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On This Day · The 217th day of the year

August 5

Few dates reach as far back as August 5: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 25. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 5 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 5?

August 5 is the 217th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 25 and 1984. Famous people born on August 5 include Neil Armstrong, Guy de Maupassant and Marine Le Pen.

Released on August 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2

2024

  • Game Fields of Mistria

2022

  • Game Boneraiser Minions
  • TV The Sandman

2021

  • Game Jupiter Hell
  • Game Death Trash

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 25

    AD 25

  2. 1100

    Henry I of England

  3. 1460

    Capture of Roxburgh (1460)

  4. 1600

    John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie

  5. 1689

    Beaver Wars

  6. 1888

    Bertha Benz

  7. 1914

    World War I

  8. 1962

    Marilyn Monroe

  9. 1981

    Ronald Reagan

  10. 1984

    Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 5

Neil Armstrong

b. 1930

Guy de Maupassant

b. 1850

Marine Le Pen

b. 1968

Paula Creamer

b. 1986

Esteban Gutiérrez

b. 1991

Marians Pahars

b. 1976

Jesse Williams (actor)

b. 1980

Wassily Leontief

b. 1905

Deaths

  • 2019Toni Morrison
  • 1998Todor Zhivkov
  • 1998Otto Kretschmer
  • 1895Friedrich Engels
  • 1600John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
  • 1579Stanislaus Hosius

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abel of Reims
  • —Christian feast day: Addai
  • —Christian feast day: Afra
  • —Christian feast day: Cassian of Autun
  • —Christian feast day: Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Emygdius
  • —Christian feast day: Margaret the Barefooted
  • —Christian feast day: Memnius

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