July 5th, 1174

Born on July 5th, 1174

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 310,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 550 days, exactly on December 30th, 2025, people who were born on July 5th, 1174 will be 311,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 5th?

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 2006

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 1973

Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship.

July 5th, 1969

The Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of at least a quarter of a million fans, two days after the death of founder Brian Jones.

July 5th, 1954

Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 1944

Second World War: Canadian troops defeated the last German counterattacks against Carpiquet, Normandy, France.

July 5th, 1937

The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend.

July 5th, 1922

Brazilian Army rebels took over Fort Copacabana and launched a rebellion in Rio de Janeiro against the president of Brazil.

July 5th, 1852

Frederick Douglass gave his speech known as "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?", arguing that positive statements about liberty, citizenship, and freedom, were an offense to the enslaved population of the United States because of their lack of those things.

July 5th, 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.

July 5th, 2022

British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 5th?

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

48

Cecil Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

*July 5th, 1853, Bishop's Stortford †March 26th, 1902, Muizenberg

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

*July 5th, 1929, Galveston †February 23rd, 2019, Los Angeles

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

90

Michael Heltau

German actor and singer, living in Austria

*July 5th, 1933, Ingolstadt

51

Gilles Lellouche

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*July 5th, 1972, Savigny-sur-Orge

80

P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

*July 5th, 1810, Bethel †April 7th, 1891, Bridgeport

83

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936-2020)

*July 5th, 1936, Goessel †April 22nd, 2020, San Marcos

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

*July 5th, 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance †January 12th, 1986, Saint-Sauveur-sur-École

58

Kathryn Erbe

American actress

*July 5th, 1965, Newton

95

Vito Ortelli

Italian road bicycle racer

*July 5th, 1921, Faenza †February 24th, 2017, Faenza

62

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

*July 5th, 1911, Montboudif †April 2nd, 1974, 4th arrondissement of Paris

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

*July 5th, 1937, Hamburg †October 14th, 2019, Wilhelmshaven

54

Marc-Olivier Fogiel

French television producer and journalist

*July 5th, 1969, Neuilly-sur-Seine

65

Dominique Nicolas

French musician

*July 5th, 1958, 14th arrondissement of Paris

57

Laurence Ferrari

French journalist (born 1966)

*July 5th, 1966, Aix-les-Bains

79

Julien Tiersot

French musicologist, composer and pioneer in ethnomusicology (1857-1936)

*July 5th, 1857, Bourg-en-Bresse †August 10th, 1936, 13th arrondissement of Paris

81

John Wood

English actor (1930–2011)

*July 5th, 1930, Derbyshire †August 6th, 2011, Gloucestershire

86

Jo de Roo

Dutch racing cyclist

*July 5th, 1937, Kapelle

41

Alberto Gilardino

Italian association football player

*July 5th, 1982, Biella

95

John Howard Northrop

American biochemist (1891-1987)

*July 5th, 1891, Yonkers †May 27th, 1987, Wickenburg

84

Pierre Mauroy

86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)

*July 5th, 1928, Cartignies †June 7th, 2013, Clamart

41

Tuba Büyüküstün

Turkish actress and model

*July 5th, 1982, Istanbul

38

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1985, Redding

79

Andrei Gromyko

Soviet diplomat

*July 5th, 1909, Staryja Hramykі †July 2nd, 1989, Moscow

86

Walter Sage

German archaeologist (1930-2017)

*July 5th, 1930, Frankfurt †April 12th, 2017, Bischberg

79

Piet Fransen

Dutch football player (1936–2015)

*July 5th, 1936, Groningen †August 2nd, 2015, Groningen

34

Dejan Lovren

Croatian association football player

*July 5th, 1989, Zenica

82

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

*July 5th, 1916, Union Springs †February 12th, 1999, New York City

78

Beverly Tyler

American actor and singer (1927-2005)

*July 5th, 1927, Scranton †November 23rd, 2005, Reno

57

Gianfranco Zola

Italian footballer and manager

*July 5th, 1966, Oliena

40

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentine footballer

*July 5th, 1983, Buenos Aires

100

Ernst Mayr

German-American evolutionary biologist (1904-2005)

*July 5th, 1904, Kempten †February 3rd, 2005, Bedford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1174 is a normal year and no leap year.

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