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Today is n’t just Independence Day - it ’s also the centesimal birthday of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’sCaptain America , who was born on July 4 , 1918 .
It ’s been seven years since Chris Evans made his entry as the frail but determined Steve Rogers inCaptain America : The First Avenger , and since then his adventures have taken him to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean , into the futurity , and across the globe - admit some visits to the shut - off nation of Wakanda . presently Captain America is still reeling from the events ofAvengers : Infinity War , so he may not be in the mood for birthday bar and presents . However , we can still keep seven years of Cap on the big screen , and 77 years since he made his unveiling inCaptain America # 1 .
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We know Cap ’s exact day of the month of birthing thanks to a fit early on inCaptain America : The First Avenger , when pre - serum Steve Rogers attempts ( not for the first metre ) to sign up for the army . The doctor dismisses him due to his recollective list of ailments , and in the process gives the audience a look at his medical book , which include his date of birth . by nature , he was hold on Independence Day .
The amusing book adaptation of Captain America , meanwhile , is actually 101 years old , having been born on July 4 , 1917 . His birth appointment is often wrong cited as being July 4 , 1920 , since that ’s the appointment given on his Wikipedia page . However , The Adventures of Captain America # 1(the source for Wikipedia ’s claim ) states that he was contain in 1917 .
He may be a centenarian in both the comical ledger and the movies , but Captain America is still fighting fit . He put up a desirable fight against Thanos inAvengers : Infinity War , and inAvengers 4he will surely do back solid to try and fix the friends that he lost - include hisold pal Bucky Barnes , who also made it to the future by being frozen , and was Steve ’s last outlast stuffy protagonist from his former living .
Physically , of course , Steve Rogers is only 32 year old . He was freeze in 1943 , at the years of 25 , and his consistency was discovered and thawed out in 2011 . It ’s unclear whether the MCU ’s Captain America old age at the same charge per unit as regular people , or if his super - metabolism and healing abilities have the side - impression of slowing his ageing outgrowth , but hopefully he ’ll stick around in the MCU long enough for us to obtain out .
Happy natal day , Cap !