July 5th, 1553

Born on July 5th, 1553

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

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

66

Benedetto Giustiniani

Catholic cardinal

*July 5th, 1554, Chios †March 27th, 1621, Rome

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

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

78

Francesco Maria del Monte

Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome

*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome

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

80

P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

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

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

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

90

Michael Heltau

German actor and singer, living in Austria

*July 5th, 1933, Ingolstadt

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

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

51

Gilles Lellouche

French actor, film director and screenwriter

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

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

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

95

Vito Ortelli

Italian road bicycle racer

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

58

Kathryn Erbe

American actress

*July 5th, 1965, Newton

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Born in 1553

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

64

Walter Raleigh

English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)

*November 30th, 1553, East Budleigh †October 29th, 1618, London

77

Nicolò Contarini

Doge of Venice (1553-1631)

*September 26th, 1553, Venice †April 2nd, 1631, Venice

90

Eberhard von Weyhe

German jurist

*May 28th, 1553, Hanover †November 1st, 1643, Lüneburg

63

Jacques Auguste de Thou

French historian (1553-1617)

*October 8th, 1553, Paris †May 7th, 1617, Paris

61

Margaret of Valois

Queen of France and Navarre

*May 14th, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †March 27th, 1615, Paris

41

Archduke Ernest of Austria

Austrian nobleman (1553-1595)

*June 15th, 1553, Vienna †February 12th, 1595, Brussels metropolitan area

63

Prospero Alpini

Venetian physician and botanist (1553-1616)

*November 23rd, 1553, Marostica †November 23rd, 1616, Padua

65

Albert Frederick

16th century Duke of Prussia

*May 7th, 1553, Königsberg †August 27th, 1618, Primorsk

60

Giovanni Battista da Ponte

Italian painter (1533-1613)

*March 4th, 1553, Bassano del Grappa †March 9th, 1613, Bassano del Grappa

26

Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*November 21st, 1553, Hanau †February 4th, 1580, Hanau

62

Cherubino Alberti

Engraver and painter (1553-1615)

*February 24th, 1553, Sansepolcro †October 18th, 1615, Rome

73

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg

Roman Catholic archbishop (1553-1626)

*July 15th, 1553, Mainz †September 17th, 1626, Aschaffenburg

64

Bernardino Baldi

Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)

*June 5th, 1553, Urbino †October 10th, 1617, Urbino

47

Louise of Lorraine

Queen consort of France (1553-1601)

*April 30th, 1553, Nomeny †January 29th, 1601, Moulins

45

Luca Marenzio

Italian composer (1553-1599)

*October 18th, 1553, Coccaglio †August 22nd, 1599, Rome

63

Philipp Wilhelm von Cornberg

24 Jun 1553 Kassel - 30 Aug 1616 Richelsdorf

*June 24th, 1553, Kassel †August 30th, 1616, Wildeck

59

Vitsentzos Kornaros

Greek writer

*March 26th, 1553, Sitia †November 30th, 1612, Heraklion

63

Johannes Wanckel

German historians

*January 12th, 1553, Kemberg †June 11th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Conrad Schetz

Belgian diplomat (1553-1632)

*March 19th, 1553, Antwerp †July 16th, 1632, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1553 is a normal year and no leap year.

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