On this day: 5 July

Selected events and births on 5 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1841 – Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough. Read more: Thomas Cook Thomas Cook & Son Leicester
• 1937 – The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend. Read more: Hormel Foods Spam (food) Canning
• 1954 – Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Read more: Elvis Presley That's All Right Sun Records
• 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. Read more: 2004 Indonesian presidential election Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President of Indonesia
• 2006 – The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles. Read more: United Nations Security Council 2006 North Korean missile test Ballistic missile
• 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. Read more: Staffordshire Hoard Anglo-Saxons Hammerwich

Born on this day

• 1944 – Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden Read more: Leni Björklund Minister for Defence (Sweden)
• 1946 – Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec Read more: Pierre Marc Johnson Premier of Quebec
• 1946 – Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Gerard 't Hooft Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1956 – Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay Read more: Horacio Cartes President of Paraguay
• 1967 – Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq Read more: Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Prime Minister of Iraq
• 1987 – Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor[citation needed] Read more: Ji Chang-wook Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1998 – Emily Fox, American soccer player Read more: Emily Fox
• 1999 – Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player Read more: Suzan Lamens
• 1999 – Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer Read more: Kang Hye-won
• 2000 – Faouzia, Moroccan-Canadian singer and songwriter Read more: Faouzia
• 2003 – Junior Caminero, Dominican baseball player Read more: Junior Caminero
• 2005 – Sombr, American singer and songwriter Read more: Sombr

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