July 4th, 2006

Born on July 4th, 2006

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 4th, 2006?

July 4th, 2006

Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program

What else happened on July 4th?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

July 4th, 1837

The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.

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

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

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

29

Shella Devi Aulia

Indonesian badminton player

*July 4th, 1994, Bekasi City

32

Dries De Bondt

Belgian cyclist

*July 4th, 1991, Bornem

25

Malia Obama

Daughter of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

*July 4th, 1998, Chicago

51

Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer

*July 4th, 1972, Zagreb

60

Ute Lemper

German singer and actress

*July 4th, 1963, Münster

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

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

28

Post Malone

American rapper, singer, and songwriter

*July 4th, 1995, Syracuse

24

Leopold Wahlstedt

Swedish association football player

*July 4th, 1999, Stockholm

48

John Lloyd Young

American actor

*July 4th, 1975, Sacramento

91

Neil Simon

American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)

*July 4th, 1927, New York City †August 26th, 2018, Manhattan

74

Horst Seehofer

German politician (CSU) and Federal Minister of the Interior

*July 4th, 1949, Ingolstadt

49

Inara George

American musician

*July 4th, 1974, Baltimore

58

Tracy Letts

American actor and screenwriter

*July 4th, 1965, Tulsa

95

Gina Lollobrigida

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

*July 4th, 1927, Subiaco †January 16th, 2023, Rome

91

Aurèle Vandendriessche

Belgian marathon runner

*July 4th, 1932, Anzegem †October 17th, 2023, Waregem

27

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet

French biathlete

*July 4th, 1996, Albertville

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

67

Dieter Kühn

German footballer (born 1956)

*July 4th, 1956, Leipzig

Same year
Born in 2006

18

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

17

Mckenna Grace

American actress and musician (born 2006)

*June 25th, 2006, Grapevine

17

Jacob Tremblay

Canadian actor

*October 5th, 2006, Vancouver

17

Matheu Hinzen

Dutch actor and singer

*May 12th, 2006, Antwerp

17

Conrad Laursen

Danish racing driver (born 2006)

*May 11th, 2006, Copenhagen

18

Barron Trump

Son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump (born 2006)

*March 20th, 2006, Manhattan

18

Josh Pierson

American racing driver

*February 14th, 2006, Portland

18

Moses Martin

British son of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

*April 8th, 2006, Manhattan

17

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

*September 6th, 2006, Aiiku Hospital

18

Tobias Slotsager

Danish footballer

*January 1st, 2006, Morud

18

Lee Re

South Korean actress

*March 12th, 2006, Gwangju

17

DANELIYA

Kazakh singer

*July 18th, 2006, Astana

17

Kal So-won

South Korean actress

*August 14th, 2006, Seoul

18

Lana Pudar

Bosnian swimmer

*January 19th, 2006, Mostar

17

Bombette Martin

British-American park skateboarder

*June 1st, 2006, Manhattan

18

Anastasia Shabotova

Figure skater

*January 17th, 2006, Moscow

17

Kamila Valieva

Russian figure skater (born 2006)

*April 26th, 2006, Kazan

17

Isabella Sermon

British actress

*July 8th, 2006, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

17

Kaiya Ruiter

Canadian figure skater

*May 13th, 2006, Ottawa

17

Mason Ramsey

American singer

*November 16th, 2006, Golconda

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Public holidays on July 4th

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Born on July 4th, 2006
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2006 is a normal year and no leap year.

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