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5 July 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - 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.Skyscraper in London, England
Anniversary
2009 - A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.Protest events in Xinjiang, China
Anniversary
2009 - 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.Anglo-Saxon hoard discovered in 2009
Anniversary
2006 - The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.United Nations members responsible for drafting
Anniversary
2004 - 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.Historical events
History
2024 - 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.Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
History
2023 - The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)
History
2022 - British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.British politician (born 1969)
History
2016 - The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.Second NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter (2011–Present)
History
2012 - The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).Skyscraper in London, England
History
2009 - A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.Protest events in Xinjiang, China
History
2009 - The Staffordshire Horde, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.Anglo-Saxon hoard discovered in 2009
History
2006 - 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.Country in East Asia
History
2004 - The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.Voting for candidates by the public
History
2003 - The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.Specialized agency of the United Nations
Notable births
Born
2005 - Sombr, American singer and songwriterAmerican singer and songwriter (born 2005)
Born
2003 - Junior Caminero, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 2003)
Born
2000 - Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer and songwriterMoroccan-Canadian singer and musician
Born
1999 - Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singerSouth Korean actress and singer (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Brianna Turner, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)American film producer (1960–2024)
Died
2024 - Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)Swedish biochemist (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)American tennis player (1923–2024)
Died
2021 - Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)Italian singer and actress (1943–2021)
Died
2021 - Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)American filmmaker (1930–2021)
Died
2020 - Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)Canadian actor and singer (1978–2020)
Died
2015 - Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)Danish mathematician (1949–2015)
Died
2015 - Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)Japanese-American nobel-winning physicist
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
37.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.2 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
13.47 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Virgo
24.50 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.