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| August 5th, 2005 (August 05 2005) | Death | Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast (born in 1936) | |
| August 5th, 2005 (August 05 2005) | Death | Jim O Hora, American football coach (born in 1915) | |
| August 5th, 2005 (August 05 2005) | Death | Raul Roco, Philippine senator (born in 1941) | |
| August 5th, 1995 (August 05 1995) | Event | The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day) in Croatia. | |
| August 5th, 1995 (August 05 1995) | Birth | Devo Keenan American cellist and son of Maynard James Keenan singer of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer | Devo Quotes |
| August 5th, 1985 (August 05 1985) | Birth | Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer | |
| August 5th, 1985 (August 05 1985) | Birth | Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer | |
| August 5th, 1975 (August 05 1975) | Birth | Antony Cotton, English actor | |
| August 5th, 1975 (August 05 1975) | Birth | Ami Foster, American actress | |
| August 5th, 1975 (August 05 1975) | Birth | Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress | |
| August 5th, 1975 (August 05 1975) | Birth | Eicca Toppinen, Finnish Cellist from the band Apocalyptica | |
| August 5th, 1965 (August 05 1965) | Birth | Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese composer | |
| August 5th, 1955 (August 05 1955) | Death | Carmen Miranda, Portuguese actress and singer (born in 1909) | |
| August 5th, 1935 (August 05 1935) | Birth | John Saxon, American actor | |
| August 5th, 1925 (August 05 1925) | Event | Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out. | |
| August 5th, 1925 (August 05 1925) | Death | Jennie Lee (actor), American actress (born in 1848) | |
| August 5th, 1895 (August 05 1895) | Death | Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (born in 1820) | Philo Quotes |
| August 5th, 1815 (August 05 1815) | Birth | Edward John Eyre, English explorer (died in 1901) | |
| August 5th, 1735 (August 05 1735) | Event | Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he published was true. | |
| August 5th, 1305 (August 05 1305) | Event | William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution. | |
