A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
July 4: Day of the Week
July 4, 2024 is the 186th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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.
July 4: This Day in History
The Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date.
July 4 Historical Event(s)
993
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized.
1456
The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins. (Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe)
1776
American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
1837
Grand Junction Railway, the world’s first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
1918
Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
1934
Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb.
1946
After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
1976
Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
1982
Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982): four Iranian diplomats are kidnapped by Lebanese militia in Lebanon.
1993
Sumitomo Chemical’s resin plant in Nihama explodes killing one worker and injuring three others.
Who were born on July 4?
1903
Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d. 1986)
1932
Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian athlete
1946
Tish Howard, American model
1948
René Arnoux, French race car driver
1964
Mark Slaughter, American singer
1965
Harvey Grant, American basketball player
1965
Horace Grant, American basketball player
1966
Lee Reherman, American actor
1967
Andy Walker (journalist), Canadian television personality
1978
Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak)
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