What happened on July 5

66 documented historical events happened on July 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured). On the same day, in another year: Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 5, including Smiley Lewis, John Thomas Dunlop, Babe Paley. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

85 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 5, including William of Hirsau, Ferdinand of Majorca, Crinitus. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on July 5 around the world: Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union), Christian feast day: Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (died 1539), Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius (a public holiday in Czech Republic and Slovakia), Christian feast day: Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger, Christian feast day: Wexford Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.