July 5th (1777) was a Saturday. It's the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 179 days left to the end of the year.
July 5th Holidays in History
» 1934 West Coast waterfront strike known as Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (d. 1539)
» Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
» July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) named X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)
» Constitution Day (Armenia)
» Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
» Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
» Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811.
» Saints Cyril and Methodius e.g Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
» Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man)
» Emancipation Day, celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Africans in New York City in 1827.