August 5

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining.

Events:

• 1884 - Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid
• 1963 - United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union sign nuclear test ban treaty
• 1969 - Mariner 7 Mars fly-by

Births:

• 1850 - Guy de Maupassant, author
• 1889 - Conrad Aiken, poet
• 1906 - John Huston, director
• 1911 - Robert Taylor, actor
• 1930 - Neil Armstrong, astronaut
• 1946 - Loni Anderson, actress
• 1951 - Airto, percussionist
• 1962 - Patrick Ewing, basketball player

Deaths:

• 1962 - Marilyn Monroe, actress
• 2000 - Sir Alec Guinness, actor

Holidays

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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