Famous people born on July 4 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 4, you share it with Malia Obama, Post Malone, Calvin Coolidge — and you were born under Cancer, the sign of the caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
Birthday basics for July 4
Cancer ♋
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
185th
Day of the year
July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years), with 180 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 4
Malia Obama — Filmmaker and elder daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama (born 1998).
Post Malone — Chart-topping musician behind "Sunflower" and "Circles" (born 1995).
Calvin Coolidge — 30th U.S. President — and the only one born on the Fourth of July (born 1872).
Also sharing the day:
Nathaniel Hawthorne (b. 1804) — American novelist who wrote The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables.
Neil Simon (b. 1927) — American playwright behind Broadway hits like The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park.
George Steinbrenner (b. 1930) — Larger-than-life owner of the New York Yankees for more than three decades.
July 4 in history
1776 — The Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
1997 — NASA's Pathfinder mission successfully landed the Sojourner rover on Mars.
1826 — U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died — within hours of each other.
1802 — The United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York.
1939 — Baseball great Lou Gehrig delivered his famous "luckiest man on the face of the earth" farewell speech at Yankee Stadium.
2012 — Scientists at CERN announced the discovery of a particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson.
July 4 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 4?
Anyone born on July 4 is a Cancer — caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
What is the birthstone for July 4?
The birthstone for a July 4 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 4?
Malia Obama is among the best known — Filmmaker and elder daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama (born 1998).
What happened on July 4?
In 1776, The Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
What day of the year is July 4?
July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years), with 180 days still to come.
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