Public Holidays on July 5

• 🌍 Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 Día de la Independencia (Venezuela)
• 🌍 Independence Day (Venezuela)
• 🌍 Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Czech Republic)

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On This Day in History — July 5

• 2016 — The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter.
• 2012 — The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
• 2009 — A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China.
• 2009 — The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
• 2006 — North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
• 2004 — The first Indonesian presidential election is held.

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Notable Births on July 5

• 1995 — Baily Cargill, English footballer
• 1995 — Hyuk, South Korean singer and actor (VIXX)
• 1994 — Shohei Otani, Japanese baseball player
• 1993 — Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1992 — Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
• 1992 — Chiara Scholl, American tennis player

Notable Deaths on July 5

• 2015 — Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Archduchess Dorothea of Austria (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)
• 2014 — Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925)
• 2014 — Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
• 2014 — Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931)

Public Holidays on July 6

• 🌍 Den upálení mistra Jana Husa (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)

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On This Day in History — July 6

• 2013 — At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
• 2013 — A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.
• 2013 — A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
• 2006 — The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
• 2003 — The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars...
• 1998 — Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.

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Notable Births on July 6

• 1992 — Manny Machado, American baseball player
• 1990 — Magaye Gueye, French footballer
• 1990 — Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 — Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
• 1987 — Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 — Manteo Mitchell, American runner

Notable Deaths on July 6

• 2015 — Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, and talent agent (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (b. 1927)
• 2013 — Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (b. 1935)
• 2012 — Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (b. 1939)
• 2010 — Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
• 2009 — Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author and academic (b. 1932)