Venezuela Independence Day

Venezuela Independence Day is celebrated annually on July 5, commemorating its history as the first independent country in South America. Today we remember Venezuela’s role as a leader of popular resistance and the Latin American independence movement. A day to honour visionaries such as Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Miranda, whose bravery flew in the face of the mighty Spanish empire. Songs, legends, and shrines still abound in their name. Despite unspeakable violence and atrocities on both sides, the patriots secured Venezuelan independence in 1821 after decades of resistance.

Algeria Independence Day

Algeria Independence Day is celebrated annually on July 5. The day marks Algeria’s independence from France. The war for independence lasted eight years, and it was one of the longest and most devastating periods in Algerian history, ending in 1962. On Independence Day, there is a strong sense of unity and cultural pride throughout all the festivities. The flag, which is green and white, is flown proudly throughout the country and symbolizes Algeria’s freedom. Parades, cultural events, and concerts are hosted and well attended by the public.

P.V. Sindhu's Birthday

 

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, born on 5 July 1995, is an Indian badminton player. Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. She rose to a career-high world ranking of no. 2 in April 2017.  

Sindhu broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012, at the age of 17. She has won a total of five medals at the BWF World Championships and is only the second woman after China's Zhang Ning ever to win five or more singles medals in the competition. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio), where she became the first Indian badminton player to reach the Olympic final. She won the silver medal after losing out to Spain's Carolina Marin. She made her second consecutive Olympic appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) and won a bronze medal, becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.

Sindhu won her first superseries title at the 2016 China Open and followed it up with four more finals in 2017, winning the titles in South Korea and India. She also won the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals and remains the only Indian player to win a season finale title. In addition to that, she is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and has won three consecutive singles medals at the Commonwealth Games, a silver medal at the Asian Games, and two bronze medals at the Uber Cup.

With earnings of US$8.5 million, $5.5 million, $7.2 million, $7.1 million and $7.1 million respectively, Sindhu made the Forbes’ list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. She is a recipient of the sports honours Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, as well as India's fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, and third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.

International Bikini Day

Every year, International Bikini Day is celebrated on 5 July. The day is observed annually to mark the invention of a two-piece bathing suit called bikini. A bikini is one of the most commonly worn outfits during summers on beaches.

A bikini (summer beachwear) is a small bathing suit that comes in different shapes, sizes, and colours. Designers of the bikini created the outfit for women to be able to flaunt their bodies and sunbathe. Wearing bikinis on beaches do not only make women look sexy but also allows them to get a good tan.

International Bikini Day: History and Significance

Although the history of the bikini dates back to the 1930s, it gained recognition in 1946 after World War II due to material rationing. The first-ever designer to create a bikini was Louis Réard and the first-ever model to put on a bikini was Micheline Bernardini, at the Piscine Molitor, a trendy swimming pool in Paris.  Louis named the two-piece bathing suit a bikini because he was inspired by the incident at Bikini Atoll (United States) where the hydrogen bomb testing was done. The designer Louis Réard ran his shop of bikinis for almost two decades.

The culture of wearing bikinis was first adopted by European women and then, eventually it was adopted by the United States during World War II. Currently, the bikini is one of the most common outfits worn by women on beaches all around the world.