What Happened On July 5

What Happened On Jul 5 Events

1628 Jul 5 Battle of Stralsund
The Battle of Stralsund was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought starting July 5, 1628, between the Holy Roman Empire and an alliance of the Swedes, Scots, and the inhabitants of Str...
1801 Jul 5 David Farragut Is Born
David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and full a...
1810 Jul 5 P. T. Barnum Is Born
Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of inn keeper, tailor and store-keeper Philo Barnum (1778-1826) and second wife Irene Taylor, who had ten children. He was the third great ...
1810 Jul 5 Phineas Taylor Barnum Is Born
Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-91) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, on July 5, 1810. Barnum did not invent the modern three-ring circus, nor did he even apply his flair for publicity to the ...
1861 Jul 5 Battle of Carthage
The Battle of Carthage, also known as the Battle of Dry Fork, took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5, 1861, in Jasper County, Missouri. The experienced Colonel Fr...
1863 Jul 5 Battle of Lebanon
The Battle of Lebanon occurred July 5, 1863, in Lebanon, Kentucky, during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan fought for six hour...
1864 Jul 5 Battle of Pace's Ferry - Union Troops Seize Pontoon Bridge
The Battle of Pace's Ferry was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Union troops of Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howa...
1865 Jul 5 The United States Secret Service is Commissioned To Suppress Counterfeiting
With a reported one third of the currency in circulation being counterfeit, the Secret Service was commissioned on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C. as the "Secret Service Division" of the...
1865 Jul 5 William Booth Establishes The Christian Mission In London's East End
On July 5, 1865, William Booth, an ordained Methodist minister and his wife Catherine, established the Christian Mission in London's poverty-stricken East End. Renamed the Salvation Army ...
1936 Jul 5 North American Heat Wave of 1936
The "Dust Bowl" years of 1930-36 brought some of the hottest summers on record to the United States, especially across the Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lake States. For the Upper Missi...
1937 Jul 5 Agatha Christie publishes Dumb Witness
Dumb Witness is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 5 1937 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the ...
1944 Jul 5
to 1944 Jul 27
 Belostock Offensive
After completing its mission of liquidating the pocket east of Minsk, in which the Fourth Army had been trapped, the bulk of the 2nd Belorussian Front was issued new objectives: initially...
1944 Jul 5
to 1944 Aug 29
 Shyaulyay Offensive
Initial phase In July, 1944, The Soviet Operation Bagration had been achieving great success. Army Group Centre was in tatters, and the northern edge of the Soviet assault threatened t...
1944 Jul 5
to 1944 Jul 13
 Vilnius Offensive
Chernyakhovsky ordered that his main mobile 'exploitation' forces, the 5th Guards Tank Army and 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps continue their advance from Minsk on July 5 in the direction of Vi...
1950 Jul 5 Battle of Osan
The Battle of Osan was the first engagement between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War. U.S. Task Force Smith of 540 men suffered 180 casualties while inflicting ...
1962 Jul 5 Algeria is independent
1966 Jul 5 Apollo 2 Mission
Apollo 2 is the informal name of the launch of AS-203. The main purpose of the AS-203 flight was to investigate the effects of weightlessness on the fuel in the S-IVB tank. The reason for...
1969 Jul 5 Walter Gropius Dies
Gropius died in 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 86. Today, he is remembered not only by his various buildings but also by the district of Gropiusstadt in Berlin. In the early 1990s, ...
1972 Jul 5 "Waka/Jawaka" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Waka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa, released in 1972. The album is the jazz-influenced precursor to The Grand Wazoo, and, as the front cover indicates, sequel of sorts to 1969's Hot R...
1974 Jul 5 "Effi Briest" Is Released
Effi Briest (also known as Fontane Effi Briest) is a 1974 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted from German author Theodor Fontane's 1894 novel of the same name. The film won...
1983 Jul 5 Suicidal Tendencies release self-titled debut album
Suicidal Tendencies is the eponymous debut album by the band Suicidal Tendencies, released in 1983 on Frontier Records. It became one of the best-selling hardcore punk/skate punk albums a...
1988 Jul 5 Overkill releases Under the Influence
Under The Influence is the third studio album by thrash metal band Overkill in 1988 on Megaforce Records. This was the first Overkill release to feature Sid Falck on drums. The album spaw...
1988 Jul 5 Slayer Releases "South of Heaven"
South of Heaven is the fourth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on July 5, 1988, the album was the band's second collaboration with record producer Rick Rubi...
1989 Jul 5
to 1998 May 14
 Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. Many of its catch phrases have ...
1989 Jul 5 The Seinfeld Chronicles" - Season 1 Episode 1 (Pilot) of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Seinfeld Chronicles" (also known as "Good News, Bad News" for syndication or even "Pilot") is the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The pilot, the first of the 180 Seinfeld e...
1993 Jul 5 U2 releases eighth studio album, "Zooropa"
Zooropa is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. Originally intended as an EP, it was recorded between legs of the Zoo TV Tour and released on 5 July 1993 by Island Records a...
1995 Jul 5 John Christ and Eerie Von leave Danzig
Though the band had toured successfully with its new drummer during the fall and winter of 1994-95, by the spring of 1995 Danzig was actively seeking a new guitarist, with Pepper Keenan a...
2000 Jul 5 South Park Episode 407 - "Chef Goes Nanners"
Chef is declaring that South Park's flag is racist. Stan & Kyle head up the team championing the current flag, while Wendy and Cartman head up the side for a new flag. Wendy ends up confe...
2003 Jul 5
to 2003 Jul 27
 Lance Armstrong wins 90th Tour de France
The 2003 Tour de France started and ended in Paris. Lasting from July 5 to July 27 the race covered 3,350 km (2081.58 mi), proceeding clockwise in twenty stages around France, including s...
2005 Jul 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Texas Rangers, 7-4
If Keith Foulke had been merely bad, Shaughnessy would be onto something. The American League East race really would be over. The mystery is how it is even remotely possible for them t...
2006 Jul 5 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As Carl Crawford raced toward home plate, with Jorge Cantu at bat and Jason Johnson coming out of his windup, a most alarming thought entered his mind: ``Cantu, he...
2007 Jul 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 15-4
Granted, they have different ideas about etiquette in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, than they do in Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan. But just as Hideki Okajima, in a...
2007 Jul 5 Chicago White Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 11-6
CHICAGO -- His performances had been mostly overshadowed by the emergence of Jeremy Guthrie, but as far as pleasant surprises are concerned, Brian Burres takes a back seat to no one on th...
2008 Jul 5 2008 Orgullo Madrid Gay Pride Parade
The gay pide in Madrid is one of the biggest and most popular prides in Europe. The parade was attended by 1.500.000 people last year. The street parties at Plaza Chueca attracted 300.000...
2008 Jul 5 Laser Show Blinds Ravers at Festival Outside Moscow
"I immediately had a spot like when you stare into the sun After three days I decided to go to the hospital. They examined me, asked if I had been at Open Air, and then put me straight ..." —Rave-attendee Dmitry
2008 Jul 5 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-1
NEW YORK - He will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, a name that future generations of Yankee fans will remember with the same awe and reverence as Mantle, Berra, and (dare we say it) Gehr...
2008 Jul 5 Texas Rangers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-3
If baseball is a game of second chances, reliever Greg Aquino is getting one with the Orioles. How he handles it will determine his future in the bullpen, and in the organization. Aqui...
2008 Jul 5 UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The...
2009 Jul 5 2009 Orgullo Madrid Gay Pride Parade
Last year, Madrid hosted Europe's Orgullo Gay festival. This year is a more typical year with the somewhat smaller-scale Gran Vía parade and Chueca-wide street parties from 25 June to 5 J...
2009 Jul 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 8-4
The Red Sox had needed to win the final game of a series to avoid a sweep three times this season, and all three times they had won. None of those victories included a point as dire as ye...
2009 Jul 5 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) Ryan Braun just finished watching All-Star Ted Lilly shut down his Milwaukee Brewers, and he was frustrated. So he let his pitchers know how he felt about their recent per...
2009 Jul 5 Hannah Montana 3 Is Released
Hannah Montana 3 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana. It was released to stores and digital retailers on July 7, 2009 in the United States by Wa...
2009 Jul 5 Illinois Republican Congressman Mark Kirk raises more than $580,000 in second quarter 2009
Illinois Republican Rep. Mark Steven Kirk raised more than $580,000 in this year's second quarter and has more than $1 million in his campaign account -- funds he could use for a U.S. Sen...
2009 Jul 5 Los Angeles Angels defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-6
WALKING FINE LINE Orioles pitchers issued eight walks, and half of those base runners came around to score. Four of the walks were handed out by starter Rich Hill, who lasted 5 1/3 inn...
2009 Jul 5 Minnesota Twins defeat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
When Twins first baseman Justin Morneau scored the winning run in the 15th inning of the 2008 All-Star Game, the clock at old Yankee Stadium reminded him it was 1:37 a.m. One night ear...
2009 Jul 5 New York Yankees defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 10-8
The contrast in Joe Girardi's assessment of the two primary pitchers he entrusted the ball with Sunday was stark. While Joba Chamberlain painfully is still "learning lessons" about bei...
2009 Jul 5 Roger Federer wins 2009 Wimbledon Men's Final to surpass Pete Sampras's record 14 Grand Slam titles
On and on they held serve as the fifth set of the Wimbledon men’s final endured beyond all precedent. On and on, with shadows encroaching on the grass, Andy Roddick kept pace with Roger F...
2009 Jul 5 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds, 10-1
CINCINNATI - Righthander Chris Carpenter, for whom the Cardinals had been averaging only 3.1 runs a game in his first 11 starts, received some unexpected largesse Sunday when his team tal...
2010 Jul 5 All Five Gulf States Affected by Oil Spill as Tar Balls Reach Texas Beaches
Oil from the BP spill has now reached the shores of every Gulf state. Tar balls from the spill were found over the weekend on a Texas beach 400 miles from the Gulf gusher, AP reports. Aut...
2010 Jul 5 Chicago Cubs defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-4
PHOENIX -- For three months they spent almost every day acting out the same script whenever somebody put a baseball in their midst. And while the Cubs' 9-4 victory over the Arizona Dia...