Friday, July 5, 2024 is a Friday. It is day 187 of 2024 (51.2% through the year), ISO week 27, in Q3.
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Friday, July 5, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2012: The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to July 5.
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Historical Milestones
The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.
The Shard →A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
July 2009 Ürümqi riots →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.
Staffordshire Hoard →The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.
United Nations Security Council →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.
2004 Indonesian presidential election →An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, killed 17 people and injured five others.
1990 ARCO explosion →United States National Security Council member Oliver North was given a suspended sentence, probation, and community service for his part in the Iran–Contra affair.
United States National Security Council →Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship.
Juvénal Habyarimana →Two days after the death of their founder Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of more than a quarter of a million fans.
Brian Jones →Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Friday, July 5, 2024 falls on a Friday.
808 days ago (2 years, 2 months, 16 days ago). It is day 187 of 2024 with 179 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Friday, July 5, 2024 is written as V.VII.MMXXIV (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is New Moon (approx. 1% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Cancer.