July 05 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | July 05 Calendar
July 5th Daily Holidays include:
- Bikini Day
- Mechanical Pencil Day
- National Apple Turnover Day
- National Graham Cracker Day
- National Workaholics Day
- Work Without Your Hands Day – (Sponge Bob)
July 05: Famous Birthdays
- July 05, 1586 – Thomas Hooker, English-American settler who founded the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1647)
- July 05, 1810 – P.T. Barnum, American businessman who co-founded Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
- July 05, 1950 – Huey Lewis, American singer, songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News)
July 05: Historical Events
- July 05, 1884 – Germany takes possession of Cameroon
- July 05, 1915 – The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia to go to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
- July 05, 1934 – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. The day becomes known as “Bloody Thursday”
- July 05, 1935 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act into law
- July 05, 1937 – Hormel Foods Corp. introduces Spam into the market
- July 05, 1943 – During World War II at the Battle of Kursk, German forces began a massive offensive against the Soviet Union
- July 05, 1945 – During World War II, the liberation of the Philippines is declared
- July 05, 1946 – The “BIKINI” is debuted at an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France and goes on sale
- July 05, 1950 – The Law of Return is passed by the Knesset which allows all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel
- July 05, 1954 – The first television news bulletin is broadcast by the BBC
- July 05, 1962 – After an 8 year war with France, Algeria declares their independance
- July 05, 1971 – President Richard Nixon certifies the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years
- July 05, 1975 – Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal
- July 05, 1996 – Dolly the sheep is the first mammal cloned from an adult cell
- July 05, 2004 – The first Indonesian Presidential election is held
- July 05, 2012 – The Shard in London becomes the tallest building in Europe with a height of 1,020 feet
- July 05, 2016 – The Juno space probe begins a 20 month survey of Jupiter
- July 05, 2018 – Lithuania becomes the 36th member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
July 05: Music Events
- July 05, 1954 – That’s All Right is recorded by Elvis Presley as his first single
- July 05, 1969 – I’m Free is released by The Who
- July 05, 1974 – You’re No Good is released by Linda Ronstadt
- July 05, 1994 – Crack Rear View, the debut album from Hootie & the Blowfish is released
- July 05, 1997 – The all-female Lilith Fair tour, organized by Sarah McLaughlan kicks off. Video below is Sarah McLaughlan, Jewel and the Indigo Girls singing The Water is Wide.
July 05: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for July 05 is Cancer.
July Birthstone:
What is the July Birthstone? Ruby
Ruby is the July birthstone – and it’s one of the most coveted of gems. The name is derived from the Latin word ruber, meaning “red” – the color of love and passion. Few things catch the eye like the ruby birthstone.
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