Tukuk-OS📅 July 5
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 5? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2012 — The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.
The ShardList of tallest buildings in EuropeMercury City Tower
- 2009 — A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
- 2009 — The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items (examples pictured), was found near Hammerwich in Staffordshire.
- 2006 — The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.
United Nations Security Council2006 North Korean missile testBallistic missile
- 2004 — Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
2004 Indonesian presidential electionSusilo Bambang YudhoyonoPresident of Indonesia
- 1990 — An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, United States, killed 17 people and injured 5 others.
- 1989 — United States National Security Council member Oliver North was given a suspended sentence, probation, and community service for his part in the Iran–Contra affair.
United States National Security CouncilOliver NorthSuspended sentence
- 1973 — Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship.
- 1969 — Two days after the death of their founder Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of more than a quarter of a million fans.
- 1954 — Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1950 — Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan.
- 1946 — Named after Bikini Atoll, the site of the nuclear-weapons test Operation Crossroads in the Marshall Islands, the modern bikini was introduced at a fashion show in Paris.
- 1944 — Second World War: Canadian troops defeated the last German counterattacks against Carpiquet, Normandy, France.
- 1937 — The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend.
- 1922 — Brazilian Army rebels took over Fort Copacabana and launched a rebellion in Rio de Janeiro against President Epitácio Pessoa and President-elect Artur Bernardes.
- 1841 — Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough.
- 1830 — Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).
Births
- 2005 — Sombr, American singer and songwriter
- 2003 — Junior Caminero, Dominican baseball player
- 2000 — Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1999 — Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player
- 1999 — Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer
- 1998 — Emily Fox, American soccer player
- 1996 — Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer
- 1996 — Brianna Turner, American basketball player
- 1995 — Danton Heinen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1994 — Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
- 1994 — Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
- 1993 — Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2024 — Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)
- 2024 — Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
- 2024 — Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)
- 2021 — Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)
- 2021 — Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)
- 2020 — Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)
- 2015 — Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)
- 2015 — Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
- 2014 — Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925)
- 2014 — Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935)
- 2014 — Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931)
- 2013 — David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)
Observances & holidays
- Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
1934 West Coast waterfront strikeInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union
- Christian feast day: Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (died 1539)
- Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius (a public holiday in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- Christian feast day: Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger
- Christian feast day: Wexford Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.
- Independence Day (Algeria), celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
- Independence Day (Cape Verde), celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
- Independence Day (Venezuela), celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811; also National Armed Forces Day.
- Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man)
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