WHAT HAPPENED ON 5. JULY
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The official opening of the Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius (5. July 328)

Scotland and France forms an alliance, the so-called "Auld Alliance", against England. (5. July 1295)

The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada (5. July 1316)

Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begins an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka. (5. July 1594)

John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. (5. July 1610)

Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. (5. July 1687)

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. (5. July 1770)

The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. (5. July 1775)

The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). (5. July 1803)

The Battle of Wagram is fought. (5. July 1809)

Venezuela declares independence from Spain. (5. July 1811)

War of 1812: three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence. (5. July 1813)

War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa – American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. (5. July 1814)

Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng. (5. July 1833)

Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. (5. July 1833)

The coat of arms of the Baku Governorate is established. (5. July 1878)

Germany takes possession of Cameroon. (5. July 1884)

"Bloody Thursday" – Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. (5. July 1934)

The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (5. July 1935)

Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. (5. July 1937)