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Saturday, 4 July 2026

Day 185 of 2026  ·  180 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 27
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Births (13) Deaths (0) Events (8) Reminders (1)
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Arts & Culture Geography & Exploration Media & Broadcasting Military & War Miscellaneous Politics & Government
13 Births
8 Events
1 Reminders
22 Total entries

★ Born on this day 13 entries

1753
Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US.
GB 273 yrs ago
1804
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
US 222 yrs ago
1826
Stephen Foster, American composer, "Oh, Susanna."
US Arts & Culture 200 yrs ago
1872
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President from (1923 - 1929).
US Politics & Government 154 yrs ago
1878
George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy".
US 148 yrs ago
1883
Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult.
US 143 yrs ago
1900
Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo."
US 126 yrs ago
1920
Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers.
US 106 yrs ago
1924
Eva Marie Saint, actress.
US Arts & Culture 102 yrs ago
1927
Neil Simon, director, producer.
US Arts & Culture 99 yrs ago
1928
Gina Lolabrigida, actress.
US Arts & Culture 98 yrs ago
1943
Geraldo Rivera, talk show host.
US Media & Broadcasting 83 yrs ago
1966
George Steinbrenner, owner of "The Yankees".
US 60 yrs ago

► Events on this day 8 entries

1054
Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days.
US 972 yrs ago
1845
Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond.
US 181 yrs ago
1863
Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.)
US Geography & Exploration 163 yrs ago
1873
Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens.
US Military & War 153 yrs ago
1876
First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco.
US 150 yrs ago
1894
Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos.
US 132 yrs ago
1903
Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet.
US Politics & Government 123 yrs ago
1933
Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge.
US Geography & Exploration 93 yrs ago

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