Today in History
5 August
235 births · 116 deaths · 76 events recorded
Notable Births
All 235 ›
Gavi (footballer)
b. 2004
Spanish footballer (born 2004)
Toni Shaw
b. 2003
British Paralympic swimmer
Anthony Edwards (basketball)
b. 2001
American basketball player (born 2001)
Tom Gilbert (rugby league)
b. 2000
Australian rugby league footballer
Kim Si-hyeon
b. 1999
South Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Adam Doueihi
b. 1998
Lebanon international rugby league footballer
France A. Córdova
b. 1947
American astrophysicist and university president
Carmen Salinas
b. 1939
Mexican actress and politician (1939–2021)
Notable Deaths
All 116 ›
Col Joye
d. 2025
Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician (1936–2025)
Judith Durham
d. 2022
Australian singer, songwriter and musician (1943–2022)
Andrzej Lepper
d. 2011
Polish politician (1954–2011)
Alec Guinness
d. 2000
English actor (1914–2000)
Montagu Toller
d. 1948
English cricketer (1871–1948)
Frederick North, Lord North
d. 1792
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782
Charles Clémencet
d. 1778
French Benedictine historian
Ranulf II of Aquitaine
d. 890
Frankish noble (850–890)
On This Day in History
All 76 ›
2024
Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.
Non-cooperation movement (2024)
2021
Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.
Australia
2019
The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).
Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
2015
The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill
2012
The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
2010
The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
2010 Copiapó mining accident
2010
Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
International Assistance Mission
2008
The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.
New England Revolution