What Happened On 5th July 2014 In History

July 5th Famous Deaths for 2014

• » Sharifah Aini, Malaysian singer (b. 1953)
• » Pedro DeBrito, Cape Verdean-American soccer player (b. 1959)
• » Elsbeth Juda, German-English photographer (b. 2011)
• » Rosemary Murphy, German-American actress (b. 1925)
• » Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
• » Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931)
• » Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)

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.

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