July 4th (1939) was a Tuesday. 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, 1939
» Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium (1923) or Yankee Stadium that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
» 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