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