{| style="float:right;" |- |{{AugustCalendar}} |- |{{ThisDateInRecentYears|Month=August|Day=5}} |} {{Linked-title}} is the 217th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] (218th in [[leap year]]s), with 148 days remaining. ==Events== *[[642]] - [[Battle of Maserfeld]] - [[Penda of Mercia]] defeats and kills [[Oswald of Bernicia]]. *[[1100]] - [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] crowned King of [[England]] in [[Westminster Abbey]]. *[[1305]] - [[William Wallace]], who led [[Scotland|Scottish]] resistance to [[England]], is captured by the English near [[Glasgow]] and transported to [[London]] for trial and execution. *[[1388]] - [[Battle of Otterburn]], border skirmish between the [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and the [[English people|English]] in Northern [[England]]. *[[1583]] - [[Sir]] [[Humphrey Gilbert]] establishes first [[England|English]] [[colony]] in [[North America]], at what is now [[St John's, Newfoundland]]. *[[1620]] - The ''[[Mayflower]]'' departs [[Southampton, England]]. *[[1689]] - 1,500 [[Iroquois]] attack village of [[Lachine, Quebec|Lachine]], in [[New France]]. *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's War]]: [[Battle of Bushy Run]] - [[(United) Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] forces led by [[Henry Bouquet]] defeat [[Chief Pontiac]]'s [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] at [[Bushy Run]]. *[[1772]] - [[First Partition of Poland]] begins. *[[1812]] - [[War of 1812]]: [[Tecumseh]]'s [[Native American (U.S.)|Indian]] force ambushes [[Thomas Van Horne]]'s 200 [[United States|Americans]] at [[Brownstone Creek]], causing them to flee and retreat. *[[1858]] - [[Cyrus West Field]] and others complete the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] after several unsuccessful attempts. It operated for less than a month. *[[1860]] - [[Charles XV of Sweden|Carl IV]] of [[Sweden-Norway]] is crowned king of [[Norway]], in [[Trondheim]]. *[[1861]] - [[American Civil War]]: In order to help pay for the war effort, the [[United States government]] issues the first [[income tax]] as part of the [[Revenue Act of 1861]] (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in [[1872]]). *[[1861]] - The [[United States]] Army abolished [[flogging]]. *[[1862]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Baton Rouge]] - Along the [[Mississippi River]] near [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops drive [[United States|Union]] forces back into the city. *[[1864]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Mobile Bay]] begins - At [[Mobile Bay]] near [[Mobile, Alabama]], [[Admiral]] [[David Farragut]] leads a [[United States|Union]] flotilla through [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. *[[1874]] - [[Japan]] launches its [[Postal savings systems|postal savings system]], modeled after a similar system in [[England]]. *[[1882]] - [[Standard Oil of New Jersey]] is established. *1882 - [[Martial law]] is enacted in [[Japan]]. *[[1884]] - The cornerstone for the [[Statue of Liberty]] is laid on [[Bedloe's Island]] in [[New York Harbor]]. *[[1888]] - [[Bertha Benz]] drives from [[Mannheim]] to [[Pforzheim]] in the first long distance automobile trip. *[[1901]] - [[Peter O'Connor]] sets the first [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] recognised [[long jump]] [[athletics world record|world record]] of 24ft 11¾ins. The record will stand for 20 years. *[[1912]] - [[Japan|Japan's]] first [[taxicab]] service begins in [[Ginza]], [[Tokyo]]. *[[1914]] - In [[Cleveland, Ohio]], the first electric [[traffic light]] is installed. *[[1944]] - [[World War II]]: Possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[POW]]s [[Cowra breakout|attempt to escape]] outside the town of [[Cowra]], NSW, [[Australia]]. Most are killed but many escape and later commit suicide. Five [[Australian]] guards also die. *1944 - [[Holocaust]]: [[Poland|Polish]] insurgents liberate a [[Germany|German]] [[labor camp]] in [[Warsaw]], freeing 348 [[Jew]]ish prisoners. *[[1949]] - In [[Ecuador]] an [[earthquake]] destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6000. *[[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-TV|ABC]] television network. *[[1960]] - [[Burkina Faso]], then known as "[[Upper Volta]]", becomes [[Independence Day|independent]] from [[France]]. *[[1962]] - [[Marilyn Monroe]] is found dead in her home. *1962 - [[Nelson Mandela]] is jailed. He would not be released until [[1990]]. *[[1963]] - [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[Soviet Union]] sign a [[Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water|nuclear test ban treaty]]. *[[1964]] - [[Vietnam War]]: [[Operation Pierce Arrow]] - [[United States|American]] aircraft from carriers [[USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)|USS ''Ticonderoga'']] and [[USS Constellation (CV-64)|USS ''Constellation'']] bomb [[North Vietnam]] in retaliation for strikes attacked [[US]] destroyers in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]]. *[[1969]] - [[Mariner program]]: [[Mariner 7]] makes its closest fly-by of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] (3,524 kilometers). *[[1974]] - [[Vietnam War]]: The [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to [[South Vietnam]]. *[[1981]] - [[Ronald Reagan]] fires 11,359 [[Strike action|striking]] air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. *[[1993]] - Popular trading card game [[Magic: The Gathering]] is released. First trading card game to date. *[[1995]] - The city of [[Knin]], a significant [[Serb]] stronghold, is captured by [[Croatia|Croatian]] forces during [[Operation Storm]]. The date is celebrated as the day of victory ([[Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day]]) in [[Croatia]]. *[[1999]] - [[Mark McGwire]] becomes the 16th member of the [[500 home run club]] with a [[home run]] at [[Busch Stadium II|Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. *[[2001]] - The [[Cleveland Indians]] defeat the [[Seattle Mariners]] 15-14 in a record-setting game known as the [[The Impossible Return|Impossible Return]]. *[[2003]] - A [[2003 Marriott Hotel bombing|car bomb]] explodes in the [[Indonesia]]n capital of [[Jakarta]]. ==Births== *[[1301]] - [[Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent]], English politician (d. [[1330]]) *[[1397]]? - [[Guillaume Dufay]], Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. [[1474]]) *[[1623]] - [[Antonio Cesti]], Italian composer (d. [[1669]]) *[[1641]] - [[John Hathorne]], American magistrate (d. [[1717]]) *[[1662]] - [[James Anderson (lawyer)|James Anderson]], Scottish historian (d. [[1728]]) *[[1694]] - [[Leonardo Leo]], Italian composer (d. [[1744]]) *[[1802]] - [[Niels Henrik Abel]], Norwegian mathematician (d. [[1829]]) *[[1813]] - [[Ivar Aasen]], Norwegian poet and language reformer (d. [[1896]]) *[[1815]] - [[Edward John Eyre]], English explorer (d. [[1901]]) *[[1827]] - [[Deodoro da Fonseca]], first Brazilian president (d.[[1892]]) *[[1850]] - [[Guy de Maupassant]], French author (d. [[1893]]) *[[1862]] - [[Joseph Merrick]], The Elephant Man (d. [[1890]]) *[[1866]] - [[Carl Harries]], German chemist (d. [[1923]]) *[[1872]] - [[Oswaldo Cruz]], Brazilian physician (d. [[1917]]) *[[1877]] - [[Tom Thomson]], Canadian painter (d. [[1917]]) *[[1889]] - [[Conrad Aiken]], American writer (d. [[1973]]) *[[1890]] - [[Erich Kleiber]], Austrian-born conductor (d. [[1956]]) * 1890 - [[Naum Gabo]] (born Naum Pevsner), Sculptor (d. [[1977]]) *[[1897]] - [[Aksel Larsen]], Danish politician (d. [[1972]]) *[[1901]] - [[Claude Autant-Lara]], French film director (d. [[2000]]) *[[1906]] - [[John Huston]], American director (d. [[1987]]) * 1906 - [[Wassily Leontief]], Russian economist, [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (d. [[1999]]) * 1906 - [[Joan Hickson]], British actress (d. [[1998]]) *[[1908]] - [[Harold Holt]], 17th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. [[1967]]) *[[1911]] - [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]], American actor (d. [[1969]]) *[[1912]] - [[Abbé Pierre]], French catholic priest *[[1914]] - [[David Brian]], American actor (d. [[1993]]) *[[1918]] - [[Betty Oliphant]], Canadian ballerina (d. [[2004]]) * 1918 - [[Tom Drake]], American actor (d. [[1982]]) *[[1923]] - [[Devan Nair]], [[President of Singapore]] *[[1930]] - [[Neil Armstrong]], astronaut *[[1934]] - [[Wendell Berry]], writer, farmer *[[1935]] - [[John Saxon (actor)|John Saxon]], American actor *[[1937]] - [[Herb Brooks]], American hockey coach (d. [[2003]]) *[[1939]] - [[Princess Irene of the Netherlands]] *[[1943]] - [[Nelson Briles]], baseball player (d. [[2005]]) *[[1946]] - [[Loni Anderson]], American actress *[[1946]] - [[Ron Silliman]], American poet *[[1947]] - [[Rick Derringer]], American musician * 1947 - [[Angry Anderson]], Australian entertainer * 1947 - [[Bernie Carbo]], baseball player *[[1951]] - [[John Jarratt]], Australian actor *[[1953]] - [[Rick Mahler]], baseball player (d. [[2005]]) * 1953 - [[Samantha Sang]], Australian singer *[[1956]] - [[Maureen McCormick]], American actress *[[1959]] - [[Pete Burns]], British singer *[[1961]] - [[Tawny Kitaen]], American acresss * 1961 - [[Clayton Rohner]], American actor * 1961 - [[Mark O'Connor]], American violinist *[[1962]] - [[Patrick Ewing]], American basketball player *[[1964]] - [[Adam Yauch]], American musician *[[1966]] - [[Jonathan Silverman]], American actor *[[1968]] - [[John Olerud]], American baseball player * 1968 - [[Oleg Luzhny]], Ukrainian footballer * 1968 - [[Tokimitsu Ishizawa]], Japanese professional wrestler *[[1972]] - [[Christian Olde Wolbers]], Belgian bassist ([[Fear Factory]]) *[[1974]] - [[Antoine Sibierski]], French footballer *[[1975]] - [[Kajol Mukherjee]], Indian actress * 1975 - [[Ami Foster]], American actress *[[1976]] - [[Jeff Friesen]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1976 - [[Kwon Sang-woo]], South Korean actor *[[1977]] - [[Mark Mulder]], baseball player *[[1979]] - [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]], Northern Irish footballer *[[1980]] - [[Wayne Bridge]], English footballer * 1980 - [[Jason Čulina]], Australian footballer *[[1981]] - [[Carl Crawford]], baseball player * 1981 - [[Rachel Scott]], American murder victim * 1981 - [[Kou Shibasaki|Kō Shibasaki]], Japanese singer *[[1982]] - [[Ryu Seung Min]], Korean table tennis player * 1982 - [[Tobias Regner]], German singer *[[1985]] - [[Salomon Kalou]], Ivory Coast footballer *[[1993]] - [[Suzuka Ohgo]], Japanese actress ==Deaths== * [[882]] - King [[Louis III of France]] (b. [[863]]) *[[1063]] - [[Gruffydd ap Llywelyn]], [[King of Gwynedd]] *[[1364]] - [[Emperor Kogon]] of Japan (b. [[1313]]) *[[1572]] - [[Isaac Luria]], Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. [[1534]]) *[[1579]] - [[Stanislaus Hosius]], Polish Catholic cardinal (b. [[1504]]) *[[1633]] - [[Archbishop George Abbot]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (b. [[1562]]) *[[1678]] - [[Juan García de Zéspedes]], Mexican musician and composer (b. [[1619]]) *[[1743]] - [[John Hervey, Lord Hervey]], English statesman and writer (b. [[1696]]) *[[1778]] - [[Charles Clémencet]], French historian (b. [[1703]]) *[[1792]] - [[Frederick North, Lord North]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. [[1732]]) *[[1799]] - [[Richard Howe]], British admiral (b. [[1726]]) *[[1868]] - [[Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes]], French archaeologist (b. [[1788]]) *[[1880]] - [[Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra]], Austrian physician (b. [[1816]]) *[[1895]] - [[Friedrich Engels]], German philosopher (b. [[1820]]) *[[1911]] - [[Bob Caruthers]], baseball player (b. [[1864]]) *[[1923]] - [[Vatroslav Jagić]], Croatian slavist (b. [[1835]]) *[[1929]] - [[Millicent Fawcett]], British suffragist and feminist (b. [[1847]]) *[[1946]] - [[Wilhelm Marx]], [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. [[1863]]) *[[1952]] - [[Sameera Moussa]], Egyptian nuclear scientist (b.[[1917]]) *[[1955]] - [[Carmen Miranda]], Portuguese actress and singer (b. [[1909]]) *[[1957]] - [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], German chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (b. [[1877]]) *[[1959]] - [[Edgar Guest]], English poet (b. [[1881]]) *[[1960]] - [[Arthur Meighen]], 9th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. [[1874]]) *[[1962]] - [[Marilyn Monroe]], American actress (b. [[1926]]) *[[1963]] - [[Salvador Bacarisse]], Spanish composer (b. [[1898]]) *[[1964]] - [[Art Ross]], professional ice hockey player and executive (b. [[1886]]) ([[Art Ross Trophy]]) *[[1978]] - [[Jesse Haines]], baseball player (b. [[1893]]) *[[1984]] - [[Richard Burton]], British actor (b. [[1925]]) *[[1991]] - [[Paul Brown]], American football coach (b. [[1908]]) *[[1992]] - [[Jeff Porcaro]], American drummer (b. [[1954]]) * 1992 - [[Soichiro Honda]], founder of the [[Honda|Honda Motor Company]] (b. [[1906]]) *[[1998]] - [[Todor Zhivkov]], Bulgarian Communist dictator from 1956 to 1989 (b. [[1911]]) *[[2000]] - [[Alec Guinness|Sir Alec Guinness]], British actor (b. [[1914]]) * 2000 - [[Otto Buchsbaum]], writer and ecological activist (b. [[1920]]) *[[2002]] - [[Josh Ryan Evans]], actor (b. [[1982]]) * 2002 - [[Chick Hearn]], American basketball announcer (b. [[1916]]) *[[2005]] - [[Polina Astakhova]], Russian gymnast (b. [[1936]]) * 2005 - [[Jim O'Hora]], American football coach (b. [[1915]]) * 2005 - [[Raul Roco]], Philippine senator (b. [[1941]]) *[[2006]] - [[Susan Butcher]], American [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]] champion (b. [[1954]]) ==Holidays and observances== *[[Burkina Faso]] - [[Independence Day]]. *[[Croatia]] - [[Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day]]. === liturgical feasts === [[Roman Catholicism]] * [[Saint Abel]] (died 750) * [[Saint Afrus]], martyr [Augsburg (rare)] * [[Saint Cassianus]], [[bishop of Autun]], confessor [France] * [[Saint Dominic]], confessor [medieval date, in Paris; nowadays August 4] * [[Saint Fredulph]], confessor [Saintes] * [[Saint Jonius]], priest, martyr [Paris] * Feast of [[Mary "ad nives"]]; Dedication of [[Santa Maria Maggiore]] bin Rome [common] * [[Saint Memmius]], bishop (of Châlons-sur-Marne), confessor [Metz, France; Paris, as Menge] * [[Saint Ormisdas]], pope, confessor [Bamberg] * [[Saint Oswald of Northumbria]], king, martyr [common; England] (died 642) * [[Saint Sixtus II]], pope [Paris] * [[Saint Venantius]], [[bishop of Viviers]] [Viviers] * [[Saint Afra]] and companions, virgins, martyrs [France] * [[Saint Nonna of Nianza]] ==External links== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/5 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/20050805.html ''The New York Times'': On This Day] * [http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=Aug&day=05 On This Day in Canada] ---- [[August 4]] - [[August 6]] - [[July 5]] - [[September 5]] -- [[historical anniversaries|listing of all days]] {{months}} [[Category:August]] [[af:5 Augustus]] [[ar:5 أغسطس]] [[an:5 d'agosto]] [[frp:5 oût]] [[ast:5 d'agostu]] [[bn:আগস্ট ৫]] [[be:5 жніўня]] [[bs:5. august]] [[br:5 Eost]] [[bg:5 август]] [[ca:5 d'agost]] [[cv:Çурла, 5]] [[ceb:Agosto 5]] [[cs:5. srpen]] [[co:5 d'aostu]] [[cy:5 Awst]] [[da:5. august]] [[de:5. 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