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The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.

On July 5, in the year 2012, The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of July 5, a notable event in this corner of history.

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres high, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom and Western Europe; and the seventh-tallest building in Europe. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on July 5, 2012 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 24 May 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 5 Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 5 Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 5 Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)
Historical Events 2023 Jul 5 The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.
Historical Events 2022 Jul 5 British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July…
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 5 Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 5 Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2020 Jul 5 Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)
Historical Events 2016 Jul 5 The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 5 Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 5 Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 5 Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 5 Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 5 Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 5 Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (born 1983)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 5 Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 5 David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 5 William Tebeau, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 5 Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)
Historical Events 2012 Jul 5 The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 5 Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (born 1982)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 5 Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 5 Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 5 Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 5 Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jul 5 Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)
Historical Events 2009 Jul 5 A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
Historical Events 2009 Jul 5 The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near…
Selected Events 2009 Jul 5 A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
Selected Events 2009 Jul 5 The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500…
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 5 Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 5 Régine Crespin, French soprano (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 5 George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926)
Historical Events 2006 Jul 5 North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range…
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 5 Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 5 Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 5 Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 5 Amzie Strickland, American actress (born 1919)
Selected Events 2006 Jul 5 The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven…
Notable Deaths 2005 Jul 5 James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923)
Historical Events 2004 Jul 5 The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 5 Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 5 Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921)
Selected Events 2004 Jul 5 Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as…
Historical Events 2003 Jul 5 The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
Notable Deaths 2002 Jul 5 Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2002 Jul 5 Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (born 1918)
Historical Events 1999 Jul 5 U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Notable Births 1999 Jul 5 Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player

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