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July 4th

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Independence Day (United States)

American national holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

national Observed July 4 each year.

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537 Notable birthdays

Karole Rocher

French actress (born 1974).

Born July 4th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Bezons.

Fritz ter Meer

German chemist and convicted war criminal (1884–1967).

Born July 4th, 1884 in Uerdingen.

Died October 21st, 1967 at 83 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]

Julie Andem

Norwegian screenwriter and television director.

Born July 4th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Oslo.

Coty Clarke

American basketball player.

Born July 4th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Antioch.

Joseph Ruttenberg

American journalist and cinematographer (1889-1983).

Born July 4th, 1889 in Zhytomyr.

Died May 1st, 1983 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.

Fernando Romeo Lucas García

President of guatemala (1924-2006).

Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.

Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).

Irving Caesar

American composer and lyricist (1895–1996).

Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City.

Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.

Anjelika Krylova

Russian ice dancer and figure skating coach.

Born July 4th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Moscow.

Mar Awa III Royel

Current catholicos-patriarch of the assyrian church of the east.

Born July 4th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Chicago.

Polly Higgins

Scottish barrister, advocate and expert in ecocide.

Born July 4th, 1968 in Glasgow.

Died April 21st, 2019 at 50 years old in Stroud (cancer).

John Allen Paulos

American mathematician.

Born July 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Denver.

Vera Gemma

Italian actress.

Born July 4th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Rome.

Fanny Valette

French actress.

Born July 4th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Arles.

Johnnie Parsons

American racing driver (1918–1984).

Born July 4th, 1918 in Los Angeles.

Died September 8th, 1984 at 66 years old in Van Nuys.

Darío Castrillón Hoyos

Catholic cardinal (1929–2018).

Born July 4th, 1929 in Medellín.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (liver disease). [ref]

Pat Stapleton

Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2020).

Born July 4th, 1940 in Sarnia.

Died April 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in London. [ref]

John Pendry

British physicist.

Born July 4th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Manchester.

Elena Arzak

Spanish chef.

Born July 4th, 1969 (age 56 years) in San Sebastián.

Jill Craybas

American tennis player.

Born July 4th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Providence.

Rosie Malek-Yonan

Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist.

Born July 4th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Tehran.

Moshe Vardi

American computer scientist.

Born July 4th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Haifa.

Nuccio Bertone

Italian automobile designer (1914–1997).

Born July 4th, 1914 in Turin.

Died February 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Turin.

Vince Barnett

Actor (1902-1977).

Born July 4th, 1902 in Pittsburgh.

Died August 10th, 1977 at 75 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).

Amantle Montsho

Botswana track and field athlete.

Born July 4th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Maun.

Ralph Abraham

American mathematician (1936–2024).

Born July 4th, 1936 in Burlington.

Died September 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]

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