Who was born on July 4

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 4, including Eva Marie Saint, Delia Fiallo, Ciril Zlobec. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

91 documented historical events happened on July 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantine emperor Theodosius II proclaimed his elder sister Aelia Pulcheria as Augusta. On the same day, in another year: Chinese astronomers recorded the sudden appearance of a "guest star", later identified as the supernova that created the Crab Nebula (pictured). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.