Famous people born on July 5 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 5, you share it with P. T. Barnum, Huey Lewis, Megan Rapinoe — and you were born under Cancer, the sign of the caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
Birthday basics for July 5
Cancer ♋
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
186th
Day of the year
July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years), with 179 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 5
P. T. Barnum — Showman and circus pioneer behind "The Greatest Show on Earth" (born 1810).
Huey Lewis — Rock singer who led Huey Lewis and the News (born 1950).
Megan Rapinoe — World Cup-winning American soccer star (born 1985).
Also sharing the day:
Jean Cocteau (b. 1889) — French poet, artist, and filmmaker who directed the classic Beauty and the Beast (1946).
Robbie Robertson (b. 1943) — Canadian guitarist and songwriter who led The Band and wrote "The Weight".
Amélie Mauresmo (b. 1979) — French tennis champion who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.
July 5 in history
1946 — The modern bikini swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show.
1975 — Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1996 — Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, was born in Scotland.
1687 — Isaac Newton's Principia, laying out his laws of motion and universal gravitation, was first published.
1954 — A young Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Studio in Memphis.
1994 — Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, starting the company as an online bookstore.
July 5 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 5?
Anyone born on July 5 is a Cancer — caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
What is the birthstone for July 5?
The birthstone for a July 5 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 5?
P. T. Barnum is among the best known — Showman and circus pioneer behind "The Greatest Show on Earth" (born 1810).
What happened on July 5?
In 1946, The modern bikini swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show.
What day of the year is July 5?
July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years), with 179 days still to come.
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