What are the important events that happened on August 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 5: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 5 is the 218th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 23, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,722,816,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecaoctagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 177 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,245 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 5 Historical Events
1716 –
The Battle of Petrovaradin takes place.
1860 –
Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
1861 –
The United States Army abolishes flogging.
1870 –
Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
1874 –
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
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 television network.
1974 –
Vietnam War: the U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
1979 –
In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.
1981 –
Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
2010 –
2010 Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft below the ground.
Who were born on August 5?
1901 –
Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (d. 2000)
1910 –
Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and music impresario (d. 1979)
1911 –
Robert Taylor, American actor (d. 1969)
1923 –
Devan Nair, Singaporean statesman (d. 2005)
1929 –
Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988)
1934 –
Karl Johan Åström, Control engineer and theorist
1934 –
Vern Gosdin, American country music singer (d. 2009)
1946 –
Ron Silliman, American poet
1953 –
Rick Mahler, American baseball player (d. 2005)
1972 –
Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian guitarist and bassist (Fear Factory)
Who died on August 5?
882 –
King Louis III of France (b. 863)
1364 –
Emperor Kōgon of Japan (b. 1313)
1572 –
Isaac Luria, Palestinian Kabbalist (b. 1534)
1960 –
Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
1968 –
Luther Perkins American guitarist (b. 1928)
1980 –
Harold L. Runnels, American politician (b. 1924)
1994 –
Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)
2001 –
Christopher Skase, Australian fugitive businessman (b. 1948)
2001 –
Otema Allimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)
2002 –
Chick Hearn, American basketball announcer (b. 1916)
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