July 5th, 1998

Born on July 5th, 1998

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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, 1998

25

Enea Mihaj

Albanian footballer

*July 5th, 1998, Rhodes

25

Emily Fox

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1998, Ashburn

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

58

Kathryn Erbe

American actress

*July 5th, 1965, Newton

41

Alberto Gilardino

Italian association football player

*July 5th, 1982, Biella

38

Megan Rapinoe

American soccer player

*July 5th, 1985, Redding

23

Faouzia

Moroccan-Canadian singer and musician

*July 5th, 2000, Casablanca

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

29

Robin Gosens

German-Dutch footballer

*July 5th, 1994, Emmerich am Rhein

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

90

Michael Heltau

German actor and singer, living in Austria

*July 5th, 1933, Ingolstadt

34

Giorgos Efrem

Cypriot footballer

*July 5th, 1989, Limassol

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

25

Kyohei Yamashita

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1998, Okayama Prefecture

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Born on July 5th, 1998
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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