July 5th, 1997

Born on July 5th, 1997

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What happened on July 5th, 1997?

July 5th, 1997

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.

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, 1997

26

Jamie

South Korean singer and MC

*July 5th, 1997, Daejeon

26

K'Von Wallace

American football safety

*July 5th, 1997, Highland Springs

24

Roman Ratushnyi

Ukrainian activist famous for rally to preserve Protasiv Yar in Kyiv

*July 5th, 1997, Kyiv †June 9th, 2022, Izium Raion

26

William Jøhnk Nielsen

Danish actor

*July 5th, 1997, Hundested

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

30

Sandra Le Grange

Badminton player

*July 5th, 1993, Johannesburg

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

60

Edie Falco

American actress

*July 5th, 1963, Brooklyn

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

34

Dejan Lovren

Croatian association football player

*July 5th, 1989, Zenica

41

Alberto Gilardino

Italian association football player

*July 5th, 1982, Biella

58

Kathryn Erbe

American actress

*July 5th, 1965, Newton

6

Dolly

Cloned female sheep

*July 5th, 1996, The Roslin Institute †February 14th, 2003, The Roslin Institute

38

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1985, Redding

29

Robin Gosens

German-Dutch footballer

*July 5th, 1994, Emmerich am Rhein

54

Marc-Olivier Fogiel

French television producer and journalist

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

41

Tuba Büyüküstün

Turkish actress and model

*July 5th, 1982, Istanbul

34

Giorgos Efrem

Cypriot footballer

*July 5th, 1989, Limassol

57

Laurence Ferrari

French journalist

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

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

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

40

Jonás Gutiérrez

Argentine footballer

*July 5th, 1983, Buenos Aires

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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