July 5

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July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining.

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

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Events

1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
1687 - Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published.
1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1811 - Venezuela is the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.
1830 - France invades Algeria.
1833 - Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
1865 - William Booth founds The Christian Mission (later renamed The Salvation Army).
1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England.
1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
1934 - "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.
1940 - World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River.
1943 - World War II: Battle of Kursk - The largest tank battle in history begins.
1943 - World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
1945 - World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.
1946 - The bikini is introduced.
1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted.
1950 - Korean War: Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces.
1950 - Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll.
1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth
1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France.
1970 - An Air Canada DC-8 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.
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.
1975 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
1980 - Björn Borg wins his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.
1987 - First instance of the LTTE using suicide attacks on Sri Lankan Army. The Black Tigers are born and in the following years continue to use it to deadly effect.
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.
1994 - The United States announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from Haiti.
1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
2003 - Taiwan is the last territory to be removed from the WHO's list of SARS affected areas.
2004 - First Indonesian presidential election, 2004 by the nation.
2004 - Éric Gagné's consecutive baseball saves streak comes to an end at 84 games.