The 186th day of the year, the 187th in a leap year
Born on 5 July
Every 5 July birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Cancer, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CancerWater, cardinal, ruled by the Moon.
- Birthstone
- RubyThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lilyUsually taken today to mean an open heart and purity.
- Most common weekdays
- Tuesday and Sunday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 5 July in any year.
Which weekday 5 July falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 5 July falls on every day of the week: Tuesday 16, Sunday 16, Monday 15, Wednesday 15, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Friday 15.
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How common a birthday 5 July is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,837 babies were born on 5 July in each year of the twenty, making it the 106th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 5 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Pompidou | 1911–1974 | President of France from 1969 to 1974 |
| Jean Cocteau | 1889–1963 | French writer and film director |
| Clara Zetkin | 1857–1933 | Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights |
| Cecil Rhodes | 1853–1902 | British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa |
| P. T. Barnum | 1810–1891 | American showman and politician |
| Hernán Crespo | 1975– | Argentine footballer |
| Gerard 't Hooft | 1946– | Dutch theoretical physicist |
| John Howard Northrop | 1891–1987 | American biochemist |
| Megan Rapinoe | 1985– | American soccer player |
| Amélie Mauresmo | 1979– | French tennis player |
| W. J. M. Rankine | 1820–1872 | civil engineer |
| Horacio Cartes | 1956– | President of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018 |
| Veronica Guerin | 1958–1996 | Irish crime reporter |
| Peter III of Portugal | 1717–1786 | king of Portugal |
| Alberto Gilardino | 1982– | Italian association football player |
| Ernst Mayr | 1904–2005 | German-American evolutionary biologist |
| Stamford Raffles | 1781–1826 | British colonial official credited with founding modern Singapore |
| Pierre Mauroy | 1928–2013 | 86th Prime Minister of France |
Died on 5 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Gropius | 1883–1969 | German-American architect |
| Yoichiro Nambu | 1921–2015 | American theoretical physicist |
| George de Hevesy | 1885–1966 | Hungarian chemist |
| Nicéphore Niépce | 1765–1833 | French inventor and photographer |
| Albrecht Kossel | 1853–1927 | German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics |
| Georges Bernanos | 1888–1948 | French writer |
| Stamford Raffles | 1781–1826 | British colonial official credited with founding modern Singapore |
| Bengt I. Samuelsson | 1934–2024 | Swedish biochemist |
| Leo McCarey | 1898–1969 | American film director, screenwriter and producer |
| Raffaella Carrà | 1943–2021 | Italian singer, actress and television presenter |
| John Curtin | 1885–1945 | Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia |
| Richard Donner | 1930–2021 | American film director |
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