WHAT HAPPENED ON 5. JULY
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Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. (5. July 1996)

Wolverhampton, England is hit by storms, including a tornado. The area was hit again with severe storms on August 1. (5. July 1999)

U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. (5. July 1999)

The first Indonesian presidential election is held. (5. July 2004)

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. (5. July 2006)

A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. (5. July 2009)

The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. (5. July 2009)

The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). (5. July 2012)

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