July 5 in History

Historical Events on July 5

1811 Venezuela declares independence from Spain.

1813 War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.

1940 World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.

1943 World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.

1945 World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.

1950 Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.

1987 Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.

1999 U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

2006 North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.

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Famous Birthdays on July 5

1943 Robbie Robertson

1983 Zheng Jie

1985 Megan Rapinoe

1994 Shohei Otani

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Famous Deaths on July 5

1826 Stamford Raffles

1945 John Curtin

2002 Ted Williams

2005 James Stockdale

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