On This Day — July 5

🕰️ Notable Events on July 5

• 2016 — The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The first Indonesian presidential election is held. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The Republic of Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. His convictions are later overturned. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976-1980). Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Algeria becomes independent from France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Germany takes possession of Cameroon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough. Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng. Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Venezuela declares independence from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1803 — The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1770 — The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1687 — Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Wikipedia ↗
• 1610 — John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1594 — Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia ↗
• 1316 — The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada. Wikipedia ↗
• 328 — The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 5

• 1995 — Baily Cargill, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Hyuk, South Korean singer and actor (VIXX) Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Shohei Otani, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Chiara Scholl, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Charlie Austin, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Danay Garcia, Cuban actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Zack Miller, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Paíto, Mozambican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — David Rozehnal, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jason Wade, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Britta Oppelt, German rower Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Steven Sharp Nelson, American cellist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Bizarre, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Gary Shteyngart, American writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Armin Kõomägi, Estonian author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — John LeClair, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kathryn Erbe, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli-American pianist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Edie Falco, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — James Lofton, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Tony Hadley, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Goose Gossage, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Roger Wicker, American colonel, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Todd Akin, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Paul Smith, English fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Pierre Villepreux, French rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Terry Cashman, American singer-songwriter and record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bud Andrews, American radio host and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Chuck Close, American painter and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Shirley Knight, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Katherine Helmond, American actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Tony Lock, English cricketer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Chikao Ohtsuka, Japanese voice actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jean Raspail, French author and explorer Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — George Moore, Australian jockey (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Babe Paley, American socialite (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — John Woodruff, American runner and commander (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — George Costakis, Russian art collector (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗

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