| 76501 | July 5 | Event | 1833 – Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. |
| 76502 | July 5 | Event | 1841 – Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough |
| 76503 | July 5 | Event | 1878 – The coat of arms of the Baku Governorate is established. |
| 76504 | July 5 | Event | 1884 – Germany takes possession of Cameroon. |
| 76505 | July 5 | Event | 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. |
| 76506 | July 5 | Event | 1934 – "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. |
| 76507 | July 5 | Event | 1935 – The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| 76508 | July 5 | Event | 1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. |
| 76509 | July 5 | Event | 1940 – World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations. |
| 76510 | July 5 | Event | 1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river. |
| 76511 | July 5 | Event | 1943 – World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). |
| 76512 | July 5 | Event | 1943 – World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. |
| 76513 | July 5 | Event | 1945 – World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared. |
| 76514 | July 5 | Event | 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France. |
| 76515 | July 5 | Event | 1948 – National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. |
| 76516 | July 5 | Event | 1950 – Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. |
| 76517 | July 5 | Event | 1950 – Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. |
| 76518 | July 5 | Event | 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. |
| 76519 | July 5 | Event | 1954 – The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established. |
| 76520 | July 5 | Event | 1954 – Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 76521 | July 5 | Event | 1962 – Algeria becomes independent from France. |
| 76522 | July 5 | Event | 1971 – Right to vote: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon. |
| 76523 | July 5 | Event | 1973 – A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. |
| 76524 | July 5 | Event | 1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. |
| 76525 | July 5 | Event | 1975 – Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. |
| 76526 | July 5 | Event | 1977 – Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. |
| 76527 | July 5 | Event | 1980 – Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980). |
| 76528 | July 5 | Event | 1987 – The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. |
| 76529 | July 5 | Event | 1989 – Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. |
| 76530 | July 5 | Event | 1995 – The Republic of Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. |