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  1. Born on July 4th, 1857 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on July 4th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on July 4th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (July 1857)

Born on July 4th, 1857

Weekday

Saturday

July 4th, 1857 was a Saturday.

Age

166

People born on July 4th, 1857 will turn 167 this year (2024), in exactly 68 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1857 - July 22nd, 1857

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 60,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 72 days, exactly on July 8th, 2024, people who were born on July 4th, 1857 will be 61,000 days old!

60,928 Days

8,704 Weeks

2,001 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on July 4th?

NASA 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.
Kylie Minogue July 4th, 1988

Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
Israel Defense Forces July 4th, 1976

Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.
Central Intelligence Agency July 4th, 1954

Four CIA officers arrived in Guatemala to begin Operation PBHistory in an attempt to justify the United States' overthrow of President Jacobo Árbenz one week prior.
William Shockley 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.
Anti-communism July 4th, 1950

The United States' anti-communist propaganda source Radio Free Europe made its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia.
Brazilian cruiser Bahia July 4th, 1945

The Brazilian cruiser Bahia (pictured) was accidentally sunk by one of its own crewmen, killing more than 300 people.
Władysław Sikorski 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.
The Holocaust July 4th, 1941

The Holocaust: During the German occupation of Latvia, a number of synagogues in Riga were set on fire, killing many Jews who were confined within.
World War I 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.
American Civil War July 4th, 1863

American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
River Thames 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.
Walt Whitman July 4th, 1855

The first edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was published, and it went on to become one of the most important collections of American poetry.
Grand Junction Railway July 4th, 1837

The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.
Second Continental Congress July 4th, 1776

In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 4th?

Calvin Coolidge: Age & Birthday 60
Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton
26
Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai
Rube Goldberg: Age & Birthday 87
Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City
Eva Marie Saint: Age & Birthday 99
Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark
29
Shella Devi Aulia

Indonesian badminton player

*July 4th, 1994, Bekasi City
Nina Badrić: Age & Birthday 51
Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer

*July 4th, 1972, Zagreb
Neil Simon: Age & Birthday 91
Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

*July 4th, 1927, New York City †August 26th, 2018, Manhattan
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Age & Birthday 59
Nathaniel Hawthorne

American author (1804–1864)

*July 4th, 1804, Salem †May 19th, 1864, Plymouth
Gina Lollobrigida: Age & Birthday 95
Gina Lollobrigida

Italian actress, photojournalist, and politician (1927–2023)

*July 4th, 1927, Subiaco †January 16th, 2023, Rome
Ute Lemper: Age & Birthday 60
Ute Lemper

German singer and actress

*July 4th, 1963, Münster
32
Dries De Bondt

Belgian cyclist

*July 4th, 1991, Bornem
91
Aurèle Vandendriessche

Belgian marathon runner

*July 4th, 1932, Anzegem †October 17th, 2023, Waregem
Horst Seehofer: Age & Birthday 74
Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and Federal Minister of the Interior

*July 4th, 1949, Ingolstadt
Alfredo Di Stéfano: Age & Birthday 88
Alfredo Di Stéfano

Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926-2014)

*July 4th, 1926, Buenos Aires †July 7th, 2014, Madrid
74
Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera
Rudolf Friedrich: Age & Birthday 90
Rudolf Friedrich

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1923-2013)

*July 4th, 1923, Winterthur †October 15th, 2013, Winterthur
Malia Obama: Age & Birthday 25
Malia Obama

Daughter of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

*July 4th, 1998, Chicago
93
George Mostow

American mathematician

*July 4th, 1923, Boston †April 4th, 2017, Hamden
37
Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864)

*July 4th, 1826, Lawrenceville †January 13th, 1864, Manhattan
John Lloyd Young: Age & Birthday 48
John Lloyd Young

American actor

*July 4th, 1975, Sacramento

Same year
Born in 1857

84
Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

*September 6th, 1857, Darmstadt †March 22nd, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau
William Howard Taft: Age & Birthday 72
William Howard Taft

President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

*September 15th, 1857, Cincinnati †March 8th, 1930, Washington metropolitan area
Ferdinand de Saussure: Age & Birthday 55
Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château
76
Friedrich August Emil Heuer
*December 27th, 1857, Rammenau †March 29th, 1934, Dresden
Heinrich Hertz: Age & Birthday 36
Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn
Joseph Conrad: Age & Birthday 66
Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne
Pius XI: Age & Birthday 81
Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City
Henrik Pontoppidan: Age & Birthday 86
Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen
70
Otto Sidow

German politician (SPD)

*May 1st, 1857, Friesack †September 6th, 1927, Brandenburg an der Havel
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Age & Birthday 83
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)

*February 22nd, 1857, Paddington †January 8th, 1941, Nyeri
Eugène Regnault: Age & Birthday 83
Eugène Regnault

French diplomat (1857-1941)

*December 28th, 1857, Boulogne-sur-Mer †September 25th, 1941, Gorre
Mario Méndez Bejarano: Age & Birthday 73
Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid
Julien Tiersot: Age & Birthday 79
Julien Tiersot

French musicologist, composer and pioneer in ethnomusicology (1857-1936)

*July 5th, 1857, Bourg-en-Bresse †August 10th, 1936, 13th arrondissement of Paris
Margaret Deland: Age & Birthday 87
Margaret Deland

American writer and poet (1857–1945)

*February 23rd, 1857, Allegheny †January 13th, 1945, Boston
62
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer

*April 23rd, 1857, Naples †August 9th, 1919, Montecatini Terme
Edward Elgar: Age & Birthday 76
Edward Elgar

English composer (1857-1934)

*June 2nd, 1857, Lower Broadheath †February 23rd, 1934, Worcester
Alfred Binet: Age & Birthday 54
Alfred Binet

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test

*July 8th, 1857, Nice †October 18th, 1911, Paris
Charles Scott Sherrington: Age & Birthday 94
Charles Scott Sherrington

English footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient (1857–1952)

*November 27th, 1857, Islington †March 4th, 1952, Eastbourne
Julius Wagner-Jauregg: Age & Birthday 83
Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian doctor, Nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist

*March 7th, 1857, Wels †September 27th, 1940, Vienna
Theo Van Gogh: Age & Birthday 33
Theo Van Gogh

Dutch art dealer (1857–1891)

*May 1st, 1857, Zundert †January 25th, 1891, Utrecht

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on July 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 4th.

Andrew of Crete
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_of_Crete
Bertha of Artois
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Artois
Blessed Catherine Jarrige
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Jarrige
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Giorgio_Frassati
Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Portugal
Oda of Canterbury
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_of_Canterbury
Ulrich of Augsburg
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_of_Augsburg
July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dree_Festival
Independence Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)
Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day
Liberation Day (Rwanda)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Rwanda)
Republic Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(Philippines)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IV.VII.MDCCCLVII

4.7.1857

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1857 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1857

July 1857

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
27 12345
28 6789101112
29 13141516171819
30 20212223242526
31 2728293031

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