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July 4th, 2006 (July 04 2006)EventSpace Shuttle program: STS-121 MissionSpace Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC.
July 4th, 2006 (July 04 2006)EventNorth Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan/East Sea.
July 4th, 1986 (July 04 1986)BirthTakahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
July 4th, 1986 (July 04 1986)DeathOscar Zariski, Russian mathematician (born in 1899)
July 4th, 1986 (July 04 1986)DeathFlor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist, and teacher (born in 1903)
July 4th, 1976 (July 04 1976)EventIsraeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
July 4th, 1976 (July 04 1976)BirthDaijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (died in 2003)
July 4th, 1976 (July 04 1976)DeathAntoni Slonimski, Polish poet (born in 1895)
July 4th, 1966 (July 04 1966)EventPresident Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act goes into effect the next year.Lyndon Johnson Quotes
July 4th, 1966 (July 04 1966)EventThe Beatles, in the Phillipines to give two concerts, are accused of standing up Imelda Marcos. Their entourage is beaten up at the airport.
July 4th, 1966 (July 04 1966)BirthLee Reherman, American actor
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)EventAfter 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the Philippines is granted full independence by the United States.
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)BirthTish Howard, American model
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)BirthRon Kovic, American peace activist
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)BirthMichael Milken, American financier
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)BirthEd O Ross, American actor
July 4th, 1946 (July 04 1946)DeathGerda Steinhoff, Nazi concentration camp overseer (born in 1922)
July 4th, 1926 (July 04 1926)BirthAlfredo Di Stefano, Argentine-Spanish footballer
July 4th, 1926 (July 04 1926)DeathPier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Saint (born in 1901)
July 4th, 1916 (July 04 1916)BirthIva Toguri D Aquino, American World War II figure (died in 2006)
July 4th, 1916 (July 04 1916)DeathAlan Seeger, American war poet (born in 1888)
July 4th, 1896 (July 04 1896)BirthMao Dun, Chinese writer (died in 1981)
July 4th, 1886 (July 04 1886)EventThe people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
July 4th, 1886 (July 04 1886)EventThe first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.
July 4th, 1826 (July 04 1826)BirthStephen Foster, American songwriter (died in 1864)Stephen Foster Quotes
July 4th, 1826 (July 04 1826)DeathJohn Adams, 2nd President of the United States (born in 1735)John Adams Quotes
July 4th, 1826 (July 04 1826)DeathThomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States (born in 1743)Thomas Jefferson Quotes
July 4th, 1816 (July 04 1816)BirthHiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (died in 1899)
July 4th, 1776 (July 04 1776)EventAmerican Revolution: the United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress
July 4th, 1636 (July 04 1636)EventCity of Providence, Rhode Island forms. Ovid Quotes
July 4th, 1546 (July 04 1546)BirthMurat III, Ottoman Sultan (died in 1595)
July 4th, 1546 (July 04 1546)DeathHayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (born in 1478)
July 4th, 0836 (July 04 0836)EventPactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

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