A total lunar eclipse took place on July 4, 1917. http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54255843/lunar-eclipse-4-july-1917/
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, 1187http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_HattinThe 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/
Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC in 2012http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47195411/the-hunt-for-higgs/
The first Brachiosaurus dinosaur bones were discovered on July 4, 1900http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiosaurus#Discovery_and_history
Alice in Wonderland: The Reverend Charles Dodgson and Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat, on 4 July 1862http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43721755/alices-adventures-in-wonderland/HMS Beagle was commissioned on 4 July 1831http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_voyage_of_HMS_Beagle#Context_and_preparationsParramatta station was originally opened on 4 July 1860http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parramatta#TrainsThe Mount Lowe Railway opened on 4 July 1893http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lowe_RailwayA trial of Sir Thomas Mitchell's boomerang propeller took place in 1853 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mitchell_(explorer)#Story_of_the_.22bomerang.22_propeller
The Lockheed Vega's first flight was on July 4, 1927http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_VegaThe first research rocket launched from Wallops Flight Facility was on July 4, 1945http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7908326/wallops-flight-facility/The only Delta-J rocket was launched on 4 July 1968.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_JThe BOR-5 Orbital Rocketplane aborted launch on the 4th July 1984.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOR-5Mars 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, 2005http://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_testSTS-121 was launched on 4 July 2006http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3731305/sts121-launch/The 'Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS' was flown to the station on July 4, 2006http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minus_Eighty_Degree_Laboratory_Freezer_for_ISS
Richard Garriott de Cayeux (born July 4, 1961) is a video game developer and entrepreneur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_GarriottColonel Sir George Everest (July 4, 1790 - December 1, 1866) was a Welsh surveyor and geographerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_EverestHenrietta 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/
The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War IIhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_(film)
NGC 6764 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 4th July 1885.http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20498071/ngc-6764/
Supernova 1054 was first observed on 4 July 1054 ADhttp://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
Ukraine meteor 04.07.02http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2107710.stm
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 1821http://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/