Friday, July 5, 2013

This will be 186th day of the year and 179 days will remain in the year.

Hebrew calendar — 27 Tammuz 5773
Chinese calendar — the 28th day of the 5th month of 4711 (Kui Si)
Islamic calendar — (note)

July 5 Birthdays

David Farragut
Pronunciation: [far´ugut]
1801–70, American admiral, born near Knoxville, Tenn.

P. T. Barnum
showman (1810)

Cecil Rhodes
imperialist (1853)

Jean Cocteau
artist (1889)

Georges Pompidou
political leader (1911)

July 2013

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

July 5 in History

1811

Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.

1865

William Booth formed the Salvation Army in London, England.

1946

Larry Doby signed with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first African American player in the American League.

1946

The bikini swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show.

1954

Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right," his first commercial record.

1975

Cape Verde became independent after 500 years of Portuguese rule.

1975

Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors.

1996

Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born.

2002

Baseball great Ted Williams died.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.