On This Day in History for July 5
Events in History
- 649 St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II
- 1166 Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document
- 1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
- 1295 Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England
- 1436 German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten
- 1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster
- 1596 English fleet under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, captures Cadiz
- More Events in History
David Farragut
P. T. Barnum
Cecil Rhodes
A. E. Douglass
Georges Pompidou
Dolly the SheepWeddings in History
- 1836 English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel marries Mary Elizabeth Horsley
- 1870 Prime Minister of Canada John Thompson (24) weds Annie E. Affleck (25) in Portland, Maine
- 1911 "Anne of Green Gables" author Lucy Maud Montgomery (36) weds Ewen MacDonald in Prince Edward Island, Canada
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Stamford Raffles
Chester Greenwood
John CurtinJuly in History
Yippee! It's Independence Day for the U.S.
The United States declared itself independent of Britain on this day. Ever since, celebrations marking the event have taken place every year across the country.
July 4, 1776United States Declaration of Independence
Engrossed copy of the United States Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776Swimwear Reduced to Bare Essentials
Now a common sight on beaches across the world, the bikini created a sensation when a French mechanic launched it on this day in history.
July 5, 1946Venezuela Declares Independence
A painting by Martin Tovar y Tovar depicting Venezuelan deputies signing the declaration
July 5, 1811
