Friday July 4, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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: This Day in History

The Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date.

by the Numbers

  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1359
Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz.
Samuel Francis Smith wrote My Country, 'Tis of Thee for the Boston, MA July 4th festivities.
American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg – Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. 150 miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate Army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.
The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
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.
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, Pennsylvania almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act).
NASA’s Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks.

Who were born on ?

George Murphy, American entertainer (d. 1992)
Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. 2007)
Eva Marie Saint, American actress
Chuck Tanner, American baseball player (d. 2011)
Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor (d. 1993)
Ron Kovic, American peace activist
La'Roi Glover, American football player
Renny Vega, Venezuelan soccer player
Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
Backer Aloenouvo, Togolese football player

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