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On July 5, 328: The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.

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Featured moment · 328

The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.

Constantine's Bridge was a Roman bridge over the Danube used to reconquer Dacia. It was completed in 328 AD and remained in use for four decades.

People

Born on July 5

Suzan Lamens 1999– Dutch tennis player (born 1999)
Kang Hye-won 1999– South Korean actress and singer (born 1999)
Emily Fox 1998– American soccer player (born 1998)
Aamir Jamal 1996– Pakistani cricketer (born 1996)
Jeon Jong-seo 1994– South Korean actress (born 1994)
Shohei Ohtani 1994– Japanese baseball player (born 1994)
Yaroslav Kosov 1993– Russian ice hockey player
Jorge Polanco 1993– Dominican baseball player (born 1993)
Alberto Moreno 1992– Spanish footballer (born 1992)
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Chiara Scholl 1992– American tennis player
Jason Dolley 1991– American actor, musician, & Twitch streamer (born 1991)
Abeba Aregawi 1990– Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner
Adam Cole 1989– American professional wrestler (born 1989)
Georgios Efrem 1989– Cypriot international footballer
Samir Ujkani 1988– Kosovan footballer (born 1988)
Ji Chang-wook 1987– South Korean actor and singer (born 1987)
Safiq Rahim 1987– Malaysian footballer
Alexander Kristoff 1987– Norwegian road bicycle racer (born 1987)

People

Died on July 5

Jon Landau American film producer (1960–2024)
Bengt I. Samuelsson Swedish biochemist (1934–2024)
Vic Seixas American tennis player (1923–2024)
Raffaella Carrà Italian singer and actress (1943–2021)
Richard Donner American filmmaker (1930–2021)
Nick Cordero Canadian actor and singer (1978–2020)
Uffe Haagerup Danish mathematician (1949–2015)
Yoichiro Nambu Japanese-American nobel-winning physicist
Rosemary Murphy German-American actress (1925–2014)
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Volodymyr Sabodan Ukrainian bishop and Primate (1935–2014)
Hans-Ulrich Wehler German historian (1931–2014)
Brett Wiesner American soccer player
Bud Asher American politician, football coach, and lawyer
David Cargo American politician (1929–2013)
William Tebeau American engineer and educator
Lambert Jackson Woodburne South African admiral (1939–2013)
Rob Goris Belgian cyclist
Gerrit Komrij Dutch writer

Timeline

Every July 5 on record

  1. 328 The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.

    Roman bridge over the Danube (completed in 328)

    Constantine's Bridge was a Roman bridge over the Danube used to reconquer Dacia. It was completed in 328 AD and remained in use for four decades.

  2. 1316 The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.

    Vassal territory of France, 918–1482

    The Duchy of Burgundy was a medieval and early modern feudal polity in north-western regions of historical Burgundy. It was a duchy, ruled by dukes of Burgundy. The Duchy belonged to the Kingdom of France, and was initially bordering the Kingdom of Burgundy to the east and south, thus being distinct from the neighboring Free County of Burgundy.

  3. 1584 The Maronite College is established in Rome.

    Catholic College for Eastern priests

    The Pontifical Maronite College is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. Founded originally in 1584 in order to educate Maronite priests, the college provides now higher education to priests from also other Eastern denominations and serves as the pastoral mission for the adjacent church of St Maron and the Procuracy of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites to the Holy See.

  4. 1594 Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.

    Colonial empire between 1415 and 1999

    The Portuguese Empire was the first European colonial empire, existing between 1415 and 1999. In conjunction with the Spanish Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, controlling vast portions of the Americas, Africa and various islands in Asia and Oceania.

  5. 1610 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

    English merchant adventurer and politician

    John Guy was an English merchant, explorer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. He was the first proprietary governor of Newfoundland Colony, the second attempt to establish a colony on Newfoundland.

  6. 1687 Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
  7. 1770 The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  8. 1775 The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
  9. 1803 The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
  10. 1807 In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
  11. 1809 The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins.
  12. 1811 The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.
  13. 1813 War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
  14. 1814 War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
  15. 1833 Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
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  1. 1833 Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
  2. 1841 Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
  3. 1852 Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York.
  4. 1859 The United States discovers and claims Midway Atoll.
  5. 1865 The United States Secret Service begins operation.
  6. 1884 Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
  7. 1915 The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
  8. 1934 "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
  9. 1935 The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  10. 1940 World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
  11. 1941 World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
  12. 1943 World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
  13. 1943 World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  14. 1945 The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
  15. 1946 Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.

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