August 5

August 5 in recent years

2023 (Saturday)

2022 (Friday)

2021 (Thursday)

2020 (Wednesday)

2019 (Monday)

2018 (Sunday)

2017 (Saturday)

2016 (Friday)

2015 (Wednesday)

2014 (Tuesday)

August 5is the 217th day of the year (218th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;148 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• AD 25–Guangwuclaims the throne asEmperor of China,restoring theHan dynastyafter the collapse of the short-livedXin dynasty.
• 70– Fires resulting from the destruction of theSecond Templein Jerusalem are extinguished.
• 642–Battle of Maserfield:Penda of Merciadefeats and killsOswald of Northumbria.
• 910– The last major Danish army to raidEnglandfor nearly a century is defeated at theBattle of Tettenhallby the allied forces ofMerciaandWessex,led by KingEdward the ElderandÆthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
• 939– TheBattle of Alhandicis fought betweenRamiro II of LeónandAbd-ar-Rahman IIIatZamorain the context of theSpanish Reconquista.The battle resulted in a victory for theEmirate of Córdoba.
• 1068–Byzantine–Norman wars:Italo-Normansbegin anearly-three-year siege of Bari.
• 1100–Henry Iis crownedKing of EnglandinWestminster Abbey.
• 1278–Spanish Reconquista:the forces of theKingdom of Castileinitiate the ultimately futileSiege of Algecirasagainst theEmirate of Granada.
• 1305–First Scottish War of Independence:Sir John Stewart of Menteith,the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully manages to captureSir William Wallace of Scotland,leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later.
• 1388– TheBattle of Otterburn,a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought nearOtterburn.
• 1460– The Kingdom of Scotlandcaptures Roxburgh,one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege.
• 1506– TheGrand Duchy of Lithuaniadefeats theCrimean Khanatein theBattle of Kletsk.
• 1583– SirHumphrey Gilbertestablishes the first Englishcolonyin North America, at what is nowSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
• 1600– TheGowrie ConspiracyagainstKing James VI of Scotland(later to become King James I of England) takes place.

1601–1900

• 1620– TheMayflowerdeparts fromSouthampton,England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, theSpeedwell,springs a leak.
• 1689–Beaver Wars:Fifteen hundredIroquoisattackLachineinNew France.
• 1716–Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718):One-fifth of a Turkish army and theGrand Vizierare killed in theBattle of Petrovaradin.
• 1735–Freedom of the press:New York Weekly JournalwriterJohn Peter Zengeris acquitted ofseditious libelagainst the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
• 1772–First Partition of Poland:The representatives ofAustria,Prussia,andRussiasign three bilateral conventions condemning the ‘anarchy’ of thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealthand imputing to the three powers ‘ancient and legitimate rights’ to the territories of the Commonwealth. The conventions allow each of the three great powers to annex a part of the Commonwealth, which they proceed to do over the course of the following two months.
• 1763–Pontiac's War:Battle of Bushy Run:British forces led byHenry BouquetdefeatChief Pontiac'sIndiansatBushy Run.
• 1781– TheBattle of Dogger Banktakes place.
• 1796– TheBattle of CastiglioneinNapoleon's firstItalian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
• 1816– The British Admiralty dismissesFrancis Ronalds's new invention of the first workingelectric telegraphas "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
• 1824–Greek War of Independence:Konstantinos Kanarisleads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in theBattle of Samos.
• 1858–Cyrus West Fieldand others complete the firsttransatlantic telegraph cableafter several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
• 1860–Charles XV of Swedenof Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway inTrondheim.
• 1861–American Civil War:In order to help pay for the war effort, theUnited States governmentlevies the firstincome taxas part of theRevenue Act of 1861(3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in1872).
• 1861 – TheUnited States Armyabolishesflogging.
• 1862– American Civil War:Battle of Baton Rouge:Along theMississippi RivernearBaton Rouge, Louisiana,Confederatetroops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• 1864– American Civil War: TheBattle of Mobile Baybegins atMobile BaynearMobile, Alabama,AdmiralDavid Farragutleads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
• 1874– Japan launches itspostal savings system,modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
• 1882–Standard OilCompany of New Jersey, today known asExxonMobil,is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of thebreakup of Standard Oil.
• 1884– The cornerstone for theStatue of Libertyis laid onBedloe's Island(now Liberty Island) inNew York Harbor.
• 1888–Bertha Benzdrives fromMannheimtoPforzheimand back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as theBertha Benz Memorial Routesince 2008.

1901–present

• 1901–Peter O'Connorsets the firstWorld Athleticsrecognisedlong jumpworld recordof 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
• 1906–Persian Constitutional Revolution:Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar,King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to aconstitutional monarchy.
• 1914–World War I:The GermanminelayerSSKönigin Luiselays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off theThames Estuary(Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiserHMSAmphion.
• 1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamerSSPfalzwhich is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
• 1914 – InCleveland, Ohio,the first electrictraffic lightis installed.
• 1916– World War I:Battle of Romani:Allied forces, under the command ofArchibald Murray,defeat an attackingOttoman armyunder the command ofFriedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein,securing theSuez Canaland beginning the Ottoman retreat from theSinai Peninsula.
• 1925–Plaid Cymruis formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of theWelsh languagethat is at the time in danger of dying out.
• 1926–Harry Houdiniperforms his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• 1939–The Thirteen Roses:Thirteen female members of theUnified Socialist Youthare executed byFrancoistforces inMadrid,Spain.
• 1940–World War II:TheSoviet UnionformallyannexesLatvia.
• 1944– World War II: At least 1,104JapanesePOWs in Australiaattempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales;545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• 1944 – World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a Germanlabor camp(Gęsiówka) inWarsaw,freeing 348Jewishprisoners.
• 1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin aweek-long massacreof between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war inWola,Poland.
• 1949– InEcuador,an earthquakedestroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
• 1949 – InMontana,12smokejumperfirefighters and 1US Forest Servicefire guard are killed in theMann Gulch Fire.
• 1957–American Bandstand,a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on theABCtelevision network.
• 1960–Burkina Faso,then known asUpper Volta,becomes independent from France.
• 1962–Apartheid:Nelson Mandelais jailed. He would not be released until1990.
• 1962 – American actressMarilyn Monroeisfound deadat her home from a drug overdose.
• 1963–Cold War:The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign thePartial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• 1964–Vietnam War:Operation Pierce Arrow:American aircraft from carriersUSSTiconderogaandUSSConstellationbombNorth Vietnamin retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in theGulf of Tonkin.
• 1965– TheIndo-Pakistani War of 1965begins as Pakistani soldiers cross theLine of Controldressed as locals.
• 1966– A group ofred guardsatExperimental Highin Beijing, includingDeng Rongand Liu Pingping, daughters ofDeng XiaopingandLiu Shaoqirespectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of theCultural Revolution.
• 1969– TheLonesome Cowboyspolice raidoccurs inAtlanta, Georgia,leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
• 1971– The firstPacific Islands Forum(then known as the "South Pacific Forum" ) is held inWellington,New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
• 1973–Mars 6is launched from the USSR.
• 1974–Vietnam War:TheU.S. Congressplaces a $1 billion limit on military aid toSouth Vietnam.
• 1974 –Watergate scandal:PresidentRichard Nixon,under orders of theUS Supreme Court,releases the"Smoking Gun" tape,recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
• 1979– In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake theBala Hissar uprisingagainst the Leninist government.
• 1981– PresidentRonald Reaganfires11,359strikingair-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
• 1984– ABiman Bangladesh AirlinesFokker F27 Friendshipcrasheson approach toZia International Airport,inDhaka,Bangladesh,killing all 49 people on board.
• 1995–Yugoslav Wars:The city ofKnin,Croatia, a significantSerbstronghold, is taken byCroatianforces duringOperation Storm.The date is celebrated in Croatia asVictory Day.
• 2003– Acar bombexplodes in theIndonesiancapital ofJakartaoutside theMarriott Hotelkilling 12 and injuring 150.
• 2008– TheNew England Revolutionwin the2008 North American SuperLiga finalagainst theHouston Dynamo.
• 2010– TheCopiapó mining accidentoccurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
• 2010 – Ten members ofInternational Assistance MissionNuristan Eye Camp teamare killedby persons unknown inKuran wa Munjan DistrictofBadakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
• 2012– TheWisconsin Sikh temple shootingtook place inOak Creek, Wisconsin,killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
• 2015– The Environmental Protection Agency atGold King Mine waste water spillreleases three million gallons ofheavy metal toxin tailingsand waste water into theAnimas Riverin Colorado.
• 2019– Therevocation of the special statusofJammu and Kashmir (state)occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)andLadakh).
• 2020–Prime MinisterNarendra Modiattends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony and lays the foundation stone ofRama MandirinAyodhyaafter aSupreme Courtverdictruling in favour of building the temple ondisputed land.
• 2021–Australia's second most populous stateVictoriaenters its sixthCOVID-19lockdown,enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

Births

Pre-1600

• 79 BC–Tullia,Roman daughter ofCicero(d. 45 BC)
• 1262–Ladislaus IV of Hungary(d. 1290)
• 1301–Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent,English politician,Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports(d. 1330)
• 1397–Guillaume Dufay,Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474)
• 1461–Alexander Jagiellon,Polish king (d. 1506)
• 1540–Joseph Justus Scaliger,French philologist and historian (d. 1609)

1601–1900

• 1607–Antonio Barberini,Italian cardinal (d. 1671)
• 1623–Antonio Cesti,Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)
• 1626–Richard Ottley,English politician (d. 1670)
• 1662–James Anderson,Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
• 1681–Vitus Bering,Danish explorer (d. 1741)
• 1694–Leonardo Leo,Italian composer (d. 1744)
• 1749–Thomas Lynch Jr.,American commander and politician (d. 1779)
• 1797–Friedrich August Kummer,German cellist and composer (d. 1879)
• 1802–Niels Henrik Abel,Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)
• 1811–Ambroise Thomas,French composer (d. 1896)
• 1813–Ivar Aasen,Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)
• 1815–Edward John Eyre,English explorer and politician,Governor of Jamaica(d. 1901)
• 1827–Deodoro da Fonseca,Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1stPresident of Brazil(d. 1892)
• 1828–Louise of the Netherlands(d. 1871)
• 1833–Carola of Vasa(d. 1907)
• 1843–James Scott Skinner,Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)
• 1844–Ilya Repin,Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)
• 1850–Guy de Maupassant,French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)
• 1860–Louis Wain,English artist (d. 1939)
• 1862–Joseph Merrick,English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)
• 1866–Carl Harries,German chemist and academic (d. 1923)
• 1866 –Harry Trott,Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
• 1868–Oskar Merikanto,Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)
• 1872–Oswaldo Cruz,Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded theOswaldo Cruz Foundation(d. 1917)
• 1874–Wesley Clair Mitchell,American economist and academic (d. 1948)
• 1874 –Horace Rawlins,English golfer (d. 1935)
• 1876–Mary Ritter Beard,American historian and activist (d. 1958)
• 1877–Tom Thomson,Canadian painter (d. 1917)
• 1880–Gertrude Rush,American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)
• 1880 –Ruth Sawyer,American author and educator (d. 1970)
• 1882–Anne Acheson,Irish sculptor (d. 1962)
• 1887–Reginald Owen,English-American actor and singer (d. 1972)
• 1889–Conrad Aiken,American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)
• 1890–Naum Gabo,Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)
• 1890 –Erich Kleiber,Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)
• 1897–Roberta Dodd Crawford,American soprano and educator (d. 1954)
• 1897 –Aksel Larsen,Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
• 1900–Rudolf Schottlaender,German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988)

1901–present

• 1901–Claude Autant-Lara,French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
• 1904–Kenneth V. Thimann,English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
• 1905–Wassily Leontief,German-American economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1999)
• 1906–Joan Hickson,English actress (d. 1998)
• 1906 –John Huston,American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
• 1908–Harold Holt,Australian lawyer and politician, 17thPrime Minister of Australia(d. 1967)
• 1908 –Jose Garcia Villa,Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997)
• 1910–Bruno Coquatrix,French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
• 1910 –Herminio Masantonio,Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)
• 1911–Robert Taylor,American actor and singer (d. 1969)
• 1912–Abbé Pierre,French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
• 1914–Parley Baer,American actor (d. 2002)
• 1916–Peter Viereck,American poet and academic (d. 2006)
• 1918–Tom Drake,American actor and singer (d. 1982)
• 1918 –Betty Oliphant,English-Canadian ballerina, co-foundedCanada's National Ballet School(d. 2004)
• 1919–Rosalind Hicks,British literary guardian and the only child of author,Agatha Christie(d. 2004)
• 1920–George Tooker,American painter and academic (d. 2011)
• 1921–Terry Becker,American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
• 1922–L. Tom Perry,American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)
• 1922 –Frank Stranahan,American golfer (d. 2013)
• 1923–Devan Nair,Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rdPresident of Singapore(d. 2005)
• 1926–Betsy Jolas,French composer
• 1926 –Jeri Southern,American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991)
• 1927–John H. Moore II,American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
• 1929–Don Matheson,American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014)
• 1930–Neil Armstrong,American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012)
• 1930 –Damita Jo DeBlanc,American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998)
• 1930 –Richie Ginther,American race car driver (d. 1989)
• 1930 –Michal Kováč,Slovak lawyer and politician, 1stPresident of Slovakia(d. 2016)
• 1931–Tom Hafey,Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 1932–Tera de Marez Oyens,Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1932 –Vladimir Fedoseyev,Russian conductor
• 1934–Karl Johan Åström,Swedish engineer and theorist
• 1934 –Wendell Berry,American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
• 1934 –Gay Byrne,Irish radio and television host (d. 2019)
• 1935–Michael Ballhaus,German director and cinematographer (d. 2017)
• 1935 –Peter Inge, Baron Inge,English field marshal (d. 2022)
• 1935 –Roy Benavidez,American Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor Winner (d. 1998)
• 1936–Nikolai Baturin,Estonian author and playwright (d. 2019)
• 1936 –John Saxon,American actor (d. 2020)
• 1937–Herb Brooks,American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
• 1937 –Brian G. Marsden,English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)
• 1939–Roger Clark,English race car driver (d. 1998)
• 1939 –Carmen Salinas,Mexican actress and politician(d. 2021)
• 1940–Bobby Braddock,American country music songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1940 –Roman Gabriel,American football player, coach, and actor (d. 2024)
• 1940 –Rick Huxley,English bass player (d. 2013)
• 1941–Bob Clark,American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 1941 –Leonid Kizim,Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010)
• 1941 –Airto Moreira,Brazilian-American drummer and composer
• 1942–Joe Boyd,American record producer, foundedHannibal Records
• 1943–Nelson Briles,American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1943 –Sammi Smith,American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1944–Christopher Gunning,English composer (d. 2023)
• 1945–Loni Anderson,American actress
• 1946–Bruce Coslet,American football player and coach
• 1946 –Shirley Ann Jackson,American physicist
• 1946 –Rick van der Linden,Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1946 –Bob McCarthy,Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1946 –Erika Slezak,American actress
• 1946 –Xavier Trias,Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118thMayor of Barcelona
• 1947–Angry Anderson,Australian singer and actor
• 1947 –Bernie Carbo,American baseball player
• 1947 –France A. Córdova,American astrophysicist and academic
• 1947 –Rick Derringer,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 –Greg Leskiw,Canadian guitarist and songwriter
• 1948–Ray Clemence,English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
• 1948 –Barbara Flynn,English actress
• 1948 –David Hungate,American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger
• 1948 –Shin Takamatsu,Japanese architect and academic
• 1950–Luiz Gushiken,Brazilian trade union leader and politician (d. 2013)
• 1950 –Mahendra Karma,Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
• 1951–Samantha Sang,Australian pop singer
• 1952–Tamás Faragó,Hungarian water polo player
• 1952 –John Jarratt,Australian actor and producer
• 1952 –Louis Walsh,Irish talent manager
• 1953–Rick Mahler,American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
• 1955–Eddie Ojeda,American guitarist and songwriter
• 1956–Christopher Chessun,English Anglican bishop
• 1956 –Jerry Ciccoritti,Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956 –Maureen McCormick,American actress
• 1957–Larry Corowa,Australian rugby league player
• 1957 –David Gill,English businessman
• 1957 –Faith Prince,American actress and singer
• 1958–Ulla Salzgeber,German equestrian
• 1959–Pete Burns,English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
• 1959 –Pat Smear,American guitarist and songwriter
• 1960–David Baldacci,American lawyer and author
• 1961–Janet McTeer,English actress
• 1961 –Athula Samarasekera,Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
• 1961 –Tim Wilson,American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)
• 1962–Patrick Ewing,Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
• 1962 –Otis Thorpe,American basketball player
• 1963–Steve Lee,Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 1963 –Ingmar De Vos,Belgian sports administrator
• 1963 –Mark Strong,English actor
• 1964–Rory Morrison,English journalist (d. 2013)
• 1964 –Adam Yauch,American rapper and director (d. 2012)
• 1965–Jeff Coffin,American saxophonist and composer
• 1965 –Motoi Sakuraba,Japanese keyboard player and composer
• 1966–Jennifer Finch,American singer, bass player, and photographer
• 1966 –Jonathan Silverman,American actor and producer
• 1967–Matthew Caws,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1968–Terri Clark,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1968 –Kendo Kashin,Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
• 1968 –Marine Le Pen,French lawyer and politician
• 1968 –Oleh Luzhnyi,Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 1968 –Colin McRae,Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)
• 1968 –John Olerud,American baseball player
• 1969–Jackie Doyle-Price,English politician
• 1969 –Vasbert Drakes,Barbadian cricketer
• 1969 –Venkatesh Prasad,Indian cricketer and coach
• 1969 –Rob Scott,Australian rower
• 1970–James Gunn,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971–Valdis Dombrovskis,Latvian academic and politician, 11thPrime Minister of Latvia
• 1972–Ikuto Hidaka,Japanese wrestler
• 1972 –Aaqib Javed,Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1972 –Darren Shahlavi,English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015)
• 1972 –Jon Sleightholme,English rugby player
• 1972 –Theodore Whitmore,Jamaican footballer and manager
• 1972 –Christian Olde Wolbers,Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1973–Paul Carige,Australian rugby league player
• 1973 –Justin Marshall,New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
• 1974–Alvin Ceccoli,Australian footballer
• 1974 –Kajol,Indian film actress
• 1974 –Olle Kullinger,Swedish footballer
• 1974 –Antoine Sibierski,French footballer
• 1975–Dan Hipgrave,English guitarist and journalist
• 1975 –Josep Jufré,Spanish cyclist
• 1975 –Eicca Toppinen,Finnish cellist and composer
• 1976–Jeff Friesen,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 –Marians Pahars,Latvian footballer and manager
• 1976 –Eugen Trică,Romanian footballer and manager
• 1977–Eric Hinske,American baseball player and coach
• 1977 –Mark Mulder,American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1977 –Michael Walsh,English footballer
• 1978–Cosmin Bărcăuan,Romanian footballer and manager
• 1978 –Kim Gevaert,Belgian sprinter
• 1978 –Harel Levy,Israeli tennis player
• 1979–David Healy,Irish footballer
• 1980–Wayne Bridge,English footballer
• 1980 –Salvador Cabañas,Paraguayan footballer
• 1980 –Jason Culina,Australian footballer
• 1980 –Jesse Williams,American actor, director, producer, and political activist
• 1981–David Clarke,English ice hockey player
• 1981 –Carl Crawford,American baseball player
• 1981 –Maik Franz,German footballer
• 1981 –Erik Guay,Canadian skier
• 1981 –Travie McCoy,American rapper, singer, and songwriter
• 1981 –Anna Rawson,Australian golfer
• 1981 –Rachel Scott,American murder victim, inspired theRachel's Challenge(d. 1999)
• 1982–Jamie Houston,English-German rugby player
• 1982 –Lolo Jones,American hurdler
• 1982 –Michele Pazienza,Italian footballer
• 1982 –Tobias Regner,German singer-songwriter
• 1982 –Jeff Robson,Australian rugby league player
• 1982 –Pete Sell,American mixed martial artist
• 1984–Steve Matai,New Zealand rugby league player
• 1984 –Helene Fischer,German singer-songwriter
• 1985–Laurent Ciman,Belgian footballer
• 1985 –Salomon Kalou,Ivorian footballer
• 1985 –Gil Vermouth,Israeli footballer
• 1985 –Erkan Zengin,Swedish footballer
• 1986–Paula Creamer,American golfer
• 1986 –Kathrin Zettel,Austrian skier
• 1987–Genelia D'Souza,Indian actress
• 1988–Michael Jamieson,Scottish-English swimmer
• 1988 –Federica Pellegrini,Italian swimmer
• 1989–Ryan Bertrand,English footballer
• 1989 –Mathieu Manset,French footballer
• 1989 –Jessica Nigri,American model and actress
• 1991–Esteban Gutiérrez,Mexican race car driver
• 1991 –Konrad Hurrell,Tongan rugby league player
• 1991 –Daniëlle van de Donk,Dutch footballer
• 1991 –Andreas Weimann,Austrian footballer
• 1995–Pierre-Emile Højbjerg,Danish footballer
• 1996–Takakeishō Mitsunobu,Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1996 –Cho Seung-youn,South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper
• 1997–Jack Cogger,Australian rugby league player
• 1997 –Olivia Holt,American actress and singer
• 1997 –Wang Yibo,Chinese dancer, singer and actor
• 1997 –Yungblud,English musician and actor
• 1998–Adam Doueihi,Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
• 1998 –Mimi Keene,English actress
• 1998 –Kanon Suzuki,Japanese singer and actress
• 2000–Tom Gilbert,Australian rugby league player
• 2001–Anthony Edwards,American basketball player
• 2003–Toni Shaw,British Paralympic swimmer
• 2004–Gavi,Spanish footballer

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 553–Xiao Ji,prince of theLiang dynasty(b. 508)
• 642–Eowa,king ofMercia
• 642 –Oswald,king ofNorthumbria
• 824–Heizei,Japanese emperor (b. 773)
• 877–Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan,Abbasidvizier
• 882–Louis III,Frankish king (b. 863)
• 890–Ranulf II,duke ofAquitaine(b. 850)
• 910–Eowils and Halfdan,joint kings of Northumbria
• 910 –Ingwær,king of Northumbria
• 917–Euthymius I of Constantinople(b. 834)
• 940–Li Decheng,Chinese general (b. 863)
• 1063–Gruffydd ap Llywelyn,King of Gwynedd
• 1364–Kōgon,Japanese emperor (b. 1313)
• 1415–Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge(b. 1375)
• 1415 –Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham(b. 1370)
• 1447–John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter(b. 1395)
• 1579–Stanislaus Hosius,Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
• 1600–John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie,Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)

1601–1900

• 1610–Alonso García de Ramón,Spanish soldier and politician,Royal Governor of Chile(b. 1552)
• 1633–George Abbot,English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
• 1678–Juan García de Zéspedes,Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)
• 1729–Thomas Newcomen,English engineer, invented the eponymousNewcomen atmospheric engine(b. 1664)
• 1743–John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey,English courtier and politician,Vice-Chamberlain of the Household(b. 1696)
• 1778–Charles Clémencet,French historian and author (b. 1703)
• 1778 –Thomas Linley the younger,English composer (b. 1756)
• 1792–Frederick North, Lord North,English politician,Prime Minister of Great Britain(b. 1732)
• 1799–Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe,English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
• 1868–Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes,French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
• 1877–Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai),Welsh poet (b. 1830)
• 1880–Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra,Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
• 1881–Spotted Tail,American tribal chief (b. 1823)
• 1895–Friedrich Engels,German philosopher (b. 1820)

1901–present

• 1901–Victoria, Princess Royalof the United Kingdom and German Empress (b. 1840)
• 1904–George Dibbs,Australian politician, 10thPremier of New South Wales(b. 1834)
• 1911–Bob Caruthers,American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)
• 1916–George Butterworth,British composer, killed at theBattle of the Somme(b. 1885)
• 1921–Dimitrios Rallis,Greek lawyer and politician, 78thPrime Minister of Greece(b. 1844)
• 1929–Millicent Fawcett,English trade union leader and activist (b. 1847)
• 1933–Charles Harold Davis,American painter and academic (b. 1856)
• 1935–David Townsend,American art director and set designer (b. 1891)
• 1939–Béla Jankovich,Hungarian economist and politician,Minister of Education of Hungary(b. 1865)
• 1944–Maurice Turnbull,Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906)
• 1946–Wilhelm Marx,German lawyer and politician, 17thChancellor of Germany(b. 1863)
• 1948–Montagu Toller,English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)
• 1952–Sameera Moussa,Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917)
• 1955–Carmen Miranda,Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)
• 1957–Heinrich Otto Wieland,German chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1877)
• 1959–Edgar Guest,English-American journalist and poet (b. 1881)
• 1960–Arthur Meighen,Canadian lawyer and politician, 9thPrime Minister of Canada(b. 1874)
• 1963–Salvador Bacarisse,Spanish composer (b. 1898)
• 1964–Moa Martinson,Swedish author (b. 1890)
• 1964 –Art Ross,Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886)
• 1968–Luther Perkins,American guitarist (b. 1928)
• 1978–Jesse Haines,American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)
• 1980–Harold L. Runnels,American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
• 1983–Judy Canova,American actress and comedian (b. 1913)
• 1983 –Joan Robinson,English economist and author (b. 1903)
• 1984–Richard Burton,Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)
• 1985–Arnold Horween,American football player and coach (b. 1898)
• 1987–Georg Gaßmann,German politician,Mayor of Marburg(b. 1910)
• 1991–Paul Brown,American football player and coach (b. 1908)
• 1991 –Soichiro Honda,Japanese engineer and businessman, foundedHonda(b. 1906)
• 1992–Robert Muldoon,New Zealand politician, 31stPrime Minister of New Zealand(b. 1921)
• 1994–Menachem Avidom,Israeli composer (b. 1908)
• 1994 –Alain de Changy,Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
• 1998–Otto Kretschmer,German commander (b. 1912)
• 1998 –Todor Zhivkov,Bulgarian commander and politician, 36thPrime Minister of Bulgaria(b. 1911)
• 2000–Otto Buchsbaum,Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
• 2000 –Tullio Crali,Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
• 2000 –Lala Amarnath,Indian cricketer who scored India's first Test century (b. 1911)
• 2000 –Alec Guinness,English actor (b. 1914)
• 2001–Otema Allimadi,Ugandan politician, 2ndPrime Minister of Uganda(b. 1929)
• 2001 –Christopher Skase,Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948)
• 2002–Josh Ryan Evans,American actor (b. 1982)
• 2002 –Chick Hearn,American sportscaster (b. 1916)
• 2002 –Franco Lucentini,Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
• 2002 –Darrell Porter,American baseball player (b. 1952)
• 2002 –Matt Robinson,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 2005–Polina Astakhova,Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)
• 2005 –Jim O'Hora,American football player and coach (b. 1915)
• 2005 –Raul Roco,Filipino lawyer and politician, 31stFilipino Secretary of Education(b. 1941)
• 2005 –Eddie Jenkins,Welsh footballer (b. 1909)
• 2007–Jean-Marie Lustiger,French cardinal (b. 1926)
• 2007 –Florian Pittiș,Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)
• 2008–Neil Bartlett,English-American chemist and academic (b. 1932)
• 2008 –Reg Lindsay,Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)
• 2009–Budd Schulberg,American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)
• 2011–Andrzej Lepper,Polish farmer and politician,Deputy Prime Minister of Poland(b. 1954)
• 2011 –Aziz Shavershian,Russian-born Australian Bodybuilder and internet sensation (b. 1989)
• 2012–Erwin Axer,Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 2012 –Michel Daerden,Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
• 2012 –Fred Matua,American football player (b. 1984)
• 2012 –Martin E. Segal,Russian-American businessman, co-foundedFilm Society of Lincoln Center(b. 1916)
• 2012 –Chavela Vargas,Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)
• 2012 –Roland Charles Wagner,French author and translator (b. 1960)
• 2013–Ruth Asawa,American sculptor and educator (b. 1926)
• 2013 –Shawn Burr,Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)
• 2013 –Willie Dunn,Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 2013 –Roy Rubin,American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 2013 –May Song Vang,American activist (b. 1951)
• 2013 –Rob Wyda,American commander and judge (b. 1959)
• 2014–Harold J. Greene,American general (b. 1962)
• 2014 –Vladimir Orlov,Russian author (b. 1936)
• 2014 –Chapman Pincher,Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)
• 2014 –Jesse Leonard Steinfeld,American physician and academic, 11thSurgeon General of the United States(b. 1927)
• 2015–Arthur Walter James,English journalist and politician (b. 1912)
• 2015 –Tony Millington,Welsh footballer (b. 1943)
• 2018–Alan Rabinowitz,American zoologist (b. 1953)
• 2019–Toni Morrison,American author,Pulitzer Prize winner,andNobel laureate(b. 1931).
• 2020–Hawa Abdi,Somalihuman rights activist and physician (b. 1947)
• 2022–Judith Durham,Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 2022 –Cherie Gil,Filipino actress (b. 1963)
• 2022 –Ali Haydar,Syrian army officer (b. 1932)
• 2022 –Issey Miyake,Japanese fashion designer (b. 1938)
• 2022 –Dillon Quirke,Irish hurler (b. 1998)

Holidays and observances

• Christianfeast day:
  • Abel of Reims
  • Addai
  • Afra
  • Cassian of Autun
  • Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major(Catholic Church)
  • Emygdius
  • Memnius
  • Oswald of Northumbria
  • August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
• Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders(Croatia)

External links

• "On This Day".BBC.
• The New York Times:On This Day
• "Historical Events on August 5".OnThisDay.com.