5 August
Notable Births
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
Jack Cogger
b. 1997
Australian rugby player (born 1997)
Olivia Holt
b. 1997
American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Wang Yibo
b. 1997
Chinese actor and singer (born 1997)
Yungblud
b. 1997
English musician (born 1997)
Takakeishō Takanobu
b. 1996
Japanese sumo wrestler
Woodz
b. 1996
South Korean musician (born 1996)
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
b. 1995
Danish footballer (born 1995)
Natalia García
b. 1994
Retired Spanish rhythmic gymnast
Esteban Gutiérrez
b. 1991
Mexican racing driver (born 1991)
Wi Ha-joon
b. 1991
South Korean actor (born 1991)
Konrad Hurrell
b. 1991
Tonga international rugby league footballer
Daniëlle van de Donk
b. 1991
Dutch footballer (born 1991)
Andreas Weimann
b. 1991
Austrian footballer (born 1991)
Ryan Bertrand
b. 1989
English footballer (born 1989)
Notable Deaths
Col Joye
d. 2025
Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician (1936–2025)
Judith Durham
d. 2022
Australian singer, songwriter and musician (1943–2022)
Cherie Gil
d. 2022
Filipino actress (1963–2022)
Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)
d. 2022
Syrian military officer (1932–2022)
Issey Miyake
d. 2022
Japanese fashion designer (1938–2022)
Hawa Abdi
d. 2020
Somali activist, physician (1947–2020)
Toni Morrison
d. 2019
American novelist and editor (1931–2019)
Alan Rabinowitz
d. 2018
American zoologist
Arthur Walter James
d. 2015
British politician (1912–2015)
Harold J. Greene
d. 2014
United States Army general (1959–2014)
Chapman Pincher
d. 2014
English journalist (1914–2014)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld
d. 2014
United States Surgeon general
Ruth Asawa
d. 2013
American sculptor (1926–2013)
Shawn Burr
d. 2013
Canadian ice hockey player (1966-2013)
Willie Dunn
d. 2013
Canadian politician, writer, filmmaker, and musician
Roy Rubin (basketball)
d. 2013
American basketball coach (1925–2013)
Rob Wyda
d. 2013
American judge
Erwin Axer
d. 2012
Polish theatre director, writer and university professor
Michel Daerden
d. 2012
Belgian politician
Fred Matua
d. 2012
American football player (1984–2012)