Tom Longboat, Canadian runner and soldier (died 1949)

Thomas Charles Longboat was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario and, for much of his career, the dominant long-distance runner. He was known as the "bulldog of Britannia" and was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War.

July 4 is the 185th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 180 days remain until the end of the year.