July 4th, 1831

Born on July 4th, 1831

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What happened on July 4th, 1831?

July 4th, 1831

Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Francis_Smith

What else 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 led 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1831

87

Hedwig Dohm

German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist

*September 20th, 1831, Berlin †June 1st, 1919, Berlin

48

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

*June 13th, 1831, Edinburgh †November 5th, 1879, Cambridge

49

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

*November 19th, 1831, Moreland Hills †September 19th, 1881, Elberon

63

Hermann Hellriegel

German chemist

*October 21st, 1831, Mausitz †September 24th, 1895, Bernburg

59

Helena Blavatsky

Russian occult writer

*August 12th, 1831, Dnipro †April 26th, 1891, London

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

67

Ivan Shishkin

Russian landscape painter (1832-1898)

*January 13th, 1831, Yelabuga †March 8th, 1898, Saint Petersburg

76

Eugène Poubelle

French lawyer and diplomat (1831-1904)

*April 15th, 1831, rue de Bayeux †July 15th, 1907, rue Montalivet

77

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

*August 15th, 1831, Aups †February 16th, 1909, 10th arrondissement of Paris

63

Isma'il Pasha

Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879

*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, Istanbul

82

Eduard Suess

Austrian geologist (1831-1914)

*August 20th, 1831, London †April 26th, 1914, Vienna

69

Rudolf von Knüpffer

Estonian architect (1831-1900)

*February 20th, 1831, Väike-Maarja parish †July 10th, 1900, Tallinn

57

Lucy Webb Hayes

First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, Fremont

76

Joseph Joachim

Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher

*June 28th, 1831, Kittsee †August 15th, 1907, Berlin

79

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer (1831–1910)

*September 8th, 1831, Eschershausen †November 15th, 1910, Brunswick

67

Othniel Charles Marsh

American paleontologist (1831-1899)

*October 29th, 1831, Lockport †March 18th, 1899, New Haven

68

David Edward Hughes

Welsh-American scientist and musician

*May 16th, 1831, Bala †January 22nd, 1900, London

65

Sóstenes Rocha

Mexican politician (1831–1897)

*July 6th, 1831, Guanajuato †March 31st, 1897, Mexico City

78

Leopold Sonnemann

German journalist and publisher (1831–1909)

*October 29th, 1831, Höchberg †October 30th, 1909, Frankfurt

59

Tommaso Maria Fusco

Italian Catholic priest (1831-1891)

*December 1st, 1831, Pagani †February 24th, 1891, Pagani

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1831 is a normal year and no leap year.

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