Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 5
| 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. | |
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| 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). | |
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