At a Glance
July 5
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Independence Day (Algeria), celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
Algeria
National observance
Independence Day (Cape Verde), celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
National observance
Independence Day (Venezuela), celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811; also National Armed Forces Day.
Venezuela
Religious observance
Feast of Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (died 1539)
Religious observance
Feast of Cyril and Methodius (a public holiday in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Czech Republic
Religious observance
Feast of July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger
Religious observance
Feast of Wexford Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church)
Italy
Religious observance
Feast of Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
Italy
Observance
Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
Observance
Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.
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