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05 Jul 1925
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death
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Hjalmar Borgstrom: Composer, dies at 61
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05 Jul 1925
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birth
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Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor |
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05 Jul 1925
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birth
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Jean Raspail, French author and explorer |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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05 Jul 1950
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birth
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Gary Matthews: Baseball player (1973 NL rookie of year)
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05 Jul 1950
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death
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Kenneth Shadrick: Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War
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05 Jul 1950
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death
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Salvatore Giuliano: Sicilian bandit, shot by police
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05 Jul 1950
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Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel
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05 Jul 1950
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birth
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Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News and Clover) |
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05 Jul 1950
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Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. |
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05 Jul 1950
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Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. |
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05 Jul 1950
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music
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birth Andy Ellison, John's Children, (with Marc Bolan 1967-68).
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05 Jul 1950
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music
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birth Huey Lewis, singer, actor, Huey Lewis and the News, (1985 UK No.11 & US No.1 single 'The Power Of Love').
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| 50 years anniversary |
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Ai Sugiyama: Tokyo, Japan -- Tennis star
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Chris Gratton: Brantford, Ontario -- NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Christoph Brandner: Hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Todd Macdonald: Charlestown -- NHL goalie (Florida Panthers)
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05 Jul 1975
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event
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89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors (61 61 57 64)
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05 Jul 1975
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Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer |
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05 Jul 1975
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birth
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Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player |
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05 Jul 1975
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event
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Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. |
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05 Jul 1975
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Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. |
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05 Jul 1975
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music
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Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart, Steve Miller and Roy Harper all appeared at The Knebworth Festival, England, tickets cost £3.50. Pink Floyd premiered their new album 'Wish You Were Here' with the help of Spitfires, pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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05 Jul 2000
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music
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Cub Koda (Michael "Cub" Koda), founder member of Brownsville Station died of complications from kidney failure. Wrote the 2 million selling 1974 hit 'Smokin' In The Boys Room', (which Motley Crue covered). He took his nickname from Cubby on television's Mickey Mouse Club.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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05 Jul 2005
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death
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James Stockdale, American admiral (b. 1923) |
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05 Jul 2005
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music
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Pink Floyd's David Gilmour said artists who had seen album sales soar after the Live 8 concerts should donate their profits to charity, saying: "This is money that should be used to save lives." UK sales figures released two days after the London concert showed Pink Floyds Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd had risen by 1343%, The Whos - Then and Now by 863% and Annie Lennox - Eurythmics Greatest Hits by 500%.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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05 Jul 2010
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death
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Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1965) |
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