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{{<!--If July 5 was a Sunday-->#ifeq: 7 | {{#time:N|5 July {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |Tynwald Day (Isle of Man, (2024);}} | no footnotes |
Comoros (1975) and | unreferenced section |
Jan Hus Day in the Czech Republic; | multiple issues |
371 BC – Post-Peloponnesian War Conflicts: The Thebans defeated the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae, weakening Sparta's influence over the Greek peninsula. | refimprove section |
1415 – The Council of Constance executed Jan Hus, founder of the Christian Hussite reform movement, for committing heresy. | Jan Hus and Hussites both need more footnotes |
1535 – Thomas More, an opponent of the Protestant Reformation, was executed for treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. | refimprove section |
1785 – The dollar, a decimal currency system, was unanimously chosen as the money unit for the United States. | unreferenced section |
1885 – French chemists Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux successfully tested their vaccine against rabies on nine-year-old Joseph Meister after he was bitten by an infected dog. | conflict of interest |
1887 – King Kalākaua of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, stripping the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority as well as disfranchising all Asians, most native Hawaiians, and the poor. | refimprove |
1905 – American schoolteacher Katie DeWitt James filed for divorce from her husband, beginning a series of events that would ultimately lead to her unsolved murder and the consequent naming of Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma. | short |
1947 – Production of the AK-47, the world's best-selling assault rifle, began. | refimprove section |
1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, aired on Irish television for the first time. | unreferenced section |
1966 – Hastings Banda became the first president of Malawi, exactly two years after the country became independent from the United Kingdom. | unreferenced section |
1978 – A sleeping car train at Taunton, England, caught fire, killing 12 people and causing British Rail to install state-of-the art fire prevention measures. | single source |
1988 – An explosion and resulting fire destroyed Occidental Petroleum's oil platform Piper Alpha in the North Sea, killing 168 people. | refimprove section |
1998 – Hong Kong International Airport, built on the man-made island of Chek Lap Kok, opened for commercial operations, becoming one of the world's busiest airports. | unreferenced section |
2006 – Nathu La, a mountain pass in the Himalayas connecting India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opened for trade after more than 40 years. | outdated |
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- 1253 – Mindaugas, the first known grand duke of Lithuania, was crowned king, becoming the only person ever to hold that title.
- 1483 – The last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England.
- 1560 – Scotland and England signed the Treaty of Edinburgh to formally conclude the Siege of Leith and replace the Scottish–French Auld Alliance.
- 1685 – Troops loyal to James II of England defeated those of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a retreat from advancing British forces, causing an uproar in the American public.
- 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron attempted to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras before they could join their Spanish allies.
- 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte approved the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as King of Spain during the Peninsular War.
- 1809 – Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation of the War of the Fifth Coalition.
- 1919 – The Royal Air Force's R34 airship landed in Mineola, New York, to complete the first east-to-west transatlantic crossing by an aircraft.
- 1940 – The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
- 1957 – At a concert by the Quarrymen at the St. Peter's Church Woolton Garden fete, band member John Lennon met Paul McCartney, triggering a series of events that led to the forming of the Beatles.
- 1962 – The United States conducted the Sedan nuclear test as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosions for civilian purposes.
- 1989 – A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member carried out a suicide attack by hijacking a bus and forcing it into a ravine near Kiryat Ye'arim, Israel.
- 2009 – Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
- 2013 – Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing at least 42 people, mostly students.
- 2013 – In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
- Born/died this day: | Goar of Aquitaine |d|649| Godelieve |d|1070| Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca |b|1782| Sophie Adlersparre |b|1823| Ethel Sands |b|1873| Frida Kahlo |b|1907| Mary Theresa Ledóchowska |d|1922| George W. Bush |b|1946| Barry Winchell |d|1999
Notes
- Second Battle of Algeciras appears on July 12, so First Battle should not appear in the same year
July 6: Independence Day in Malawi (1964)
- 1614 – The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the Knights Hospitaller.
- 1892 – During a steelworkers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a day-long battle between strikers and Pinkerton agents resulted in ten deaths and dozens of people wounded.
- 1936 – A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal (pictured) in England sent millions of gallons of water cascading 300 feet (90 m) into the River Irwell.
- 1971 – After visiting several Asian communist countries, Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu gave a speech on a number of neo-Stalinist and socialist-realist ideals, which became known as the July Theses.
- 1997 – The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of unrest began in Irish-nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
- Eino Leino (b. 1878)
- Nancy Reagan (b. 1921)
- Jagjivan Ram (d. 1986)