August 5th, 2478

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August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen (pictured).

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, whose primary motive was to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th

Birthdays and future age on August 5th, 2478

494

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

490

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

500

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

493

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

511

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

531

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

510

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

505

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

494

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

505

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

483

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

520

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

515

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

506

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

517

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

515

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

488

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

517

Mercedes Aráoz

Vice President and Congresswoman of the Republic of Peru (2016-2019)

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

532

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

504

Kajol

Indian film actress

*August 5th, 1974, Mumbai

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