Birthday July 05, 1781 Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.
Birthday July 05, 1794 Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker.
Birthday July 05, 1801 David G Farragut, in Knoxville Tenn American naval hero
Birthday July 05, 1810 Phineas T. Barnum, circus promoter in Bethel Conn
Birthday July 05, 1857 Clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate.
Birthday July 05, 1891 John Northrop, US biochemist, crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946).
Birthday July 05, 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, (R), politician.
Birthday July 05, 1909 Andrei Gromyko, diplomat.
Birthday July 05, 1926 Jan¢s Starker, Hungarian cellist.
Birthday July 05, 1934 Katherine Helmond, in Texas
Birthday July 05, 1936 Shirley Knight
Birthday July 05, 1948 Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Wash DC, daughter of Richard Milhaus.
Birthday July 05, 1951 Huey Lewis, (& the News)
Birthday July 05, 1951 Richard 'Goose' Gossage, Baseball relieve pitcher
Birthday July 05, 1963 Edie Falco born
History July 05, 1266 Tynwald Day on Isle of Man.
History July 05, 1687 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA is published by Royal Society in England.
History July 05, 1753 Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
History July 05, 1775 Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition
History July 05, 1808 Battle of Buenos Aires.
History July 05, 1811 Venezuela-1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
History July 05, 1830 France invades Algeria begins a 40 year conquest
History July 05, 1859 Capt. N.C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands.
History July 05, 1861 Union and Rebel forces clash at Carthage, Missouri
History July 05, 1865 William Booth founded Salvation Army in London
History July 05, 1865 Salvation Army founded
History July 05, 1865 Conspirators court-martialed for plotting to kill Lincoln, Grant and Andrew Johnson
History July 05, 1880 George Bernard Shaw quits his job
History July 05, 1896 Bill Doolin escapes from jail
History July 05, 1914 Germany gives Austria-Hungary blank check assurance
History July 05, 1921 Sox accused of throwing World Series
History July 05, 1935 1st Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast.
History July 05, 1935 President FDR signs Natl Labor Relations Act
History July 05, 1937 Joe DiMaggio 1st grand slammer
History July 05, 1938 Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle
History July 05, 1940 United States passes Export Control Act
History July 05, 1940 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain & Vichy govt in France
History July 05, 1944 1st rocket airplane flown
History July 05, 1946 Louis Reard's Bikini swimsuit design debuts at a fashion show Paris
History July 05, 1947 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL
History July 05, 1948 Carole Landis dies at age 29
History July 05, 1950 Law of Return passes allowing all Jews rights to live in Israel
History July 05, 1950 First U.S. fatality in the Korean War
History July 05, 1950 Pvt Kenneth Shadrick of Skin Fork WVa-1st US fatality in Korean War
History July 05, 1951 Junction transistor invention announced Murray Hill NJ
History July 05, 1954 Elvis Presley records That's All Right (Mama)
History July 05, 1959 U.S. visitors to Soviet exhibition in New York express their feelings
History July 05, 1962 Mantle hits 2 homers enroute to 4 consecutive homers
History July 05, 1966 Governors express support for U.S. global commitments
History July 05, 1970 Pilot error causes crash in Toronto
History July 05, 1971 Voting age lowered to 18 by 26th amendment.
History July 05, 1975 Ashe becomes first black man to win Wimbledon
History July 05, 1975 Cape Verdes Islands independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
History July 05, 1978 Soyuz 30 is launched
History July 05, 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old `exclusionary rule'-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials
History July 05, 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red white & blue ribbon reopening Statue of Liberty
History July 05, 1987 Australian Pat Cash wins Wimbledon-upsets No 1 seed Ivan Lendl
History July 05, 1990 Automotive safety expert Amos Neyhart dies at age 91
History July 05, 1996 First successful cloning of a mammal
History July 05, 2003 World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide
July 05, 1781 Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.
July 05, 1794 Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker.
July 05, 1801 David G Farragut, in Knoxville Tenn American naval hero
July 05, 1810 Phineas T. Barnum, circus promoter in Bethel Conn
July 05, 1857 Clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate.
July 05, 1891 John Northrop, US biochemist, crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946).
July 05, 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, (R), politician.
July 05, 1909 Andrei Gromyko, diplomat.
July 05, 1926 Jan¢s Starker, Hungarian cellist.
July 05, 1934 Katherine Helmond, in Texas
July 05, 1936 Shirley Knight
July 05, 1948 Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Wash DC, daughter of Richard Milhaus.
July 05, 1951 Huey Lewis, (& the News)
July 05, 1951 Richard 'Goose' Gossage, Baseball relieve pitcher
July 05, 1963 Edie Falco born
July 05, 1266 Tynwald Day on Isle of Man.
July 05, 1687 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA is published by Royal Society in England.
July 05, 1753 Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
July 05, 1775 Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition
July 05, 1808 Battle of Buenos Aires.
July 05, 1811 Venezuela-1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
July 05, 1830 France invades Algeria begins a 40 year conquest
July 05, 1859 Capt. N.C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands.
July 05, 1861 Union and Rebel forces clash at Carthage, Missouri
July 05, 1865 William Booth founded Salvation Army in London
July 05, 1865 Salvation Army founded
July 05, 1865 Conspirators court-martialed for plotting to kill Lincoln, Grant and Andrew Johnson
July 05, 1880 George Bernard Shaw quits his job
July 05, 1896 Bill Doolin escapes from jail
July 05, 1914 Germany gives Austria-Hungary blank check assurance
July 05, 1921 Sox accused of throwing World Series
July 05, 1935 1st Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast.
July 05, 1935 President FDR signs Natl Labor Relations Act
July 05, 1937 Joe DiMaggio 1st grand slammer
July 05, 1938 Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle
July 05, 1940 United States passes Export Control Act
July 05, 1940 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain & Vichy govt in France
July 05, 1944 1st rocket airplane flown
July 05, 1946 Louis Reard's Bikini swimsuit design debuts at a fashion show Paris
July 05, 1947 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL
July 05, 1948 Carole Landis dies at age 29
July 05, 1950 Law of Return passes allowing all Jews rights to live in Israel
July 05, 1950 First U.S. fatality in the Korean War
July 05, 1950 Pvt Kenneth Shadrick of Skin Fork WVa-1st US fatality in Korean War
July 05, 1951 Junction transistor invention announced Murray Hill NJ
July 05, 1954 Elvis Presley records That's All Right (Mama)
July 05, 1959 U.S. visitors to Soviet exhibition in New York express their feelings
July 05, 1962 Mantle hits 2 homers enroute to 4 consecutive homers
July 05, 1966 Governors express support for U.S. global commitments
July 05, 1970 Pilot error causes crash in Toronto
July 05, 1971 Voting age lowered to 18 by 26th amendment.
July 05, 1975 Ashe becomes first black man to win Wimbledon
July 05, 1975 Cape Verdes Islands independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
July 05, 1978 Soyuz 30 is launched
July 05, 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old `exclusionary rule'-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials
July 05, 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red white & blue ribbon reopening Statue of Liberty
July 05, 1987 Australian Pat Cash wins Wimbledon-upsets No 1 seed Ivan Lendl
July 05, 1990 Automotive safety expert Amos Neyhart dies at age 91
July 05, 1996 First successful cloning of a mammal
July 05, 2003 World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide