What are the important events that happened on July 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 5: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 5 is the 187^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 22, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,720,137,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaoctacontaheptagon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 208 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,214 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 5 Historical Events

• 1295 –
  Scotland and France form an alliance, the so-called “Auld Alliance”, against England.
• 1775 –
  The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
• 1814 –
  War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa – American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
• 1935 –
  The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• 1940 –
  World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
• 1954 –
  The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
• 1962 –
  The Late Late Show, the world’s longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
• 1975 –
  Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
• 2009 –
  Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.
• 2009 –
  The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.

Who were born on July 5?

• 1918 –
  George Rochberg, American composer (d. 2005)
• 1932 –
  Billy Laughlin, American actor (d. 1948)
• 1952 –
  David Pinkney, British racing driver
• 1954 –
  Leni Björklund, Swedish politician
• 1963 –
  Mark Stockwell, Australian swimmer
• 1966 –
  Susannah Doyle, British actress
• 1967 –
  Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist
• 1984 –
  Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
• 1985 –
  Nick O'Malley, English bassist (Arctic Monkeys)
• 1989 –
  Joseph King, American singer and guitarist (Canvas, Deadbeat Darling)

Who died on July 5?

• 1539 –
  Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. 1502)
• 1676 –
  Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)
• 1826 –
  Sir Stamford Raffles, British statesman (b. 1782)
• 1929 –
  Henry Lincoln Johnson, American member of 369th regiment (aka Harlem Hell Fighters), the first American to receive the Croix de guerre (b. 1897)
• 1948 –
  Georges Bernanos, French writer (b. 1888)
• 1965 –
  Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. 1909)
• 1983 –
  Harry James, American trumpeter (b. 1916)
• 2004 –
  Hugh Shearer, Jamaican politician, the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
• 2005 –
  Shirley Goodman, American singer (b. 1936)
• 2007 –
  Régine Crespin, French operatic soprano (b. 1927)