05 July History
- 1776 - The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.
- 1806 - A Spanish army repels the British during their attempt to retake Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1814 - U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeat a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada.
- 1832 - The German government begins curtailing freedom of the press after German Democrats advocate a revolt against Austrian rule.
- 1839 - British naval forces bombard Dingai on Zhoushan Island in China and occupy it.
- 1863 - Federal troops occupy Vicksburg, Mississippi and distribute supplies to the citizens.
- 1892 - Andrew Beard is issued a patent for the rotary engine.
- 1940 - Marshal Henri Petain's Vichy government breaks off diplomatic relations with Great Britain.
- 1941 - German troops reach the Dnieper River in the Soviet Union.
- 1943 - The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history, begins.
- 1944 - The Japanese garrison on Numfoor, New Guinea, tries to counterattack but is soon beaten back by U.S. forces.
- 1950 - American forces engage the North Koreans for the first time at Osan, South Korea.
05 July Birthdays
- 1709 - Etienne de Silhouette, French minister of finance, artist.
- 1755 - Sarah Siddons, Welsh actress.
- 1801 - David Farragut, U.S. admiral during the American Civil War.
- 1810 - P.T. Barnum, American showman.
- 1867 - Andrew Ellicott Douglass, astronomer and archaeologist.
- 1889 - Jean Cocteau, French artist, writer and actor.
- 1911 - George Pompidou, Prime Minister of France (1968).