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
Andrzej Lepper
d. 2011
Polish politician (1954–2011)
Alec Guinness
d. 2000
English actor (1914–2000)
On This Day in History
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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
2003
A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
1995
Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
Yugoslav Wars
1984
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
1981
President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
Ronald Reagan
1979
In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
Bala Hissar uprising
1974
Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
Watergate scandal
1973
Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
Mars 6
1971
The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Islands Forum
1969
The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
Lonesome Cowboys police raid
1966
A group of red guards at Experimental High in Beijing, including Deng Rong and Liu Pingping, daughters of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution.
Red Guards
1965
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
India–Pakistan war of 1965
1964
Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Vietnam War