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July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 5, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 179 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Auld Alliance (Vieille Alliance auld-alliansen refers to a series of treaties offensive and defensive in nature between Scotland and France aimed specifically England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. John Guy may refer to John Guy (cricketer (born 1934 John Guy (governor (? - 1629 John Guy (historian (born Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of
• 1687 - Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements The Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ( Latin: "mathematical principles of natural philosophy" often Principia
• 1770 - Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5 - 7 July 1770 near and in Çeşme (Chesma Bay in the area between Asia Minor The Battle of Larga was fought between 65000 Crimean Tatars cavalry and 15000 Turkish infantry under Kaplan Girey against 38000 Russians under Field-Marshal The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1775 - US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olive Branch Petition, drafted on July 5, 1775, was a letter to King George III, from members of the Second Continental Congress, which
• 1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 1809 - Battle of Wagram starts, the two-day battle was the largest yet of the Napoleonic Wars. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In the Battle of Wagram ( 5 – 6 July 1809) Napoleon Bonaparte 's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions
• 1811 - Venezuela declares independence from Spain. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Fort Schlosser was a fortification built in Western New York in the USA around 1760 by British Colonial forces in order to guard the upper entrance to the Portage Black Rock, once an independent community is now a neighborhood of the northwest section of the city of Buffalo New York. Plattsburgh is a City in Clinton County, New York, United States.
• 1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Battle of Chippawa (sometimes incorrectly spelled Chippewa) was a victory for the American army in the War of 1812, during an invasion of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Jacob Jennings Brown ( May 9, 1775 – February 24, 1828) was an American army officer in the War of 1812. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Sir Phineas Riall, KCH ( December 15 1775 - November 10 1850) was a British army officer who fought in the War of Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls Ontario.
• 1830 - France invades Algeria. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 1833 - Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Admiral Sir Charles (John Napier KCB RN ( 6 March 1786 – 6 November 1860) was a British Naval officer Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. "Usurp" redirects here You might be also looking for WikipediaChanging username/Usurpations. Miguel I ( Miguel Maria do Patrocínio João Carlos Francisco de Assis Xavier de Paula Pedro de Alcântara António Rafael Gabriel Joaquim José Gonzaga Evaristo de Bragança e The fourth Battle of Cape St Vincent was fought on 5 July 1833 and was a decisive encounter in Portugal's Liberal Wars.
• 1865 - The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London, England. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1878 - The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Baku Governorate ( Old Russian: Бакiнская губернiя) was one of the Guberniyas ' of the Russian Empire, with its centre
• 1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.
• 1934 - "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (also known as the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen's Strike, as well as a number of variations on these names lasted eighty-three days triggered Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
• 1935 - The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the Private sector The United States of America —commonly referred to as the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.
• 1937 - Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Name origin Introduced on July 5 1937, the name "Spam" was chosen in the 1930s when the product whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel Hormel Foods Corporation ( is a food company based in southeastern Minnesota ( Mower County) perhaps best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat
• 1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45° C (113° F). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Yellow Grass economy Yellow Grass has a primary agrarian economy with most of the residents working as farmers or providing services to farmers
• 1940 - World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
• 1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation.
• 1943 - The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history, included world largest tank battle at Prokhorovka village, July 12. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Kursk (Курская битва refers to a series of German and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front of World War II
• 1943 - World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
• 1945 - World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1946 - The bikini is introduced in Paris, France. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's Swimsuit, characterized by two separate parts &mdash one covering the Breasts (optionally in the case of Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1947 - Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The baseball color line, sometimes called the " Gentleman's Agreement " was the policy unwritten for nearly its entire duration which excluded African The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball )
• 1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four Publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom collectively or individually (although
• 1950 - Korean War: Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Battle of Osan was the first engagement between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,
• 1950 - Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit The Law of Return ( Hebrew: חוק השבות ḥok ha-shvūt) is Israeli legislation originating in 1950 that gives Jews those of Jewish ancestry PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January William Bradford Shockley ( February 13, 1910 &ndash August 12, 1989) was a British -born American Physicist In Electronics, a transistor is a Semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals
• 1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. " That's All Right (Mama " is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley, written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. " Blue Moon of Kentucky " is a Waltz written in 1947 by bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and recorded by his band The Blue Grass Boys Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African
• 1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
• 1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established. The Andhra Pradesh High Court (आंध्र प्रदेश उच्च न्यायालय is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
• 1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the border of China-Pakistan (Kashmir
• 1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1970 - Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 109 people. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal The deadliest accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest
• 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. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally The Twenty-sixth Amendment ( Amendment XXVI) of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 1, 1971, standardized the voting age to 18 A voting age is a minimum age established by Law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to Vote in a Public Election. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.
• 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. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. BLEVE, pronounced /ˈblɛvi/ ("blevvy" is an Acronym for " boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion " Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Propane is a three- Carbon Alkane, normally a gas but compressible to a liquid that is transportable 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. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr ( July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an African American Tennis player who was born and raised The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious
• 1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1977 - Military coup in Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto the very first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan overthrown. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1987 - First instance of the LTTE using suicide attacks on Sri Lankan Army. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the three armed services of Sri Lanka and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and The Black Tigers are born and in the following years continue to use it to deadly effect. The Black Tigers are special wing of the LTTE who compose of specially selected and trained LTTE soldiers whose missions give them little chance of survival
• 1989 - Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is an American best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair. In the United States the title of federal judge usually refers to a Judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States 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. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• 1996 - Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult
• 1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies.
• 2003 - SARS is declared to be contained by the WHO. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• 2004 - First Indonesian presidential election by the nation. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on Monday July 5, and Monday September 20, 2004.
• 2006 - North Korea launched at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Two rounds of North Korean missile tests were conducted on July 5, 2006. Rodong-2 (spelled Nodong-2 in South Korea is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range Ballistic missile developed by Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries The Taepodong-2 (TD-2 also spelled as Taep'o-dong 2) ( Korean: 대포동 2호 is a designation used to indicate a
• 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. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The City of New York

Births

• 1321 - Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. Joan of England ( July 5, 1321 &ndash September 7, 1362) known as Joan of the Tower was the first wife and Queen consort of 1362)
• 1586 - Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. Thomas Hooker ( July 5 1586 &ndash July 7 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as probably the 1647)
• 1653 - Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. Thomas Pitt ( 5 July 1653 &ndash 28 April 1726) born at Blandford Forum, Dorset, to a rector and his wife was a 1726)
• 1675 - Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials
• 1717 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mary Walcott ( July 5, 1675 &ndash after 1719was one of the witnesses at the Salem Witch Trials of Salem Massachusetts in the years 1692 and Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pedro III (ˈpedɾu or Peter III ( July 5 1717 &ndash May 25 1786) became King of the Kingdom of Portugal and Maria I ( December 17, 1734 – March 20, 1816) was Queen of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death 1786)
• 1718 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess of Hertford KG PC ( 5 July 1718 – 14 June 1794) was born in Chelsea London 1794)
• 1794 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sylvester Graham ( July 5, 1794 &ndash September 11, 1851) was born in Suffield Connecticut, and was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian 1851)
• 1801 - David Farragut, American naval commander (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday David Glasgow Farragut ( July 5 1801 &ndash August 14 1870) was the first senior or "flag" officer of the United States Navy 1870)
• 1805 - Robert Fitz Roy, British seaworthy and meteorologic (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy ( 5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS ''Beagle'' 1865)
• 1810 - P.T. Barnum, American circus owner (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the 1891)
• 1820 - William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish engineer and physicist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William John Macquorn Rankine FRS ( July 5, 1820 &ndash December 24, 1872) was a Scottish engineer and 1872)
• 1829 - Ignacio Mariscal, Writer and Mexican diplomat (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Ignacio Mariscal (Oaxaca México July 5 1829 - Mexico City April 17 1910) was an important Mexican writer and diplomat 1910)
• 1841 - William C. Whitney, American financier (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link William Collins Whitney ( July 5, 1841 - February 2, 1904) was an American political leader and Financier and founder of 1904)
• 1853 - Cecil Rhodes, South African politician, founder of Rhodesia (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Cecil John Rhodes, PC DCL (5 July 1853 &ndash 26 March 1902 was an English -born Businessman mining Magnate, and Politician Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence 1902)
• 1860 - Robert Bacon, American politician (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Robert Bacon ( July 5, 1860 &ndash May 29, 1919) was an American statesman and diplomat 1919)
• 1872 - Edouard Herriot, French politician (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Édouard Hérriot (5 July 1872 at Troyes, France - 26 March 1957 at Lyon, France) was a French Radical politician of the 1957)
• 1874 - Eugen Fischer, Nazi physician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugen Fischer ( July 5, 1874 &ndash July 9, 1967) was a German professor of Medicine, Anthropology and 1967)
• 1879 - Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wanda Landowska ( Warsaw, July 5, 1879 &ndash Lakeville, Connecticut, August 16, 1959) was a Polish 1959)
• 1879 - Joe Russell, English philosopher
• 1879 - Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Russell is a professional Backgammon player from Los Angeles California. Dwight Filley Davis ( July 5, 1879 &ndash November 28, 1945) was an American Tennis player and Politician. 1945)
• 1880 - Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jan Kubelík ( July 5, 1880 &ndash December 5, 1940) was a Czech Violinist and Composer. 1940)
• 1882 - Inayat Khan, Indian sufi (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hazrat Inayat Khan ( July 5, 1882 &ndash February 5, 1927) was the founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International 1927). Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1885 - Blas Infante, Spanish politician (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas ( Casares, Spain; 5 July, 1885 - Seville, Spain; 11 August, 1936) 1936)
• 1885 - André Lhote, French painter (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Lhote ( 5 July, 1885 &ndash 24 January, 1962) was a French sculptor and painter of figure subjects 1962)
• 1886 - Willem Drees, Dutch politician (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willem Drees (pronounced Drace) (5 July 1886 &ndash 14 May 1988 was a Dutch Politician, Prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1988)
• 1888 - Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Herbert Spencer Gasser ( July 5, 1888 &ndash May 11, 1963) was an American Physiologist, and recipient of the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1963)
• 1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing 1963)
• 1890 - Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Lewis Allen ( July 5, 1890 Boston Massachusetts - February 13, 1954 New York City) was the editor of 1954)
• 1891 - John Howard Northrop, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Howard Northrop ( July 5 1891 &ndash May 27 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1987)
• 1895 - Gordon Jacob, English composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob ( July 5, 1895 London – June 8, 1984 Saffron Walden) was an English composer 1984)
• 1898 - Yip Man, Ving Tsun Sifu and Master of Style (Gung-Gung) (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yip Man (葉問 in Pinyin: yè wèn in Jyutping: jip6 man6 alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問 1 October 1972)
• 1899 - Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter and author (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marcel Achard ( July 5, 1899 &mdash September 4, 1974) was a French Playwright, Screenwriter and Author 1974)
• 1901 - Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (Сергей Владимирович Образцов 1901-1992 was a Russian puppet master who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica 1992)
• 1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henry Cabot Lodge Jr ( July 5, 1902 &ndash February 27, 1985) was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts 1985)
• 1904 - Harold Acton, American writer and dilettante (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton KBE ( 5 July 1904 - 27 February 1994) was a British writer scholar and Dilettante 1994)
• 1904 - Ernst Mayr, American biologist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ernst Walter Mayr ( July 5, 1904, Kempten, Germany &ndash February 3, 2005, Bedford Massachusetts U 2005)
• 1904 - Milburn Stone, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milburn Stone ( July 5 1904 - June 12 1980) was an Emmy Award winning American television actor who was the Nephew 1980)
• 1905 - Myles Horton, American educator and Civil Rights Movement teacher
• 1910 - Georges Vedel, French public law (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Myles Horton ( July 5, 1905 - January 19, 1990) was an American Educator, Socialist and cofounder of the Highlander See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Georges Vedel ( July 5, 1910 – February 21, 2002) was a French Public law professor from Auch, France. 2002)
• 1911 - Georges Pompidou, French politician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 2 April 1974 was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974 1974)
• 1913 - Smiley Lewis, American musician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Smiley Lewis ( 5 July 1913 – 7 October 1966) was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues Musician. 1966)
• 1915 - John Woodruff, American athlete (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Youie Woodruff ( July 5, 1915 &ndash October 30, 2007) was an American athlete and winner of the 800 2007)
• 1918 - George Rochberg, American composer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Rochberg, ( July 5, 1918, Paterson New Jersey &ndash May 29, 2005, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania) was an American 2005)
• 1918 - René Lecavalier, French Canadian radio host and television sportscaster (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. René Lecavalier ( July 5, 1918 - September 6, 1999) was a Canadian French language radio show host and sportscaster on SRC 1999)
• 1920 - Mary Louise Hancock, American politician and activist
• 1924 - Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Mary Louise Hancock (born July 5 1920) is a retired New Hampshire state senator former New Hampshire State Planning Director and has been called the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niels Windekilde Jannasch OC, (1924 - 2001 was a mariner marine historian and the founding director of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. 2001)
• 1924 - János Starker, Hungarian cellist
• 1928 - Warren Oates, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. János Starker (born July 5, 1924) is a Hungarian -born cellist and one of the most famous cellists of the twentieth century Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Mercer Oates (July 5 1928 – April 3 1982 was a prolific American Character actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam 1982)
• 1928 - Pierre Mauroy, French politician
• 1928 - Katherine Helmond, American actress
• 1932 - Billy Laughlin, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Mauroy (born 5 July 1928 in Cartignies) is a French Socialist politician Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Marie Helmond (born July 5, 1928, Galveston Texas) is an American Film, Theater and Television Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Laughlin ( William Robert Laughlin) ( July 5, 1932 - August 31, 1948) played the character Froggy in the 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. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gyula Horn (born in July 5 1932, Budapest) is a Hungarian politician and former Prime Minister of Hungary (1994–1998 leading Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "Jonathan" Gilmore (born July 5, 1935 in Los Angeles California) is an American Author and Gonzo journalist Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shirley Knight (born July 5, 1936 in Goessel Kansas) is an award-winning American stage, screen, and Television Sir James Alexander Mirrlees, FBA (born 5 July 1936, Minnigaff, Wigtownshire) is a Scottish economist and winner of the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronnie Self ( July 5 1938 - August 28 1981) was a Rockabilly singer and songwriter 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. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Booker Tyrone Edgerson (born July 5, 1939 in Baxter County Arkansas) was an American college and professional football player Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chuck Thomas Close (born July 5, 1940, Monroe Washington) is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a Photorealist, through Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes Löhr (born July 5, 1942) is a former German international football player and manager Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis Le Roy Blefary ( July 5, 1943 &ndash January 28, 2001) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball 2001)
• 1943 - Robbie Robertson, Canadian guitarist (The Band). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Klegerman, 5 July 1943 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Songwriter, The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999
• 1945 - Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican Politician and Attorney General of México. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Humberto Benítez Treviño, born on July 5 of 1945 was a Mexican politician but he also was a Attorney General of México during 1994 In Mexico the Office of the Attorney General ( Spanish Procuraduría General de la República) is an institution belonging to the Federal executive branch
• 1946 - Pierre-Marc Johnson, American lawyer, physician and politician
• 1946 - Paul Smith, British fashion designer
• 1946 - Gerardus 't Hooft, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laurete
• 1948 - William Hootkins, American actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre-Marc Johnson GOQ is a Quebec Lawyer, Physician and politician Sir Paul Smith, RDI, (born in Beeston, Nottingham on July 5 1946 is an English Fashion designer, whose business and reputation Gerardus 't Hooft (xeːrɑrt ət hoːft (born July 5, 1946, Den Helder) is a professor in Theoretical physics at Utrecht University The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Michael Hootkins ( July 5, 1948 &ndash October 23, 2005) was an American Actor, most famous for playing Red 2005)
• 1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician (Huey Lewis & the News)
• 1950 - Michael Monarch, American guitarist (Steppenwolf)
• 1951 - Rich Gossage, American baseball player
• 1951 - Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer
• 1954 - Leni Björklund, Swedish politician
• 1954 - John Wright, New Zealand cricketer
• 1954 - Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist (Aerosmith)
• 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, Israeli 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. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. Michael Monarch (born on July 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist. Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5 1951 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball real name (born on July 5 1951 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese Enka singer and actress Enka refers to two styles of Japanese music. The first is speeches set to music which were sung and spread by political activists during the Meiji period Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Leni Christina Elisabeth Björklund (born 5 July 1944) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician John Geoffrey Wright (born July 5, 1954 in Darfield New Zealand) is a former international Cricketer representing - and captaining - New James "Jimmy" Crespo Jr (born July 5, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Peter McNamara (born 5 July 1955, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a retired Australian Tennis player. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patsy Pease (born July 5, 1956 in Charlotte North Carolina) is an American Soap opera actress, most known for her role James David Lofton (born July 5, 1956 at Fort Ord, Monterey California) is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and currently Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) David George Hanson PC (born 5 July 1957) British Politician. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) David "Dave" Pinkney (born July 5, 1957 in Harpenden, is a British businessman and Auto racing driver Douglas Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is about the conductor For the stage magician see Paul Daniels. Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (ציפורה מלכה "ציפי" לבני born 8 July 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister William B "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) an American Cartoonist, is the author of the Comic strip Calvin and Hobbes The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Cohn (born July 5, 1959) is a Singer-songwriter and Musician. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American award-winning Character actor who has made many appearances in film and television James M Kelly ( Born July 2 1960) was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B which covers a portion of Baltimore County Maryland. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isabelle Poulenard (b 5 July 1961 in Paris, France) is a Soprano. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edith "Edie" Falco ( born July 5, 1963) is a three-time Emmy award-winning American television film and stage actress, known Russ Lorenson (born 5 July, 1963, birth name Russ Gangloff is an American singer and actor Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Eyran Katsenelenbogen (* July 5, 1965) is a jazz pianist Biography Eyran Katsenelenbogen is a remote relative of Felix Mendelsohn Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kathryn Erbe (born July 2 1966 She graduated from New York University in 1989 Susannah Doyle (born July 5, 1966, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London) is an English Gianfranco Zola OBE (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Silvia Ziche (born 5 July 1967 in Thiene) is an Italian Comic book artist and writer Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Mangaka from Tokyo. In his teens Akamatsu applied himself to Film Study (it is speculated that this is where he got the idea for Love is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka 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. Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin, July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver Alex Zülle (born July 5, 1968 in Wil) is a Swiss Road bicycle racer. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Clark LeClair (born July 5 1969 in St Albans, United States) is an American professional Ice hockey player Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Jenji Leslie Kohan (b 5 July 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Television writer and producer and Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andre Hicks ( July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004) better known by his Stage name, Mac Dre. 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
• 1975 - Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
• 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. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Derek John McInnes (born 5 July, 1971 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish football player and manager Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Letha Weapons (born Stephanie Smith in Louisiana, USA is an adult performer who has appeared in many adult films in the big-bust category Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Marcus Christian Allbäck (ˈmarkɵs ˈalˌbɛk born July 5, 1973 in Göteborg) is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Bengt Lagerberg (born Bengt Fredrik Arvid Lagerberg 5 July 1973, Stockholm) plays Drums for the Swedish pop / rock The Cardigans is a Swedish English language band formed in the town of Jönköping in 1992 Róisín Marie Murphy (pronounced /roiˈʃʲiːnʲ/ in Irish and /roʊˈʃiːn/ in English) born 5 July 1973) is an Irish Singer-songwriter René Spies (born July 5, 1973) is a German Bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2006 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Márcio Amoroso dos Santos (born July 5, 1974 in Brasilia) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Aris Thessaloniki Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hernán Jorge Crespo (born July 5, Gunnar Helmer Thomsen (born July 5, 1975 in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands) currently living in Copenhagen, is the bassplayer and Týr (tʰʊɪːɹ is a band from the Faroe Islands which plays a combination of heavy metal and Folk music, with strong Progressive metal elements Kip Gamblin (born 5 July 1975 is an Australian dancer and Actor. is a Japanese professional Tennis player She turned professional in 1992 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. Marina Dias (born July 5 1976 in São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil) is a Fashion model. Rufus "Nignag" Johnson (born in Detroit Michigan) better known as Bizarre, is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977) is an MC known by his Stage name Royce Da 5'9". Nicolas Kiefer (born July 5, 1977 in Holzminden) is a Tennis player from Germany.
• 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 baseball player
• 1982 - Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
• 1983 - Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
• 1984 - Yu Yamada, Ryukyuan model, actress and singer
• 1985 - Stephanie McIntosh, Australian pop singer and actress
• 1985 - Nick O'Malley, Bass player for (Arctic Monkeys). Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov-Stenly (sometimes transliterated 'Stilian' (Стилиян Петров (born July 5, 1979 in Montana) is a Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is a singer in the Irish pop band Westlife. Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Amélie Simone Mauresmo (ameli simɔn moʀɛsmo in French born July 5 1979 is a French professional Tennis player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Eva Gaëlle Green The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers (2003 which generated Jason Michael Wade (born July 5 1980) is the lead vocalist songwriter and Guitarist with the band Lifehouse. Lifehouse is an American rock band They came to prominence in 2001 with the hit single " Hanging by a Moment " from their debut major label album No Name David Sebastian Rozehnal (born July 5, 1980 in Šternberk) is a Czech football player who plays for the Serie A club Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jesse Crain (born Jesse Alan Crain July 5, 1981 in Toronto Ontario Canada) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Alberto Gilardino, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born July 5 1982 in Biella, Piedmont) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays as Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Zheng Jie ( born 5 July[[ 983]] is a Chinese professional female Tennis player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) is a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Stephanie McIntosh (born 5 July 1985) is an Australian actress and singer Nicholas O'Malley (born 5 July 1985 in Sheffield) is the Bass guitarist of Sheffield-based band Arctic Monkeys. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield.
• 1989 - Joseph King, American musician (Canvas). Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) For the victim of the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, see that article Joseph John King is an American rock and roll Singer, Songwriter Canvas is a Rock band from Austin Texas. They are currently on indefinite Hiatus.
• 1991 - Jason Dolley, American actor

Deaths

• 1316 - Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Jason Scott Dolley (born July 5, 1991 in Simi Valley California) is an American actor. Ferdinand of Majorca ( Ferran de Mallorca) (1278 &ndash July 5, 1316) Infante of Majorca, was the third son of James II of Majorca 1278)
• 1375 - Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. Charles III of Alençon (1337 &ndash July 5, 1375, Lyon) was the eldest son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. 1337)
• 1472 - Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. Charles of Artois (1394 &ndash 5 July 1472 son of Philip of Artois Count of Eu and Marie of Berry was Count of Eu from 1397 until his death 1394)
• 1539 - St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria (Italian Antonio Maria Zaccaria; 1502 &ndash July 5, 1539) was an Italian saint 1502)
• 1666 - Albert VI of Bavaria (b. Albert VI of Bavaria, ( 13 April 1584 - 5 July 1666) ( German: Albrecht VI 1584)
• 1676 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. Carl Gustaf Wrangel ( December 23, 1613 - July 5, 1676) was a Swedish soldier and Count of Salmis. 1613)
• 1715 - Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Ancillon ( July 28, 1659 - July 5, 1715) was a French Jurist and Diplomat. 1659)
• 1719 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Meinhardt Schomberg 3rd Duke of Schomberg 1st Duke of Leinster KG ( 30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein ( Cologne) &ndash 5 July 1719 1641)
• 1773 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francisco José Freire (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ʒuˈzɛ ˈfɾɐjɾ(ɨ ( January 3, 1719 &ndash July 5, 1773) Portuguese Historian 1719)
• 1833 - Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Nicéphore Niépce ( March 7, 1765 &ndash July 5, 1833) was a French Inventor, most noted as the inventor of 1765)
• 1859 - Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Cagniard de la Tour ( March 31, 1777 - July 5, 1859) was a French Engineer and Physicist. 1777)
• 1862 - Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Heinrich Georg Bronn ( March 3, 1800 - July 5, 1862) was a German Geologist and Paleontologist. 1800)
• 1904 - Abai Kunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Abay Ibrahim Qunanbayuli ( Kazakh: Абай (Ибраһим Құнанбайұлы, Russian Абай Ибрагим Кунанбаев 1845)
• 1908 - Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This page is about Jonas Lie the novelist For the NS minister see Jonas Lie (government minister; for the artist see Jonas Lie (painter 1833)
• 1920 - Max Klinger, German artist (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Max Klinger ( February 18, 1857 - July 5, 1920) was a German Symbolist painter, sculptor and 1857)
• 1927 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel ( September 16, 1853 &ndash July 5, 1927) was a German medical doctor The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1853)
• 1929 - Henry Lincoln Johnson, Member of 369th regiment (aka Harlem Hell Fighters), first American to receive the Croix de guerre (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Lincoln Johnson ( 1897 - July 5 1929) was an American soldier and recipient of the Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Harlem Hellfighters is the popular name for the 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment. The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and 1897)
• 1932 - Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sasha Cherny (Саша Чёрный real name Alexander Mikhailovich Glickberg, (Александр Михайлович Гликберг ( October 13 1880)
• 1945 - John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1885)
• 1948 - Georges Bernanos, French writer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Bernanos ( February 20 1888, Paris – July 5 1948, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French author and a soldier 1888)
• 1948 - Carole Landis, American actress (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Carole Landis ( January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American Film actress. 1919)
• 1957 - Charles Sherwood Noble, American-born inventor
• 1965 - Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Charles Sherwood Noble (1873 - July 5, 1957) was an immigrant to southern Alberta from North Dakota, pushed into bankruptcy by poor harvests Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza, ( January 22, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - July 5, 1965 in 1909)
• 1966 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Georg Karl von Hevesy ( August 1, 1885 &ndash July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate recognised The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1885)
• 1969 - Walter Gropius, German architect (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Adolph Georg Gropius ( May 18, 1883 &ndash July 5, 1969) was a German Architect and founder of Bauhaus 1883)
• 1969 - Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Backhaus ('Bachaus' on some record labels (b March 26, 1884 Leipzig Germany &ndash d 1884)
• 1969 - Leo McCarey, American film director (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director 1898)
• 1969 - Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya ( August 15, 1930 - July 5, 1969) was a prominent Kenyan politician during Jomo Kenyatta 's government 1930)
• 1975 - Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilda Dalla Rizza ( October 12, 1892 - July 5, 1975) was an important Italian Soprano. 1892)
• 1983 - Harry James, American musician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Harry James ( March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American Musician and Band leader, and a well-known 1916)

• 1991 - Howard Nemerov, American poet (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 1920)
• 1996 - Erik Wickberg, The Salvation Army general (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Erik Wickberg ( July 6, 1904 &ndash July 5, 1996) was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974 1904)
• 1997 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Elva Ruby Connes ( October 5, 1907 &ndash July 5, 1997) who recorded under the name Mrs 1907)
• 1998 - Sid Luckman, American football player (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Sidney Luckman, known as Sid Luckman, (November 21 1916 – July 5 1998 was an American football Quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1939 1916)
• 2001 - Ernie K-Doe, American singer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ernie K-Doe ( February 22, 1936 - July 5, 2001) was an African American Rhythm and blues Singer. 1936)
• 2002 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Katy Jurado ( January 16, 1924 &ndash July 5, 2002) was an Academy Award -nominated Mexican Actress. 1924)
• 2002 - Ted Williams, American baseball player (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter 1918)
• 2003 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Roman Lyashenko ( May 2, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian Ice hockey player 1979)
• 2004 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Hugh Lawson Shearer, ON, OJ, PC ( May 18, 1923 &ndash July 5, 2004) was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica 's Head of government, currently Bruce Golding. 1923)
• 2004 - Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodger Ward ( January 10, 1921 &ndash July 5, 2004) was an American Racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 1921)
• 2005 - James Stockdale, U. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23 1923&ndashJuly 5 2005 was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy S. Navy vice admiral (b. 1923)
• 2005 - Shirley Goodman, American singer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shirley Goodman (born Shirley Mae Goodman 19 June 1936, New Orleans, Louisiana &mdash died 5 July 2005, Los Angeles 1936)
• 2006 - Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Lee "Ken" Lay ( April 15, 1942 1942)
• 2007 - Kerwin Mathews, American actor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kerwin Mathews ( January 8 1926 &ndash July 5 2007) was an American Actor best known for playing the titular heroes 1926)
• 2007 - George Melly, British jazz & blues musician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan George Heywood Melly ( 17 August 1926 – 5 July 2007) was an English Jazz and Blues Singer 1926)

Holidays and observances

• Venezuela: Independence Day (1811). Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• Algeria: Independence Day (1962). Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Cape Verde: Independence Day (1975). The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Armenia: Constitution Day (1995)
• Czech Republic and Slovakia: Arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Great Moravia (around 863). Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Constitution Day is a Holiday to honor the Constitution of a country Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born Great Moravia (see Name section was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century Events By Place Europe Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland (or 862
• Isle of Man: Tynwald Day (1266). The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Tynwald Day (Laa Tinvaal is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually occurring on 5 July.
• Church of the SubGenius: X-Day (1998). The Church of the SubGenius is a religious group that satirizes Religion, Conspiracy theory, UFOs and Popular culture. X-Day is part of the mythology of the satirical Church of the SubGenius, an organization formed as a parody of cults and extreme religious groups and their pamphlets and Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
• United States: Bloody Thursday, Longshoremans Union Holiday. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (also known as the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen's Strike, as well as a number of variations on these names lasted eighty-three days triggered
• Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria, priest (d. Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria (Italian Antonio Maria Zaccaria; 1502 &ndash July 5, 1539) was an Italian saint 1539)
• Saint Nicomedes, martyr
• Saint Peter of Luxemburg, bishop of Metz, cardinal, confessor
• Saint Wendelin, confessor
• Saint Catherine, virgin, martyr (Translation) Regensburg

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Nicomedes was a Martyr of unknown era whose feast is observed 15 September. Pierre de Luxembourg (1369-1387 was a French bishop and Cardinal at the time of the Western Schism. Saint Wendelin or Wendelin of Trier (b c 554 probably d 617 was a Hermit and Abbot.

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