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July 5, 2003 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams July 5, 2003 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi July 5, 1998 53rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship at Blackwolf Run GC, Kohler WI July 5, 1998 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic July 5, 1998 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna beat Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva July 5, 1998 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lucic July 5, 1997 104th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotna July 5, 1997 New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre July 5, 1996 A's scores 13 in 1st vs Angels July 5, 1996 New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves July 5, 1995 Columbia U beats Hartferd College to be 1st U.S. to win Henley Regatta July 5, 1994 Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma July 5, 1994 U.S. changes refugee policy, by sending Haitian boat people back July 5, 1993 A's Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader July 5, 1993 Kurd guerrilla's murder 32 villagers in East Turkey July 5, 1993 Richard Chelimo run world record 10 km (27:07.91) July 5, 1992 106th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Agassi beats Ivanisevic (67 64 64 16 64) July 5, 1992 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic July 5, 1992 Sixto Duran Ballen elected president of Ecuador July 5, 1991 Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners July 5, 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 5, 1991 Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins) July 5, 1990 Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbledon semi-finals July 5, 1989 Barry Bond's HR sets father-son (Bobby) HR record at 408 July 5, 1989 Mark McGwire's gets 100th HR, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner) July 5, 1989 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage and knocks himself out July 5, 1989 South-African President Pieter Botha visits ANC leader Nelson Mandela July 5, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East July 5, 1988 Malcolm Marshall takes 7-22 at Old Trafford, England all out 93 July 5, 1987 101st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pat Cash beats Ivan Lendl (76 62 75) July 5, 1987 A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break July 5, 1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic July 5, 1986 93rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats H Mandlikova (76 63) July 5, 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 10K woman's record (30:13.74) July 5, 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white and blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty July 5, 1986 Statue of Liberty is reopened after it is refurbished July 5, 1985 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), St. George, Utah (state rec) (103 degrees spread, UT 1985) July 5, 1985 Premier Mugabe wins Zimbabwe elections July 5, 1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min July 5, 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials July 5, 1983 France invades Algeria July 5, 1983 New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team July 5, 1983 Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia July 5, 1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas July 5, 1982 ICC Trophy record p/ship, 257 Schoonheim/Liffman, Hol vs. Malay July 5, 1981 9th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Jan Stephenson July 5, 1981 Premier Begin's Likud party wins Israeli elections July 5, 1981 Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ã from memory July 5, 1981 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 5, 1980 87th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats C Evert (61 76) July 5, 1980 94th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats McEnroe (16 75 63 67 86) July 5, 1978 Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan July 5, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 5, 1977 Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power July 5, 1975 89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors (61 61 57 64) July 5, 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule July 5, 1974 81st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Olga Morzova (60 64) July 5, 1973 "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres July 5, 1973 Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps July 5, 1973 Maj Gen Juvenal Habyarimana becomes president of Rwanda July 5, 1973 Rwanda military coup under general-major Habyalimana July 5, 1973 Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird vs. NZ at Leeds July 5, 1972 Pierre Messmer appointed French premier July 5, 1971 26th amendment certified, reduces voting age to 18 July 5, 1971 Simon Gray's "Butley," premieres in London July 5, 1970 25th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young July 5, 1970 Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 July 5, 1969 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64) July 5, 1969 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park July 5, 1968 "Manifest of 1000 words" published in Prague July 5, 1968 82nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche (63 64 62) July 5, 1968 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce July 5, 1968 Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to Los Angeles Lakers July 5, 1967 Congo uprising under Belgian mercenary Jean Schramme July 5, 1966 New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents July 5, 1966 National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting July 5, 1966 Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy July 5, 1963 1st Beatle tune to hit U.S. charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87 July 5, 1962 96 murder at massacre in Oran, Algeria July 5, 1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule July 5, 1962 Mantle hits 2 homers en route to 4 consecutive homers July 5, 1961 80 die in collisions in Algiers July 5, 1961 KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting July 5, 1961 St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double July 5, 1960 Mongolia adopts constitution July 5, 1959 Ben-Gurion's Israeli government resigns July 5, 1959 Indonesia restores constitution July 5, 1959 Jack Gelber's "Connection," premieres in New York City July 5, 1958 65th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (86 62) July 5, 1958 J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname July 5, 1957 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) July 5, 1957 Tom Graveney scores 258 vs. West Indies at Trent Bridge July 5, 1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria July 5, 1955 English harbor strike ends July 5, 1954 B-52A bomber made its maiden flight July 5, 1954 Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days July 5, 1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament July 5, 1953 WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting July 5, 1952 "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances July 5, 1952 59th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (75 63) July 5, 1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) July 5, 1951 Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor (Murray Hill NJ) July 5, 1950 Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel July 5, 1949 New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks July 5, 1948 Britain's National Health Service Act begins July 5, 1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 108 performances July 5, 1947 54th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne beat Doris Hart (62 64) July 5, 1947 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL July 5, 1946 Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show July 5, 1945 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election July 5, 1944 Harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight July 5, 1943 Battle of Gulf of Kula July 5, 1943 Battle of Koersk, U.S.S.R. begins (6,000 tanks) July 5, 1943 Liberator bombers sink U-535 in Gulf of Biskaye July 5, 1943 U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily July 5, 1942 1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Choros 6/9/11 July 5, 1942 Ian Fleming graduates from a training school for spies in Canada July 5, 1941 German occupiers disband political parties July 5, 1940 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France July 5, 1938 Herb Caen's 1st column in San Francisco Chronicle July 5, 1937 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record) July 5, 1937 Chicago Cub Frank Demaree gets 6 hits in 1st game and 2 in 2nd game July 5, 1937 Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer July 5, 1937 Republican offensive by Brunete in Spain July 5, 1936 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Gannvalley, South Dakota (state record) July 5, 1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast July 5, 1935 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit HRs, Tony and Al Cuccunello July 5, 1935 Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant July 5, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs National Labor Relations Act July 5, 1933 German party Catholic Center disbands July 5, 1932 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes premier/dictator of Portugal July 5, 1930 50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (63 97 64) July 5, 1929 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62) July 5, 1929 WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down July 5, 1924 Military revolt in Sao Paulo Brazil July 5, 1922 1st general election in Netherlands July 5, 1922 Uprising of social righteousness in Rio de Janeiro July 5, 1922 Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win July 5, 1919 32nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Lenglen beats Chambers (10-8 46 97) July 5, 1919 Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times July 5, 1914 Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series July 5, 1914 Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia July 5, 1913 Queen Wilhelmina meets SDAP-leader Troelstra July 5, 1904 Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn July 5, 1902 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield July 5, 1900 Compulsory education law passes Dutch 1st Chamber July 5, 1891 Hail kills 6 horses in Rapid City, SD July 5, 1884 German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon July 5, 1884 U.S. Congress accept 2nd Chinese Exclusion Act July 5, 1871 Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins July 5, 1865 Great Britain delegate's world 1st maximum speed laws July 5, 1865 Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department July 5, 1864 Battle of Smith's Expedition, Mississippi (Tupelo, Harrisburg) July 5, 1863 Battle of Jackson, Mississippi and Battle of Birdsong Ferry, Mississippi July 5, 1861 Battle of Carthage, Missouri - U.S. Gen Sigel attacks pro-secessionist July 5, 1859 Capt N. 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Brooks discovers Midway Islands July 5, 1843 Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country July 5, 1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency July 5, 1834 Provisional government forms in Oregon Country July 5, 1832 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de Janeiro July 5, 1830 France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest July 5, 1814 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario July 5, 1811 Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain July 5, 1808 Battle of Buenos Aires July 5, 1791 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) July 5, 1687 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England July 5, 1643 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts) July 5, 1626 Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated July 5, 1596 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz July 5, 1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster July 5, 1436 German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten July 5, 1295 Scotland and France sign anti-English covenant July 5, 1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V July 5, 1054 Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported July 5, 767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II July 5, 649 St. Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |