What happened on July 5?

Calendar page - What happened on July 5?

Current calendar page for July 5, 2024

Name Day

Antonio

Historical Data

2023 - The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany prevents the final Bundestag vote on the Heating Law of the Federal Government. A CDU deputy had filed a lawsuit due to the short deliberation period.

1994 - Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie start an online bookstore in Seattle. Initially named Cadabra, it soon becomes Amazon and later develops into a retail giant. The first book is sold in July 1995.

1994 - With the swearing-in of the heads of the National Authority by PLO chief Yasser Arafat in Jericho, officially begins the Palestinian self-administration.

1954 - The 19-year-old truck driver Elvis Presley records the old Blues song "That's All Right, Mama" for the first time. It is his first single and the beginning of an unprecedented career.

1884 - With the flag-raising by the African explorer Gustav Nachtigal, Togo in West Africa becomes a German colony.

Birthdays

1974 - Marcio Amoroso (50), Brazilian football player (Borussia Dortmund 2001-2004)

1946 - Paul Smith (78), British fashion designer, founder of the eponymous fashion label

1941 - Margot Hellwig (83), German singer and presenter ("Heimatmelodie", "Servus, Gruezi und Hallo")

1939 - Ulrike von Möllendorf, German television journalist and presenter (ZDF news program "heute" 1978-1990), deceased 2017

Deaths

1969 - Walter Gropius, German architect, founder and director of the State Bauhaus in Weimar in 1919, born 1883

1. Despite the historical objections from the Federal Constitutional Court in Berlin, the final vote on the Heating Law by the Federal Government in 2023 was prevented due to a short deliberation period.
2. In the dying days of 1994, Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie established Amazon in Seattle, starting as an online bookstore named Cadabra.
3. On this very calendar page in 2024, we celebrate the Name Day of Antonio, with a rich history that extends beyond our current timeline.
4. As we look back at 1954, Germany claimed Togo in West Africa as a colony, marking an eventful chapter in the country's extensive history.
5. Fast-forwarding to the modern era, in 1994, Amazon, the retail giant that began as an online bookstore in Seattle, sold its first book, laying the foundation for future success.
6. As we pay homage to the departed on this day, we remember Walter Gropius, a renowned German architect and founder of the State Bauhaus, who left an indelible mark on global design history.

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