On this day: August 5
Events
Siege of BariAugust 5, 1068 – April 15, 1071 · Wars & Conflicts
JoseonAugust 5, 1392 – October 12, 1897 · World History
Siege of GünsAugust 5, 1532 – August 30, 1532 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of PetrovaradinAugust 5, 1716 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of ExxonMobilAugust 5, 1882 · Companies- Release of Mughal-e-AzamAugust 5, 1960 · Film
- Release of RevolverAugust 5, 1966 · Music
- Release of The StoogesAugust 5, 1969 · Music
- Release of Green RiverAugust 5, 1969 · Music
Release of Urban TerrorAugust 5, 2000 · Gaming
Founding of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.August 5, 2004 · Companies- Release of Pro Evolution Soccer 4August 5, 2004 · Gaming
- Release of The Man from NowhereAugust 5, 2010 · Film
Release of PouAugust 5, 2012 · Gaming
2016 Summer OlympicsAugust 5, 2016 – August 21, 2016 · Sports- Release of ExtinctAugust 5, 2021 · Film
Born on this day
Vitus BeringAugust 5, 1681 – December 1741 · Exploration
Leonardo LeoAugust 5, 1694 – October 31, 1744 · Music
Niels Henrik AbelAugust 5, 1802 – April 6, 1829 · Science
Ambroise ThomasAugust 5, 1811 – February 12, 1896 · Music
Edward John EyreAugust 5, 1815 – November 30, 1901 · Exploration
Louis WainAugust 5, 1860 – July 4, 1939 · Art
Oskar MerikantoAugust 5, 1868 – February 17, 1924 · Music
Tom ThomsonAugust 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917 · Art
Erich KleiberAugust 5, 1890 – January 27, 1956 · Music
Mart StamAugust 5, 1899 – February 21, 1986 · Culture
Claude Autant-LaraAugust 5, 1901 – February 5, 2000 · Film
John HustonAugust 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987 · Film
Wassily LeontiefAugust 5, 1906 – February 5, 1999 · Politics
Per WahlööAugust 5, 1926 – June 22, 1975 · Art
Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012 · Space
Michael BallhausAugust 5, 1935 – April 2017 · Film
John SaxonAugust 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020 · Film- Brian G. MarsdenAugust 5, 1937 – November 18, 2010 · Science
- Bob ClarkAugust 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007 · Film
Leonid KizimAugust 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010 · Space
Airto MoreiraAugust 5, 1941 – present · Music
Joe BoydAugust 5, 1942 – present · Film
Shirley Ann JacksonAugust 5, 1946 – present · Science
Shigeru BanAugust 5, 1957 – present · Culture
Steven KnightAugust 5, 1959 – present · Film
Pete BurnsAugust 5, 1959 – October 23, 2016 · Music
Adam YauchAugust 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012 · Film
James GunnAugust 5, 1966 – present · Film
Jonathan SilvermanAugust 5, 1966 – present · Film
Valdis DombrovskisAugust 5, 1971 – present · Science
JewelAugust 5, 1976 – present · Film
William KamkwambaAugust 5, 1987 – present · Technology
YungbludAugust 5, 1997 – present · Music