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July 5: Day of the Week
July 5, 2024 is the 187th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
July 5 Historical Event(s)
1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1803
The Convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1813
War of 1812: three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
1833
Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
1935
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1950
Korean War: Task Force Smith – First clash between American and North Korean forces in the Battle of Osan.
1950
Zionism: the Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1973
Catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane is being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters.
1989
Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
2006
North Korea launches at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
Who were born on July 5?
1793
Pavel Pestel, Russian revolutionary (d. 1826)
1860
Robert Bacon, American politician (d. 1919)
1900
Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist (d. 1989)
1936
Shirley Knight, American actress
1943
Curt Blefary, American baseball player (d. 2001)
1960
Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor
1965
Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist
1976
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
1977
Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player
1983
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
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