July 5th, 1987

Born on July 5th, 1987

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

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What happened on July 5th, 1987?

July 5th, 1987

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War

What else 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.

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

Born on July 5th, 1987

36

Carlos Carmona Bonet

Spanish footballer

*July 5th, 1987, Palma de Mallorca

36

Alexander Kristoff

Norwegian road bicycle racer

*July 5th, 1987, Stavanger Municipality

36

Ji Chang-wook

South Korean actor

*July 5th, 1987, Anyang

36

Emiliano Tellechea

Uruguayan footballer

*July 5th, 1987, Montevideo

36

Andrija Kaluđerović

Serbian footballer

*July 5th, 1987, Bačka Topola

36

Thomas Abercrombie

New Zealand basketball player

*July 5th, 1987, Auckland

36

Mohd Safiq Rahim

Malaysian footballer

*July 5th, 1987, Negeri Sembilan

36

Chen Xiao

Chinese television and film actor

*July 5th, 1987, Hefei

36

Ashwin Kakumanu

Actor

*July 5th, 1987, Chennai

36

İlkin Tüfekçi

Turkish actress

*July 5th, 1987, Istanbul

36

Gerard Barrett

Irish film director

*July 5th, 1987, Athea

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

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

38

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1985, Redding

34

Dejan Lovren

Croatian association football player

*July 5th, 1989, Zenica

41

Alberto Gilardino

Italian association football player

*July 5th, 1982, Biella

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

34

Giorgos Efrem

Cypriot footballer

*July 5th, 1989, Limassol

37

Ashkan Dejagah

Iranian footballer

*July 5th, 1986, Tehran

51

Gilles Lellouche

French actor, film director and screenwriter

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

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

25

Piermario Morosini

Italian association footballer (1986-2012)

*July 5th, 1986, Bergamo †April 14th, 2012, Pescara

55

Michael Stuhlbarg

American actor

*July 5th, 1968, Long Beach

40

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentine footballer

*July 5th, 1983, Buenos Aires

41

Tuba Büyüküstün

Turkish actress and model

*July 5th, 1982, Istanbul

35

Ish Smith

American basketball player

*July 5th, 1988, Charlotte

37

Laura Laune

Belgian comedian, actress and musician

*July 5th, 1986, Frameries

41

Philippe Gilbert

Belgian cyclist

*July 5th, 1982, Verviers

34

Alexey Tsatevich

Russian road racing cyclist

*July 5th, 1989, Verkhnyaya Pyshma

Same year
Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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