July 4th, 1934

Born on July 4th, 1934

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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 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.

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

Born on July 4th, 1934

77

Yvonne B. Miller

American politician

*July 4th, 1934, Edenton †July 3rd, 2012

Same year
Born in 1934

92

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker (1934–2017)

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

91

Sophia Loren

Italian actress (born 1934)

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

92

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

89

Mary Quant

British fashion designer

*February 11th, 1934, Blackheath †April 13th, 2023, Farley Green

92

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (born 1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

89

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician (1934–2023)

*December 3rd, 1934, Waco †December 31st, 2023, Dallas

91

Judi Dench

English actress (born 1934)

*December 9th, 1934, York

92

Lou Antonio

American actor (b. 1934)

*January 23rd, 1934, Oklahoma City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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