July 4

July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by July 3, and succeeded by July 5. Following July 4, there are 180 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"Esteem that to be eminently good, which, when communicated to another, will be increased to yourself."

Events

• 1871 – Mme. Blavatsky was on a ship going from Greece to Egypt. The gunpowder it carried as a protection against pirates blew up, with a considerable loss of life. H.P.B. was uninjured.
• 1879 – Mme. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott decided to publish a magazine of their own--The Theosophist.
• 1980 – Radha Burnier was elected as the seventh international president of the Theosophical Society (Adyar).

Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

• NAME OF HOLIDAY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia