July 5

This day in history:

• 1610 – John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
• 1594 – Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
• 2012 – The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
• 1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.

Births:

• 1874 – Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (died 1967)
• 1829 – Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910)
• 1941 – Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji

Deaths:

• 2007 – George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926)
• 1539 – Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502)
• 2021 – Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)

Holidays:

• Constitution Day (Armenia)
• Independence Day (Venezuela), celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811; also National Armed Forces Day.
• Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.

Random Article of the day:

Sun Long (speed skater)

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