Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/July 4

Births

 * 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
 * 1807 – Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (d. 1882)
 * 1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
 * 1883 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
 * 1907 – Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1958)
 * 1930 – George Steinbrenner, baseball team owner (d. 2010)
 * 1973 – Gackt, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * 1826 – John Adams, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735) (pictured – left)
 * 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743) (pictured – right)
 * 1831 – James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
 * 1902 – Swami Vivekananda, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1863)
 * 1975 – Georgette Heyer, English author (b. 1902)
 * 2003 – Barry White, American singer and record producer (b. 1944)
 * 2009 – Steve McNair, Football Superstar (quarterback) (b. 1973)

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