July 05

Monday 05, 2004:

Éric Gagné's consecutive baseball saves streak comes to an end at 84 games.

Saturday 05, 2003:

Taiwan is the last territory to be removed from the WHO's list of SARS affected areas.

Sunday 05, 1998:

Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

Tuesday 05, 1994:

The United States announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from Haiti.

Wednesday 05, 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.

Sunday 05, 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.

Saturday 05, 1980:

Björn Borg wins his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.

Saturday 05, 1975:

Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.

Monday 05, 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.

Sunday 05, 1970:

An Air Canada DC-8 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.

Thursday 05, 1962:

Algeria becomes independent from France.

Saturday 05, 1958:

First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth

Monday 05, 1954:

1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.

Thursday 05, 1951:

William Shockley invents the junction transistor.

Wednesday 05, 1950:

Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.

Monday 05, 1948:

British National Health Service Act enacted.

Friday 05, 1946:

The bikini is introduced.

Thursday 05, 1945:

World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.

Monday 05, 1943:

World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).

Saturday 05, 1941:

World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River.

Friday 05, 1940:

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

Monday 05, 1937:

Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.

Thursday 05, 1934:

Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.

Saturday 05, 1884:

Germany takes possession of Cameroon.

Wednesday 05, 1865:

1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England.

Monday 05, 1830:

France invades Algeria.

Tuesday 05, 1814:

American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.

Monday 05, 1813:

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

Friday 05, 1811:

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

Tuesday 05, 1803:

The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).

Saturday 05, 1687:

Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published.

Monday 05, 1610:

John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

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