July 5 in history
Events on July 5
Notable events that happened on July 5 in past years.
- 2024
Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election.
Wikipedia article: Keir Starmer - 2009
A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
Wikipedia article: July 2009 Ürümqi riots - 2003
The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
Wikipedia article: World Health Organization - 1994
Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
Wikipedia article: Jeff Bezos - 1977
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
Wikipedia article: Pakistan Armed Forces - 1973
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état.
Wikipedia article: Juvénal Habyarimana - 1954
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Wikipedia article: Elvis Presley - 1945
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
Wikipedia article: United Kingdom - 1940
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1865
The United States Secret Service begins operation.
Wikipedia article: United States Secret Service - 1833
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
Wikipedia article: Lê Văn Khôi - 1811
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.
Wikipedia article: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence - 1770
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins, resulting in one of the worst naval defeats of the Ottomans since Lepanto.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Chesma - 1594
Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
- 328
The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
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