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On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
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On July 5, 1810, P. T. Barnum, the great American showman, was born. Following his death on April 7, 1891, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1810	Sowman and promoter Phineas T. Barnum was born in Bethel, Conn.
1811	Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
1830	The French occupied the North African city of Algiers.
1865	William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.
1935	President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which allowed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
1946	The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
1948	Britain's National Health Service Act went into effect, providing government-financed medical and dental care.
1975	The Cape Verde Islands became independent after 500 years of Portuguese rule.
1975	Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors.
1991	Regulators in eight countries shut down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, charging it with fraud, drug money laundering and illegal infiltration into the U.S. banking system.
1997	Martina Hingis, 16, became the youngest Wimbledom singles champion in 110 years.
2002	Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died at age 83.
2006	North Korea test-fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan, including at least one believed capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
2006	Enron founder Kenneth Lay, facing decades in prison, died of heart disease at age 64.
2009	The worst ethnic violence in decades in China erupted in the far western Xinjiang region. Some 200 people were killed.
2005	Roger Federer of Switzerland won Wimbledon for his record 15th Grand Slam tennis title.

Current Birthdays

Actress Edie Falco ("The Sopranos," "Nurse Jackie") turns 48 years old today.

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Rock singer Huey Lewis turns 61 years old today.

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1929	Katherine Helmond, Actress ("Soap," "Who's the Boss"), turns 82
1936	Shirley Knight, Actress, turns 75
1943	Robbie Robertson, Rock singer, musician (The Band), turns 68
1948	Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Daughter of President Richard Nixon, turns 63
1951	Rich "Goose" Gossage, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 60
1951	Roger Wicker, U.S. senator, R-Miss., turns 60
1956	James Lofton, Football Hall of Famer, turns 55
1959	Marc Cohn, Rock singer, songwriter, turns 52
1965	Kathryn Erbe, Actress ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent"), turns 46
1968	Michael Stuhlbarg, Actor ("A Serious Man"), turns 43
1979	Amelie Mauresmo, Tennis player, turns 32
1982	Dave Haywood, Country musician (Lady Antebellum), turns 29

Historic Birthdays

P. T. Barnum7/5/1810 - 4/7/1891American showman.Go to obituary »

69	David Farragut 7/5/1801 - 8/14/1870 American Civil War admiral
59	Robert Fitzroy 7/5/1805 - 4/30/1865 English naval officer; commanded the H.M.S. Beagle
48	Cecil Rhodes 7/5/1853 - 3/26/1902 English financier and empire builder of South Africa
84	Edouard Herriot 7/5/1872 - 3/26/1957 French premier (1924-5, 1926, 1932)
71	Judah Leon Magnes 7/5/1877 - 10/27/1948 American founder of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
66	Dwight Davis 7/5/1879 - 11/28/1945 American tennis player
80	Wanda Landowska 7/5/1879 - 8/16/1959 Polish-born harpsichordist
101	Willem Drees 7/5/1886 - 5/14/1988 Dutch prime minister (1948-58)
95	John Howard Northrop 7/5/1891 - 5/27/1987 American Nobel Prize-winning biochemist (1946)
82	Henry Cabot Lodge 7/5/1902 - 2/27/1985 American diplomat and U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1937-44, 1947-52)
62	Georges Pompidou 7/5/1911 - 4/2/1974 French premier (1962-8) and president (1969-74)
30	Manolete 7/5/1917 - 8/29/1947 Spanish bullfighter