July 5th, 1921

Born on July 5th, 1921

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

Born on July 5th, 1921

95

Vito Ortelli

Italian road bicycle racer

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

74

Gerard Cowhig

American football player (1921-1995)

*July 5th, 1921, Boston †December 6th, 1995, Van Nuys

83

Hugo Staudinger

German historian

*July 5th, 1921, Dresden †September 3rd, 2004, Paderborn

91

Viktor Kulikov

Marshal of the Soviet Union (1921-2013)

*July 5th, 1921, Verkhnaya Lyubovsha †May 27th, 2013, Moscow

98

Nanos Valaoritis

Greek poet (1921-2019)

*July 5th, 1921, Lausanne †September 12th, 2019

76

Aram Katcher

Actor

*July 5th, 1921, Constantinople †April 20th, 1998, Los Angeles

95

Stanford Solomon Penner

German-American professor of engineering physics

*July 5th, 1921, Unna †July 15th, 2016, La Jolla

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Who's birthday is on July 5th?

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

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

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

90

Michael Heltau

German actor and singer, living in Austria

*July 5th, 1933, Ingolstadt

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

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

83

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936-2020)

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

62

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

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

92

Martin J. Beckmann

German economist

*July 5th, 1924, Ratingen †April 11th, 2017

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

82

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

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

81

John Wood

English actor (1930–2011)

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

84

Pierre Mauroy

86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)

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

78

Beverly Tyler

American actor and singer (1927-2005)

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

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

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

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

86

Marcel Arland

French writer

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

86

Walter Sage

German archaeologist (1930-2017)

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

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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