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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[362 BC]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)|Battle of Mantinea]]: The [[Thebes, Greece|Thebans]], led by [[Epaminondas]], defeated the [[Sparta]]ns. 
* [[414]] &ndash; Emperor [[Theodosius II]], age 13, yields power to his older sister [[Pulcheria|Aelia Pulcheria]], who reigned as [[regent]] and proclaimed herself empress (''[[List of Augustae|Augusta]]'') of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]].
* [[836]] &ndash; ''[[Pactum Sicardi]]'', a peace treaty between the [[Duchy of Benevento|Principality of Benevento]] and the [[Duchy of Naples]], is signed.
* [[993]] &ndash; [[Ulrich of Augsburg]] is [[Canonization|canonized]] as a saint.
*[[1054]] &ndash; A supernova, called [[SN 1054]], is seen by Chinese [[Song dynasty]], [[Arab]], and possibly [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]] observers near the star [[Zeta Tauri]]. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the [[Crab Nebula]].
*[[1120]] &ndash; [[Jordan II of Capua]] is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death.
*[[1187]] &ndash; The [[Crusades]]: [[Battle of Hattin]]: [[Saladin]] defeats [[Guy of Lusignan]], [[King of Jerusalem]].
*[[1253]] &ndash; Battle of West-Capelle: [[John I, Count of Hainaut|John I of Avesnes]] defeats [[Guy, Count of Flanders|Guy of Dampierre]].
*[[1333]] &ndash; [[Genkō War]]: Forces loyal to [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] seize [[Tōshō-ji]] during the [[Siege of Kamakura (1333)|Siege of Kamakura]]. [[Hōjō Takatoki]] and other members of the [[Hōjō clan]] commit suicide, ending the [[Kamakura period|rule]] of the [[Kamakura shogunate]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Kamiya|first = Michinori|pages = 53–55|title = Fukaku Aruku - Kamakura Shiseki Sansaku Vol. 1|publisher = Kamakura Shunshūsha|location = Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture|year = 2000|language = Japanese|isbn = 4-7740-0340-9}}</ref>
*[[1359]] &ndash; [[Francesco II Ordelaffi]] of [[Forlì]] surrenders to the Papal commander [[Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz|Gil de Albornoz]].
*[[1456]] &ndash; [[Ottoman–Hungarian wars]]: The [[Siege of Belgrade (1456)|Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade)]] begins.
*[[1534]] &ndash; [[Election of Christian III|Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway]] in the town of [[Old Rye|Rye]].
*[[1584]] &ndash; [[Philip Amadas]] and [[Arthur Barlowe]] arrive at [[Roanoke Island]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Klushino]] is fought between forces of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] and [[Tsardom of Russia|Russia]] during the [[Polish–Russian War (1609–1618)|Polish–Russian War]], after which Polish troops entered Moscow. 
*[[1634]] &ndash; The city of [[Trois-Rivières]] is founded in [[New France]] (now Quebec, Canada).
*[[1744]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Lancaster]], in which the [[Iroquois]] cede lands between the [[Allegheny Mountains]] and the [[Ohio River]] to the British colonies, was signed in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]].
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Orangetown Resolutions]] are adopted in the [[Province of New York]], one of many protests against the [[Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]]'s [[Coercive Acts]].
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[United States Declaration of Independence]] is adopted by the [[Second Continental Congress]].
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: US forces under [[George Rogers Clark|George Clark]] capture [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] during the [[Illinois campaign]].
*[[1802]] &ndash; The [[United States Military Academy]] opens at [[West Point, New York]].
*[[1803]] &ndash; The [[Louisiana Purchase]] is announced to the US people.
*[[1817]] &ndash; In [[Rome, New York]], construction on the [[Erie Canal]] begins.
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Flag Acts|US Flag Act of 1818]] goes into effect creating a 13 stripe flag with a star for each state. New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/congress-redesigns-us-flag-april-4-1818-236803|title=Congress redesigns U.S. flag, April 4, 1818|first=Andrew|last=Glass|date=April 4, 2017|website=POLITICO}}</ref>
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Slavery in the United States|Slavery]] is abolished in the [[New York (state)|State of New York]].
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Samuel Francis Smith]] writes "[[America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)|My Country, 'Tis of Thee]]" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[John Neal]] delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women.<ref>{{cite book | last = Weyler | first = Karen A. | editor2-last = Carlson | editor2-first = David J. | editor1-last = Watts | editor1-first = Edward | chapter = Chapter 11: John Neal and the Early Discourse of American Women's Rights | page = 248 | title = John Neal and Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture | publisher = Bucknell University Press | location = Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | year = 2012 | isbn = 978-1-61148-420-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Sears | first = Donald A. | title = John Neal | publisher = Twayne Publishers | location = Boston, Massachusetts | year = 1978 | isbn = 080-5-7723-08 | page = 98}}</ref>
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Durham University]] established by [[Act of Parliament (UK)|Act of Parliament]]; the first recognized university to be founded in [[England]] since [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] over 600 years earlier.<ref>{{cite book|title=Redbrick: A Social and Architectural History of Britain's Civic Universities|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9fhBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|author=William Whyte|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780198716129}}</ref>
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Grand Junction Railway]], the world's first long-distance railway, opens between [[Birmingham]] and [[Liverpool]].
*[[1838]] &ndash; The [[Iowa Territory]] is organized.
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Henry David Thoreau]] moves into a small cabin on [[Walden Pond]] in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, ''[[Walden]]'', will become a touchstone of the environmental movement.
*[[1855]] &ndash; The first edition of [[Walt Whitman]]'s book of poems, ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'', is published in [[Brooklyn]].<!-- before NYC existed -->
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Lewis Carroll]] tells [[Alice Liddell]] a story that would grow into ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and its sequels.
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Siege of Vicksburg]]: The [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] army in [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]] surrenders to [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces under [[Ulysses S. Grant]] after 47 days of siege, contributing to the Union capture of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vicksburg|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/vicksburg|website=Battlefields.org|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*  1863   &ndash; American Civil War: Union forces repulse a Confederate army at the [[Battle of Helena]] in Arkansas. The battle thwarts a Rebel attempt to relieve pressure on the besieged city of Vicksburg, and paves the way for the Union capture of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Helena|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/battle-of-helena-1129/|author=Matthew W. Taylor|website=EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net|publisher=Central Arkansas Library System Encyclopedia of Arkansas|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*  1863   &ndash; American Civil War: [[Retreat from Gettysburg]]: The Confederate [[Army of Northern Virginia]] under [[Robert E. Lee]] [[Battle of Gettysburg#Confederate retreat|withdraws from the battlefield]] after losing the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], signaling an end to his last [[Gettysburg campaign|invasion]] of the [[Northern United States#American Civil War|North]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gettysburg Overview|url=https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/gettysburg-overview.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|date=October 6, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Anglo-Zulu War]]: The Zululand capital of [[Ulundi]] is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King [[Cetshwayo]] to flee.
*[[1881]] &ndash; In [[Alabama]], the [[Tuskegee Institute]] opens.
*[[1886]] &ndash; The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]'s first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in [[Port Moody]] on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
*[[1887]] &ndash; The founder of [[Pakistan]], [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], joins [[Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam]], [[Karachi]].
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Western Samoa]] changes the [[International Date Line]], causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a leap year with 367 days.
*[[1894]] &ndash; The short-lived [[Republic of Hawaii]] is proclaimed by [[Sanford B. Dole]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; En route from New York to [[Le Havre]], the [[SS La Bourgogne|SS ''La Bourgogne'']] collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of [[Sable Island]], with the loss of 549 lives.

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[William Howard Taft]] becomes American governor of the Philippines.
*[[1903]] &ndash; The [[Philippine–American War]] is officially concluded.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The [[Johnson–Jeffries riots]] occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
*[[1911]] &ndash; A [[1911 Eastern North America heat wave|massive heat wave]] strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] addresses [[American Civil War]] veterans at the [[Great Reunion of 1913]].
*[[1914]] &ndash; The funeral of [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] and his wife [[Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg|Sophie]] takes place in [[Vienna]], six days after their assassinations in [[Sarajevo]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Mehmed V]] died at the age of 73 and [[Ottoman sultan]] [[Mehmed VI]] ascends to the throne.
*  1918   &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[Battle of Hamel]], a successful attack by the [[Australian Corps]] against German positions near the town of [[Le Hamel, Somme|Le Hamel]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Lockheed Vega]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Lou Gehrig]], recently diagnosed with [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]], informs a crowd at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league [[baseball]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation]]: [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] troops [[Massacre of Lwów professors|massacre Polish scientists and writers]] in the captured [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian]] city of [[Lviv]].
*  1941   &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Burning of the Riga synagogues]]: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied [[Riga]] is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: The 250-day [[Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)|Siege of Sevastopol]] in the [[Crimea]] ends when the city falls to [[Axis powers|Axis]] forces.
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle of Kursk]], the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of [[Prokhorovka]].
*  1943   &ndash; World War II: In [[Gibraltar]], a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] bomber [[1943 Gibraltar Liberator AL523 crash|crashes]] into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general [[Władysław Sikorski]], the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives.
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Kielce pogrom]] against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.
*  1946   &ndash; After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the [[Philippines]] attains full independence from the United States.
*[[1947]] &ndash; The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]], proposing the independence of the [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|Provinces of British India]] into two sovereign countries: India and [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]].
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Free Europe]] first broadcasts.
*[[1951]] &ndash; Cold War: A court in [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]] sentences American journalist [[William N. Oatis]] to ten years in prison on charges of [[espionage]].
*  1951   &ndash; [[William Shockley]] announces the invention of the [[Bipolar junction transistor|junction transistor]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|Food rationing in Great Britain]] ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in [[World War II]], and nearly a decade after the war's end.
*[[1960]] &ndash; Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th [[U.S. state]] on [[August 21]], 1959, the 50-star [[flag of the United States]] debuts in [[Philadelphia]], almost ten and a half months later (see [[Flag Acts (United States)]]).
*[[1961]] &ndash; On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine [[Soviet submarine K-19|''K-19'']] suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of [[radiation poisoning]] over the following two years.
*[[1966]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signs the [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]] into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Barbados]], [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] sign the [[Treaty of Chaguaramas]] in [[Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago]] establishing the [[Caribbean Community]] (CARICOM). It replaces the [[Caribbean Free Trade Association]] as another step towards Caribbean [[regional integration]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who we are – CARICOM |url=https://caricom.org/our-community/who-we-are/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=caricom.org}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli commandos]] [[Entebbe raid|raid Entebbe]] airport in [[Uganda]], rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an [[Air France]] jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
*[[1977]] &ndash; The [[George Jackson Brigade]] plants a bomb at the main power substation for the [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state capitol in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], in solidarity with a prison strike at the [[Walla Walla State Penitentiary]] Intensive Security Unit.
*[[1982]] &ndash; Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are [[Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982)|kidnapped in Lebanon]] by [[Kataeb Party|Phalange forces]], and their fate remains unknown.
*1982   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' lands at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] at the end of the program's final test flight, [[STS-4]]. President [[Ronald Reagan]] declares the Space Shuttle to be operational.<ref name="owastwrd">{{cite news |date=July 5, 1982 |title=Shuttle test: 'Outstanding' was the word |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QflLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6186%2C1692654 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |page=1 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Rwandan genocide]]: [[Kigali]], the Rwandan capital, is captured by the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front]], ending the genocide in the city.
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Pathfinder|Pathfinder]] space probe lands on the surface of [[Mars]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; Japan launches the [[Nozomi (spacecraft)|Nozomi]] probe to [[Mars]], joining the United States and Russia as a [[outer space|space]] exploring nation.
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Vladivostok Air Flight 352]] crashes on approach to [[International Airport Irkutsk|Irkutsk Airport]] killing all 145 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85845 Burdakovka|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010704-0|access-date=2019-07-03|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; A [[Boeing 707]] [[2002 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash|crashes]] near [[Bangui M'Poko International Airport]] in [[Bangui]], Central African Republic, killing 28.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-123B 9XR-IS Bangui|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020704-0|access-date=2021-07-03|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The cornerstone of the [[One World Trade Center|Freedom Tower]] is laid on the [[World Trade Center site]] in New York City.
*  2004   &ndash; [[Greece national football team|Greece]] beats [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final]] and becomes European Champion for first time in its history. 
*[[2005]] &ndash; The [[Deep Impact (spacecraft)|Deep Impact]] collider hits the [[comet]] [[Tempel 1]].
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: ''[[OV-103|Discovery]]'' launches [[STS-121]] to the [[International Space Station]]. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/sts-121/index.html|title=NASA - STS-121 Launch and Landing|first=Jim|last=Wilson|website=www.nasa.gov}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; A [[2008 Minsk bombing|bomb explodes]] at a concert in [[Independence Square, Minsk|Minsk's Independence Square]], injuring 50 people.<ref name="jamestown">{{Cite web |title=ASSESSING THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN MINSK |url=https://jamestown.org/program/assessing-the-terrorist-explosion-in-minsk/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Jamestown |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; The [[Statue of Liberty]]'s crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the [[September 11 attacks]].
*  2009   &ndash; The first of [[2009 Mindanao bombings|four days of bombings]] begins on the southern [[Philippines|Philippine]] island group of [[Mindanao]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; The discovery of particles consistent with the [[Higgs boson]] at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] is announced at [[CERN]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; Chile claims its first title in international [[Association football|football]] by defeating Argentina in the [[2015 Copa América]] Final.
*[[2024]] &ndash; The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], led by [[Keir Starmer]], wins a [[landslide victory|landslide majority]] in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], ending 14 years of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn09xn9je7lt|title='We did it,' says Starmer as Labour wins landslide in general election|website=BBC News|date=5 July 2024|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[July 2025 Central Texas floods|A devastating flood]] strikes the [[Texas Hill Country]], killing at least 108 people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karlamangla |first1=Soumya |date=July 6, 2025 |title=Central Texas floods are likely to be some of the deadliest in the past century. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods/central-texas-flooding-history?smid=url-share |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250708130305/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods%23central-texas-flooding-history |archive-date=8 July 2025 |access-date=July 7, 2025 |website=[[The New York Times]] |location=San Francisco}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; The [[Oasis Live '25 Tour|Oasis Live '25]] tour began in [[Principality Stadium]], [[Cardiff]], ending a 16 year hiatus <ref>{{cite web |date=July 4, 2025 |title=Oasis end first gig in 16 years with greatest hits
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c991l05104vt|access-date=September 5, 2025 |website=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |location=Cardiff}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 68|68]] &ndash; [[Salonia Matidia]], Roman daughter of [[Ulpia Marciana]] (died 119)<ref>{{CIL|06|02080}}</ref>
*[[1095]] &ndash; [[Usama ibn Munqidh]], Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (died 1188)<ref>According to [[Ibn Khallikan]] he was born on 27 [[Jumada al-Thani]], 488 [[Hijri year|AH]] and died 23 [[Ramadan (calendar month)|Ramadan]] 584 AH. ''Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary'', trans. [[William MacGuckin, Baron de Slane]], vol. 1 (Paris: 1842), p. 179. The [[Gregorian calendar]] dates are from Cobb, ''Usama ibn Munqidh'', p. 4.</ref>
*[[1330]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshiakira]], Japanese shōgun (died 1367)
*[[1477]] &ndash; [[Johannes Aventinus]], Bavarian historian and philologist (died 1534)
*[[1546]] &ndash; [[Murad III]], Ottoman sultan (died 1595)

===1601–1900===
*[[1656]] &ndash; [[John Leake]], Royal Navy admiral (died 1720)
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[Louis-Claude Daquin]], French organist and composer (died 1772)
*[[1715]] &ndash; [[Christian Fürchtegott Gellert]], German poet and academic (died 1769)
*[[1719]] &ndash; [[Michel-Jean Sedaine]], French playwright (died 1797) 
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[George Leonard (Congressman)|George Leonard]], American lawyer, jurist and politician (died 1819)
*[[1753]] &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Blanchard]], French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (died 1809)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[George Everest]], Welsh geographer and surveyor (died 1866)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Oscar I of Sweden]] (died 1859)<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscar I {{!}} king of Sweden and Norway |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1864)
*[[1807]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], Italian general and politician (died 1882)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Hiram Walker]], American businessman, founded [[Canadian Club|Canadian Club whisky]] (died 1899)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Stephen Foster]], American songwriter and composer (died 1864)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Hermann Cohen]], German philosopher (died 1918)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Thomas John Barnardo]], Irish philanthropist and humanitarian (died 1905)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[James Anthony Bailey]], American circus ringmaster, co-founded [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus]] (died 1906)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Victor Babeș]], Romanian physician and biologist (died 1926)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Henrietta Swan Leavitt]], American astronomer and academic (died 1921)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Deborah|last1=Todd|first2=Joseph|last2=Angelo|title=A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy|location=New York|publisher=Facts of File|year=2003|page=200|isbn=978-0-81604-639-3}}</ref>
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Tom Longboat]], Canadian runner and soldier (died 1949)<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/image.aspx?Image=238864a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fdata2.archives.ca%2fcef%2fwell2%2f238864a.gif&Ecopy=238864a Thomas Longboat's CEF Attestation Paper], at [[Library and Archives Canada]]</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Hubert Cecil Booth]], English engineer (died 1955)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary. Hubert Cecil Booth. 1871–1955|journal=ICE Proceedings |author=Institution of Civil Engineers|year=1955|volume=4|issue=4|pages=631–632|publisher=Thomas Telford Publishing|doi=10.1680/iicep.1955.11412|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Calvin Coolidge]], American lawyer and politician, 30th [[President of the United States]] (died 1933)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[John McPhee (politician)|John McPhee]], Australian journalist and politician, 27th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 1952)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Victor Kraft]], Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1975)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Ulysses S. Grant III]], American general (died 1968)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Rube Goldberg]], American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (died 1970)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Pio Pion]], Italian engineer and businessman (died 1965)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Henry Armetta]], Italian-American actor and singer (died 1945)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Irving Caesar]], American songwriter and composer (died 1996)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Mao Dun]], Chinese journalist, author, and critic (died 1981)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Alluri Sitarama Raju]], Indian activist (died 1924)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Pilar Barbosa]], Puerto Rican-American historian and activist (died 1997)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Gertrude Lawrence]], British actress, singer, and dancer (died 1952)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Gulzarilal Nanda]], Indian politician (died 1998)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Gertrude Weaver]], American supercentenarian (died 2015)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Belinda Dann]], Indigenous Australian who was one of the [[Stolen Generation]], reunited with family aged 107 (died 2007)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Nellie Mae Rowe]], American folk artist (died 1982)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Meyer Lansky]], American gangster (died 1983)
*  1902   &ndash; [[George Murphy]], American actor and politician (died 1992)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Flor Peeters]], Belgian organist, composer, and educator (died 1986)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Angela Baddeley]], English actress (died 1976)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Irving Johnson]], American sailor and author (died 1991)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey]], British diplomat and public servant (died 1996)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Lionel Trilling]], American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (died 1975)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Vincent Schaefer]], American chemist and meteorologist (died 1993)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[John Anderson (discus thrower)|John Anderson]], American discus thrower (died 1948)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Howard Taubman]], American author and critic (died 1996)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Alec Templeton]], Welsh composer, pianist and satirist (died 1963) 
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Robert K. Merton]], American sociologist and scholar (died 2003)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Gloria Stuart]], American actress (died 2010)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Bruce Hamilton (public servant)|Bruce Hamilton]], Australian public servant (died 1989)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Mitch Miller]], American singer and producer (died 2010)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Elizabeth Peratrovich]], Alaskan-American civil rights activist (died 1958)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weingroff |first1=Richard F. |title=Who Is Elizabeth Peratrovich? The Story Behind the Country's First Anti-Discrimination Law |url=https://highways.dot.gov/highway-history/general-highway-history/who-elizabeth-peratrovich-story-behind-countrys-first-anti |website=[[Federal Highway Administration|Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)]] |publisher=U.S. Federal Highway Administration |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Nuccio Bertone]], Italian automobile designer (died 1997)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Timmie Rogers]], American actor and singer-songwriter (died 2006)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Iva Toguri D'Aquino]], American typist and broadcaster (died 2006)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Eppie Lederer]], American journalist and radio host (died 2002)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Johnnie Parsons]], American race car driver (died 1984)
*  1918   &ndash; King [[Taufa'ahau Tupou IV]] of Tonga, (died 2006)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Alec Bedser]], English cricketer (died 2010)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Eric Bedser]], English cricketer (died 2006)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Pauline Phillips]], American journalist and radio host, created [[Dear Abby]] (died 2013)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Norm Drucker]], American basketball player and referee (died 2015)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Leona Helmsley]], American businesswoman (died 2007)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Fritz Wilde]], German footballer and manager (died 1977)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Paul Bannai]], American politician (died 2019)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Gérard Debreu]], French economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2004)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Nasser Sharifi]], Iranian sports shooter
*  1921   &ndash; [[Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut]] (died 2014)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Philip Rose (theatrical producer)|Philip Rose]], American actor, playwright, and producer (died 2011)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Tibor Varga (violinist)|Tibor Varga]], Hungarian violinist and conductor (died 2003)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[R. James Harvey]], American politician (died 2019)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Friedrich]], Swiss lawyer and politician (died 2013)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Eva Marie Saint]], American actress 
*  1924   &ndash; [[Delia Fiallo]], Cuban author and screenwriter (died 2021)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Harry Stewart Jr.]], American military officer and fighter pilot (died 2025)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Ciril Zlobec]], Slovene poet, writer, translator, journalist and politician (died 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.sta.si/2546272/poet-ciril-zlobec-dies-aged-93|title=STA: Poet Ciril Zlobec dies, aged 93|website=english.sta.si|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Dorothy Head Knode]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorothy KNODE |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20005112 |website=ITF Tennis |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]] |access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> (died 2015)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Lake Underwood]], American race car driver and businessman (died 2008)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Gina Lollobrigida]], Italian actress and photographer (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gina Lollobrigida: Italian screen star dies at 95 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64292026 |website=BBC News |access-date=16 January 2023 |date=16 January 2023}}</ref>
*  1927   &ndash; [[Neil Simon]], American playwright and screenwriter (died 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Simon obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/aug/26/neil-simon-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en |date=26 August 2018}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Giampiero Boniperti]], Italian footballer and politician (died 2021)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Teofisto Guingona Jr.]], Filipino politician; 11th Vice President of the Philippines
*  1928   &ndash; [[Jassem Alwan]], Syrian Army Officer (died 2018)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Shan Ratnam]], Sri Lankan physician and academic (died 2001)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Chuck Tanner]], American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Al Davis]], American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Bill Tuttle]], American baseball player (died 1998)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[George Steinbrenner]], American businessman (died 2010)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Stephen Boyd]], Northern Ireland-born American actor (died 1977)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Rick Casares]], American football player and soldier (died 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Sébastien Japrisot]], French author, director, and screenwriter (died 2003)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Peter Richardson (cricketer)|Peter Richardson]], English cricketer (died 2017)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Aurèle Vandendriessche]], Belgian runner (died 2023)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Yvonne B. Miller]], American academic and politician (died 2012)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Colin Welland]], English actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Paul Scoon]], Grenadian politician, 2nd [[Governor-General of Grenada]] (died 2013)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Zdzisława Donat]], Polish soprano and actress
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Thomas Nagel]], American philosopher and academic
*  1937   &ndash; [[Queen Sonja of Norway]]
*  1937   &ndash; [[Richard Rhodes]], American journalist and historian
*  1937   &ndash; [[Eric Walters (newsreader)|Eric Walters]], Australian journalist (died 2010)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Steven Rose]], English biologist and academic
*  1938   &ndash; [[Bill Withers]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Pat Stapleton (ice hockey)|Pat Stapleton]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Sam Farr]], American politician
*  1941   &ndash; [[Tomaž Šalamun]], Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (died 2014)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Pavel Sedláček (musician)|Pavel Sedláček]], Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1941   &ndash; [[Brian Willson]], American soldier, lawyer, and activist
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Hal Lanier]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*  1942   &ndash; [[Floyd Little]], American football player and coach (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=July 4: Happy birthday, Floyd Little |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/july-4-happy-birthday-floyd-little-15462147 |website=denverbroncos.com |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Stefan Meller]], French-Polish academic and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)|Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 2008)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Prince Michael of Kent]]
*  1942   &ndash; [[Peter Rowan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Conny Bauer]], German trombonist
*  1943   &ndash; [[Emerson Boozer]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1943   &ndash; [[Adam Hart-Davis]], English historian, author, and photographer
*  1943   &ndash; [[Geraldo Rivera]], American lawyer, journalist, and author<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.biography.com/people/geraldo-rivera-9459468 | title = Geraldo Rivera Biography | website = [[Biography Channel|Biography.com]] | access-date = July 21, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140313140923/http://www.biography.com/people/geraldo-rivera-9459468 | archive-date = March 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Fred Wesley]], American [[jazz]] and [[funk]] [[trombonist]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ankeny |first1=Jason |title=AllMusic Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fred-wesley-mn0000145269/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Alan Wilson (musician)|Alan Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1970)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Andre Spitzer]], Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (died 1972)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Ron Kovic]], American author and activist
*  1946   &ndash; [[Michael Milken]], American businessman and philanthropist
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Lembit Ulfsak]], Estonian actor and director (died 2017)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[René Arnoux]], French race car driver
*  1948   &ndash; [[Tommy Körberg]], Swedish singer and actor
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jeremy Spencer]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Philip Craven]], English basketball player and swimmer
*  1950   &ndash; [[David Jensen]], Canadian-English radio and television host
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[John Alexander (Australian politician)|John Alexander]], Australian tennis player and politician 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Ralph Johnson (musician)|Ralph Johnson]], American R&B drummer and percussionist 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Vladimir Tismăneanu]], Romanian-American political scientist, sociologist, and academic
*  1951   &ndash; [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], American lawyer and politician, 6th [[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]]
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Álvaro Uribe]], Colombian lawyer and politician, 39th [[President of Colombia]]
*  1952   &ndash; [[Carol MacReady]], English actress
*  1952   &ndash; [[John Waite]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1952   &ndash; [[Paul Rogat Loeb]], American author and activist 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Francis Maude]], English lawyer and politician, [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]]
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jim Beattie (baseball)|Jim Beattie]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*  1954   &ndash; [[Morganna]], American model, actress, and dancer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Devendra Kumar Joshi]], 21st [[Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] of the [[Indian Navy]]
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Eero Heinäluoma]], Finnish politician<ref>[https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/768.aspx Kansanedustajat: Eero Heinäluoma – Eduskunta] (in Finnish)</ref>
*  1955   &ndash; [[Kevin Nichols]], Australian cyclist
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Robert Sinclair MacKay]], British academic and educator
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Rein Lang]], Estonian politician and diplomat, 25th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Vera Leth]], Greenlandic Ombudsman
*  1958   &ndash; [[Kirk Pengilly]], Australian guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter 
*  1958   &ndash; [[Carl Valentine]], Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Victoria Abril]], Spanish actress and singer
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Roland Ratzenberger]], Austrian race car driver (died 1994)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Richard Garriott]], English-American video game designer, created the [[Ultima (series)|Ultima series]]
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Pam Shriver]], American tennis player and sportscaster
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Henri Leconte]], French tennis player and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Laureano Márquez]], Spanish-Venezuelan political scientist and journalist
*  1963   &ndash; [[José Oquendo]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[Sonia Pierre]], Haitian-Dominican human rights activist (died 2011)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Franco-Soto |first1=Ana |title=Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography |title-link=Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography |date=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-199-93580-2 |editor1-last=Knight |editor1-first=Franklin W. |location=Oxford, England |chapter=Pierre, Sonia (1963–2011) |editor2-last=Gates, Jr |editor2-first=Henry Louis}} {{subscription required|via=[http://www.oxfordreference.com/ Oxford University Press]'s Reference Online}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Cle Kooiman]], American soccer player and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Elie Saab]], Lebanese fashion designer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Edi Rama]], Albanian politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Mark Slaughter]], American singer-songwriter and producer 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Mark Whiting]], American actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Harvey Grant]], American basketball player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Horace Grant]], American basketball player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Kiriakos Karataidis]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1965   &ndash; [[Gérard Watkins]], English actor and playwright
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Ronni Ancona]], Scottish actress and screenwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Minas Hantzidis]], German-Greek footballer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Lee Reherman]], American actor (died 2016)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Vinny Castilla]], Mexican baseball player and manager
*  1967   &ndash; [[Sébastien Deleigne]], French athlete
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Al Golden]], American football player and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[Todd Marinovich]], American football player and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[Wilfred Mugeyi]], Zimbabwean footballer and coach
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Stephen Giles]], Canadian canoe racer and engineer 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Mike Knuble]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Keiko Ihara]], Japanese race car driver
*  1973   &ndash; [[Gackt]], Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
*  1973   &ndash; [[Michael Johnson (footballer, born 1973)|Michael Johnson]], English-Jamaican footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [[Anjelika Krylova]], Russian ice dancer and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Jan Magnussen]], Danish race car driver
*  1973   &ndash; [[Tony Popovic]], Australian footballer and manager
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jill Craybas]], American tennis player
*  1974   &ndash; [[La'Roi Glover]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1974   &ndash; [[Adrian Griffin]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Daijiro Kato]], Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2003)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova|Yevgeniya Medvedeva]], Russian skier
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Marcos Daniel]], Brazilian tennis player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Émile Mpenza]], Belgian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Siim Kabrits]], Estonian politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vvk.ee/varasemad/k99/kandidaadid/2308.html|title=Kandidaat nr 167 - SIIM KABRITS|publisher=Estonian Electoral Committee}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Josh McCown]], American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Renny Vega]], Venezuelan footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Kwame Steede]], Bermudan footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Dedé (Angolan footballer)|Dedé]], Angolan footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Brock Berlin]], American football player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Christoph Preuß]], German footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Francisco Cruceta]], Dominican baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Will Smith (defensive end)|Will Smith]], American football player (died 2016)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Boisa]], Georgian basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)|Vladimir Gusev]], Russian cyclist
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jeff Lima (rugby league)|Jeff Lima]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino]], American model, author and television personality<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/the-situation/| title=The Situation|magazine=[[Us Weekly|UsMagazine.com]]|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-date= September 16, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170916190216/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/the-situation/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Melanie Fiona]], Canadian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1114906|pure_url=yes}}|title=Melanie Fiona > Biography|last=Chisling|first=Matthew|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 April 2010}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Amantle Montsho]], Botswanan sprinter
*  1983   &ndash; [[Miguel Pinto]], Chilean footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Amol Rajan]], Indian-English journalist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Mattia Serafini]], Italian footballer 
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Jin Akanishi]], Japanese singer-songwriter 
*  1985   &ndash; [[Kane Tenace]], Australian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Dimitrios Mavroeidis]], Greek basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Wason Rentería]], Colombian footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ömer Aşık]], Turkish basketball player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Nguyen Ngoc Duy]], Vietnamese footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Rafael Arévalo]], Salvadoran tennis player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986)|Willem Janssen]], Dutch footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Terrance Knighton]], American football player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Marte Elden]], Norwegian skier
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Wude Ayalew]], Ethiopian runner
*  1987   &ndash; [[Guram Kashia]], Georgian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Angelique Boyer]], French-Mexican actress
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Büchel]], Liechtensteiner footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jake Gardiner]], American ice hockey player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Richard Mpong]], Ghanaian footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Naoki Yamada]], Japanese footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Ihar Yasinski]], Belarusian footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ángel Romero (footballer)|Ángel Romero]], Paraguayan footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Óscar Romero (footballer)|Óscar Romero]], Paraguayan footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Tom Barkhuizen]], English footballer
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Post Malone]], American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/post-malone-mn0003426458/biography|title=Post Malone &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Moa Kikuchi]], Japanese musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amuse.co.jp/|title=アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト - AMUSE OFFICIAL WEBSITE -|website=アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト - AMUSE OFFICIAL WEBSITE}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Polina Bogusevich]], Russian singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2017/10/13/russia-polina-bogusevich/|title=Russia: Who Is Polina Bogusevich?|date=13 October 2017|publisher=Eurovoix|last=Herbert|first=Emily}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[673]] &ndash; [[Ecgberht of Kent|Ecgberht]], king of Kent<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> 
* [[907]] &ndash; [[Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria|Luitpold]], margrave of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]]
*   907   &ndash; [[Dietmar I (archbishop of Salzburg)|Dietmar I]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg|Salzburg]]
* [[910]] &ndash; [[Luo Shaowei]], Chinese warlord (born 877)
* [[940]] &ndash; [[Wang Jianli]], Chinese general (born 871)
* [[943]] &ndash; [[Taejo of Goryeo]], Korean king (born 877)
* [[945]] &ndash; [[Zhuo Yanming]], Chinese [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] and emperor
* [[965]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict V|Benedict V]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[973]] &ndash; [[Ulrich of Augsburg]], German bishop and saint (born 890)
* [[975]] &ndash; [[Gwangjong of Goryeo]], Korean king (born 925)
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Raynald of Châtillon]], French knight (born 1125)
*[[1307]] &ndash; [[Rudolf I of Bohemia]] (born 1281)
*[[1336]] &ndash; Saint [[Elizabeth of Portugal]] (born 1271)
*[[1429]] &ndash; [[Carlo I Tocco]], ruler of Epirus (born 1372)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[John Frith (martyr)|John Frith]], English priest, writer, and martyr (born 1503) 
*[[1541]] &ndash; [[Pedro de Alvarado]], Spanish general and explorer (born 1495)
*[[1546]] &ndash; [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]], Ottoman admiral (born 1478)
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell]], English politician (born 1514)

===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Philippe de Monte]], Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[William Byrd]], English composer (born c. 1540)
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Brian Twyne]], English academic, antiquarian and archivist (born 1581)
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[Antoine Daniel]], French missionary and saint, one of the eight [[Canadian Martyrs]] (born 1601)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Luigi Guido Grandi]], Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (born 1671)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Philippe Néricault Destouches]], French playwright and author (born 1680)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Samuel Richardson]], English author and painter (born 1689)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]] (born 1712)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Charles, Prince of Soubise]], Marshal of France (born 1715)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Richard Cosway]], English painter and academic (born 1742)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[John Adams]], American lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of the United States]] (born 1735)<ref>{{cite web |title= History - John Adams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/adams_john.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
*  1826   &ndash; [[Thomas Jefferson]], American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd [[President of the United States]] (born 1743)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[James Monroe]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th [[President of the United States]] (born 1758)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[François-René de Chateaubriand]], French historian and politician (born 1768)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[William Kirby (entomologist)|William Kirby]], English entomologist and author (born 1759)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Karl Friedrich Eichhorn]], German academic and jurist (born 1781)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[William L. Marcy]], American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st [[United States Secretary of State]] (born 1786)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Johan Vilhelm Snellman]], Finnish philosopher and politician (born 1806)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Joseph Brackett]], American composer and author (born 1797)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Poundmaker]], Canadian tribal chief (born 1797)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Hannibal Hamlin]], American lawyer and politician, 15th [[Vice President of the United States]] (born 1809)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Johannes Schmidt (linguist)|Johannes Schmidt]], German linguist and academic (born 1843)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Swami Vivekananda]], Indian monk and saint (born 1863)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Élisée Reclus]], French geographer and author (born 1830)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Melville Fuller]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (born 1833)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orth |first1=John V. |title=Fuller, Melville Weston |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195176612.001.0001/acref-9780195176612-e-0459 |website=The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=25 February 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195176612.001.0001 |date=2005|isbn=9780195176612 }}</ref>
* 1910 &ndash; [[Kabua the Great]], Marshallese [[iroijlaplap]] (born {{circa|1820}})<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Matthew P.|url=https://academic.oup.com/book/41434/chapter-abstract/352773361?redirectedFrom=fulltext|title=The Kaiser and the Colonies: Monarchy in the Age of Empire|chapter=11: The Kaiser’s Birthday Present|date=2022|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780192897039|doi=10.1093/oso/9780192897039.003.0012|location=Oxford|pages=319}}</ref>
* 1910 &ndash; [[Giovanni Schiaparelli]], Italian astronomer and historian (born 1835)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Alan Seeger]], American soldier and poet (born 1888)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Lothar von Richthofen]], German lieutenant and pilot (born 1894)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Pier Giorgio Frassati]], Italian activist and saint (born 1901)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Marie Curie]], French-Polish physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1867)<ref>{{cite web |title= History - Marie Curie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/curie_marie.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Anna Paaske]], Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (born 1856)<ref>{{cite news|title=Anna Paaske |url=https://www.nb.no/items/44258e9e31327b66a1a6d5781667dec7?page=1|work=Haugesunds Dagblad|date=5 July 1935|location=Haugesund|page=2|language=no}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Otto Bauer]], Austrian philosopher and politician, [[Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs|Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1881)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Suzanne Lenglen]], French tennis player (born 1899)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Antoni Łomnicki]], Polish mathematician and academic (born 1881)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Władysław Sikorski]], Polish general and politician, 9th [[List of Prime Ministers of Poland|Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland]] (born 1881)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Taffy O'Callaghan]], Welsh footballer and coach (born 1906)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Monteiro Lobato]], Brazilian journalist and author (born 1882)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[François Brandt]], Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg]], New Zealand general and politician, 7th [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] (born 1889)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Clyde Kennard]], American activist and martyr (born 1927)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Pingali Venkayya]], Indian activist, designed the [[Flag of India]] (born 1876) 
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Gaby Morlay]], French actress and singer (born 1893)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Henri Decoin]], French director and screenwriter (born 1890)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Barnett Newman]], American painter and illustrator (born 1905)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Harold Stirling Vanderbilt]], American sailor and businessman (born 1884)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[August Derleth]], American anthologist and author (born 1909)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Thomas C. Hart]], American admiral and politician (born 1877)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Georgette Heyer]], English author (born 1902)
*  1974   &ndash; [[André Randall]], French actor (born 1892)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Yonatan Netanyahu]], Israeli colonel (born 1946)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Antoni Słonimski]], Polish poet and playwright (born 1895)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Gersh Budker]], Ukrainian physicist and academic (born 1918)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Lee Wai Tong]], Chinese footballer and manager (born 1905)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Maurice Grevisse]], Belgian linguist and author (born 1895)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Jimmie Spheeris]], American singer-songwriter (born 1949)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Paul-Gilbert Langevin]], French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (born 1933)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Flor Peeters]], Belgian organist and composer (born 1903)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Oscar Zariski]], Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (born 1899)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Adrian Adonis]], American wrestler (born 1954)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Olive Ann Burns]], American journalist and author (born 1924)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Victor Chang]], Chinese-Australian surgeon and physician (born 1936)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Art Sansom]], American cartoonist (born 1920)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Astor Piazzolla]], Argentinian [[bandoneon]] player and composer (born 1921)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Bona Arsenault]], Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (born 1903)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Joey Marella]], American wrestling referee (born 1964)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Eva Gabor]], Hungarian-American actress and singer (born 1919)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Bob Ross]], American painter and television host (born 1942)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Charles Kuralt]], American journalist (born 1934)
*  1997   &ndash; [[John Zachary Young]], English zoologist and neurophysiologist (born 1907)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Leo Garel]], American illustrator and educator (born 1917)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gustaw Herling-Grudziński]], Polish journalist and author (born 1919)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Gerald Bales]], Canadian organist and composer (born 1919)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.]], American general (born 1912)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Larry Burkett]], American author and radio host (born 1939)
*  2003   &ndash; [[André Claveau]], French singer (born 1915)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Barry White]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Jean-Marie Auberson]], Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1920)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Cliff Goupille]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Hank Stram]], American football player and coach (born 1923)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Bill Pinkney]], American singer (born 1925)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Thomas M. Disch]], American author and poet (born 1940)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Jesse Helms]], American politician (born 1921)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Evelyn Keyes]], American actress (born 1916)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Terrence Kiel]], American football player (born 1980)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Charles Wheeler (journalist)|Charles Wheeler]], German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Brenda Joyce (actress)|Brenda Joyce]], American actress (born 1917)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Allen Klein]], American businessman and talent agent, founded [[ABKCO Records]] (born 1931)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Drake Levin]], American guitarist (born 1946)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Steve McNair]], American football player (born 1973)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Lasse Strömstedt]], Swedish author and actor (born 1935)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard]], Congolese poet and politician (born 1938)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Robert Neil Butler]], American physician and author (born 1927)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Hiren Bhattacharyya]], Indian poet and author (born 1932)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jimmy Bivins]], American boxer (born 1919)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jeong Min-hyeong]], South Korean footballer (born 1987)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Eric Sykes]], English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Onllwyn Brace]], Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (born 1932)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jack Crompton]], English footballer and manager (born 1921)
*  2013   &ndash; [[James Fulton (dermatologist)|James Fulton]], American dermatologist and academic (born 1940)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Charles A. Hines]], American general (born 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bernie Nolan]], Irish singer (born 1960)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Giorgio Faletti]], Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (born 1950)
*  2014   &ndash; [[C. J. Henderson (writer)|C. J. Henderson]], American author and critic (born 1951)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Earl Robinson (baseball)|Earl Robinson]], American baseball player (born 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Richard Mellon Scaife]], American businessman (born 1932)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Nedelcho Beronov]], Bulgarian judge and politician (born 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [[William Conrad Gibbons]], American historian, author, and academic (born 1926)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Abbas Kiarostami]], Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[John Blackwell (musician)|John Blackwell]], American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (born 1973)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Daniil Granin]], Soviet and Russian author (born 1919)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Gene Conley]], American MLB player and NBA player (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/4|title=Famous Deaths on July 4|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Henri Dirickx]], Belgian footballer (born 1927)
*  2018   &ndash; [[Robby Müller]], Dutch cinematographer (born 1940)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Harmoko]], Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (born 1939)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5631405/cerita-keluarga-soal-harmoko-terpapar-covid-19-dan-riwayat-penyakitnya |title=Cerita Keluarga soal Harmoko Terpapar COVID-19 dan Riwayat Penyakitnya|work=Detik.com|author=Annisa Rizky Fadhila|date=5 July 2021|accessdate=5 July 2021|language=id}}</ref>
*2021 &ndash; [[Matīss Kivlenieks]], Latvian ice hockey goaltender (born 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Jackets' Kivlenieks, 24, dies in fireworks accident |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31764017/columbus-blue-jackets-goalie-matiss-kivlenieks-24-dies-tragic-accident |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Cláudio Hummes]], Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituaries |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/obituaries |access-date=2022-07-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Kazuki Takahashi]], Japanese manga artist (born 1961)<ref>{{cite web |last1= Ives |first1= Mike |last2= Ueno |first2= Hisako |date= October 28, 2022  |title= A Celebrated Japanese Artist Died Trying to Save Others From Drowning |website= New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/world/asia/yu-gi-oh-kazuki-takahashi-drowning.html |accessdate= 2 November 2022}}</ref>
*  [[2025]] &ndash; [[Lyndon Byers]], Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Eric |date=July 5, 2025 |title=Former Bruin Lyndon Byers Passes Away at 61 {{!}} Boston Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/former-bruin-lyndon-byers-passes-away-at-61 |access-date=July 22, 2025 |website=[[NHL]] |language=en}}</ref>
*  2025 &ndash; [[Richard Greenberg]], American playwright and television writer (born 1958)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=July 8, 2025 |title=Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/theater/richard-greenberg-dead.html |access-date=July 22, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2025 &ndash; [[Bobby Jenks]], American baseball player (born 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2025 |title=Former White Sox pitcher, world champ Jenks dies |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45679042/former-chicago-white-sox-pitcher-bobby-jenks-dies-44 |access-date=July 22, 2025 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>
*  2025 &ndash; [[Peter Russell-Clarke]], Australian chef, author and illustrator (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dumas |first=Daisy |date=July 6, 2025 |title=Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/06/celebrity-chef-peter-russell-clarke-dies-aged-89 |access-date=July 22, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*  2025 &ndash; [[Mark Snow]], American composer for film and television (born 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=July 4, 2025 |title=Mark Snow, ‘X-Files,’ ‘Ghost Whisperer,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ Composer, Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/mark-snow-dead-x-files-ghost-whisperer-blue-bloods-1236447489/ |access-date=July 22, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Andrew of Crete]]
**[[Bertha of Artois]]
**Blessed [[Catherine Jarrige]]
**Saint [[Pier Giorgio Frassati]]
**[[Elizabeth of Aragon|Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)]]
**[[Oda of Canterbury]]
**[[Ulrich of Augsburg]]
**[[July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[CARICOM Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=CARICOM Day {{!}} Diversity Atlas |url=https://diversityatlas.io/events/caricom-day/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=diversityatlas.io |language=en-US}}</ref>
*The first evening of [[Dree Festival]], celebrated until July 7 ([[Apatani people]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India)
*[[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] ([[United States]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Independence Day {{!}} History, Meaning, & Date {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Independence-Day-United-States-holiday |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=9 September 2023 |language=en |date=9 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Liberation Day]] ([[Northern Mariana Islands]])
*[[Liberation Day (Rwanda)|Liberation Day]] ([[Rwanda]])
*[[Republic Day (Philippines)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=04}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/4 |title=Historical Events on July 4 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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