Year 1658
Mughal ruler Aurangzeb imprisoned his elder brother Murad Bakhsh.
JULY 5
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5 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 5 July.
Year 1954
The BBC broadcasted its first television news bulletin.
Year 1954
Establishment of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Year 1975
Arthur Ash became the first black player to win Wimbledon singles lawn tennis.
Year 1977
Military uprising in Pakistan. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in jail.
Year 1997
Martina Hingis, a 16-year-old from Switzerland, defeated Yana Novotna of the Czech Republic to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon.
Year 2009
Roger Federer won record 15th Grand Slam title, defeating Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.
Year 2012
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
Year 2016
The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
Year 2018
The EU Copyright Directive currently has been pushed back to 10 September 2018, due to the majority of votes in the EU Parliament favoring holding back the vote.
Year 2018
Lithuania becomes the 36th member of the OECD.
Born 1882
Inayat Khan, the founder of the Sufi Order.
Born 1918
K. Karunakaran, former Chief Minister of Kerala.
Born 1946
Ram Vilas Paswan, an Indian politician.
Born 1952
Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor.
Born 1968
Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube.
Born 1973
Geeta Kapoor, an Indian choreographer.
Born 1982
Javed Ali, an Indian playback singer.
Born 1995
P. V. Sindhu, an Indian professional badminton player.
Died 1826
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a British statesman, best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.
Died 1957
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
Died 2006
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1924)