The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.
A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items (examples pictured), was found near Hammerwich in Staffordshire.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, killed 17 people and injured five others.
United States National Security Council member Oliver North was given a suspended sentence, probation, and community service for his part in the Iran–Contra affair.
Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship.
Two days after the death of their founder Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of more than a quarter of a million fans.
Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan.
Named after Bikini Atoll, the site of the nuclear-weapons test Operation Crossroads in the Marshall Islands, the modern bikini was introduced at a fashion show in Paris.
Second World War: Canadian troops defeated the last German counterattacks against Carpiquet, Normandy, France.
The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend.
Brazilian Army rebels took over Fort Copacabana and launched a rebellion in Rio de Janeiro against President Epitácio Pessoa and President-elect Artur Bernardes.
Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough.
Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).
Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election
British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials.
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980).
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board.
The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France.
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.
National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
The United States Secret Service begins operation.
The United States discovers and claims Midway Atoll.
Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York.
Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.
The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins.
In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
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.
The Maronite College is established in Rome.
The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.
The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player
Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer
Emily Fox, American soccer player
Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer
Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player
Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
Adam Cole, American wrestler
Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor
Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer
Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist
Iurii Cheban, Ukrainian canoe sprinter
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (died 2012)
Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player
Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player
Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
Zack Miller, American golfer
Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player
Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (died 2010)
Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer
Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist
Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player
Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paíto, Mozambican footballer
Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player
Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress
Junri Namigata, Japanese tennis player
Pauly D, American television personality
David Rozehnal, Czech footballer
Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer
Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter
Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player
Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
Britta Oppelt, German rower
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (died 2013)
İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter
Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player
Bizarre, American rapper
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
Sarah Taylor, Jersey squash player
Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach
Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer
Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager
Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004)
Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
John LeClair, American ice hockey player
RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator
Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer
Nardwuar, Canadian celebrity journalist and musician
Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer
Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (died 2024)
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq
Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright
Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer
Edie Falco, American actress
Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer
Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (died 1996)
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
James Lofton, American football player and coach
Tony Hadley, English footballer
Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach (died 2019)
Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter
John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (died 2024)
Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer
Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (died 2013)
Jill Murphy, British children's author (died 2021)
Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec
Paul Smith, English fashion designer
Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 2013)
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001)
Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)
Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (died 2016)
Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
Chuck Close, American painter and photographer (died 2021)
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)
Nita Lowey, American politician (died 2025)
Shirley Knight, American actress (died 2020)
James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
John Schoenherr, American illustrator (died 2010)
Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critic and physicist (died 1986)
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 2013)
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000)
Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (died 1990)
Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (died 2019)
Tony Lock, English cricketer (died 1995)
Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (died 1992)
Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014)
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2013)
Warren Oates, American actor (died 1982)
Diana Lynn, American actress (died 1971)
Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (died 2017)
Jean Raspail, French author and explorer (died 2020)
János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (died 2013)
Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (died 2021)
George Moore, Australian jockey (died 2008)
Mitsuye Yamada, Japanese American activist
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013)
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (died 2010)
Brian James, Australian actor (died 2009)
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2012)
George Rochberg, American composer and educator (died 2005)
Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018)
Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (died 2012)
Babe Paley, American socialite (died 1978)
John Woodruff, American runner and commander (died 2007)
Al Timothy, Trinidadian musician and songwriter (died 2000)
John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003)
Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995)
George Costakis, Russian art collector (died 1990)
Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)
Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (died 2008)
Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (died 1955)
Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980)
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)
Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (died 2002)
Henri of Orléans, (died 1999)
Lyman S. Ayres II, American businessman (died 1996)
Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970)
Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994)
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005)
Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1985)
Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)
Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (died 1989)
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (died 1987)
Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (died 1974)
Georgios Grivas, Greek general (died 1974)
Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (died 1981)
Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (died 1973)
Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (died 1971)
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (died 1976)
John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (died 1955)
Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (died 1954)
Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1963)
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)
Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970)
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (died 1988)
Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (died 1918)
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (died 1936)
André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (died 1962)
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967)
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975)
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (died 1927)
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (died 1940)
Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (died 1945)
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)
Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (died 1967)
Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957)
A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (died 1962)
Stephan Krehl, German composer (died 1924)
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)
Horatio Caro, English chess master (died 1920)
Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (died 1919)
Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (died 1913)
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)
Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (died 1936)
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (died 1912)
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)
Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (died 1919)
Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910)
William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (died 1872)
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)
Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865)
George Borrow, British writer (died 1881)
Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (died 1855)
David Farragut, American admiral (died 1870)
Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (died 1851)
Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (died 1826)
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (died 1826)
François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (died 1838)
Sarah Siddons, English actress (died 1831)
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824)
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794)
Peter III, Portuguese king (died 1786)
Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767)
Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719)
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (died 1748)
Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (died 1726)
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (died 1646)
Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647)
Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (died 1656)
Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (died 1592)
Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1627)
Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1562)
Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (died 1510)
Joan of the Tower, English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362)
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 1094)
Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (died 1009)
Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Mayan ruler (died 524)
Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)
Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)
Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)
Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)
Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)
Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)
Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925)
Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935)
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931)
Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (born 1983)
Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)
William Tebeau, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University (born 1925)
Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)
Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (born 1982)
Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944)
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (born 1933)
Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928)
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)
Régine Crespin, French soprano (born 1927)
George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926)
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924)
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942)
Amzie Strickland, American actress (born 1919)
James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923)
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923)
Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921)
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924)
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (born 1918)
Sid Luckman, American football player (born 1916)
A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1936)
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919)
Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (born 1920)
Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (born 1914)
Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (born 1916)
Walter Giesler, American soccer player and referee (born 1910)
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (born 1892)
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (born 1884)
Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883)
Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (born 1930)
Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1898)
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909)
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887)
Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (born 1872)
Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (born 1888)
Carole Landis, American actress (born 1919)
Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (born 1871)
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (born 1880)
Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (born 1873)
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884)
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (born 1870)
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (born 1880)
Henry Johnson, American sergeant (born 1897)
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (born 1857)
Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (born 1833)
Victor Massé, French composer (born 1822)
Lewis Armistead, Confederate general (born 1817)
Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (born 1800)
Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (born 1777)
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (born 1782)
William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (born 1744)
Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (born 1719)
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (born 1641)
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (born 1659)
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1613)
Albert VI, German nobleman (born 1584)
Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502)
Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (born 1475)
Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler
Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337)
Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (born 1278)
William of Hirsau, German abbot
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (born 1006)
Murakami, Japanese emperor (born 926)
Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor
Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor
Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor
Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (born 847)
Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (born 841)
Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor
Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
Christian feast day: Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (died 1539)
Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius (a public holiday in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Christian feast day: Wexford Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Armenia)
Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.
Independence Day (Algeria), celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
Independence Day (Cape Verde), celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
Independence Day (Venezuela), celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811; also National Armed Forces Day.
Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man)