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4 July 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the United Kingdom general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative rule.Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
Anniversary
1998 - The monster movie Pulgasari, the most-widely-seen North Korean film ever made, premiered in Tokyo, Japan.Film genre
Anniversary
1988 - Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.Australian singer and actress (born 1968)
Anniversary
1982 - Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped after they were stopped at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange forces; their fates remain unknown.Unsolved kidnapping incident during the Lebanese Civil War
Anniversary
1976 - Israeli forces raided Uganda's Entebbe International Airport to free hostages taken by hijackers on Air France Flight 139.Combined military forces of Israel
Historical events
History
2025 - A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.Natural disaster in Texas, U.S.
History
2025 - The Oasis Live '25 tour begins in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16-year hiatus.2025 concert tour by Oasis
History
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.Political party
History
2015 - Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América final.Men's association football team
History
2012 - The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.Elementary particle involved with rest mass
History
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.Colossal sculpture in New York Harbor
History
2009 - The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.Terrorist attacks in Datu Piang, Jolo, Cotabato, and Iligan in Mindanao, Philippines
History
2008 - A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.Terrorist attack in Minsk, Belarus
History
2006 - Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
2005 - The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.NASA space probe launched in 2005
Notable births
Born
1995 - Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producerAmerican singer and rapper (born 1995)
Born
1990 - Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1990)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1964)Canadian ice hockey player (1964–2025)
Died
2025 - Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer (born 1958)American playwright and television writer (1958–2025)
Died
2025 - Bobby Jenks, American baseball player (born 1981)American baseball player (1981–2025)
Died
2025 - Peter Russell-Clarke, Australian chef, author and illustrator (born 1935)Australian chef, author and illustrator (1935–2025)
Died
2025 - Mark Snow, American composer for film and television (born 1946)American composer for film and television (1946–2025)
Died
2022 - Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1934)Brazilian Catholic prelate (1934–2022)
Died
2022 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1961)Japanese manga artist (1961–2022)
Died
2021 - Harmoko, Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (born 1939)Indonesian politician and journalist (1939–2021)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
29.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.1 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
12.73 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Taurus
11.63 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
Planet
Mercury Greatest Elongation21.6° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky.