July 4th, 1644

Born on July 4th, 1644

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 4th?

July 4th, 1848

The cornerstone of the Washington Monument, made to honor inaugural president, George Washington, is laid out in Washington, D.C.

July 4th, 1998

The monster movie Pulgasari, the most-widely-seen North Korean film ever made, premiered in Tokyo, Japan.

July 4th, 2024

Keir Starmer leads the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the United Kingdom general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative rule.

July 4th, 2005

The impactor of the NASA space probe Deep Impact collided with the comet Tempel 1, excavating interior material to study its composition.

July 4th, 1988

Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.

July 4th, 1976

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.

July 4th, 1954

In what is known as "The Miracle of Bern", West Germany defeated Hungary 3–2 to win the FIFA World Cup.

July 4th, 1951

William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

July 4th, 1950

The United States' anti-communist propaganda source Radio Free Europe made its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia.

July 4th, 1945

The Brazilian cruiser Bahia (pictured) was accidentally sunk by one of its own crewmen, killing more than 300 people.

July 4th, 1943

The aircraft carrying Władysław Sikorski, prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, crashed off Gibraltar, killing him and fifteen others and leading to several conspiracy theories.

July 4th, 1941

German AB-Aktion in Poland: After capturing Lwów, the Nazis executed professors of the University of Lwów along with their families.

July 4th, 1918

World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the effectiveness of combined-arms techniques in trench warfare.

July 4th, 1863

American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.

July 4th, 1862

In a boat on the River Thames from Oxford to Godstow, author Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell (pictured) and her sisters a story that later formed the basis for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 4th

Same year
Born in 1644

73

William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, Ruscombe

26

Henrietta of England

English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)

*June 16th, 1644, Exeter †June 30th, 1670, Château de Saint-Cloud

56

Savio Mellini

Italian cardinal

*July 5th, 1644, Rome †February 10th, 1701, Rome

70

Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld

German businessman

*March 18th, 1644, Schneeberg †January 26th, 1715, Schneeberg

75

Claude Delisle

French historian (1644-1720)

*November 5th, 1644, Vaucouleurs †May 2nd, 1720, Paris

61

Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg

Prince-Bishop of Münster

*August 8th, 1644, Lenhausen Castle †May 6th, 1706, Greven

84

Johann Fabricius

German theologian

*February 11th, 1644, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †January 29th, 1729, Königslutter am Elm

86

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi

French duke (1644-1730)

*April 7th, 1644, Lyon †July 18th, 1730, Paris

75

Heinrich von Cocceji

Dutch scholar

*March 25th, 1644, Bremen †August 18th, 1719, Frankfurt (Oder)

80

Pierre de Langle

French bishop and theologian (1644-1724)

*March 6th, 1644, Évreux †April 12th, 1724, Boulogne-sur-Mer

70

Thomas Britton

English charcoal merchant, chemist and concert promoter

*January 14th, 1644, Rushden †September 27th, 1714, Clerkenwell

58

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone

Dutch general in the service of England (1644-1703)

*June 4th, 1644, Amerongen Castle †February 11th, 1703, Utrecht

72

Nils Bielke

Swedish noble 1644–1716

*February 7th, 1644, Stockholm †November 26th, 1716, Stockholm

79

Marie Jeanne of Savoy

Duchess of Savoy (1644–1724)

*April 11th, 1644, Paris †March 15th, 1724, Turin

43

David Clodius

German theologian

*May 14th, 1644, Hamburg †September 10th, 1687, Giessen

66

Philips van Almonde

Dutch Lieutenant Admiral

*December 29th, 1644, Brielle †January 6th, 1711, Leiden

84

Christian Wildvogel

*January 1st, 1644, Halle (Saale) †January 1st, 1728, Jena

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Leap year

Yes: 1644 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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