Famous Quote For August 5
"If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing all you hear is the boo."
Lance Armstrong, 2002
August 5 Birthdays
 
1997 - Olivia Holt
2004 - Karli Reese
1930 - Neil Armstrong
1990 - James White
2004 - Jayla Marie
1981 - Jesse Williams
2000 - Jaden Rosa
1952 - Louis Walsh
1994 - Amymarie Gaertner
1993 - Taras Maksimuk
2001 - JJ Totah
2002 - Nicole Kelly
1974 - Kajol
1997 - Adam Irigoyen
2003 - Born To Be Ellie
1989 - Jessica Nigri
1968 - DeRay Davis
1998 - Mimi Keene
1988 - Rachel Cooper
1980 - Wayne Bridge
1981 - Rachel Joy Scott
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August 5 History
 

2002 - USS Monitor Turret recovered by divers

1963 - Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed

1957 - American Bandstand debuts on ABC TV

1940 - Latvia is annexed by the Soviet Union

1914 - First electric traffic light installed

This Day In Business

2011 - Setting off economic alarm bells across the world, for the first time ever, Standard & Poor downgrades the U.S. credit rating to one notch below AAA.
This Day In Entertainment

1985 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced and established.
This Day In Geography

1995 - Today is Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day for Croatians
This Day In Sports

2002 - Legendary Lakers broadcaster - Chick Hearn passes away at the age of 83.

August 5th Holiday

International Beer Day - Founded in 2007, International Beer Day celebrates beer and the camaraderie that it creates. In 2012, the holiday was changed to be the first Friday of each August to help people more easily get together on the holiday.

Today's Birthday Trivia

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Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the August 5 Birthday Horoscope.

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