August 5

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on August 5. From 1900 until now. August 5 is under the sign of Leo. Famous birthdays on this day include Abbé Pierre (1912), Marine Le Pen (1968) and Neil Armstrong (1930). Several movies were released around August 5 over the years, such as The Help in 2011 directed by Tate Taylor and Notorious in 1946 directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
But much more happened on August 5 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

St. Memmius
Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints: St. Oswald
St. Afra and her companions
Burkina Faso - Independence Day
Croatia - Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day
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2018 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): A Taliban suicide bomber kills three Czech soldiers on a routine patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan. A U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops are also injured in the bombing. (BBC)
2017 2017 V-22 Osprey crash: Searches are underway for three members of the United States Marine Corps missing after a MV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. Twenty three of the twenty six people on board have been rescued. (AP), (9 News)
2016 2016 Assam attacks: Gunmen open fire in a market in Assam, India, killing 13 people and injuring 18. (India Today)
2015 2015 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Soudelor (Hanna) strengthens to the strongest storm of 2015; it is expected to be equivalent to a Category 3 or Category 4 hurricane when it hits Taiwan. (The Independent) (Free District)
2014 War in Afghanistan: A U.S. major general Harold J. Greene is killed, and a German brigadier general and several American troops are among the 15 wounded, in a attack by an Afghan soldier gunman - who was killed by Afghan soldiers - at Kabul's Marshal Fahim National Defense University. (MSN)(CNN), (AP)
2013 War in Afghanistan (2001–present):: A bomb explodes at a market in the Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least four people. (BBC)
2012 Syrian civil war:
2011 2011 Syrian uprising:: Turkey confirms it has seized an Iranian arms shipment to Syria. (Today's Zaman)Tens of thousands of people again protest across the country, amid a government crackdown. (BBC)
2010 Elena Kagan is approved by the US Senate for a post on the US Supreme Court, by a vote of 63-37.
2009 The 40th Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting opens in Cairns, Australia. (RNZI)
2008 Rwanda formally accuses senior French officials, including former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and late President François Mitterrand, of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and calls for them to be put on trial. (Reuters)
2007 Authorities in Mozambique seize thousands of boxes of counterfeit toothpaste which they fear may contain the dangerous chemical diethylene glycol. (AP via Forbes)
2006 The Republic of China (Taiwan) severs diplomatic relations with Chad reducing the number of countries maintaining official relations with it to 24. The ROC foreign ministry cited Chad's intention to establish relations with the People's Republic of China as the reason. (AP)
2005 An Israeli archaeologist working in East Jerusalem reports that she has discovered a palace dating from the 10th century BC, which may have belonged to King David. (NY Times), (International Herald Tribune), (Washington Times), (Houston Chronicle), (Taipei Times)
2004 At least seven Iraqis and a U.S. soldier die in clashes; and a U.S. helicopter is shot down, injuring two. (BBC)
2003 A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2002 ''Recent celebrity deaths:'' Chick Hearn, pro-basketball announcer dies at the age of 85.
1998 The United States tells the Democratic Republic of the Congo's neighbours to not get involved with the rebellion in the east of the country. (BBC)
1997 Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
1996 Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
1995 Croatian forces liberate, Knin, and continue their advance into the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
1994 Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed
1992 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge
1990 Barb Mucha wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1989 General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista Front winning a majority.
1988 Mario Biaggi (Representative-Democrat-New York), convicted of racketeering, resigns seat.
1986 Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout
1985 Establishment of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced
1984 Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
1982 Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager
1981 Federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers
1980 Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager
1979 But Never Jam Today closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 7 performances
1978 New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo).
1976 The Great Clock of Westminster (or Big Ben) suffers internal damage and stops running for over nine months.
1975 Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5
1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways
1973 Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55
1972 Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue
1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 US Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail
1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit Ode to Billy Joe
1966 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)
1965 Dave Marr wins PGA title
1964 Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed
1963 Britain, US and the USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
1962 1st quasar located by radio
1961 Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Montreal Alouettes (Canadian Football League) 34-16 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1960 Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
1959 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
1958 Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole
1957 American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage ''baby-boomers'' by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS / ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games
1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
1953 Operation "Big Switch": Korean War prisoners exchanged at Panmunjom.
1952 The Treaty of Taipei between Japan and the Republic of China goes into effect, to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
1951 Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg
1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title
1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
1948 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6)
1947 Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure
1945 Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (August 6th in Japan)
1944 US 79th / 90th division occupy Laval / Mayenne
1943 Soviet forces reconquer Orel and Bjelgorod
1942 British government cancels agreement of Munich
1940 Acquaintance blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge
1938 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)
1937 The Soviet Union commences one of the largest campaigns of the Great Purge, to quoteliminate anti-Soviet elements.quot Within the following year, at least 724,000 people are killed on order of the troikas, directed by Joseph Stalin. This was an offensive that targeted social classes (such as the kulaks), ethnic or racial backgrounds which were seen as non-Russian, and Stalin's personal opponents from the Communist Party and their sympathizers.
1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third Olympic medal.
1935 The Leo Burnett Advertising Agency opens in Chicago, Illinois.
1931 Detroit Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th
1926 1st talkie movie Don Juan at Warner Theatre, New York
1925 Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
1924 Comic strip Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray, debuts
1921 Treaty of Berlin: US and Germany sign separate peace treaty
1917 British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium
1915 German troops over run Warsaw
1914 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)
1909 US Senate confirms A. Piatt Andrew as Mint Director.
1901 Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11 3/4 ins. The record will stand for 20 years.
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