Calvin Coolidge may be the only American president born on the Fourth of July, but three presidents have died on Independence Day. James Monroe passed away on July 4, 1831, and five years earlier, in 1826, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on America’s birthday.
Born on the Fourth of July
Did you know the United States shares a birthday with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Calvin Coolidge, Malia Obama and these other famous Americans?
1872: Calvin Coolidge
Full List
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- 1804: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1826: Stephen Foster
- 1872: Calvin Coolidge
- 1883: Rube Goldberg
- 1918: Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips
- 1924: Eva Marie Saint
- 1927: Neil Simon
- 1929: Al Davis
- 1930: George Steinbrenner
- 1938: Bill Withers
- 1943: Geraldo Rivera
- 1946: Ron Kovic
- 1981: Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
- 1998: Malia Obama