Connections

• Born on July 4. Independence day of United States of America (1776). American President Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4 
• Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (seminal work on Market Economy) published in 1776 
• Sister’s birthday: September 16. Independence day of Mexico 

Physics:

• Tahsin’s participation in International Mathematical Olympiad: July, 2005. Einstein’s miracle year: 1905. Einstein published 4 papers; The paper on Brownian motion published on July 18. Paper on special relativity published in September 
• On 4 July 2012, at the CERN laboratory for particle physics, the theory of how particles acquire mass was confirmed by the discovery of a Higgs particle. For which 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded 

Catholic Church:

• Pope John Paul II: Feast day 22 October. Sister II’s birthday: 22 October. On 4 July 1958 appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow. Papacy began: 16 October, 1978; Inauguration on 22 October 

Economics:

• Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (seminal work on Market Economy) published in 1776 

Technology:

• Computer Technology: x86 family of processors 
• Nanotechnology: 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for development of Scanning Tunneling Microscope or STM 
• Applied Physics: High temperature superconductivity discovered in 1986 

Industry:

• Aeronautics: Boeing 747 first produced in 1968
• Automotive: Toyota 86 assembled in Ota, Japan

Astronomy:

• Halley’s Comet last seen (appeared in inner parts of solar system) in 1986; Closest approach: 0.586 AU
• NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars on July 4, 1997

Literature:

• Harry Potter series: First book starts with: “Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, …”. 7 book series. Harry Potter’s birthday: July 31. Hermione Granger’s birthday: September 19