Tomorrow is Saturday, July 04, 2026

Everything happening on July 04, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.

About July 04

July 04, 2026 falls on a Saturday, week 27 of 2026. It is day 185 of the year, with 180 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 4 national days and fun holidays on July 4, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.

National Days & Fun Holidays on July 4

Public Holidays on July 4

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On This Day in History — July 4

  • 2012 — The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
  • 2009 — The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
  • 2009 — The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
  • 2005 — The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
  • 2004 — The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
  • 1998 — Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

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Notable Births on July 4

  • 1993 — Tom Barkhuizen, English footballer
  • 1990 — Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player
  • 1990 — Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer
  • 1990 — Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer
  • 1990 — Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer
  • 1989 — Benjamin Büchel, English footballer

Notable Deaths on July 4

  • 2015 — Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (b. 1928)
  • 2015 — William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1926)
  • 2014 — Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1950)
  • 2014 — C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (b. 1951)
  • 2014 — Earl Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1936)
  • 2014 — Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (b. 1932)

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