Historical Events In July - 04

1982  Sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, pres Dominican Rep, commits suicide on July - 04.   

1983  Claus Adam, composer, dies at 65 on July - 04.   

1985  Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins on this day in history.   

1985  On July - 04 john de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83   

1986  On July - 04 flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83   

1987  Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history martina Navratilova wins 6th straight Wimbeldon defeats Steffi Graf   

1987  Nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" convicted by a French court on July - 04.   

1988  On July - 04 steffan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon crown   

1988  Adrian Adonis, [Keith Franke], WWF wrestler, killed in auto accident on this day in history.   

1989  On July - 04 federal PC cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt injured while motorcycling; later charged with impaired driving and dropped from the cabinet.   

1990  On July - 04 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner & Gettysburg Address   

1991  In Timor two events measuring 6.5 about 2.5 seconds apart. Twenty-three people killed, 181 injured, at least 5,400 left homeless on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history web surfers viewed the first-ever photos of the surface of Mars, transmitted by the Sojourner, a roving robot deposited by the Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft   

2005  NASA's "Copper bullet" from Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies on July - 04.   

2005  Violent G8 demonstrations occur in Gleneagles, Scotland on this day in history.   

2007  After being held for 114 days, Alan Johnston was finally freed on July - 04.   

2007  On July - 04 sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City.   

2007  The 50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the 48-star flag that flew from 1912 to 1959 on July - 04.   

2009  On this day in history e atue of Liberty's crown reopens to e public after 8 years, due to security reasons following e World Trade Center attacks.   

2012  On this day in history cERN announces the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson after experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.   

2013  12 people are killed and 60 are injured in a wave of shootings across Chicago on July - 04.   

2014  Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for indecently assaulting female minors on July - 04.   

2017  On this day in history world champion Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France for a dangerous act while cycling during stage four   

2017  North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan on July - 04.   

2017  On July - 04 russia and China urge North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear programs after it successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.   

2018  On July - 04 hong Kong'stop court rules same-sex couples entitled to equal visa rights in landmark case   

2018  On July - 04 wildfire in Yolo county, California, grows to 82,700 acres with 2,800 fire fighters battling the blaze   

2018  Chinese technology company Baidu announces it has begun mass production of self-driving buses, the 14-seat Apolong on this day in history.   

2019  On July - 04 uS President Donald Trump holds a “Salute to America” Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., controversial for its emphasis on the military and presence of tanks   

2019  Russian President Vladmir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on this day in history.   

2021  Pope Francis undergoes surgery to remove part of his colon in Rome on July - 04.   

2021  Researchers reveal there are 14 living descendants of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci [1] on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, becoming the organization's ninth member.   

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1330  On July - 04 birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on July - 04.   

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)   

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on July - 04.   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on this day in history.   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on July - 04.   

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65