It’s the 4th of July: Independence Day and Louis Armstrong’s birthday.
Don’t miss the 24-hour Louis Armstrong marathon on WKCR, Columbia University’s legendary radio station, all day on 89.9 FM.
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Actually he was born August 4th, 1901
From Wikipedia:
Armstrong often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day in the USA), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Although he died in 1971, it wasn’t until the mid-1980s that his true birth date of August 4, 1901 was discovered through the examination of baptismal records.[7] He was recorded as an illegitimate black child.
Reference: http://louisarmstronghouse.org/smartfaq/smartfaq.cgi?answer=1137535835
Worth noting, it’s the same day Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, within hours of each other.