On This Day: 4 July

4 July in Indian history

• 1947The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.India

4 July in world history

• 2025The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus.
• 2024The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government.
• 1973Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional in
• 1951William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1942World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
• 1941German AB-Aktion in Poland: After capturing Lwów, the Nazis executed professors of the University of Lwów along with their families.
• 1941The Holocaust: During the German occupation of Latvia, a number of synagogues in Riga were set on fire, killing many Jews who were confined within.
• 1939Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
• 1918World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the effectiveness of combined-arms techniques in trench warfare.
• 1887The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
• 1863American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
• 1862In a boat on the River Thames from Oxford to Godstow, author Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell and her sisters a story that later formed the basis for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
• 1837The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway with steam traction, opened between Birmingham and Newton Junction.
• 1778American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
• 1776In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire.
• 1584Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island.
• 1333Genkō War: Forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo seize Tōshō-ji during the Siege of Kamakura. Hōjō Takatoki and other members of the Hōjō clan commit suicide, ending the rule of the Kamakura shogunate.

Born on 4 July

• 1986Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player
• 1973Michael Johnson, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
• 1954Devendra Kumar Joshi, 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian NavyIndia
• 1951Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist, sociologist, and academic
• 1898Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician (died 1998)India
• 1897Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (died 1924)India

Died on 4 July

• 2016Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (born 1940)
• 1963Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)India
• 1938Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1881)
• 1902Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (born 1863)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 4 July in history?

2025: The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus. 2024: The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government. 1973: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional in. 1951: William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain later won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

What happened on 4 July in Indian history?

1947: The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.

Which famous people were born on 4 July?

Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player (1986); Michael Johnson, English-Jamaican footballer and manager (1973); Devendra Kumar Joshi, 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy (1954); Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist, sociologist, and academic (1951).

Which day is observed on 4 July?

CARICOM Day; The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India); Independence Day (United States); Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands); Liberation Day (Rwanda).