July 5th, 1900

Born on July 5th, 1900

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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

Born on July 5th, 1900

88

Yoshimaro Yamashina

Japanese ornithologist (1900-1989)

*July 5th, 1900, Tokyo †January 28th, 1989, Tokyo

87

Bernardus Johannes Alfrink

Dutch cardinal (1900-1987)

*July 5th, 1900, Nijkerk †December 17th, 1987, Nieuwegein

86

Herbert Andreas Löhlein

German author, journalist and writer (1900-1987)

*July 5th, 1900, Munich †March 8th, 1987

64

Reed Howes

Model, actor (1900-1964)

*July 5th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †August 6th, 1964, Woodland Hills

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

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

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

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

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

78

Len Lye

New Zealand artist, film maker and poet (1901–1980)

*July 5th, 1901, Christchurch †May 15th, 1980, Warwick

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

100

Ernst Mayr

German-American evolutionary biologist (1904-2005)

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

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

62

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

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

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

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

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

95

Vito Ortelli

Italian road bicycle racer

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

95

John Howard Northrop

American biochemist (1891-1987)

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

90

Michael Heltau

German actor and singer, living in Austria

*July 5th, 1933, Ingolstadt

79

Andrei Gromyko

Soviet diplomat

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

48

Cecil Rhodes

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

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

83

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936-2020)

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

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

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

Same year
Born in 1900

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

*March 15th, 1900, Berlin †November 10th, 1974, Tübingen

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

82

Anna Seghers

German writer

*November 19th, 1900, Mainz †June 1st, 1983, East Berlin

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

*April 25th, 1900, Vienna †December 15th, 1958, Zürich

84

Eduardo De Filippo

Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984)

*May 24th, 1900, Naples †October 31st, 1984, Rome

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

*March 18th, 1900, Mirow †February 17th, 1989, Berlin

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

86

David Hand

American animator and filmmaker

*January 23rd, 1900, Plainfield †October 11th, 1986, San Luis Obispo

58

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

*March 19th, 1900, Paris †August 14th, 1958, Paris

67

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

*April 5th, 1900, Milwaukee †June 10th, 1967, Los Angeles

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

71

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)

*March 13th, 1900, Urla †September 20th, 1971, Athens

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

*March 2nd, 1900, Dessau †April 3rd, 1950, New York City

84

François de Menthon

French politician (1900-1984)

*January 8th, 1900, Montmirey-la-Ville †June 2nd, 1984, Menthon-Saint-Bernard

83

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

*February 22nd, 1900, Calanda †July 29th, 1983, Mexico City

78

Ignazio Silone

Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

*May 1st, 1900, Pescina †August 22nd, 1978, Geneva

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Public holidays on July 5th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1900 is a normal year and no leap year.

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