Portal:Germany/Anniversaries/July/July 4
- 1715 – Birth of poet Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
- 1901 – Death of linguist Johannes Schmidt
- 1954 – Miracle of Bern: In the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, Germany wins 3–2 against Hungary
- 1987 – Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon is sentenced to life imprisonment