July 4:
Events
Births
- 1330 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira (d. 1367), shogun
- 1973 - Gackt, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1973 - Keiko Ihara, race car driver
- 1976 - Daijiro Kato (d. 2003), motorcycle racer
- 1984 - Jin Akanishi, singer-songwriter and actor
- 1986 - Takahisa Masuda, singer and actor
- 1990 - Naoki Yamada, footballer
- 1996 - Mahiro Takasugi, actor
- 1999 - Moa Kikuchi, singer and model
Film and television