July 5

[refresh] Day of the yearJuly 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 179 days remain until the end of the year. Eventsedit Pre-1600edit 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. 1294 – Election of pope Celestine V following the death of pope Nicholas IV two years prior. 1316 – The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada. 1413 – Mehmed Çelebi and his army defeat the army of his brother Musa Çelebi in the battle of Çamurlu. Musa is captured and executed. 1584 – The Maronite College is established in Rome. 1594 – Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka. 1601–1900edit 1610 – John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. 1643 – The battle of Landsdowne results in severe losses for both the Royalist and Parliamentarian forces. 1687 – Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia