About July 5
July 5, 2023 is the 186th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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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 220 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On July 5
- 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.
- 1884 –Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
- 1934 –“Bloody Thursday” – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
- 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.
- 1941 –World War II: German troops reach the Dnieper River.
- 1943 –World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
- 1947 –Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League. (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.)
- 1950 –Korean War: Task Force Smith – First clash between American and North Korean forces in the Battle of Osan.
- 1951 –William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
- 1954 –The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
- 1962 –Algeria becomes independent from France.
- 1970 –Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 109 people.
- 1975 –Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
- 1987 –First instance of the LTTE using suicide attacks on Sri Lankan Army. The Black Tigers are born, and in the following years continue to use the tactic to deadly effect.
- 1995 –Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after their independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1999 –U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
- 1999 –Wolverhampton, England is hit by storms which include a tornado. The area is hit again with severe storms on August 1.
- 2004 –The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
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