July 5: Day of the Week
July 5, 2023 is the 186th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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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.
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July 5 Historical Event(s)
- 1316Battle of Manolada between the Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea
- 1687Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
- 1803The Convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
- 1811Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
- 1935The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 1940World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
- 1950Korean War: Task Force Smith – First clash between American and North Korean forces in the Battle of Osan.
- 1954The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
- 1977Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
- 2009Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.
Who were born on July 5?
- 1879Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician (d. 1945)
- 1880Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d. 1940)
- 1918René Lecavalier, French-Canadian radio host and sportscaster (d. 1999)
- 1931Bill Skiles, American comic (d. 2011)
- 1957Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1959Marc Cohn, American singer and songwriter
- 1969Jenji Kohan, American television writer and producer
- 1979Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
- 1981Jesse Crain, Canadian baseball player
- 1989Dejan Lovren, Croatian footballer
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