keith Franke ( September 12 1954 &ndash July 4 1988 Adonis later formed a tag team with the Texan Dick Murdoch known 1954)
• 1991 - Victor Chang, Australian physician (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Doctor Victor Peter Chang AC ( Chang Yam Him 21 November, 1936 &ndash 4 July, 1991) was a Chinese-Australian 1936)
• 1992 - Ástor Piazzolla, Argentinian composer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla ( March 11, 1921 &ndash July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango Composer and 1921)
• 1993 - Bona Arsenault, French Canadian politician and historian (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bona Arsenault ( October 4, 1903 &ndash July 4, 1993) was a Canadian historian genealogist and a federal and provincial politician 1903)
• 1994 - Joey Marella, American professional wrestling referee (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Joey Marella ( February 28 1963 - July 4, 1994) was a Professional wrestling referee and the son of legendary wrestler and announcer 1964)
• 1995 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 &ndash July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the 1919)
• 1995 - Bob Ross, American artist and television host (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bob Norman Ross (October 29 1942 – July 4 1995 was an American painter and Television host 1942)
• 1997 - Charles Kuralt, American television presenter (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Charles Kuralt ( 10 September 1934 &ndash 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American journalist 1934)
• 1997 - John Zachary Young, English zoologist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Zachary Young ( 18 March, 1907 &ndash 4 July, 1997) generally known as 'JZ' was an English Zoologist and Neurophysiologist 1907)
• 1999 - Leo Garel, American artist and cartoonist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Leo Garel (1917– July 4, 1999) was an American artist He illustrated cartoons for such notable magazines as The New Yorker, The Saturday 1917)
• 2000 - Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski, Polish writer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (May 20 1919 - July 4 2000 was a Polish Essayist and thinker 1919)
• 2001 - Keenan Milton, Professional Skater (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Keenan Milton (August 4 1974 - July 4 2001 was an American professional Skateboarder from Atlanta, Georgia. 1974)
• 2002 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American general (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr ( December 18, 1912 &ndash July 4, 2002) was an United States Air Force general and commander of 1912)
• 2002 - Mansoor Hekmat, Iranian politician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Mansoor Hekmat (منصور حکمت original name Zhoobin Razani; June 4 1951 - July 4 2002) was an Iranian Marxist 1951)
• 2003 - Barry White, American singer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. 1944)
• 2003 - André Claveau, French singer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Claveau ( December 17, 1915 - July 4, 2003) was born in Paris and was a very popular singer in France from the 1940s 1915)
• 2004 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jean-Marie Auberson (May 2 1920 &ndash July 4 2004 was a Swiss conductor and violinist student of Ernest Ansermet and Carl Schuricht. 1920)
• 2004 - Frank Robinson (Xylophone Man), an eccentric street entertainer in Nottingham, England (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Frank Robinson (1932- July 4, 2004) was an eccentric street entertainer in Nottingham, England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 1932)
• 2005 - Hank Stram, American football coach (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis Stram ( January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American Football coach. 1923)
• 2007 - Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Barış Akarsu ( June 29, 1979 Amasra, Zonguldak - July 4, 2007 Bodrum, Muğla) was a Turkish 1979)
• 2007 - Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bill Pinkney ( August 15 1925 &ndash July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer 1925)

Holidays and observances

• United States - Independence Day (1776)
• Filipino-American Friendship Day
• In astronomy, the approximate date of Earth's aphelion. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Filipino-American Friendship Day, July 4, is a day in the Philippines designated by President Diosdado Macapagal to commemorate the liberation Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from
• Saint Flavian
• Translation, Ordination of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, confessor
• Saint Odo, bishop of Canterbury
• Saint Procopius, abbot (at Prague), confessor
• Saint Ulric, bishop of Augsburg, confessor (d. Saint Flavian or Phlabianus (died August 11, 449) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449 Saint Martin is a tropical Island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km (186 miles east of Puerto Rico. Saint Odo of Cluny (c 878 – 18 November 942) a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, was the second Abbot of Cluny. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Saint Procopius of Sázava (d March 25, 1053) was a Czech Saint. Saint Ulrich (c890– July 4, 973) sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Archdiocese of München und Freising / Munich 973)
• Saint Bertha, widow, abbess of Blangy in Artois
• Saint Elizabeth Lusitania of Portugal (d. Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Saint Bertha of Artois or Saint Bertha of Blangy (mid 7th century - July 4, 725) was a Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Abbess Saint Elizabeth of Portugal also known as Elizabeth of Aragon (1271&ndash 4 July 1336) ( Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in 136)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada