July 5th in History


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July 5th in History

1946: Bikini swimsuit first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show
1977: Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military

July 5th birthdays

1810: Phineas T. Barnum, Circus entrepreneur
1853: Cecil Rhodes, Founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
1901: Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter
1911: Georges Pompidou, French statesman