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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

Masatoshi Wakabayashi

Japanese politician (1934-2023).

Born July 4th, 1934 in Shinonoi.

Died November 11th, 2023 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Birgit Meineke

East german swimmer.

Born July 4th, 1964 (age 61 years) in East Berlin.

Reinhard Divis

Austrian league ice hockey player and ice hockey goalkeeper.

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

Ernie Pieterse

South african racing driver.

Born July 4th, 1938 in Parow.

Died November 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Corrado Bafile

Catholic cardinal (1903–2005).

Born July 4th, 1903 in L'Aquila.

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.

Jessie Ackermann

Social reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller (1857–1951).

Born July 4th, 1857 in Frankfort.

Died March 31st, 1951 at 93 years old in Pomona.

Agnes McLaren

British doctor (1837–1913).

Born July 4th, 1837 in Edinburgh.

Died April 17th, 1937 at 99 years old in Antibes.

Kevin Nichols

Australian racing cyclist.

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

Ulf Dinkelspiel

Swedish politician (1939-2017).

Born July 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.

Died January 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

Heidi Støre

Association football player.

Born July 4th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Sarpsborg.

Ivan Babikov

Russian cross-country skier.

Born July 4th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Kozhva.

Stephen Giles

Canadian canoeist.

Born July 4th, 1972 (age 53 years) in St. Stephen.

Hinata Kida

Japanese association football player.

Born July 4th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Osaka.

Connie Paraskevin

American cyclist and speed skater.

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

Christoph Preuß

German footballer.

Born July 4th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Giessen.

William Ramallo

Bolivian footballer (born 1963).

Born July 4th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Cochabamba.

Jim McWithey

American racing driver.

Born July 4th, 1927 in Indiana.

Died February 1st, 2009 at 81 years old in Gainesville. [ref]

Ulderico Sergo

Boxer (1913-1967).

Born July 4th, 1913 in Rijeka.

Died February 20th, 1967 at 53 years old in Cleveland.

Lennart Samuelsson

Swedish footballer and manager (1924-2012).

Born July 4th, 1924 in Borgstena.

Died November 27th, 2012 at 88 years old in Borlänge. [ref]

Diana Karenne

Polish actress (1888-1940).

Born July 4th, 1889 in Gdańsk, Kyiv.

Died October 18th, 1968 at 79 years old in Aachen.

Niermala Badrising

Politician and diplomat from suriname.

Born July 4th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Paramaribo.

Alfred Rust

Archaeologist (1900-1983).

Born July 4th, 1900 in Hamburg.

Died August 14th, 1983 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.

Nicole Ameline

French politician.

Born July 4th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Saint-Vaast-en-Auge.

Allan K. Jepsen

Danish footballer.

Born July 4th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Kolding.

Sylvia Ruuska

American swimmer (1942–2019).

Born July 4th, 1942 in Berkeley.

Died February 7th, 2019 at 76 years old [ref]

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