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Events

• 1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
• 1687 - Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
• 1770 - Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
• 1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
• 1811 - Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
• 1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
• 1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.
• 1830 - France invades Algeria.
• 1833 - Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
• 1865 - William Booth founds The Christian Mission (later renamed The Salvation Army).
• 1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England.
• 1878 - The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.
• 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.
• 1937 - Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• 1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.
• 1940 - World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
• 1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River.
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of Kursk - The largest tank battle in history begins.
• 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.
• 1946 - The bikini is introduced.
• 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.)
• 1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted.
• 1950 - Korean War: Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces.
• 1950 - Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
• 1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
• 1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll.
• 1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
• 1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
• 1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth.
• 1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France.
• 1970 - Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.
• 1971 - Right to vote: the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
• 1973 - Catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters. This explosion has become a classic incident studied in fire department training programs worldwide.
• 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 very first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan overthrown.
• 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 it to deadly effect.
• 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.
• 1989 - The sitcom Seinfeld aired its first episode.
• 1994 - The United States announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from Haiti.
• 1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
• 2004 - First Indonesian presidential election by the nation.
• 2006 - North Korea launched at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
• 2006 - Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting held at the U.N in New York City because of the North Korean missile tests a day before.

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Newtons own copy of his Principia, with hand written corrections for the second edition. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5-7 July 1770 near and in Chesma (Turkish: ÇeÅŸme) Bay, in the area between Asia Minor and the island of Chios, the site of a number of past naval battles between Turkey and Venice. ... The Battle of Larga was fought between 80,000 Crimean Tatars and Turkish janissaries and 38,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Rumyantsev on the banks of the Larga River (a tributary of the Pruth) for eight hours on 7 July 1770. ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1925) Area Approx. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Strength United States Regular army : 99,000 Volunteers: 10,000* Rangers: 3,000 Militia: 458,000** Naval and marine: 20,000 Indigenous peoples New York Iroquois: 600 Northwestern allies: ? Southern allies: ? United Kingdom Regular army: 10,000+ Naval and marine: ? Canadian militia: 86,000+** Indigenous... Fort Schlosser was a fortification built in Western New York in the USA around 1860 by the colonial British forces. ... Black Rock, once an independent community, is now part of the city of Buffalo, New York. ... Plattsburgh is a city in Clinton County, New York, USA. The population was 18,816 at the 2000 census. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Strength United States Regular army : 99,000 Volunteers: 10,000* Rangers: 3,000 Militia: 458,000** Naval and marine: 20,000 Indigenous peoples New York Iroquois: 600 Northwestern allies: ? Southern allies: ? United Kingdom Regular army: 10,000+ Naval and marine: ? Canadian militia: 86,000+** Indigenous... The Battle of Chippewa (sometimes spelled Chippawa) was a decisive victory for American militia units which allowed for the invasion of Canada along the Niagara River. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Jacob Jennings Brown (May 9, 1775-February 24, 1828) was an American army officer in the War of 1812. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Phineas Riall (December 15, 1775 - November 10, 1850) was a British army officer, who fought in the War of 1812. ... Chippewa is a town in Ontario, Canada, located just south of Niagara Falls. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Charles Napier can refer to: Charles Napier, an American actor General Sir Charles James Napier, a British soldier Admiral Sir Charles Napier, a British naval officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Look up Usurper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Usurper is a derogatory term used to describe either an illegitimate or controversial claimant to the throne in a monarchy, or a person who succeeds in establishing himself as a monarch without having inherited the throne in the normal way. ... Miguel of Portugal (English: Michael), the Traditionalist (Port. ... Battle of Cape St. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the England and Yorkshire cricketer, see Major William Booth William Booth (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912) was the founder and 1st General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant evangelical Christian denomination founded in 1865 by Methodist ministers William Booth and Catherine Booth. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Coat of arms of the Baku governorate. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... FDR redirects here. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hormel Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota. ... Hormel Foods Corporation NYSE: HRL is probably best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at 49°44′N 104°15′W. It is located 30 km northwest of Weyburn, at the junction of provincial highways 39 and 621. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... 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Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders Erich von Manstein, Günther von Kluge, Walther Model Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Nikolai Vatutin Strength 800,000 infantry, 2,700 tanks, 2,000 aircraft 1,300,000 infantry, 3,600 tanks, 2,400 aircraft Casualties 500,000 dead, wounded, or captured 500 tanks 200... 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The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly_funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders Douglas MacArthur Kim Il-sung, (Peng Dehuai de facto) Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... 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Assorted transistors The transistor is a solid state semiconductor device that can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation and many other functions. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Thats All Right (Mama) is the name of the first song released by Elvis Presley. ... Blue Moon of Kentucky is a bluegrass song, written by Bill Monroe in 1947 and recorded by his band, The Blue Grass Boys. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 (C-GGFJ). ... The Toronto Pearson International Airports worst accident took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 registered CF-TIW, was flying on a Montreal-Toronto-Los Angeles route. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. ... Amendment XXVI (the Twenty-sixth Amendment) of the United States Constitution states: Section 1. ... The voting age is the minimum legal age at which a person may vote in a governmental election. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... BLEVE, pronounced blevy, is an acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. ... Kingman is a city located in Mohave County, Arizona. ... Propane is a three-carbon alkane. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Country: United States Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 73 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1966 Retired: 1980 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1968 and 1975) Singles titles: 34 Career prize money: $2,584,909 Grand Slam Record Titles: 3 Australian Open W (1970) French Open QF... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 - April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as President, from 1971 to 1973, and as Prime Minister, from 1973 to 1977, of Pakistan. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Sri Lankan Army Flag The Sri Lankan Army is a branch of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces with the responsbility of overseeing land-based operations. ... The Black Tigers are special operatives of the LTTE that commit suicide if needed to reach their objectives. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lt-Col. ... A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 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Births

• 1586 - Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)
• 1653 - Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)
• 1675 - Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials
• 1717 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)
• 1718 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)
• 1794 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d. 1851)
• 1801 - David Farragut, American naval commander (d. 1870)
• 1810 - Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum, American circus owner (d. 1891)
• 1853 - Cecil Rhodes, South African politician (d. 1902)
• 1879 - Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d. 1959)
• 1880 - Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d. 1940)
• 1886 - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1988)
• 1888 - Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
• 1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963)
• 1890 - Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian (d. 1954)
• 1891 - John Howard Northrop, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
• 1901 - Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d. 1992)
• 1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d. 1985)
• 1904 - Harold Acton, American writer and dilettante (d. 1994)
• 1904 - Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1911 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (d. 1974)
• 1918 - George Rochberg, American composer (d. 2005)
• 1924 - Janos Starker, Hungarian cellist
• 1928 - Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982)
• 1928 - Pierre Mauroy, French prime minister
• 1928 - Katherine Helmond, American actress
• 1932 - Billy Laughlin, American actor (d. 1948)
• 1936 - Shirley Knight, American actress
• 1936 - James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 - Booker Edgerson, American football player
• 1943 - Curt Blefary, baseball player (d. 2001)
• 1943 - Robbie Robertson, Canadian guitarist
• 1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician
• 1950 - Michael Monarch, American guitarist (Steppenwolf)
• 1951 - Rich Gossage, baseball player
• 1957 - David Hanson, Politician
• 1957 - Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958 - Bill Watterson, American cartoonist
• 1960 - Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor
• 1963 - Edie Falco, American actress
• 1966 - Kathryn Erbe, American actress
• 1966 - Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
• 1968 - Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian Interviewer
• 1969 - John LeClair, American hockey player
• 1969 - RZA, American rapper
• 1970 - Mac Dre, American rapper (d. 2004)
• 1974 - Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian football player
• 1975 - Hernan Crespo, Argentinian footballer
• 1976 - Mike DeWolf, American guitarist (Taproot)
• 1976 - Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
• 1976 - Marina Dias, Brazilian supermodel
• 1976 - Bizarre, American rapper
• 1977 - Royce Da 5'9", American Rapper
• 1979 - Stilian Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
• 1979 - Shane Filan, Irish musician (Westlife)
• 1979 - Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
• 1980 - Jason Wade, American musician (Lifehouse)
• 1982 - Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
• 1982 - Helder Almeida, Portuguese know-it-all
• 1985 - Stephanie McIntosh, Australian actress
• 1996 - Dolly the sheep, first cloned mammal (d. 2003)

1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Thomas Pitt (July 5, 1653 – April 28, 1726) was a British merchant involved in trade with India. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Mary Walcott (July 5, 1675 – after 1719) was one of the witnesses at the Salem Witch Trials of Salem, Massachusetts in the years 1692 and 1693. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Peter III of Portugal (Portuguese Pedro) (July 5, 1717 - May 25, 1786) became King Consort of Portugal on the succession of his wife and niece queen Maria I in 1777, and ruled with her until his death. ... Mary I, (Portuguese: Maria Francisca), the Piteous (Port. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. ... Francis-Seymour Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (July 5, 1718 – June 14, 1784) was born in Chelsea, England, and died in Surrey, England. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 - September 11, 1851) was born in Suffield, Connecticut, and was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian minister. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Admiral David Glasgow Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891), American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Cecil Rhodes. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wanda Landowska (July 5, 1879 – August 16, 1959), harpsichordist whose performances, teaching, recordings and writings played a large role in reviving the popularity of that instrument in the early 20th century. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jan Kubelík (July 5, 1880 – December 5, 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees (July 5, 1886-May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Herbert Spencer Gasser, (July 5, 1888 - May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (July 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Frederick Lewis Allen (July 5, 1890 - February 13, 1954) was an American historian of the first half of the twentieth century whose specialty was writing about what was at the time recent and popular history. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 (with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley) for purifying and crystallizing certain enzymes. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sergey Obraztsov with a puppet of his youthful alter ego. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. ... This article is about the year. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harold Acton (July 5, 1904 - February 27, 1994) was an Anglo-Italian writer and dilettante who is probably most famous for inspiring the character of Anthony Blanche in Evelyn Waughs novel Brideshead Revisited (1945). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 - June 12, 1980) was an American television actor, best known for his role as Doc (Doctor Galen Adams) on the western television series Gunsmoke. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (July 5, 1911 – April 2, 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... George Rochberg, (July 5, 1918, Paterson, New Jersey – May 29, 2005, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American composer. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Janos Starker (b. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Warren Oates (July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982) was an American character actor. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Mauroy, French politician Pierre Mauroy (born July 5, 1928) is a French Socialist politician. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Katherine Helmond (born July 5, 1928 as Katherine Marie Helmond in Galveston, Texas) is an American film, theater and television actress. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Billy Laughlin (William Robert Laughlin) (July 5, 1932 - August 31, 1948) played the character Froggy in the Our Gang short films in its final stretch, from 1940 to 1944. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shirley Enola Knight, also known by her married name of Shirley Knight Hopkins, was born on July 5, 1936, to a wealthy family in Goessel, Kansas. ... James Alexander Mirrlees (born July 5, 1936, Minnigaff, Scotland) is a Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Booker Edgerson (born July 5, 1939 in Baxter, Arkansas) was an American college and professional football player. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Curt Blefary, born Curtis Le Roy Blefary (July 5, 1943 - January 28, 2001), was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles (1965-68), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (1970-71), Oakland Athletics (1971-1972) and San Diego Padres (1972). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Huey Lewis, sporting a Tape a record, go to prison sleeveless T-shirt. ... Michael Monarch (b. ... Steppenwolf Gold album cover Steppenwolf was a 1960s and 1970s rock n roll band, best known for the hits Born to Be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride. Due to the German background of band members, they were named after the novel Steppenwolf by author Hermann Hesse. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Richard Michael Goose Gossage (born July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 21 seasons for nine different teams before retiring in 1994. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David George Hanson (born 5 July 1957, Liverpool) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Doug Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William B. Bill Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and a few poems (which are mostly embedded in his works). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince is an American character actor who has made many appearances in film and television. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Edie Falco Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American television and film actress. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Kathryn Erbe as Detective Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kathryn Erbe (born July 5, 1966 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order. ... Gianfranco Zola, OBE, born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia, is a former Italian footballer, and was the Football Writers Player of the Year in 1997. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Nardwuar on Chart Magazine 2005 Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin, July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... John LeClair (born July 5, 1969 in St. ... RZA (pronounced Rizza, born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American producer, rapper and the de facto leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 - November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name, Mac Dre, was a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper who is considered one of the predecessors of the hyphy movement . ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Márcio Amoroso dos Santos (born July 5, 1974 in Brasilia) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for the famous Italian club side AC Milan. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Hernán Crespo (born 5 July 1975 in Florida, Argentina) is an Argentine international football player. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Mike Dewolf was born July 5, 1976 and is the guitarist for the Nu Metal Band Taproot Categories: Musician stubs ... Taproot is a nu metal band from Ann Arbor, Michigan formed in late 1997. ... Nuno Gomes (pron. ... Marina Dias (born July 5, 1976 in São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil) is a supermodel. ... Bizarres debut full-length album, Hannicap Circus. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Royce da 59 on the cover of Independents Day (2005) Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), popularly known as Royce Da 59, is an American rapper from Oak Park, Michigan — a Detroit suburb. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Stilian Petrov (born July 5, 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian football (soccer) player who plays for the Bulgarian national team as a midfielder, and also plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. ... Shane Steven Filan is a member of the Irish pop band Westlife. ... Westlife are a Irish boy band created in 1998. ... Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jason Michael Wade (born July 5, 1980) is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Lifehouse. ... Lifehouse is a melodic rock band from the United States, popular with mainstream and Contemporary Christian Music audiences. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alberto Gilardino (born July 5, 1982 in Biella, Italy) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who is a striker for A.C. Milan, and the Italian national team. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Stephanie McIntosh (born on July 5, 1985 in Australia) is an Australian actress and singer. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Dolly and her first-born lamb, Bonnie Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003), a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

• 1316 - Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)
• 1375 - Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)
• 1472 - Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)
• 1539 - St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. 1502)
• 1666 - Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)
• 1676 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)
• 1715 - Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (b. 1659)
• 1719 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (b. 1641)
• 1773 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719)
• 1833 - Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (b. 1765)
• 1859 - Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777)
• 1862 - Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800)
• 1904 - Abai Kunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet (b. 1845)
• 1908 - Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)
• 1920 - Max Klinger, German artist (b. 1857)
• 1927 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1853)
• 1932 - Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (b. 1880)
• 1945 - John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
• 1948 - Georges Bernanos, French writer (b. 1888)
• 1957 - Charles Sherwood Noble, American-born inventor
• 1965 - Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat and international playboy (b. 1909)
• 1966 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
• 1969 - Walter Gropius, German architect (b. 1883)
• 1969 - Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (b. 1884)
• 1975 - Otto Skorzeny, German commando who rescued Benito Mussolini (b. 1908)
• 1983 - Harry James, American musician (b. 1916)
• 1991 - Howard Nemerov, American poet (b. 1920)
• 1996 - Erik Wickberg, the 9th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1904)
• 1998 - Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916)
• 2002 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)
• 2002 - Ted Williams, baseball player (b. 1918)
• 2003 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian hockey player (b. 1979)
• 2004 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
• 2004 - Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. 1921)
• 2005 - James Stockdale, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1923)
• 2006 - Kenneth Lay, founder of Enron Corporation and convicted fraudster (b.1942)

Events Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. ... Ferdinand of Majorca (Catalan: Ferran de Mallorca) (1278 – July 5, 1316), Infante of Majorca, was the third son of James II of Majorca, Viscount of Aumelàs and Lord of Frontignan. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Events October 24 - Valdemar IV of Denmark dies and is succeeded by his grandson Olaf III of Denmark. ... Charles III of Alençon (1337 – July 5, 1375, Lyon) was the eldest son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. ... Events March 17 - Edward, the Black Prince is created Duke of Cornwall, becoming the first English Duke Beginning of the Hundred Years War (c. ... Events February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Discovery of Newfoundland by Didrik Pining and João Vaz Corte-Real. ... Charles of Artois (1394 – July 5, 1472), son of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu and Marie of Berry, was Count of Eu from 1397 until his death. ... // Events Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, travels with King Richard II of England to Ireland. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... St Anthony Maria Zaccaria (Italian: Antonio Maria) (1502 - 5 July 1539) was born at Cremona, Italy. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... Albert VI of Bavaria, (13 April 1584 - 5 July 1666), (German: Albrecht VI., der Leuchtenberger, Landgraf von Bayern-Leuchtenberg), son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata v. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Carl Gustaf Wrangel Carl Gustaf Wrangel (December 23, 1613 - July 5, 1676) was a Swedish soldier. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Charles Ancillon (July 28, 1659 - July 5, 1715), one of a distinguished family of Huguenots, was born at Metz, Moselle, France. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster (30 June 1641 - 5 July 1719) was an Irish general, whose father was also a famous military officer. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Francisco José Freire (January 3, 1719 - July 5, 1773), Portuguese historian and philologist, was born at Lisbon. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Nicéphore Niépces earliest surviving photograph, circa 1826 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (March 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833) was a French inventor, most noted as a pioneer in photography. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Charles Cagniard de la Tour (March 31, 1777 - July 5, 1859), French engineer and physicist, was born in Paris, and after attending the École Polytechnique became one of the ingenieurs geographiques. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Heinrich Georg Bronn (March 3, 1800 - July 5, 1862) was a German geologist. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abai Kunanbaiuli Abai Ibragim Kunanbaiuli (Kazak: Абай Ибрагим Кунанбайулы Russian: Because of Russian influence many people know him as Abai Kunanbaev or Abai Kunanbaiev) (August 10, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher, as well as an important cog in the development of Kazakh as a legitimate written language. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (November 6, 1833 – July 5, 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, considered to be one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Elsa Asenijeff, ca. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (September 16, 1853 - July 5, German medical doctor. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Sasha Cherny (Russian: , real name Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg, Russian: , 1880-1932) was a Russian poet, satirist and childrens writer. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945), Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia through the darkest period of its history: when the Australian mainland came under direct military threat during the Japanese advance in World War II. Many Australians regard him as the countrys... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Georges Bernanos (February 20, 1888 – July 5, 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought and to a certain defeatism that led, in his view, to Frances defeat in 1940. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Sherwood Noble (-July 5, 1957) was an immigrant to southern Alberta from North Dakota, pushed into bankruptcy by poor harvests and low grain prices. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza, (born 1909 - died July 5, 1965) was a Dominican diplomat, polo player and formula one race car driver, but was best known as an international playboy for his jet setting socialite lifestyle and legendary prowess with women. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... George Charles de Hevesy (born as Hevesy György, also known as Georg Karl von Hevesy) (August 1, 1885 in Budapest – July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian chemist who was important in the development of the tracer method where radioactive tracers are used to study chemical processes, e. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Walter Gropius, c. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wilhelm Backhaus Wilhelm Backhaus (March 26, 1884–July 5, 1969) was a German pianist. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Otto Skorzeny Otto Skorzeny (June 12, 1908 - July 5, 1975) was a Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. He is best-known as the commando leader who rescued Benito Mussolini from imprisonment after his overthrow. ... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) led Italy from 1922 to 1943. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howard Nemerov (February 29, 1920 – July 5, 1991) was United States Poet Laureate on two separate occasions: from 1963 to 1964, and from 1988 to 1990. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Erik Wickberg (July 6, 1904 – July 5, 1996) was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974). ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Sid Luckman on the cover of the October 1938 issue of Life Sid Luckman (November 21, 1916 - July 5, 1998) was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1939 to 1950 leading the team to 4 NFL championships during that period. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military service as a Marine Corps pilot, with the Boston Red Sox. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roman Lyashenko (May 2, 1979 - July 5, 2003) was a Russian hockey player. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:Http://www. ... The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Percival Patterson. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rodger Ward (January 10, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas - July 5, 2004 in Anaheim, California) won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Three different versions of the Medal of Honor are awarded: one each for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Lay Kenneth Lee Lay (born April 15, 1942), (a. ... Enron Corporation was an energy company based in Houston, Texas. ... This article is about the year. ...

Holidays and observances

• Algeria: Independence Day (1962).
• Cape Verde: Independence Day (1975).
• Czech Republic and Slovakia: Arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Great Moravia (around 863).
• Isle of Man: Tynwald Day (1266).
• Venezuela: Independence Day (1811).
• Church of the SubGenius: X-Day (1998).

An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Saints Cyril and Methodius painted by Jan Matejko. ... Great Moravia (Old Church Slavonic approximately Велья Морава, Czech Velká Morava, Slovak Veľká Morava, Latin Magna Moravia) was a Slav state existing on the territory of present-day Moravia and Slovakia between 833 and the early 10th century. ... Events Constantine I succeeds as king of Scotland. ... Tynwald Day is the national holiday of the Isle of Man, usually occurring on 5 July. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a satirical postmodern parody religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a satirical postmodern parody religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

July 4 - July 6 - June 5 - August 5 -- listing of all days July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...