July 5

Events

 * - and  form an alliance, the beginnings of the, against.
 * - sets sail from  with 39 other  for.
 * - publishes .
 * - and  between the  and the.
 * - Congress adopts the.
 * - The leads to the  occupation of  (which had been ruled by the  king).
 * - starts, the two-day battle was the largest yet of the.
 * - declares independence from.
 * - : Three weeks of raids on,  and  begin.
 * - : -    defeats    at.
 * - invades.
 * -  defeats the navy of the    at the third.
 * - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in.
 * 1865  - The  is founded in the  of,.
 * - The of the  was established.
 * - takes possession of.
 * - "" - open fire on striking  in.
 * - The, which governs labor relations in the , is signed into law by.
 * -, the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the.
 * 1937  - Highest recorded temperature in, at : 45 °C.
 * - : The and the  government break off.
 * - : troops reach the  River.
 * - The, the largest tank battle in history, starts with a German tank attack on Soviet forces.
 * 1943  - : An  invasion fleet sails for  (,, 1943).
 * - : Liberation of the declared.
 * - The is introduced in,.
 * - signs a contract with the  baseball team, becoming the first black player in the . ( had broken the  with the  in the  11 weeks earlier.)
 * - Act enacted.
 * - : - First clash between  and n forces.
 * 1950  - : The  passes the  which grants all s the right to immigrate to.
 * - invents the junction.
 * - has his first commercial recording session. He sang  and . Widely considered to be the birth of.
 * 1954  - The  broadcasts its first  news bulletin.
 * 1954  -  is established.
 * - First ascent of, 11th highest peak on the earth.
 * - becomes independent from.
 * -  crashes near  killing 108 people.
 * - : the, lowering the from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by.
 * - Catastrophic (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in, following a fire that broke out as  was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters. This explosion has become a classic incident studied in fire department training programs worldwide.
 * - becomes the first black man to win the  singles title.
 * 1975  -  gains its independence from.
 * - in   the very first elected  of  overthrown.
 * - NBC's experiment in late-night news programming, , debuts.
 * - First instance of the using suicide attacks on . The  are born and in the following years continue to use it to deadly effect.
 * - : is sentenced by   to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
 * - The announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from.
 * - launches a probe to, and thus joins the  and  as a  exploring nation.
 * - is declared to be contained by the.
 * - First by the nation.
 * -  at least two short-range  missiles, one  missile and one long-range  missile.
 * 2006  - Emergency  meeting held at the  in  because of the  a day before.

Births

 * -, Queen consort of Scotland (d. )
 * -, Connecticut colonist (d. )
 * -, British Governor of (d. )
 * -, American accuser at the Salem witch trials
 * -, consort of (d. )
 * -, Viceroy of Ireland (d. )
 * -, American nutritionist (d. )
 * -, American naval commander (d. )
 * -, British seaworthy and meteorologic (d. )
 * -, American circus owner (d. )
 * -, Scottish engineer and physicist (d. )
 * -, Writer and Mexican diplomat (d. )
 * -, American financier (d. )
 * -, South African politician, founder of (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, Polish harpsichordist (d. )
 * 1879  -, English philosopher
 * 1879  -, American tennis player and politician (d. )
 * -, Czech violinist (d. )
 * -, Indian sufi (d. ).
 * -, Spanish politician (d. )
 * 1885  -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Dutch politician (d. )
 * -, American physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American social historian (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, Ving Tsun Sifu and Master of Style (Gung-Gung) (d. )
 * -, French playwright, screenwriter and author (d. )
 * -, Soviet puppet master (d. )
 * -, American diplomat (d. )
 * -, American writer and dilettante (d. )
 * 1904  -, American biologist (d. )
 * 1904  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French public law (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1918  -, French Canadian radio host and television sportscaster (d. )
 * -, Canadian historian and museum curator (d. )
 * -, Hungarian cellist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1928  -, French politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1932  -, former Hungarian prime minister
 * -, American true crime author
 * -, American actress
 * 1936  -, Scottish economist,  laureate
 * -, American rock singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, American painter and photographer
 * -, German footballer and trainer
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1943  -, Canadian guitarist.
 * -, Mexican Policitian and.
 * -, American lawyer, physician and politician
 * 1946  -, British fashion designer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1950  -, American guitarist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1954  -, New Zealand cricketer
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * -, American actress
 * 1956  -, American football player and coach
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, British Touring Car Racer
 * 1957  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, British opera and symphony conductor
 * 1958  -, Israeli politician
 * 1958  -, American cartoonist
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * 1960  -, American politician
 * -, French soprano
 * -, American actress
 * 1963  -, American singer and actor
 * -, a famous international jazz pianist
 * -, American actress
 * 1966  -, British actress
 * 1966  -, Italian footballer
 * -, Italian comics artist
 * 1968  -, Japanese composer
 * 1968  - John Ruskin a.k.a., Canadian journalist
 * 1968  -, Swiss cyclist
 * -, American hockey player
 * 1969  -, American rapper
 * 1969  -, American television writer and producer
 * -, American rapper (d. )
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * -, porn actress
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * 1973  -, Swedish musician
 * 1973  -, Irish musician
 * 1973  -, German bobsledder
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Argentinian footballer
 * 1975  -, Faroese musician
 * 1975  -, Australian dancer and actor
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1976  -, Brazilian model
 * 1976  -, American rapper
 * -, American rapper
 * 1977  -, German tennis player.
 * -, Bulgarian footballer
 * 1979  -, Irish musician
 * 1979  -, French tennis player
 * -, French actress
 * 1980  -, American musician
 * 1980  -, Czech footballer
 * -, Canadian-born baseball player
 * -, Italian footballer
 * -, Australian pop singer and actress
 * 1985  -, Bass player for.
 * -, American musician.
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * - Infante (b. )
 * -, French archbishop (b. )
 * -, French military leader (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Swedish soldier (b. )
 * -, French Huguenot pastor (b. )
 * -, Irish general (b. )
 * -, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. )
 * -, French inventor (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, German geologist (b. )
 * -, Kazakh poet (b. )
 * -, Norwegian author (b. )
 * -, German artist (b. )
 * -, German physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, 14th (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American-born inventor
 * -, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. )
 * -, Hungarian chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, German architect (b. )
 * 1969  -, German pianist (b. )
 * 1969  -, American film director (b. )
 * 1969  -, Kenyan politician (b. )
 * -, Italian soprano (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, The Salvation Army general (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Mexican actress (b. )
 * 2002  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Russian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2004  -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, U.S. Navy vice admiral (b. )
 * 2005  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, British jazz & blues musician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Independence Day.
 * Independence Day.
 * and : Arrival of in  (around ).
 * and : Arrival of in  (around ).
 * and : Arrival of in  (around ).

Liturgical feasts

 * , priest [common] (died 1539)
 * (Donation, Dominic), bishop, confessor, or martyr [Bruges]
 * , abbot, confessor [Tours]
 * , martyr
 * , bishop (of Trier), confessor [Trier]
 * , [Sens]
 * ,, cardinal, confessor
 * , confessor [Strassburg, Trier (Translation)]
 * , virgin, martyr (Translation) [Regensburg]
 * [Paris, as Dominic]
 * , virgin
 * (died 286)
 * (died 286)
 * (died 286)