July 5
is the 186th day of the year (187th in
leap years) in the
Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining.
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1610 -
John Guy sets sail from
Bristol with 39 other
colonists for
Newfoundland.
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1687 -
Isaac Newton publishes
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
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1770 -
Battle of Chesma and
Battle of Larga between the
Russian Empire and the
Ottoman Empire.
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1803 - The
convention of Artlenburg leads to the
French occupation of
Hanover (which had been ruled by the
British king).
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1811 -
Venezuela declares independence from
Spain.
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1813 -
War of 1812: Three weeks of
British raids on
Fort Schlosser,
Black Rock and
Plattsburgh, New York begin.
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1814 -
War of 1812:
Battle of Chippewa -
American Major General Jacob Brown defeats
British General Phineas Riall at
Chippewa, Ontario.
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1830 -
France invades
Algeria.
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1833 -
Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the
Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third
Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
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1865 -
William Booth founds
The Christian Mission (later renamed
The Salvation Army).
* 1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in
England.
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1878 - The
coat of arms of the
Baku governorate was established.
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1884 -
Germany takes possession of
Cameroon.
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1934 - "
Bloody Thursday" -
Police open fire on striking
longshoremen in
San Francisco.
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1935 - The
National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the
United States, is signed into law by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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1937 -
Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the
Hormel Foods Corporation.
* 1937 - Highest recorded temperature in
Canada, at
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.
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1940 -
World War II: The
United Kingdom and the
Vichy France government break off
diplomatic relations.
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1941 -
World War II:
German troops reach the
Dniepr River.
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1943 -
World War II:
Battle of Kursk - The largest
tank battle in history begins.
* 1943 -
World War II: An
Allied invasion fleet sails for
Sicily (
Operation Husky,
July 10, 1943).
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1945 -
World War II: Liberation of the
Philippines declared.
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1946 - The
bikini is introduced.
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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.)
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1948 -
British National Health Service Act enacted.
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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.
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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.
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1962 -
Algeria becomes independent from
France.
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1970 -
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near
Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.
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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.
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1973 - Catastrophic
BLEVE (
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in
Kingman, Arizona, 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.
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1975 -
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the
Wimbledon singles title.
* 1975 -
Cape Verde gains its independence from
Portugal.
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1977 -
Military coup in
Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto the very first elected
Prime Minister of
Pakistan overthrown.
*
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.
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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.
* 1989 - The
sitcom Seinfeld aired its first episode.
*
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.
*
2004 - First
Indonesian presidential election by the nation.
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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.
*
1586 -
Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d.
1647)
*
1653 -
Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d.
1726)
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1675 -
Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials
*
1717 -
Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Queen
Maria I of Portugal (d.
1786)
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1718 -
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d.
1794)
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1794 -
Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d.
1851)
*
1801 -
David Farragut, American naval commander (d.
1870)
*
1810 -
Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum, American circus owner (d.
1891)
*
1853 -
Cecil Rhodes, South African politician (d.
1902)
*
1879 -
Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d.
1959)
*
1880 -
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d.
1940)
*
1886 -
Willem Drees,
Prime Minister of the Netherlands (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)
*
1901 -
Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d.
1992)
*
1902 -
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d.
1985)
*
1904 -
Harold Acton, American writer and dilettante (d.
1994)
* 1904 -
Milburn Stone, American actor (d.
1980)
*
1911 -
Georges Pompidou,
President of France (d.
1974)
*
1918 -
George Rochberg, American composer (d.
2005)
*
1924 -
János Starker, Hungarian cellist
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1928 -
Warren Oates, American actor (d.
1982)
*1928 -
Pierre Mauroy,
Prime Minister of France*
1928 -
Katherine Helmond, American actress
*
1932 -
Billy Laughlin, American actor (d.
1948)
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1935 -
John Gilmore (writer), American true crime & noir author
*
1936 -
Shirley Knight, American actress
*1936 -
James Mirrlees, Scottish economist,
Nobel Prize laureate
*
1939 -
Booker Edgerson, American football player
*
1943 -
Curt Blefary, baseball player (d.
2001)
*1943 -
Robbie Robertson, Canadian guitarist (
The Band)
*
1950 -
Huey Lewis, American musician
*1950 -
Michael Monarch, American guitarist (
Steppenwolf)
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1951 -
Rich Gossage, baseball player
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1957 -
David Hanson, politician
*1957 -
Doug Wilson, Canadian hockey player
*
1958 -
Bill Watterson, American cartoonist
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1960 -
Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor
*
1963 -
Edie Falco, American actress
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1966 -
Kathryn Erbe, American actress
*1966 -
Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
*
1968 -
Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian journalist
* 1968 -
Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
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1969 -
John LeClair, American hockey player
*1969 -
RZA, American rapper
*
1970 -
Mac Dre, American rapper (d.
2004)
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1973 -
Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer
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1974 -
Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
*
1975 -
Hernan Crespo, Argentinian footballer
*
1976 -
Mike DeWolf, American guitarist (
Taproot)
*1976 -
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
*1976 -
Marina Dias, Brazilian model
*1976 -
Bizarre, American rapper
*
1977 -
Royce Da 5'9", American rapper
*
1979 -
Stilian Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
*1979 -
Shane Filan, Irish musician (
Westlife)
*1979 -
Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
*
1980 -
Jason Wade, American musician (
Lifehouse)
*1980 -
Eva Green, French actress
*
1981 -
Jesse Crain, Canadian-born baseball player
*
1982 -
Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
*
1985 -
Stephanie McIntosh, Australian actress
*
1996 -
Dolly the sheep, first cloned mammal (d.
2003)
*
1316 - Infante
Ferdinand of Majorca (b.
1278)
*
1375 -
Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b.
1337)
*
1472 -
Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b.
1394)
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1539 -
St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b.
1502)
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1666 -
Albert VI of Bavaria (b.
1584)
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1676 -
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b.
1613)
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1715 -
Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (b.
1659)
*
1719 -
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of 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)
*
1975 -
Otto Skorzeny, German commando who rescued
Benito Mussolini (b.
1908)
*
1983 -
Harry James, American musician (b.
1916)
*
1991 -
Howard Nemerov, American poet (b.
1920)
*
1996 -
Erik Wickberg, The Salvation Army general (b.
1904)
*
1998 -
Sid Luckman, American football player (b.
1916)
*
2002 -
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b.
1924)
* 2002 -
Ted Williams, baseball player (b.
1918)
*
2003 -
Roman Lyashenko, Russian 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)
*
2006 -
Kenneth Lay, American businessman and convicted criminal (b.
1942)
*
Venezuela:
Independence Day (
1811).
*
Algeria: Independence Day (
1962).
*
Cape Verde: Independence Day (
1975).
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Armenia:
Constitution Day (
1995)
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Czech Republic and
Slovakia: Arrival of
Saints Cyril and Methodius in
Great Moravia (around
863).
*
Isle of Man:
Tynwald Day (
1266).
*
Church of the SubGenius:
X-Day (
1998).
Liturgical feasts
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Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria, priest [common] (died 1539)
*
Saint Domitian (Donation, Dominic), bishop, confessor, or martyr [Bruges]
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Saint Jacutus, abbot, confessor [Tours]
*
Saint Nicomedes, martyr
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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)]
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Saint Catherine, virgin, martyr (Translation) [Regensburg]
*
Saint Cyrilla*
Saint Dominica [Paris, as Dominic]
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Saint Edana, virgin
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Saint Modwena*
Saint Zoe (died 286)
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