July 5 in recent years
2009 (Sunday)
2008 (Saturday)
2007 (Thursday)
2006 (Wednesday)
2005 (Tuesday)
2004 (Monday)
2003 (Saturday)
2002 (Friday)
2001 (Thursday)
2000 (Wednesday)
July 5 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 178 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events [ ]
1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance , against England .
1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland .
1687 - Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica .
1770 - Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire .
1775 - US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition .
1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1809 - Battle of Wagram starts, the two-day battle was the largest yet of the Napoleonic Wars .
1811 - Venezuela declares independence from Spain .
1813 - War of 1812 : Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser , Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
1814 - War of 1812 : Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa .
1830 - France invades Algeria .
1833 - Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent .
1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England .
1865 - The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London , England .
1878 - The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.
1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon .
1934 - "Bloody Thursday " - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco .
1935 - The National Labor Relations Act , which governs labor relations in the United States , is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt .
1937 - Spam , the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation .
1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada , at Yellow Grass : 45 °C.
1940 - World War II : The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations .
1941 - World War II : German troops reach the Dniepr River.
1943 - The Battle of Kursk , the largest tank battle in history, starts with a German tank attack on Soviet forces.
1943 - World War II : An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky , July 10 , 1943).
1945 - World War II : Liberation of the Philippines declared.
1946 - The bikini is introduced in Paris , France .
1947 - Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League . (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.)
1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted.
1950 - Korean War : Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces.
1950 - Zionism : The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel .
1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor .
1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky . Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll .
1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I , 11th highest peak on the earth.
1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France .
1970 - Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.
1971 - Right to vote : the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution , lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon .
1973 - Catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman , following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters. This explosion has become a classic incident studied in fire department training programs worldwide.
1975 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal .
1977 - Military coup in Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto the very first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan overthrown.
1982 - NBC's experiment in late-night news programming, NBC News Overnight , debuts.
1987 - First instance of the LTTE using suicide attacks on Sri Lankan Army . The Black Tigers are born and in the following years continue to use it to deadly effect.
1989 - Iran-Contra Affair : Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
1994 - The United States announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from Haiti .
1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars , and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
2003 - SARS is declared to be contained by the WHO .
2004 - First Indonesian presidential election by the nation.
2006 - North Korea launched at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
2006 - Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting held at the U.N in New York City because of the North Korean missile tests a day before.
Births [ ]
1321 - Joan of The Tower , Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362 )
1586 - Thomas Hooker , Connecticut colonist (d. 1647 )
1653 - Thomas Pitt , British Governor of Madras (d. 1726 )
1675 - Mary Walcott , American accuser at the Salem witch trials
1717 - Pedro III of Portugal , consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786 )
1718 - Francis Seymour-Conway , Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794 )
1794 - Sylvester Graham , American nutritionist (d. 1851 )
1801 - David Farragut , American naval commander (d. 1870 )
1805 - Robert Fitz Roy , British seaworthy and meteorologic (d. 1865 )
1810 - P.T. Barnum , American circus owner (d. 1891 )
1820 - William John Macquorn Rankine , Scottish engineer and physicist (d. 1872 )
1829 - Ignacio Mariscal , Writer and Mexican diplomat (d. 1910 )
1841 - William C. Whitney , American financier (d. 1904 )
1853 - Cecil Rhodes , South African politician, founder of Rhodesia (d. 1902 )
1860 - Robert Bacon , American politician (d. 1919 )
1872 - Edouard Herriot , French politician (d. 1957 )
1874 - Eugen Fischer , Nazi physician (d. 1967 )
1879 - Wanda Landowska , Polish harpsichordist (d. 1959 )
1879 - Joe Russell , English philosopher
1879 - Dwight F. Davis , American tennis player and politician (d. 1945 )
1880 - Jan Kubelík , Czech violinist (d. 1940 )
1882 - Inayat Khan , Indian sufi (d. 1927 ).
1885 - Blas Infante , Spanish politician (d. 1936 )
1885 - André Lhote , French painter (d. 1962 )
1886 - Willem Drees , Dutch politician (d. 1988 )
1888 - Herbert Spencer Gasser , American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963 )
1889 - Jean Cocteau , French writer (d. 1963 )
1890 - Frederick Lewis Allen , American social historian (d. 1954 )
1891 - John Howard Northrop , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987 )
1895 - Gordon Jacob , English composer (d. 1984 )
1898 - Yip Man , Ving Tsun Sifu and Master of Style (Gung-Gung) (d. 1972 )
1899 - Marcel Achard , French playwright, screenwriter and author (d. 1974 )
1901 - Sergey Obraztsov , Soviet puppet master (d. 1992 )
1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge , American diplomat (d. 1985 )
1904 - Harold Acton , American writer and dilettante (d. 1994 )
1904 - Ernst Mayr , American biologist (d. 2005 )
1904 - Milburn Stone , American actor (d. 1980 )
1910 - Georges Vedel , French public law (d. 2002 )
1911 - Georges Pompidou , French politician (d. 1974 )
1913 - Smiley Lewis , American musician (d. 1966 )
1915 - John Woodruff , American athlete (d. 2007 )
1918 - George Rochberg , American composer (d. 2005 )
1918 - René Lecavalier , French Canadian radio host and television sportscaster (d. 1999 )
1924 - Niels Jannasch , Canadian historian and museum curator (d. 2001 )
1924 - János Starker , Hungarian cellist
1928 - Warren Oates , American actor (d. 1982 )
1928 - Pierre Mauroy , French politician
1929 - Katherine Helmond , American actress
1932 - Billy Laughlin , American actor (d. 1948 )
1932 - Gyula Horn , former Hungarian prime minister
1935 - John Gilmore , American true crime author
1936 - Shirley Knight , American actress
1936 - James Mirrlees , Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 - Ronnie Self , American rock singer and songwriter (d. 1981 )
1939 - Booker Edgerson , American football player
1940 - Chuck Close , American painter and photographer
1942 - Johannes Löhr , German footballer and trainer
1943 - Curt Blefary , American baseball player (d. 2001 )
1943 - Robbie Robertson , Canadian guitarist (The Band ).
1945 - Humberto Benítez Treviño , Mexican Policitian and Attorney General of México .
1946 - Pierre-Marc Johnson , American lawyer, physician and politician
1946 - Paul Smith , British fashion designer
1948 - William Hootkins , American actor (d. 2005 )
1950 - Huey Lewis , American musician
1950 - Michael Monarch , American guitarist (Steppenwolf )
1951 - Rich Gossage , American baseball player
1954 - Leni Björklund , Swedish politician
1954 - John Wright , New Zealand cricketer
1955 - Peter McNamara , Australian tennis player
1956 - Patsy Pease , American actress
1956 - James Lofton , American football player and coach
1957 - David Hanson , Canadian politician
1957 - David Pinkney , British Touring Car Racer
1957 - Doug Wilson , Canadian hockey player
1958 - Paul Daniel , British opera and symphony conductor
1958 - Tzipi Livni , Israeli politician
1958 - Bill Watterson , American cartoonist
1959 - Marc Cohn , American singer and songwriter
1960 - Pruitt Taylor Vince , American actor
1960 - James M. Kelly , American politician
1961 - Isabelle Poulenard , French soprano
1963 - Edie Falco , American actress
1963 - Russ Lorenson , American singer and actor
1965 - Eyran Katsenelenbogen , a famous international jazz pianist
1966 - Kathryn Erbe , American actress
1966 - Susannah Doyle , British actress
1966 - Gianfranco Zola , Italian footballer
1967 - Silvia Ziche , Italian comics artist
1968 - Ken Akamatsu , Mangaka
1968 - Kenji Ito , Japanese composer
1968 - John Ruskin a.k.a. Nardwuar the Human Serviette , Canadian journalist
1968 - Alex Zülle , Swiss cyclist
1969 - John LeClair , American hockey player
1969 - RZA , American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan )
1969 - Jenji Kohan , American television writer and producer
1970 - Mac Dre , American rapper (d. 2004 )
1971 - Derek McInnes , Scottish footballer
1972 - Letha Weapons , porn actress
1973 - Marcus Allbäck , Swedish footballer
1973 - Bengt Lagerberg , Swedish musician (The Cardigans )
1973 - Róisín Murphy , Irish musician
1973 - René Spies , German bobsledder
1974 - Márcio Amoroso , Brazilian footballer
1975 - Hernán Crespo , Argentinian footballer
1975 - Gunnar H. Thomsen , Faroese musician (Týr )
1975 - Kip Gamblin , Australian dancer and actor
1976 - Nuno Gomes , Portuguese footballer
1976 - Marina Dias , Brazilian model
1976 - Bizarre , American rapper (D12 )
1977 - Royce Da 5'9" , American rapper
1977 - Nicolas Kiefer , German tennis player.
1979 - Stiliyan Petrov , Bulgarian footballer
1979 - Shane Filan , Irish musician (Westlife )
1979 - Amélie Mauresmo , French tennis player
1980 - Eva Green , French actress
1980 - Jason Wade , American musician (Lifehouse )
1980 - David Rozehnal , Czech footballer
1981 - Jesse Crain , Canadian-born baseball player
1982 - Alberto Gilardino , Italian footballer
1985 - Stephanie McIntosh , Australian pop singer and actress
1985 - Nick O'Malley , Bass player for (Arctic Monkeys ).
1989 - Joseph King , American musician (Canvas ).
1991 - Jason Dolley , American actor
Deaths [ ]
1316 - Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278 )
1375 - Charles III of Alençon , French archbishop (b. 1337 )
1472 - Charles of Artois , French military leader (b. 1394 )
1539 - St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria , Italian saint (b. 1502 )
1666 - Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584 )
1676 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel , Swedish soldier (b. 1613 )
1715 - Charles Ancillon , French Huguenot pastor (b. 1659 )
1719 - Meinhardt Schomberg , Irish general (b. 1641 )
1773 - Francisco José Freire , Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719 )
1833 - Nicéphore Niépce , French inventor (b. 1765 )
1859 - Charles Cagniard de la Tour , French physicist (b. 1777 )
1862 - Heinrich Georg Bronn , German geologist (b. 1800 )
1904 - Abai Kunanbaiuli , Kazakh poet (b. 1845 )
1908 - Jonas Lie , Norwegian author (b. 1833 )
1920 - Max Klinger , German artist (b. 1857 )
1927 - Albrecht Kossel , German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1853 )
1932 - Sasha Cherny , Russian poet (b. 1880 )
1945 - John Curtin , 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885 )
1948 - Georges Bernanos , French writer (b. 1888 )
1957 - Charles Sherwood Noble , American-born inventor
1965 - Porfirio Rubirosa , Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. 1909 )
1966 - George de Hevesy , Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885 )
1969 - Walter Gropius , German architect (b. 1883 )
1969 - Wilhelm Backhaus , German pianist (b. 1884 )
1969 - Leo McCarey , American film director (b. 1898 )
1969 - Tom Mboya , Kenyan politician (b. 1930 )
1975 - Gilda dalla Rizza , Italian soprano (b. 1892 )
1983 - Harry James , American musician (b. 1916 )
1991 - Howard Nemerov , American poet (b. 1920 )
1996 - Erik Wickberg , The Salvation Army general (b. 1904 )
1997 - Mrs. Miller , American singer (b. 1907 )
1998 - Sid Luckman , American football player (b. 1916 )
2001 - Ernie K-Doe , American singer (b. 1936 )
2002 - Katy Jurado , Mexican actress (b. 1924 )
2002 - Ted Williams , American baseball player (b. 1918 )
2003 - Roman Lyashenko , Russian ice hockey player (b. 1979 )
2004 - Hugh Shearer , Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923 )
2004 - Rodger Ward , American race car driver (b. 1921 )
2005 - James Stockdale , U.S. Navy vice admiral (b. 1923 )
2005 - Shirley Goodman , American singer (b. 1936 )
2006 - Kenneth Lay , American businessman (b. 1942 )
2007 - Kerwin Mathews , American actor (b. 1926 )
2007 - George Melly , British jazz & blues musician (b. 1926 )
Holidays and observances [ ]
Liturgical feasts [ ]
Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria , priest [common] (died 1539)
Saint Domitian (Donation, Dominic), bishop, confessor, or martyr [Bruges]
Saint Jacutus , abbot, confessor [Tours]
Saint Nicomedes , martyr
Saint Numerianus , bishop (of Trier), confessor [Trier]
Saint Paul , bishop of Sens [Sens]
Saint Peter of Luxemburg , bishop of Metz , cardinal, confessor
Saint Wendelin , confessor [Strassburg, Trier (Translation)]
Saint Catherine , virgin, martyr (Translation) [Regensburg]
Saint Cyrilla
Saint Dominica [Paris, as Dominic]
Saint Edana , virgin
Saint Modwena
Saint Zoe (died 286)
External links [ ]
127 Familypedia people were born on July 5
143 Familypedia people died on July 5
86 Familypedia people were first married on July 5