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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 4 JUILLET

Henry David Thoreau

Année: 1845

Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement.

Walt Whitman

Année: 1855

The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published in Brooklyn.

Lewis Carroll

Année: 1862

Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.

Retreat from Gettysburg

Année: 1863

American Civil War: Retreat from Gettysburg: The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signaling an end to his last invasion of the North.

Iowa Territory

Année: 1838

The Iowa Territory is organized.

Grand Junction Railway

Année: 1837

Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.

Samuel Francis Smith

Année: 1831

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

Durham University

Année: 1832

Durham University established by Act of Parliament; the first recognized university to be founded in England since Cambridge over 600 years earlier.

John Neal

Année: 1832

John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women.

American Civil War

Année: 1863

American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: The Confederate army in Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege, contributing to the Union capture of the Mississippi River.

NAISSANCES DU 4 JUILLET

Chuck Tanner

Année de naissance: 1928

Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (died 2011)

Jassem Alwan

Année de naissance: 1928

Jassem Alwan, Syrian Army Officer (died 2018)

Gina Lollobrigida

Année de naissance: 1927

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress and photographer (died 2023)

Neil Simon

Année de naissance: 1927

Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter (died 2018)

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Année de naissance: 1926

Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014)

Teofisto Guingona Jr.

Année de naissance: 1928

Teofisto Guingona Jr., Filipino politician; 11th Vice President of the Philippines

Giampiero Boniperti

Année de naissance: 1928

Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer and politician (died 2021)

Peter Richardson (cricketer)

Année de naissance: 1931

Peter Richardson, English cricketer (died 2017)

Rick Casares

Année de naissance: 1931

Rick Casares, American football player and soldier (died 2013)

George Steinbrenner

Année de naissance: 1930

George Steinbrenner, American businessman (died 2010)

DéCèS DU 4 JUILLET

Clyde Kennard

Année de décès: 1963

Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (born 1927)

Pingali Venkayya

Année de décès: 1963

Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)

Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

Année de décès: 1963

Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1889)

Gaby Morlay

Année de décès: 1964

Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (born 1893)

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

Année de décès: 1970

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American sailor and businessman (born 1884)

Henri Decoin

Année de décès: 1969

Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (born 1890)

François Brandt

Année de décès: 1949

François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)

Monteiro Lobato

Année de décès: 1948

Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (born 1882)

John Frith (martyr)

Année de décès: 1533

John Frith, English priest, writer, and martyr (born 1503)

Marie Curie

Année de décès: 1934

Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 4 JUILLET

Independence Day (United States)

July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Liberation Day

Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Liberation Day (Rwanda)

Republic Day (Philippines)

Andrew of Crete

Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete

Ulrich of Augsburg

Christian feast day: Ulrich of Augsburg

Catherine Jarrige

Christian feast day: Blessed Catherine Jarrige

Pier Giorgio Frassati

Christian feast day: Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

Elizabeth of Portugal

Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)

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