What are the important events that happened on July 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 4: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 4 is the 185th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 21, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,751,587,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaoctacontapentagon’ day.
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Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 228 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,578 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 4: This Day In History
The Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date.
July 4 Historical Events
- 836 –Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples.
- 1054 –A supernova is seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
- 1610 –The Battle of Klushino between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish-Muscovite War.
- 1634 –The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (Quebec, Canada)
- 1803 –The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
- 1827 –Slavery is abolished in New York State.
- 1966 –President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act goes into effect the next year.
- 1969 –Two teens (one male, one female) are attacked at Blue Rock Springs in California. They are the second (known) victims of the Zodiac Killer. The male survives.
- 1997 –NASA’s Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
- 2005 –The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
Who were born on July 4?
- 1719 –Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. 1797)
- 1826 –Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
- 1868 –Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (d. 1921)
- 1912 –Viviane Romance, French actress (d. 1991)
- 1941 –Brian Willson, American peace activist
- 1942 –Floyd Little, American football player
- 1943 –Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
- 1966 –Lee Reherman, American actor
- 1984 –Gina Glocksen, American singer
- 1990 –Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian soccer player
Who died on July 4?
- 1742 –Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671)
- 1780 –Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Austrian military leader (b. 1712)
- 1926 –Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Saint (b. 1901)
- 1931 –Buddie Petit, American jazz musician (b. 1895)
- 1988 –Adrian Adonis, American professional wrestler (b. 1954)
- 1989 –Jack Haig, British actor (b. 1913)
- 2000 –Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski, Polish writer (b. 1919)
- 2002 –Winnifred Quick, American Titanic survivor (b. 1904)
- 2007 –Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician (b. 1979)
- 2007 –Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. 1925)
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