Historical Events -  July 5.

1658: Mughal ruler Aurangzeb imprisoned his elder brother Murad Bakhsh.

1954: The BBC broadcasted its first television news bulletin.

1954: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

1975: Arthur Ash became the first black player to win Wimbledon singles lawn tennis.

1977: Military uprising in Pakistan. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in jail.

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.

2009: Roger Federer won record 15th Grand Slam title, defeating Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.

 

Famous Birthdays – July 5

1882: Inayat Khan, the founder of the Sufi Order.

1918: K. Karunakaran, former Chief Minister of Kerala.

1946: Ram Vilas Paswan, an Indian politician.

1952: Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor.

1968: Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube.

1973: Geeta Kapoor, an Indian choreographer.

1982: Javed Ali, an Indian playback singer.

1995: P. V. Sindhu, an Indian professional badminton player.

Death Anniversaries -  July 5

1826: Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a British statesman, best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

1957: Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, an Indian nationalist statesman.

2006: Thirunalloor Karunakaran, a renowned poet, scholar, teacher, and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.