July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years), with 180 days remaining.
- 1876 — Helmuth Schmidt is born.
- 1953 — Leslie Allen Williams is born.
- 1958 — Sheila LaBarre is born.
- 1963 — John Fautenberry is born.
- 1969 — Samuel Galbraith is born.
- 1977 — Kim Do-ryong is born.
- 1983 — John Bodkin Adams died.