On this day: July 4
Events
Battle of MantineaJuly 4, 362 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of PressburgJuly 4, AD 907 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of KlushinoJuly 4, 1610 · Wars & Conflicts
Creation of Sunset at MontmajourJuly 4, 1888 · Art- Release of The Green BeretsJuly 4, 1968 · Film
Launch of Project GutenbergJuly 4, 1971 · Internet
Release of KylieJuly 4, 1988 · Music
Founding of Vytautas Magnus UniversityJuly 4, 1989 · Companies- Release of Music for the Jilted GenerationJuly 4, 1994 · Music
- Release of Scary Movie 2July 4, 2001 · Film
- Release of 1000 Forms of FearJuly 4, 2014 · Music
2024 United Kingdom general electionJuly 4, 2024 · Politics
Release of Zenless Zone ZeroJuly 4, 2024 · Gaming
Born on this day
Paul ScarronJuly 4, 1610 – October 6, 1660 · Culture
Louis-Claude DaquinJuly 4, 1694 – June 15, 1772 · Music
Christian Fürchtegott GellertJuly 4, 1715 – December 13, 1769 · Culture
Samuel Gottlieb GmelinJuly 4, 1744 – July 16, 1774 · Exploration
Jean-Pierre BlanchardJuly 4, 1753 – March 7, 1809 · Technology
George EverestJuly 4, 1790 – December 1, 1866 · Exploration
Karl EichwaldJuly 4, 1795 – November 10, 1876 · Exploration
Oscar I of SwedenJuly 4, 1799 – July 8, 1859 · Music
Stephen FosterJuly 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864 · Music
Carolus-DuranJuly 4, 1837 – February 18, 1917 · Art
Hermann CohenJuly 4, 1842 – April 4, 1918 · Culture
Edmonia LewisJuly 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907 · Art
Pál Szinyei MerseJuly 4, 1845 – February 2, 1920 · Art
Ernst Otto BeckmannJuly 4, 1853 – July 12, 1923 · Science
Vlaho BukovacJuly 4, 1855 – April 23, 1922 · Art
Henrietta Swan LeavittJuly 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921 · Science
Hubert Cecil BoothJuly 4, 1871 – January 14, 1955 · Technology
Calvin CoolidgeJuly 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933 · Politics
Rube GoldbergJuly 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970 · Technology
Ossip ZadkineJuly 4, 1888 – November 25, 1967 · Art
Robert DesnosJuly 4, 1900 – June 8, 1945 · Art
Gloria StuartJuly 4, 1910 – September 26, 2010 · Art
Frederick SeitzJuly 4, 1911 – March 2, 2008 · Science
Mitch MillerJuly 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010 · Music
Said AklJuly 4, 1912 – November 2014 · Culture
Gérard DebreuJuly 4, 1921 – December 31, 2004 · Politics- Stein RokkanJuly 4, 1921 – July 22, 1979 · Culture
- George MostowJuly 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017 · Science
Cathy BerberianJuly 4, 1925 – March 6, 1983 · Music
Alfredo Di StéfanoJuly 4, 1926 – July 7, 2014 · Sports
Jürgen MoserJuly 4, 1928 – December 17, 1999 · Science
Thomas NagelJuly 4, 1937 – present · Culture
Bill WithersJuly 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020 · Music
Alan WilsonJuly 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970 · Music
John PendryJuly 4, 1943 – present · Science
Susumu KitagawaJuly 4, 1951 – present · Science
Deon MeyerJuly 4, 1958 – present · Film
Richard GarriottJuly 4, 1961 – present · Space
Ute LemperJuly 4, 1963 – present · Music
Edi RamaJuly 4, 1964 – present · Art
Inon ZurJuly 4, 1965 – present · Music
GACKTJuly 4, 1973 – present · Music
Mick WingertJuly 4, 1974 – present · Film
Thomas BergersenJuly 4, 1980 – present · Music- Jin AkanishiJuly 4, 1984 – present · Music