July 5th (2012) was a Thursday. 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.
Historical Events for 5th July, 2012
» The Shard in London is inaugurated as the List of tallest buildings in Europe called tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
July 5th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (b. 1982)
» Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944)
» Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933)
» Bob Rowland Smith, American politician (b. 1925)
» Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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.