July 4th (1942) was a Saturday. It's the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th July, 1942
» World War II: the 250 day Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42) or Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis powers or Axis forces.
Famous Birthdays on July 4 in 1942
» Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager
» Floyd Little, American football player and coach
» Stefan Meller, French-Polish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (d. 2008)
» Prince Michael of Kent
» Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Earth Opera and Old and in the Way)
July 4th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Andrew of Crete
» Bertha of Artois
» Blessed Catherine Jarrige
» Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
» Oda of Canterbury
» Ulrich of Augsburg
» July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the United States Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence of the United States from Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain in 1776. (United States and its Dependent territories