About July 5

July 5, 2025 is the 186th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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Cancer is the sun 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 227 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On July 5

  • 1809 –
    The Battle of Wagram, the largest of the Napoleonic Wars.
  • 1814 –
    War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa – American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
  • 1830 –
    France invades Algeria.
  • 1865 –
    The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London, England.
  • 1934 –
    “Bloody Thursday” – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
  • 1937 –
    Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
  • 1940 –
    World War II: the United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
  • 1943 –
    World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
  • 1945 –
    World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.
  • 1954 –
    The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
  • 1954 –
    The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
  • 1962 –
    Algeria becomes independent from France.
  • 1975 –
    Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
  • 1975 –
    Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
  • 1977 –
    Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
  • 1995 –
    Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after their independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1996 –
    Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
  • 1999 –
    U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
  • 2004 –
    The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
  • 2009 –
    Roger Federer wins a record 15th Grand Slam title in tennis, winning a five set match against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.

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