July 5
People born on this day are Cancer.
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Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
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Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
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Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
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The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
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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.
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The Staffordshire Horde, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
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The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
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British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
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The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.
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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.
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2005Sombr, American singer and songwriter
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2003Junior Caminero, Dominican baseball player
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2000Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer and songwriter
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1999Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player
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1999Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer
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1998Emily Fox, American soccer player
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1996Brianna Turner, American basketball player
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1995Danton Heinen, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
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1994Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
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1993Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player
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1992Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
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