July 5th, 1978

Born on July 5th, 1978

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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, 1978

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

45

Britta Oppelt

German rower

*July 5th, 1978, Berlin

45

İsmail YK

Turkish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Hamm

45

Miika Koppinen

Finnish footballer

*July 5th, 1978, Kokkola

45

Andreas Johansson

Swedish footballer (born 1978)

*July 5th, 1978, Vänersborg

45

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram

Indian actor

*July 5th, 1978, Hyderabad

34

Allan Simonsen

Danish racing driver

*July 5th, 1978, Odense †June 22nd, 2013, Le Mans

45

Anneke Schwabe

German actress

*July 5th, 1978, Celle

45

Djamal Damou

French kickboxer

*July 5th, 1978, Mantes-la-Jolie

29

Andrey Tissin

Russian canoeist

*July 5th, 1978, Timashyovsky District †March 1st, 2008, Stavropol

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

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

51

Gilles Lellouche

French actor, film director and screenwriter

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

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

44

Amélie Mauresmo

French tennis player

*July 5th, 1979, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

47

Nuno Gomes

Portuguese footballer (born 1976)

*July 5th, 1976, Amarante

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

41

Alberto Gilardino

Italian association football player

*July 5th, 1982, Biella

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

44

Stiliyan Petrov

Bulgarian footballer

*July 5th, 1979, Montana

41

Tuba Büyüküstün

Turkish actress and model

*July 5th, 1982, Istanbul

54

Marc-Olivier Fogiel

French television producer and journalist

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

58

Kathryn Erbe

American actress

*July 5th, 1965, Newton

41

Philippe Gilbert

Belgian cyclist

*July 5th, 1982, Verviers

40

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentine footballer

*July 5th, 1983, Buenos Aires

57

Laurence Ferrari

French journalist

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

46

Nicolas Kiefer

German tennis player

*July 5th, 1977, Holzminden

48

Hernán Crespo

Argentine footballer

*July 5th, 1975, Florida

38

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1985, Redding

47

Liberty Phoenix

American actress

*July 5th, 1976, Caracas

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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