4 July
Notable Births
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
Angelique Boyer
b. 1988
Mexican actress (born 1988)
Wude Ayalew
b. 1987
Ethiopian long-distance runner
Guram Kashia
b. 1987
Georgian footballer (born 1987)
Ömer Aşık
b. 1986
Turkish basketball player (born 1986)
Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986)
b. 1986
Dutch footballer
Terrance Knighton
b. 1986
American football player and coach (born 1986)
Marte Elden
b. 1986
Norwegian cross-country skier
Dimitrios Mavroeidis
b. 1985
Greek basketball player (born 1985)
Melanie Fiona
b. 1983
Canadian singer (born 1983)
Amantle Montsho
b. 1983
Botswana sprinter (born 1983)
Miguel Pinto
b. 1983
Chilean football goalkeeper (born 1983)
Amol Rajan
b. 1983
British journalist and broadcaster (born 1983)
Bill Withers
b. 1938
American musician (1938–2020)
Notable Deaths
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)
Cláudio Hummes
d. 2022
Brazilian Catholic prelate (1934–2022)
Kazuki Takahashi
d. 2022
Japanese manga artist (1961–2022)
Harmoko
d. 2021
Indonesian politician and journalist (1939–2021)
Henri Dirickx
d. 2018
Belgian footballer
Robby Müller
d. 2018
Dutch cinematographer (1940–2018)
John Blackwell (musician)
d. 2017
American drummer (1973–2017)
Daniil Granin
d. 2017
Gene Conley
d. 2017
American baseball player (1930–2017)
Abbas Kiarostami
d. 2016
Iranian filmmaker (1941–2016)
Nedelcho Beronov
d. 2015
Bulgarian journalist and politician
William Conrad Gibbons
d. 2015
American academic (1926–2015)
Giorgio Faletti
d. 2014
Italian writer (1950–2014)
C. J. Henderson (writer)
d. 2014
American writer (1951–2014)
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
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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
2006
Space Shuttle program: 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.
Space Shuttle program
2005
The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
Deep Impact (spacecraft)
2004
The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
One World Trade Center
2004
Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
Greece national football team
2002
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28.
Boeing 707
2001
Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
Vladivostok Air Flight 352
1998
Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
Nozomi (spacecraft)
1997
NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
NASA
1994
Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city.
Rwandan genocide
1982
Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces, and their fate remains unknown.
1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats
1982
Space Shuttle program: 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.
Space Shuttle program
1977
The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit.
George Jackson Brigade