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Era Istrefi

Kosovo-Albanian singer whose hit BonBon went global and who sang on the 2018 World Cup song Live It Up

Did you know? Her mother was also a singer and her sister Nora Istrefi is a pop star too.

Era Istrefi (Albanian:; born 4 July 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer. Born and raised in Pristina, she rose to international recognition in 2016 with the breakthrough single "BonBon", which experienced commercial success worldwide.

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Mick Wingert

Voice actor known for roles in Kung Fu Panda and Marvel

Did you know? He took over the voice role of Po from Jack Black for the television series and several video games.

Mick Wingert (born July 4, 1974) is an American voice actor and voice-over coach. He provided the voices of Master Po and Zeng in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, taking over the roles from actors Jack Black and Dan Fogler, respectively; as well as Iron Man in various Marvel productions.

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Nina Badrić

Croatian pop singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest

Did you know? Before her music career took off, she was discovered by a talent scout while singing at her job in a boutique.

Nina Badrić (pronounced; born 4 July 1972) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. She began performing in the early 1990s, and competed in "Dora" – the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 4 times.

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Polly Higgins

Pauline Hélène "Polly" Higgins (4 July 1968 – 21 April 2019) was a Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist, described by Jonathan Watts in her obituary in The Guardian as, "one of the most inspiring figures in the green movement".

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Edi Rama

Prime Minister of Albania and former professional basketball player

Did you know? He is a keen artist who gained international attention for painting the grey buildings of Albania's capital in bright, vibrant colours.

Edvin Kristaq "Edi" Rama (born 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, artist, writer, and former professional basketball player who has served as prime minister of Albania since 2013 and as chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005.

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Victoria Abril

Prolific Spanish actress known for films such as Tie Me Up!

Did you know? Before finding international fame on the big screen, she appeared as a regular performer on a popular Spanish game show.

Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up!

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Álvaro Uribe Vélez

Two-term President of Colombia who held office from 2002

Did you know? Before his presidency, he spent time in England as a senior associate member at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford.

Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 4 July 1952) is a Colombian politician who served as the 32nd President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010. He is a member and leader of the right-wing political party Democratic Center.

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Horst Seehofer

German politician who served as the Minister of the Interior

Did you know? He is a dedicated model railway enthusiast and has an extensive miniature train layout in the attic of his home.

Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949) is a German politician who served as Minister for the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021.

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Eizo Yuguchi

Japanese footballer who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968

Did you know? He spent his entire club career playing for Yanmar Diesel in the Japan Soccer League.

Eizo Yuguchi (湯口 栄蔵, Yuguchi Eizō; July 4, 1945 – February 2, 2003) was a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Ryuichi Sugiyama

Japanese footballer who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968

Did you know? He was a key member of the side that achieved Japan's first-ever Olympic football medal during the Games in Mexico City.

Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi; born July 4, 1941) is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

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Masakatsu Miyamoto

Japanese footballer and manager who won an Olympic bronze medal

Did you know? He was a key part of the squad that finished third at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Masakatsu Miyamoto (宮本 征勝, Miyamoto Masakatsu; July 4, 1938 – May 7, 2002) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

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Queen Sonja of Norway

Queen consort of Norway and wife of King Harald V

Did you know? Before she could marry the then-Crown Prince, the couple had to wait nine years for his father to approve their relationship.

Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen; 4 July 1937) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She was Queen of Norway from 1991 to 2026 as the wife of King Harald V and was Norway's first queen consort since Maud of Wales, who died in 1938.

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Gina Lollobrigida

Golden Age Italian actress and international screen icon

Did you know? After her film career slowed down, she became an accomplished photojournalist and once interviewed Fidel Castro.

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world".

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Alfredo Di Stéfano

Real Madrid legend who won five consecutive European Cups

Did you know? He is one of the few players to have represented three different national teams: Argentina, Colombia and Spain.

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia" ("The Blond Arrow"), he played in all five of Madrid's European Cup victories during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Eva Marie Saint

Oscar-winning American actress known for North by Northwest

Did you know? She accepted her Academy Award for On the Waterfront while she was nine months pregnant, giving birth just two days after the ceremony.

Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American retired actress. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she received an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, in additions to nominations for two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

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Girija Prasad Koirala

Nepalese politician who served four terms as Prime Minister

Did you know? In his youth, he worked as a labour leader at a jute mill and led the first general strike in Nepal.

Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala (Nepali: गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the Prime Minister of Nepal on four occasions: from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and 2006 to 2008.

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Gérard Debreu

French-born mathematician and Nobel Prize-winning economist

Did you know? During the Second World War, he served in the French army and spent time as a prisoner of war before resuming his studies.

Gérard Debreu (French:; 4 July 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a French-born economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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Gloria Stuart

American actress who played the elder Rose in the film Titanic

Did you know? Her Academy Award nomination for her role in Titanic made her the oldest person ever nominated for an acting Oscar at that time.

Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 – September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist and activist.

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Robert K. Merton

American sociologist who developed the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy

Did you know? He is credited with coining several phrases that entered common usage, including role model and unintended consequences.

Robert King Merton (born Meyer Robert Schkolnick; July 4, 1910 – February 23, 2003) was an American sociologist who is considered a founding father of modern sociology, and a major contributor to the subfield of criminology. He served as the 47th president of the American Sociological Association.

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Gulzarilal Nanda

Indian politician who twice served as interim Prime Minister

Did you know? He was a dedicated follower of Mahatma Gandhi and lived a very simple life, even refusing a government pension.

Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialised in labour issues. He served as the acting Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 respectively.

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Calvin Coolidge

Quiet New England Republican nicknamed Silent Cal who served as the 30th US President during the Roaring Twenties

Did you know? Known for being remarkably concise, he once replied "You lose" to a dinner guest who bet they could get him to say three words.

Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President Warren G.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Astronomer who discovered how to measure distances in space

Did you know? She worked as a computer at Harvard Observatory, earning very little while making some of the most significant discoveries in modern astronomy.

Henrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921) was an American astronomer. Her discovery of how to effectively measure vast astronomical distances led to a shift in the understanding of the scale and nature of the universe.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general whose Expedition of the Thousand conquered Sicily and Naples, a hero of Italian unification

Did you know? He spent many years in exile in South America, where he fought in several revolutionary conflicts before returning to Europe.

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (Italian:; 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to the Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

American novelist of The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, who explored sin and guilt in Puritan New England

Did you know? He changed the spelling of his name to distance himself from an ancestor who was a judge during the Salem witch trials.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.

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