Today in History
4 July
234 births · 141 deaths · 89 events recorded
Notable Births
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Polina Bogusevich
b. 2003
Russian singer (born 2003)
Moa Kikuchi
b. 1999
Japanese singer and dancer (born 1999)
Post Malone
b. 1995
American singer and rapper (born 1995)
Ángel Romero (footballer)
b. 1992
Paraguayan footballer (born 1992)
Óscar Romero (footballer)
b. 1992
Paraguayan footballer (born 1992)
Jake Gardiner
b. 1990
American ice hockey player (born 1990)
Benjamin Büchel
b. 1989
Liechtensteiner footballer
Bill Withers
b. 1938
American musician (1938–2020)
Notable Deaths
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Lyndon Byers
d. 2025
Canadian ice hockey player (1964–2025)
Richard Greenberg
d. 2025
American playwright and television writer (1958–2025)
Bobby Jenks
d. 2025
American baseball player (1981–2025)
Peter Russell-Clarke
d. 2025
Australian chef, author and illustrator (1935–2025)
Mark Snow
d. 2025
American composer for film and television (1946–2025)
Abbas Kiarostami
d. 2016
Iranian filmmaker (1941–2016)
Otto Bauer
d. 1938
Austrian socialist politician (1881–1938)
Thomas Jefferson
d. 1826
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
On This Day in History
All 89 ›
2025
A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.
July 2025 Central Texas floods
2025
The Oasis Live '25 tour began in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16 year hiatus.
Oasis Live '25 Tour
2024
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government.
Labour Party (UK)
2015
Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final.
Association football
2012
The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
Higgs boson
2009
The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
Statue of Liberty
2009
The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
2009 Mindanao bombings
2008
A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
2008 Minsk bombing