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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

George Steinbrenner

American businessman and major league baseball team owner (1930-2010).

Born July 4th, 1930 in Rocky River.

Died July 13th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tampa (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Lieutenant governor of maryland from 1995 to 2003.

Born July 4th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Greenwich.

Michael Milken

American investor.

Born July 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Encino.

Leona Helmsley

American hotel owner (1920–2007).

Born July 4th, 1920 in Marbletown. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2007 at 87 years old in Greenwich (heart failure).

Barry Windham

American professional wrestler (born 1960).

Born July 4th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Sweetwater.

Al Davis

Former owner of the oakland/los angeles raiders (1929–2011).

Born July 4th, 1929 in Brockton.

Died October 8th, 2011 at 82 years old in Oakland (heart failure). [ref]

Andrew Zimmern

American chef.

Born July 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in New York City.

Kate Dickie

Scottish actress.

Born July 4th, 1971 (age 54 years) in East Kilbride.

Moa Kikuchi

Japanese female singer (1999-).

Born July 4th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Nagoya.

Stephen Boyd

Northern irish actor (1931–1977).

Born July 4th, 1931 in Glengormley.

Died June 2nd, 1977 at 45 years old in Northridge (myocardial infarction).

John Waite

British musician.

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

Ron Kovic

Anti-war activist.

Born July 4th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ladysmith.

Roland Ratzenberger

Austrian racing driver (1960–1994).

Born July 4th, 1960 in Salzburg.

Died April 30th, 1994 at 33 years old in Bologna (basilar skull fracture).

Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864).

Born July 4th, 1826 in Lawrenceville.

Died January 13th, 1864 at 37 years old in Manhattan.

Kurt von Schleicher

German chancellor (1882-1934).

Born July 4th, 1882 in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Died June 30th, 1934 at 51 years old in Neubabelsberg (homicide by firearm).

Pam Shriver

American tennis player.

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

Sergio Oliva

Cuban bodybuilder (1941–2012).

Born July 4th, 1941 in Pinar del RΓ­o.

Died November 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Chicago (kidney disease).

Edi Rama

Prime minister of albania since 2013 (born 1964).

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

Brendan Eich

American computer programmer and technology executive.

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

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883–1970).

Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco.

Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City.

Gulzarilal Nanda

Indian politician (1898-1998).

Born July 4th, 1898 in Sialkot.

Died January 15th, 1998 at 99 years old in New Delhi.

Alyssa Miller

American model.

Born July 4th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Los Angeles.

Alan Wilson

American musician (1943-1970).

Born July 4th, 1943 in Boston.

Died September 3rd, 1970 at 27 years old in Topanga (drug overdose).

Queen Sonja of Norway

Queen of norway since 1991.

Born July 4th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Oslo.

Era Istrefi

Kosovo-albanian singer.

Born July 4th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Pristina.

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