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This is a list of selected July 4 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Philippine Republic Day in the Philippines stub
993Pope John XV became the first pope to canonize a saint, Ulrich of Augsburg. refimprove
1187Saladin defeated Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin and captured the True Cross. needs more footnotes
1837Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opened between Birmingham and Liverpool. refimprove
1894 – The Republic of Hawaiʻi was proclaimed at Ali'iolani Hale in Honolulu, with Sanford B. Dole as the first president. needs more footnotes
1954 – In what is known as the "The Miracle of Bern", the underdogs West Germany defeated the favourites Hungary 3–2 to win the FIFA World Cup. refimprove

Eligible

  • 1945 – The Brazilian cruiser Bahia was accidentally sunk by one of her own crewmen, killing more than 300 and stranding the survivors in shark-infested waters.

July 4: Independence Day in the United States (1776)

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