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51 events  ·  81 deaths  ·  224 births

Events on 5 July 51

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Year 328

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.

Year 1316

The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.

Year 1594

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.

Year 1610

John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

Year 1687

Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Year 1770

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.

Year 1775

The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.

Year 1803

The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).

Year 1807

In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.

Year 1809

The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 6

Birthdays on 5 July 224

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Ahkal Mo' Naab' I
b. 465 – d. 524
Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, Mayan ruler (d. 524)
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Mokjong of Goryeo
b. 980 – d. 1009
Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (d. 1009)
Al-Mustansir Billah
Al-Mustansir Billah
b. 1029 – d. 1094
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 1094)
Joan of the Tower
Joan of the Tower
b. 1321 – d. 1362
Joan of the Tower (b. 1321)
Giovanni Sforza
Giovanni Sforza
b. 1466 – d. 1510
Giovanni Sforza, Italian condottiere (b. 1466)
Garzia de' Medici
Garzia de' Medici
b. 1547 – d. 1562
Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1562)
Francesco Maria del Monte
Francesco Maria del Monte
b. 1549 – d. 1627
Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1627)
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
b. 1554 – d. 1592
Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (d. 1592)
Carlo Contarini
Carlo Contarini
b. 1580 – d. 1656
Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (d. 1656)
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker
b. 1586 – d. 1647
Thomas Hooker, English minister, founded the Colony of Connecticut (b. 1586)
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Achille d'Étampes de Valençay
b. 1593 – d. 1646
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (d. 1646)
Thomas Pitt
Thomas Pitt
b. 1653 – d. 1726
Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (d. 1726)

Deaths on 5 July 81

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Cui Yuan (9th- and 10th-century Tang chancellor)
d. 905
Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor
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Dugu Sun
d. 905
Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor
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Lu Yi (Tang dynasty)
d. 905 (b. 847)
Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (b. 847)
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Pei Shu
d. 905 (b. 841)
Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (b. 841)
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Wang Pu (Tang chancellor)
d. 905
Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor
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Xu Ji
d. 936
Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor
Emperor Murakami
Emperor Murakami
d. 967 (b. 926)
Murakami, emperor of Japan (d. 967)
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Ísleifur Gissurarson
d. 1080 (b. 1006)
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1006)
William of Hirsau
William of Hirsau
d. 1091
William of Hirsau, German abbot
Ferdinand of Majorca
Ferdinand of Majorca
d. 1316 (b. 1278)
Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (b. 1278)
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Charles III, Count of Alençon
d. 1375 (b. 1337)
Charles III, French nobleman (b. 1337)
Musa Çelebi
Musa Çelebi
d. 1413
Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler