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August 5 in recent years

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

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
  • 1904Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
  • 1905Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
  • 1906Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998)
  • 1906 – John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
  • 1908Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime 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)
  • 1911Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969)
  • 1912Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
  • 1914Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)
  • 1916 – Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
  • 1918Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982)
  • 1918 – Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada'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)
  • 1921Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
  • 1922L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)
  • 1922 – Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013)
  • 1923Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)
  • 1926Betsy 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)
  • 1930Neil 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, 1st President of Slovakia (d. 2016)
  • 1931 – Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
  • 1932Tera 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)
  • 1935Michael 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)
  • 1936Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright (d. 2019)
  • 1936 – John Saxon, American actor (d. 2020)
  • 1937Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
  • 1937 – Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)
  • 1939Roger 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
  • 1940 – Rick Huxley, English bass player (d. 2013)
  • 1941Bob 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, founded Hannibal 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)
  • 1945Loni 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, 118th Mayor of Barcelona
  • 1947Angry 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
  • 1948Ray 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
  • 1950Luiz 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
  • 1957Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player
  • 1957 – David Gill, English businessman
  • 1957 – Faith Prince, American actress and singer
  • 1958 – Ulla Salzgeber, German equestrian
  • 1959Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
  • 1959 – Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1960David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
  • 1961Janet McTeer, English actress
  • 1961 – Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
  • 1961 – Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)
  • 1962Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
  • 1962 – Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
  • 1963Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
  • 1963 – Ingmar De Vos, Belgian sports administrator
  • 1963 – Mark Strong, English actor
  • 1964Rory 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, 11th Prime 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
  • 1974Alvin 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
  • 1980Wayne 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
  • 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
  • 1985Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
  • 1985 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
  • 1985 – Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer
  • 1985 – Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer
  • 1986Paula 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
  • 1991Esteban 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
  • 2001Anthony Edwards, American basketball player
  • 2003 – Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer
  • 2004 – Gavi, Spanish footballer

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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