^B{^#!16!4 July^N! Independence Day in the US. Feast day of The Martyrs of Dorchester, St Andrew of Crete, St Elizabeth of Portugal, St Ulric of Augsburg, St Bertha of Blangy, and St Odo of Canterbury.
^B{1776^B} The American Declaration of Independence was adopted. ^B{1829^B} Britain's first regular scheduled bus service began running, between Marylebone Road and the Bank of England, in London. ^B{1848^B} The ^I{Communist Manifesto^I} was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ^B{1946^B} The Philippine Islands were given independence by the US. ^B{1968^B} Alec Rose landed at Portsmouth in ^I{Lively Lady^I}, having sailed single-handed around the world. ^B{1991^B} Colombia's President Cesar Gaviria Trujillo lifted state of siege that had been in effect since 1984.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Nathaniel Hawthorne, US author, ^B{1804^B}; Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier and patriot, ^B{1807^B}; Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, ^B{1898^B}; Louis Armstrong, US jazz trumpeter and singer, ^B{1900^B}; Neil Simon, US dramatist, ^B{1927^B}; Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film actress, ^B{1927^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Samuel Richardson, English novelist, ^B{1761^B}; Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US president, ^B{1826^B}; John Adams, 2nd US president, ^B{1826^B}; James Monroe, 5th US president, ^B{1831^B}; Marie Curie, Polish scientist, ^B{1934^B}; Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player, ^B{1939^B}.
