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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.

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537 Notable birthdays

Joseph Edgar Boehm

British sculptor (1834-1890).

Born July 4th, 1834 in Vienna.

Died December 12th, 1890 at 56 years old in London.

Basim

Danish singer and songwriter.

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

Joseph Pennell

American artist and author (1857-1926).

Born July 4th, 1857 in Philadelphia.

Died April 23rd, 1926 at 68 years old in New York City.

Jörg Fischer

German metal guitarist.

Born July 4th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Solingen.

Fernand de Langle de Cary

French general (1849–1927).

Born July 4th, 1849 in Lorient.

Died February 19th, 1927 at 77 years old in Paris.

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet

French biathlete.

Born July 4th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Albertville.

Steve Rucchin

Ice hockey player.

Born July 4th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Thunder Bay.

David Baulcombe

British geneticist.

Born July 4th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Solihull.

Stein Rokkan

Norwegian political scientist.

Born July 4th, 1921 in Vågan Municipality.

Died July 22nd, 1979 at 58 years old in Bergen.

Souleymane Cissokho

French amateur welterweight boxer.

Born July 4th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Dakar.

Penelope Maddy

American mathematician and philosopher.

Born July 4th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Tulsa.

Maximilian Steinberg

Russian composer (1883-1946).

Born July 4th, 1883 in Vilnius.

Died December 6th, 1946 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Artyom Tarasov

Russian activist (1950–2017).

Born July 4th, 1950 in Moscow.

Died July 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).

Alexandru Marghiloman

Romanian statesman (1854-1925).

Born July 4th, 1854 in Buzău. [ref]

Died May 10th, 1925 at 70 years old in Buzău.

Ernst Loof

German racing driver (1907-1956).

Born July 4th, 1907 in Oschersleben (Bode).

Died March 3rd, 1956 at 48 years old in Bonn (brain cancer).

Mark Lenzi

American diver.

Born July 4th, 1968 in Huntsville.

Died April 9th, 2012 at 43 years old in Greenville. [ref]

Isabel Maria of Portugal

Portuguese princess (1801–1876).

Born July 4th, 1801 in Lisbon.

Died April 22nd, 1876 at 74 years old in Benfica.

Flor Peeters

Flemish organist, composer and music pedagogue (1903–1986).

Born July 4th, 1903 in Antwerp.

Died July 4th, 1986 at 83 years old in Antwerp.

Thomas Carr

American film and television director (1907-1997).

Born July 4th, 1907 in Philadelphia.

Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Ventura.

Carl Valentine

Soccer player (born 1958).

Born July 4th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Manchester.

Pavel Fedotov

Russian artist (1815-1852).

Born July 4th, 1815 in Moscow.

Died November 26th, 1852 at 37 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Tomaž Šalamun

Slovene poet, born in 1941 in zagreb, croatia.

Born July 4th, 1941 in Zagreb. [ref]

Died December 27th, 2014 at 73 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]

Barbara Weeks

American film actress (1913-2003).

Born July 4th, 1913 in Somerville.

Died June 24th, 2003 at 89 years old in Las Vegas.

Graeme Crosby

New zealand motorcycle racer.

Born July 4th, 1955 (age 70 years).

Valentin Ivanov

Russian footballer and referee (born 1961).

Born July 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Moscow.

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