John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826—the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

While only one president was born on Independence Day, three have died on the holiday. An interesting and coincidental bit of Fourth of July trivia is Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on, July 4, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Fourth of July. President James Monroe died 5 years later on July 4, 1831. 10of 16