* Astronomy

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RE: July 4th

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An earthquake struck England on the 4 July 1060.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54249081/england-earthquake-4-july-1060/

The Battle of Hattin took place on Saturday, July 4, 1187
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hattin

The Battle of Kursk took place on the Eastern Front during World War II in July and August 1943.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43730968/battle-of-kursk/

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The first Brachiosaurus dinosaur bones were discovered on July 4, 1900
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiosaurus#Discovery_and_history

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The Lockheed Vega's first flight was on July 4, 1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Vega

The first research rocket launched from Wallops Flight Facility was on July 4, 1945
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7908326/wallops-flight-facility/

The only Delta-J rocket was launched on 4 July 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_J

The BOR-5 Orbital Rocketplane aborted launch on the 4th July 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOR-5

Mars Pathfinder (MESUR Pathfinder) landed on Mars' Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721645/mars-pathfinder/

The Deep Impact space probe collided with comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2807747/deep-impact/

Two rounds of North Korean missile tests were conducted on July 4, 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test

STS-121 was launched on 4 July 2006
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3731305/sts121-launch/

The 'Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS' was flown to the station on July 4, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_Eighty_Degree_Laboratory_Freezer_for_ISS

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Richard Garriott de Cayeux (born July 4, 1961) is a video game developer and entrepreneur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott

Colonel Sir George Everest (July 4, 1790 - December 1, 1866) was a Welsh surveyor and geographer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everest

Henrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 - December 12, 1921) was an American astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41665377/henrietta-swan-leavitt/

Bryan Malcolm Gaensler (born 4 July 1973) is an Australian astronomer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Gaensler

Elisabetta Pierazzo (4 July 1963 - 15 May 2011) was an expert in the area of impact modelling.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60383719/elisabetta-pierazzo-1963-2011/

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The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_(film)

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NGC 6764 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 4th July 1885.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20498071/ngc-6764/

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Supernova 1054 was first observed on 4 July 1054 AD
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3248240/the-crab-nebula/

Asteroid (369) Aëria was discovered by the French astronomer A. Borrelly on July 4, 1893 in Marseilles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/369_A%C3%ABria

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Meteorites

The Viksdalen (Eucrite) meteorite was found in Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway, on the 4th July 1992.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62773165/viksdalen-meteorite/

Kaiavere meteorite: The first scientifically recorded meteorite fall in Estonia occurred on 4 July 1821
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54254004/kaiavere-meteorite/

The Barea (Mesosiderite-A1) meteorite fell in La Rioja, Spain, on the 4th July 1842.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721720/barea-meteorite/

The Marmande (L5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Aquitaine, France, on the 4th July 1848.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721727/marmande-meteorite/

The St. Germain-du-Pinel (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Bretagne, France, on the 4th July 1890.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721733/st-germain-du-pinel-meteorite/

The Colby (Wisconsin) (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Wisconsin, USA, on the 4th July 1917.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721739/colby-wisconsin-meteorite/