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What happend on 5. July in History
In our data base we found 354 events happened on 5. July:
• 465: Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, Mayan ruler of Palenque (d. 524) [category: Births]
• 1029: Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah, Egyptian Caliph (d. 1094) [category: Births]
• 1295: Scotland and France form an alliance, the so-called "Auld Alliance", against England. [category: Events]
• 1316: Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) [category: Deaths]
• 1316: Battle of Manolada between the Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea [category: Events]
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• 1321: Joan of The Tower, Scottish wife of David II of Scotland (d. 1362) [category: Births]
• 1375: Charles III, Count of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) [category: Deaths]
• 1507: Crinitus, Florentine scholar (b. 1475) [category: Deaths]
• 1539: Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. 1502) [category: Deaths]
• 1547: Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan prince (d. 1562) [category: Births]
• 1549: Francesco Maria Del Monte, Italian diplomat (d. 1627) [category: Births]
• 1554: Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France (d. 1592) [category: Births]
• 1586: Thomas Hooker, English-American colonist, founded the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1647) [category: Births]
• 1610: John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. [category: Events]
• 1653: Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (d. 1726) [category: Births]
• 1666: Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg (b. 1584) [category: Deaths]
• 1670: Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (d. 1748) [category: Births]
• 1675: Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials (d. 1719) [category: Births]
• 1676: Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) [category: Deaths]
• 1687: Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. [category: Events]
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• 1715: Charles Ancillon, French pastor (b. 1659) [category: Deaths]
• 1717: Peter III of Portugal (d. 1786) [category: Births]
• 1718: Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician (d. 1794) [category: Births]
• 1719: Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English soldier (b. 1641) [category: Deaths]
• 1745: Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician (d. 1824) [category: Births]
• 1755: Sarah Siddons, English actress (d. 1831) [category: Births]
• 1770: The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. [category: Events]
• 1773: Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719) [category: Deaths]
• 1775: The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. [category: Events]
• 1780: François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (d. 1838) [category: Births]
• 1793: Pavel Pestel, Russian revolutionary (d. 1826) [category: Births]
• 1794: Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d. 1851) [category: Births]
• 1801: David Farragut, American navy commander (d. 1870) [category: Births]
• 1802: Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (d. 1855) [category: Births]
• 1803: The Convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). [category: Events]
• 1805: Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte, French prince (d. 1870) [category: Births]
• 1805: Robert FitzRoy, English navy officer and meteorologist (d. 1865) [category: Births]
• 1809: The Battle of Wagram, the largest of the Napoleonic Wars. [category: Events]
• 1810: P. T. Barnum, American businessman, founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891) [category: Births]
• 1811: Venezuela declares independence from Spain. [category: Events]
• 1813: War of 1812: three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin. [category: Events]
• 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa – American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. [category: Events]
• 1819: William Cornwallis, English navy admiral (b.1744) [category: Deaths]
• 1820: William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish engineer and physicist (d. 1872) [category: Births]
• 1826: Stamford Raffles, English statesman, founded Singapore (b. 1782) [category: Deaths]
• 1829: Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican writer and diplomat (d. 1910) [category: Births]
• 1830: France invades Algeria. [category: Events]
• 1832: Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1833: Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (b. 1765) [category: Deaths]
• 1833: Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. [category: Events]
• 1841: William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1904) [category: Births]
• 1849: William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912) [category: Births]
• 1853: Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, founded De Beers (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1857: Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (d. 1933) [category: Births]
• 1859: Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777) [category: Deaths]
• 1860: Robert Bacon, American politician (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1862: Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800) [category: Deaths]
• 1863: Lewis Addison Armistead, American general (b. 1817) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London, England. [category: Events]
• 1872: Édouard Herriot, French politician (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1874: Eugen Fischer, German physician (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1878: The coat of arms of the Baku governorate is established. [category: Events]
• 1879: Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1879: Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1880: Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1882: Inayat Khan, Indian Sufi and educator (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1884: Victor Massé, French composer (b. 1822) [category: Deaths]
• 1884: Germany takes possession of Cameroon. [category: Events]
• 1885: André Lhote, French painter (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1885: Blas Infante, Spanish politician (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1886: Willem Drees, Dutch politician and centenarian (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1888: Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1889: Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1890: Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1891: John Howard Northrop, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1891: Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (d. 1955) [category: Births]
• 1895: Gordon Jacob, English composer (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1898: Georgios Grivas, Greek army officer and guerrilla figure (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1899: Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1900: Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1901: Sergey Obraztsov, Russian puppeteer (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1902: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1904: Ernst Mayr, American biologist (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1904: Harold Acton, American writer and dilettante (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1904: Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1905: Myles Horton, American educator and activist (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1908: Jonas Lie, Norwegian novelist (b. 1833) [category: Deaths]
• 1910: Georges Vedel, French educator (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1910: Robert K. Merton, American sociologist (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1911: Georges Pompidou, French politician (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1912: Mack David, American songwriter (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1913: George Costakis, Greek art collector (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1913: Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1914: Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1915: John Woodruff, American runner (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1918: George Rochberg, American composer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1918: K. Karunakaran, Indian politician (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1918: René Lecavalier, French-Canadian sportscaster (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1920: Mary Louise Hancock, American politician and activist [category: Births]
• 1920: Max Klinger, German artist (b. 1857) [category: Deaths]
• 1922: Bob Duffy, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1924: János Starker, Hungarian cellist [category: Births]
• 1924: Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1925: Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian artist [category: Births]
• 1927: Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853) [category: Deaths]
• 1928: Katherine Helmond, American actress [category: Births]
• 1928: Pierre Mauroy, French politician [category: Births]
• 1928: Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1929: Henry Lincoln Johnson, American soldier, first American to receive the Croix de guerre (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Bill Skiles, American comedian (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1931: Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1932: Billy Laughlin, American actor (d. 1948) [category: Births]
• 1932: Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician [category: Births]
• 1932: Howard Dorgan, American writer and academic (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1932: Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Bloody Thursday – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. [category: Events]
• 1935: John Gilmore, American author [category: Births]
• 1935: Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1935: The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [category: Events]
• 1936: James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1936: Shirley Knight, American actress [category: Births]
• 1937: Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1937: Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. [category: Events]
• 1938: Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1939: Booker Edgerson, American football player [category: Births]
• 1940: Chuck Close, American painter and photographer [category: Births]
• 1940: World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. [category: Events]
• 1941: World War II: German troops reach the Dnieper River. [category: Events]
• 1942: Hannes Löhr, German footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1943: Curt Blefary, American baseball player (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1943: Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Band) [category: Births]
• 1943: World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). [category: Events]
• 1943: World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk. Also know as Operation Citadel [category: Events]
• 1945: Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican politician, Attorney General of México [category: Births]
• 1945: John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared. [category: Events]
• 1946: Gerardus 't Hooft, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1946: Paul Smith, English fashion designer [category: Births]
• 1946: Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec [category: Births]
• 1946: Bikini goes on sale after debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France [category: Events]
• 1947: George Kunz, American football player [category: Births]
• 1947: Todd Akin, American politician [category: Births]
• 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.) [category: Events]
• 1948: William Hootkins, American actor (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1948: Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Georges Bernanos, French writer (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: National Health Service Acts created the national public health systems in the United Kingdom [category: Events]
• 1950: Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News and Clover) [category: Births]
• 1950: Michael Monarch, American guitaris, songwriter, and producer (Steppenwolf, Detective, and World Classic Rockers) [category: Births]
• 1950: Korean War: Task Force Smith – First clash between American and North Korean forces in the Battle of Osan. [category: Events]
• 1950: Zionism: the Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. [category: Events]
• 1951: Goose Gossage, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1951: Keiko Fuji, Japanese singer [category: Births]
• 1951: Roger Wicker, American politician [category: Births]
• 1952: David Pinkney, English race car driver [category: Births]
• 1954: Elżbieta Pierzchała, Polish politician [category: Births]
• 1954: Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter (Aerosmith) [category: Births]
• 1954: John Wright, New Zealand cricketer [category: Births]
• 1954: Leni Björklund, Swedish politician [category: Births]
• 1954: Wayne Hale, American engineer [category: Births]
• 1954: The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established. [category: Events]
• 1954: The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. [category: Events]
• 1955: Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1956: James Lofton, American football player and coach [category: Births]
• 1956: Patsy Pease, American actress [category: Births]
• 1957: David Hanson, English politician [category: Births]
• 1957: Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1957: Charles Sherwood Noble, American inventor (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: Bill Watterson, American cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1958: Paul Daniel, English conductor [category: Births]
• 1959: Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and musician [category: Births]
• 1960: Brad Loree, Canadian actor and stuntman [category: Births]
• 1960: James M. Kelly, American politician [category: Births]
• 1960: Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor [category: Births]
• 1961: Isabelle Poulenard, French soprano [category: Births]
• 1961: Patrizia Scianca, Italian voice actress [category: Births]
• 1962: Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Indonesian terrorist (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1962: Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer [category: Births]
• 1962: Algeria becomes independent from France. [category: Events]
• 1962: The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1963: Dorien Wilson, American actor [category: Births]
• 1963: Edie Falco, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Mark Stockwell, Australian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1963: Russ Lorenson, American singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Jimmy Demers, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1965: Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli pianist [category: Births]
• 1965: Julián Sotelo, Spanish javelin thrower [category: Births]
• 1965: Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Claudia Wells, American actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1966: Kathryn Erbe, American actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Susannah Doyle, English actress [category: Births]
• 1966: George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Silvia Ziche, Italian illustrator and writer [category: Births]
• 1968: Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist [category: Births]
• 1968: Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer [category: Births]
• 1968: Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator [category: Births]
• 1968: Kenji Ito, Japanese composer [category: Births]
• 1968: Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian musician (The Evaporators) [category: Births]
• 1969: Ansgar Brinkmann, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1969: Jenji Kohan, American scriptwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1969: Jeremy Spake, Russian-English television personality [category: Births]
• 1969: John LeClair, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1969: RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and author (Wu-Tang Clan and Gravediggaz) [category: Births]
• 1969: Leo McCarey, American director (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1970: Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1970: Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 109 people. [category: Events]
• 1971: Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1972: Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter [category: Births]
• 1973: Alexander Radčenko, Czech handball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer (The Cardigans) [category: Births]
• 1973: Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: René Spies, German bobsledder [category: Births]
• 1973: Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (Moloko) [category: Births]
• 1973: Catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane is being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters. [category: Events]
• 1974: Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player [category: Births]
• 1975: Gunnar Thomsen, Faroese bassist (Týr) [category: Births]
• 1975: Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Kip Gamblin, Australian dancer and actor [category: Births]
• 1975: Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. [category: Events]
• 1975: Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. [category: Events]
• 1976: Bizarre, American rapper (D12) [category: Births]
• 1976: Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player [category: Births]
• 1977: Royce da 5'9", American rapper, songwriter, and producer (Bad Meets Evil and Slaughterhouse) [category: Births]
• 1977: Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. [category: Events]
• 1978: Britta Oppelt, German rower [category: Births]
• 1979: Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player [category: Births]
• 1979: Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter (Westlife) [category: Births]
• 1979: Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Tim Coly, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1980: David Rozehnal, Czech footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Eirini Kavarnou, Greek swimmer [category: Births]
• 1980: Eva Green, French actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Jason Wade, American singer-songwriter and musician (Lifehouse) [category: Births]
• 1980: Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist, violist, and composer (Turtle Island Quartet) [category: Births]
• 1980: Pauly D, American DJ [category: Births]
• 1981: Gianne Albertoni, Brazilian model and actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Jesse Crain, Canadian baseball player [category: Births]
• 1981: Ryan Hansen, American actor [category: Births]
• 1982: Aaron Wagner, Canadian football player [category: Births]
• 1982: Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Alexander Dimitrenko, German boxer [category: Births]
• 1982: Amber Rose Kandarian, Armenian American filmmaker [category: Births]
• 1982: Ata Yamrali, German Afghan footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Chris Bailey, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1982: Dave Haywood, American singer [category: Births]
• 1982: Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Joey Foster, British racing driver [category: Births]
• 1982: Julien Féret, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Junri Namigata, Japanese tennis player [category: Births]
• 1982: Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player [category: Births]
• 1982: Katerena DePasquale, Russian/Ukrainian model [category: Births]
• 1982: Leon Sharf, Ukrainian American footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Lionel Gautherie, French rugby player [category: Births]
• 1982: Mohammad Keshavarz, Iranian futsal player [category: Births]
• 1982: Monica Day, American broadcaster [category: Births]
• 1982: Paíto, Mozambican footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1982: Rubén Taucare, Chilean footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Szabolcs Perenyi, Hungarian Romanian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Tamer Moustafa, Egyptian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Tony Jackson, American football player [category: Births]
• 1982: Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress [category: Births]
• 1982: Vitaliy Borisov, Azerbaijani futsal player [category: Births]
• 1982: Vladimir Anatolyevich Fedotov, Russian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Yuri Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player [category: Births]
• 1983: Harry James, American trumpeter and actor (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Danay García, Cuban actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Marion Thees, German skeleton racer [category: Births]
• 1984: Yu Yamada, Japanese model, actress, and singer [category: Births]
• 1984: Zack Miller, American golf player [category: Births]
• 1985: Lucía Pérez, Spanish singer [category: Births]
• 1985: Megan Rapinoe, American football player [category: Births]
• 1985: Nick O'Malley, English singer and guitarist (Arctic Monkeys) [category: Births]
• 1985: Stephanie McIntosh, Australian singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1986: Adam Young, American singer-songwriter and producer (Owl City, Sky Sailing, and Swimming with Dolphins) [category: Births]
• 1987: Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: David Tait, English rugby player (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 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 the tactic to deadly effect. [category: Events]
• 1988: Adriano Buzaid, Brazilian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1988: Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1988: Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Dejan Lovren, Croatian footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Georgios Efrem, Greek-Cypriot footballer [category: Births]
• 1989: Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling) [category: Births]
• 1989: Sean O'Pry, American model [category: Births]
• 1989: Sjinkie Knegt, Dutch skater [category: Births]
• 1989: Maria Vassiliou, Greek-Cypriot actress (b. 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. [category: Events]
• 1991: Jason Dolley, American actor [category: Births]
• 1991: Howard Nemerov, American poet (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Chiara Scholl, American tennis player [category: Births]
• 1993: Hollie Cavanagh, American singer [category: Births]
• 1993: Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1995: Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after their independence from the Soviet Union. [category: Events]
• 1996: Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of the Salvation Army (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. [category: Events]
• 1997: Mrs. Elva Miller, American singer (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. [category: Events]
• 1999: Wolverhampton, England is hit by storms which include a tornado. The area is hit again with severe storms on August 1. [category: Events]
• 2001: Ernie K-Doe, American singer (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Ted Williams, American baseball player (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Hugh Shearer, Jamaican politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: The first Indonesian presidential election is held. [category: Events]
• 2005: James Stockdale, American navy admiral (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Shirley Goodman, American singer (Shirley & Company) (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Amzie Strickland, American actor (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoer (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: North Korea launches at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile. [category: Events]
• 2007: George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Kerwin Mathews, American actor (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Régine Crespin, French soprano (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Hasan Doğan, Turkish 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. [category: Events]
• 2009: Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon. [category: Events]
• 2009: The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. [category: Events]
• 2010: Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1965) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Cy Twombly, American artist (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Gerrit Komrij, Dutch writer (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Howard Dorgan, American writer and academic (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (b. 1982) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Ruud van Hemert, Dutch director (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). [category: Events]
• _: Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (d. 1539) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Constitution Day (Armenia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Emancipation Day, celebrate the emancipation of enslaved Africans in New York City in 1827. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Algeria from France in 1962. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Poplifugia (Ancient Rome) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]