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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Guangwu of Han|Guangwu]] claims the throne as [[Emperor of China]], restoring the [[Han dynasty]] after the collapse of the short-lived [[Xin dynasty]].
*[[AD 70|70]] &ndash; Fires resulting from the destruction of the [[Second Temple]] in Jerusalem are extinguished. 
* [[642]] &ndash; [[Battle of Maserfield]]: [[Penda of Mercia]] defeats and kills [[Oswald of Northumbria]].
* [[910]] &ndash; The last major Danish army to raid [[Kingdom of England|England]] for nearly a century is defeated at the [[Battle of Tettenhall]] by the allied forces of [[Mercia]] and [[Wessex]], led by King [[Edward the Elder]] and [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians]].
* [[939]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Alhandic]] is fought between [[Ramiro II of León]] and [[Abd-ar-Rahman III]] at [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]] in the context of the [[Spanish Reconquista]]. The battle resulted in a victory for the [[Emirate of Córdoba]].
*[[1068]] &ndash; [[Byzantine–Norman wars]]: [[Italo-Norman]]s begin a [[Siege of Bari|nearly-three-year siege of Bari]].
*[[1100]] &ndash; [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] is crowned [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] in [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite book|author=John S. Dalton|title=The Coronation Manual; and Descriptive Companion to Westminster Abbey ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hyBbAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA20|year=1838|publisher=Darton&Clark|pages=20}}</ref>
*[[1278]] &ndash; [[Spanish Reconquista]]: the forces of the [[Kingdom of Castile]] initiate the ultimately futile [[Siege of Algeciras (1278)|Siege of Algeciras]] against the [[Emirate of Granada]].
*[[1305]] &ndash; [[First Scottish War of Independence]]: [[John de Menteith|Sir John Stewart of Menteith]], the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully manages to capture [[William Wallace|Sir William Wallace of Scotland]], leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Traquair|title=Freedom's Sword|url= https://archive.org/details/freedomssword00pete/page/122/mode/2up|year=1998|publisher=Robert Rinehart Publishers|pages=123–124|isbn=9781570982477 }}</ref>
*[[1388]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Otterburn]], a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near [[Otterburn, Northumberland|Otterburn]].<ref name="Armstrong2013">{{cite book|author=Peter Armstrong|title=Otterburn 1388: Bloody border conflict|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eU21CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA58|date=20 January 2013|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-84603-770-2|pages=58}}</ref>
*[[1460]] &ndash; The Kingdom of Scotland [[Capture of Roxburgh (1460)|captures Roxburgh]], one of the last English strongholds in Scotland, following a siege.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Archibald |first1=Malcolm |title=Dance If Ye Can: A Dictionary of Scottish Battles |date=2016 |publisher=Creativia |isbn=978-1536821796 |chapter=Roxburgh Castle}}</ref>
*[[1506]] &ndash; The [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] defeats the [[Crimean Khanate]] in the [[Battle of Kletsk]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Crimean Khanate and Poland-Lithuania: International Diplomacy on the European Periphery (15th–18th Century). A Study of Peace Treaties Followed by Annotated Documents |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FHrTxHmegRYC&pg=PA30 |series =The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage |first=Dariusz |last=Kolodziejczyk |publisher=BRILL |year=2011 |isbn=9789004191907 |pages=30–31}}</ref>
*[[1583]] &ndash; Sir [[Humphrey Gilbert]] establishes the first English [[colony]] in North America, at what is now [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]].
*[[1600]] &ndash; The [[John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie#Gowrie conspiracy|Gowrie Conspiracy]] against [[James VI and I|King James VI of Scotland]] (later to become King James I of England) takes place at [[Gowrie House (Perth, Scotland)]].<ref>Jenny Wormald, "The Gowrie Conspiracy", Miles Kerr-Peterson & Steven J. Reid, ''James VI and Noble Power'' (Routledge, 2017), pp. 194–206.</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; The ''[[Mayflower]]'' departs from [[Southampton]], England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the ''Speedwell'', springs a leak.<ref name="Landis1998">{{cite book|author=John T. Landis|title=Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages for Two Generations After the Landing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-mEMAAAAYAAJ|date=1 December 1998|publisher=Genealogical Pub.|isbn=978-0-8063-0206-5|page=6}}</ref>
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Beaver Wars]]: Fifteen hundred [[Iroquois]] [[Lachine massacre|attack]] [[Lachine, Quebec|Lachine]] in [[New France]].
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)]]: One-fifth of a Turkish army and the [[Grand Vizier]] are killed in the [[Battle of Petrovaradin]].
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Freedom of the press]]: ''New York Weekly Journal'' writer [[John Peter Zenger]] is acquitted of [[seditious libel]] against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Pontiac's War]]: [[Battle of Bushy Run]]: British forces led by [[Henry Bouquet]] defeat [[Chief Pontiac]]'s [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] at [[Battle of Bushy Run|Bushy Run]].
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[First Partition of Poland]]: The representatives of [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]], [[Prussia]], and [[Russian Empire|Russia]] sign three bilateral conventions condemning the "anarchy" of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] and imputing to the three powers "ancient and legitimate rights" to the territories of the Commonwealth. The conventions allow each of the three great powers to annex a part of the Commonwealth, which they proceed to do over the course of the following two months.<ref>{{Cite book|title= The Partitions of Poland: 1772, 1793, 1795|first=Jerzy|last=Lukowski|publisher=Routledge|year=2014 |isbn=978-0-582-29274-1|pages=81}}</ref>
*[[1781]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)|Battle of Dogger Bank]] takes place.
*[[1796]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Castiglione]] in [[Napoleon]]'s first [[Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars]] results in a French victory.
*[[1816]] &ndash; The British Admiralty dismisses [[Francis Ronalds]]'s new invention of the first working [[electrical telegraph|electric telegraph]] as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Greek War of Independence]]: [[Konstantinos Kanaris]] leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the [[Battle of Samos (1824)|Battle of Samos]].
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Cyrus West Field]] and others complete the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Charles XV]] of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in [[Trondheim]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: In order to help pay for the war effort, the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] levies the first [[income tax]] as part of the [[Revenue Act of 1861]] (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in [[1872]]).
*  1861   &ndash; The [[United States Army]] abolishes [[Flagellation|flogging]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)|Battle of Baton Rouge]]: Along the [[Mississippi River]] near [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Battle of Mobile Bay]] begins at [[Mobile Bay]] near [[Mobile, Alabama]], Admiral [[David Farragut]] leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
*[[1874]] &ndash; Japan launches its [[postal savings system]], modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Standard Oil]] Company of New Jersey, today known as [[ExxonMobil]], is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the [[breakup of Standard Oil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION :: New Jersey (US) :: OpenCorporates |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_nj/3793794100 |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=opencorporates.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Overview · Overview · Standard Oil vs. Everyone |url=http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/standardoilvseveryone/exhibits/show/overview/overview |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=projects.leadr.msu.edu}}</ref>
*[[1884]] &ndash; The cornerstone for the [[Statue of Liberty]] is laid on [[Liberty Island|Bedloe's Island]] (now Liberty Island) in [[New York Harbor]].
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Bertha Benz]] drives from [[Mannheim]] to [[Pforzheim]] and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the [[Bertha Benz Memorial Route]] since 2008.

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Peter O'Connor (athlete)|Peter O'Connor]] sets the first [[World Athletics]] recognised [[long jump]] [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] of {{convert|24|ft|11.75|in|m|abbr=on}}, a record that would stand for 20 years.
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Persian Constitutional Revolution]]: [[Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar]], King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a [[constitutional monarchy]].
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The German [[minelayer]] {{SS|Königin Luise|1913|6}} lays a minefield about {{convert|40|mi|km}} off the [[Thames Estuary]] ([[Lowestoft]]). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser {{HMS|Amphion|1911|6}}.
*  1914   &ndash; World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer {{SS|Pfalz|1913|6}} which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
*  1914   &ndash; In [[Cleveland, Ohio]], the first electric [[traffic light]] is installed.
*[[1916]] &ndash; World War I: [[Battle of Romani]]: Allied forces, under the command of [[Archibald Murray]], defeat an attacking [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman army]] under the command of [[Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein]], securing the [[Suez Canal]] and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the [[Sinai Peninsula]].
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Plaid Cymru]] is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the [[Welsh language]] that is at the time in danger of dying out.
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Harry Houdini]] performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[The Thirteen Roses]]: Thirteen female members of the [[Unified Socialist Youth]] are executed by [[Francoist]] forces in [[Madrid]], Spain.<ref>Egido León, Ángeles. ''El perdon de Franco. La represión de las mujeres en el Madrid de posguerra.''.Los libros de la catarata. 2009. Madrid.p.63</ref>  
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Soviet Union]] formally [[Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940#1940–1941: The first Soviet occupation|annexes]] [[Latvia]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: At least 1,104 [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Prisoner of war|POWs in Australia]] [[Cowra breakout|attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales]]; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German [[labor camp]] ([[Gęsiówka]]) in [[Warsaw]], freeing 348 [[Jews|Jewish]] prisoners.
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: The Nazis begin a [[Wola massacre|week-long massacre]] of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in [[Wola]], Poland.
*[[1949]] &ndash; In [[Ecuador]], [[1949 Ambato earthquake|an earthquake]] destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
*  1949   &ndash; In [[Montana]], 12 [[smokejumper]] firefighters and 1 [[United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]] fire guard are killed in the [[Mann Gulch fire|Mann Gulch Fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mann Gulch Fire,1949 |url=https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/policy-and-law/fire-u-s-forest-service/famous-fires/mann-gulch-fire-1949/}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; ''[[American Bandstand]]'', a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network.
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Burkina Faso]], then known as [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]], becomes independent from France.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Apartheid]]: [[Nelson Mandela]] is jailed. He would not be released until [[1990]].
*  1962   &ndash; American actress [[Marilyn Monroe]] is [[Death of Marilyn Monroe|found dead]] at her home from a drug overdose.
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the [[Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: [[Operation Pierce Arrow]]: American aircraft from carriers {{USS|Ticonderoga|CV-14|6}} and {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}} bomb [[North Vietnam]] in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]].
*[[1965]] &ndash; The [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1965]] begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the [[Line of Control]] dressed as locals.
*[[1966]] &ndash; A group of [[Red Guards|red guards]] at [[Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University|Experimental High]] in Beijing, including [[Deng Rong]] and Liu Pingping, daughters of [[Deng Xiaoping]] and [[Liu Shaoqi]] respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the [[Cultural Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ye|first=Weili|date=1 February 2017|title=The Death of Bian Zhongyun|journal=The Chinese Historical Review|volume=13|issue=2|pages=203–240|language=en|doi=10.1080/1547402x.2006.11827241|s2cid=151428729}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; The [[Lonesome Cowboys police raid|''Lonesome Cowboys'' police raid]] occurs in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Malik|date=May 12, 2021|title=A Short Retelling of Atlanta's Long — But Radical — Queer History|url=https://www.out.com/print/2021/5/12/short-retelling-atlantas-long-radical-queer-history|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; The first [[Pacific Islands Forum]] (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in [[Wellington]], New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Mars 6]] is launched from the USSR.
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: President [[Richard Nixon]], under orders of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]], releases the [[Nixon White House tapes|"Smoking Gun" tape]], recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Smoking Gun Tape|url=https://watergate.info/1972/06/23/the-smoking-gun-tape.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=watergate.info|date=23 June 1972 }}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the [[Bala Hissar uprising]] against the Leninist government.
*[[1981]] &ndash; President [[Ronald Reagan]] [[Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968)|fires]] 11,359 [[Strike action|striking]] air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
*[[1984]] &ndash; A [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]] [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] [[1984 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crash|crashes]] on approach to [[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Zia International Airport]], in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], killing all 49 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840805-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 S2-ABJ Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Yugoslav Wars]]: The city of [[Knin]], Croatia, a significant [[Serbs|Serb]] stronghold, is taken by [[Croatia]]n forces during [[Operation Storm]]. The date is celebrated in Croatia as [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory Day]].
*[[2003]] &ndash; A [[2003 Marriott Hotel bombing|car bomb]] explodes in the [[Indonesia]]n capital of [[Jakarta]] outside the [[Marriott International|Marriott Hotel]] killing 12 and injuring 150.
*[[2008]] &ndash; The [[New England Revolution]] win the [[2008 North American SuperLiga final]] against the [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref name="Super finish for Revolution">{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Monique |title=A super finish for Revolution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-a-super-finish-for-revo/27703910/ |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=August 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107190311/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-a-super-finish-for-revo/27703910/ |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |page=25}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; The [[2010 Copiapó mining accident|Copiapó mining accident]] occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately {{convert|2,300|ft|m|abbr=on}} below the ground for 69 days.
*  2010   &ndash; Ten members of [[International Assistance Mission]] Nuristan Eye Camp team [[2010 Badakhshan massacre|are killed]] by persons unknown in [[Kuran wa Munjan District]] of [[Badakhshan Province|Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; The [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting]] took place in [[Oak Creek, Wisconsin]], killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
*[[2015]] &ndash; The Environmental Protection Agency at [[2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill|Gold King Mine waste water spill]] releases three million gallons of [[toxic heavy metal|heavy metal toxin tailings]] and waste water into the [[Animas River]] in Colorado.
*[[2019]] &ndash; The [[Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir|revocation of the special status]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)]] occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories ([[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]] and [[Ladakh]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-jammu.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-jammu.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status, Raising Fears of Unrest|last1=Gettleman|first1=Jeffrey|date=2019-08-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-15|last2=Raj|first2=Suhasini|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Schultz|first3=Kai|last4=Kumar|first4=Hari}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Australia]]'s second most populous state [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] enters its sixth [[COVID-19]] [[lockdown]], enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-update-victoria-5-august-2021 |title=Coronavirus update for Victoria – 5 August 2021 |work=DHHS|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; Following the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|non-cooperation movement]] against the [[Fifth Hasina ministry|government of Bangladesh]], Bangladeshi [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]] [[Sheikh Hasina]] resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades.  <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheikh Hasina: How Bangladesh's protesters ended a 15-year reign |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9033zpv0nvo |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh's prime minister flees country and resigns after deadly protest |url=https://news.sky.com/story/bangladesh-prime-minister-resigns-after-deadly-protests-reports-13191184 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees as protesters storm palace |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/5/bangladesh-pm-hasina-quits-and-flees-as-protestors-storm-palace-reports |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[79 BC]] &ndash; [[Tullia (daughter of Cicero)|Tullia]], Roman daughter of [[Cicero]] (d. 45 BC)
*[[1262]] &ndash; [[Ladislaus IV of Hungary]] (d. 1290)
*[[1301]] &ndash; [[Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent]], English politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (d. 1330)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Waugh |first1=Scott L. |title=Edmund [Edmund of Woodstock], first earl of Kent (1301–1330), magnate |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/8506}}</ref>
*[[1397]] &ndash; [[Guillaume Du Fay]], Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Planchart |first1=Alejandro Enrique |title=Du Fay [Dufay; Du Fayt], Guillaume |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.08268}}</ref>
*[[1461]] &ndash; [[Alexander Jagiellon]], Polish king (d. 1506)
*[[1540]] &ndash; [[Joseph Justus Scaliger]], French philologist and historian (d. 1609)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; [[Antonio Barberini]], Italian cardinal (d. 1671)
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[Antonio Cesti]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Burrows |first1=David L. |last2=Schmidt |first2=Carl B. |last3=Brown |first3=Jennifer Williams |title=Cesti, Antonio |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.05335}}</ref>
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Richard Ottley]], English politician (d. 1670)
*[[1662]] &ndash; [[James Anderson (lawyer)|James Anderson]], Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Du Toit |first1=Alexander |title=Anderson, James (1662–1728), historiographer and antiquary |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/473}}</ref>
*[[1681]] &ndash; [[Vitus Bering]], Danish-born Russian explorer (d. 1741)
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[Leonardo Leo]], Italian composer (d. 1744)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Hucke |first1=Helmut |last2=Cafiero |first2=Rosa |title=Leo, Leonardo |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.16416}}</ref>
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Thomas Lynch Jr.]], American commander and politician (d. 1779)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Friedrich August Kummer]], German cellist and composer (d. 1879)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Stephenson |first1=Kurt |title=Kummer, Friedrich August |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15661}}</ref>
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Niels Henrik Abel]], Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stubhaug |first1=A. |editor1-last=Laudal |editor1-first=Olav Arnfinn |editor2-last=Piene |editor2-first=Ragni |title=The Life of Niels Henrik Abel |date=2004 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9783642189081 |page=7}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Ambroise Thomas]], French composer (d. 1896)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Smith |first1=Richard Langham |title=Thomas, (Charles Louis) Ambroise |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27856}}</ref>
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Ivar Aasen]], Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Edward John Eyre]], English explorer and politician, [[List of Governors of Jamaica|Governor of Jamaica]] (d. 1901)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Heuman |first1=Gad |title=Eyre, Edward John (1815–1901), explorer and colonial governor |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33060}}</ref>
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Deodoro da Fonseca]], Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1892)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Louise of the Netherlands]] (d. 1871)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Carola of Vasa]] (d. 1907)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[James Scott Skinner]], Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)<ref>{{cite Grove|last1=Allan |first1=Jean Mary |title=Skinner, James Scott |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25933}}</ref>
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Ilya Repin]], Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Iovleva |first1=L. I. |title=Repin, Il’ya |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T071521}}</ref>
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Guy de Maupassant]], French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Louis Wain]], English artist (d. 1939)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Parkin |first1=Michael |title=Wain, Louis William (1860–1939), artist |date=7 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36677}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Joseph Merrick]], English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Osborne |first1=Peter |title=Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862–1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity |date=25 May 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/37759}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Carl Harries]], German chemist and academic (d. 1923)
*  1866   &ndash; [[Harry Trott]], Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Oskar Merikanto]], Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Salmenhaara |first1=Erkki |last2=Poroila |first2=Heikki |title=Merikanto, (Frans) Oskar |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18447}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Oswaldo Cruz]], Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]] (d. 1917)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Wesley Clair Mitchell]], American economist and academic (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Smith |first1=Mark C. |title=Mitchell, Wesley Clair (1874-1948), economist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400415}}</ref>
*  1874   &ndash; [[Horace Rawlins]], English golfer (d. 1935)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Mary Ritter Beard]], American historian and activist (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Cott |first1=Nancy F. |title=Beard, Mary Ritter (1876-1958), historian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400044}}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Tom Thomson]], Canadian painter (d. 1917)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Gertrude Rush]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Ruth Sawyer]], American author and educator (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Stenzel |first1=Sharon V. |title=Sawyer, Ruth (05 August 1880–03 June 1970), children's writer and lecturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601449}}</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Anne Acheson]], Irish sculptor (d. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/4|title=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography|last=Down|first=K-Point Internet Solutions – Warrenpoint, Newry, County|website=www.newulsterbiography.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref>
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Reginald Owen]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1972)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Conrad Aiken]], American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Butscher |first1=Edward |title=Aiken, Conrad (1889-1973), author and critic |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600018}}</ref>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Naum Gabo]], Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sanderson |first1=Colin C. |title=Gabo, Naum |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T030312}}</ref>
*  1890   &ndash; [[Erich Kleiber]], Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brunner |first1=Gerhard |title=Kleiber, Erich |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15119}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Roberta Dodd Crawford]], American soprano and educator (d. 1954)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Aksel Larsen]], Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Schottlaender]], German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Claude Autant-Lara]], French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daley |first1=Suzanne |title=Claude Autant-Lara, 98, a Film Director |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/09/arts/claude-autant-lara-98-a-film-director.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=9 February 2000}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Kenneth V. Thimann]], English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
*[[1905]]  &ndash; [[Wassily Leontief]], German-American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noble |first1=Holcomb B. |title=Wassily Leontief, Economist Who Won a Nobel, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/07/nyregion/wassily-leontief-economist-who-won-a-nobel-dies-at-93.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 February 1999}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Joan Hickson]], English actress (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Younger |first1=Alexandra |last2=Vallance |first2=Tom |title=Obituary: Joan Hickson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-joan-hickson-1179235.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=19 October 1998}}</ref>
*  1906   &ndash; [[John Huston]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Stempel |first1=Tom |title=Huston, John (1906-1987), film director and screenwriter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800611}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Harold Holt]], Australian lawyer and politician, 17th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1967)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Jose Garcia Villa]], Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Bruno Coquatrix]], French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Herminio Masantonio]], Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]], American actor and singer (d. 1969)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Graybar |first1=Lloyd J. |title=Taylor, Robert (1911-1969), motion picture actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801126}}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Abbé Pierre]], French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Douglas |title=Abbé Pierre |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/23/guardianobituaries.obituaries |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=23 January 2007}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Parley Baer]], American actor (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrigan |first1=Tom |title=Character actor Parley Baer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-baer-obit/2081901/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Santa Cruz Sentinel |agency=The Associated Press |date=24 November 2002 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Peter Viereck]], American poet and academic (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgson |first1=Godfrey |title=Peter Viereck |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/30/guardianobituaries.secondworldwar |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 May 2006}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Tom Drake]], American actor and singer (d. 1982)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Betty Oliphant]], English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded [[Canada's National Ballet School]] (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Mary |title=Betty Oliphant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/02/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 August 2004}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Rosalind Hicks]], British literary guardian and the only child of author, [[Agatha Christie]] (d. 2004)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rosalind Hicks|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/rosalind-hicks-2469529|access-date=2020-10-31|website=www.scotsman.com|date=16 November 2004 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[George Tooker]], American painter and academic (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=George Tooker, Painter Capturing Modern Anxieties, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/arts/design/george-tooker-painter-capturing-modern-anxieties-dies-at-90.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=29 March 2011}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Terry Becker]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[L. Tom Perry]], American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Top-ranking Mormon leader L. Tom Perry dies from cancer |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-l-tom-perry-20150530-story.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Frank Stranahan]], American golfer (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Frank Stranahan, Top Amateur Golfer and Ardent Fitness Advocate, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/sports/frank-stranahan-top-amateur-golfer-and-ardent-fitness-advocate-dies-at-90.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=28 June 2013}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Devan Nair]], Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary:Devan Nair, 82, ex-president of Singapore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/world/asia/obituarydevan-nair-82-expresident-of-singapore.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 December 2005}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Betsy Jolas]], French composer<ref>{{cite Grove|last1=Thurlow |first1=Jeremy |title=Jolas, Betsy |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14432}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Jeri Southern]], American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Don Matheson]], American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014)
*1929 &ndash; [[John H. Moore II]], American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Neil Armstrong]], American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Crouch |first1=Tom D. |title=Armstrong, Neil (05 August 1930–25 August 2012) |date=October 2015 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302689}}</ref>
*  1930   &ndash; [[Damita Jo DeBlanc]], American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998)  
*  1930   &ndash; [[Richie Ginther]], American race car driver (d. 1989)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Michal Kováč]], Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st [[President of Slovakia]] (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |title=Michal Kovac, Slovakia's first president, dies at 86 |url=https://apnews.com/c2340deadc7e486a98f8edc94caddfff/michal-kovac-slovakias-first-president-dies-86 |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=AP News |date=5 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Tom Hafey]], Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Tera de Marez Oyens]], Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Metzelaar |first1=Helen |title=Marez Oyens, Tera de |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.17770}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Vladimir Fedoseyev]], Russian conductor
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Karl Johan Åström]], Swedish engineer and theorist
*  1934   &ndash; [[Wendell Berry]], American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
*  1934   &ndash; [[Gay Byrne]], Irish radio and television host (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Stephen |title=Gay Byrne obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/05/gay-byrne-obituary |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 November 2019}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Michael Ballhaus]], German director and cinematographer (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbey |first1=Ryan |title=Michael Ballhaus obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/13/michael-ballhaus-obituary |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Peter Inge, Baron Inge]], English field marshal (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Field Marshal Lord Inge, former head of the Armed Forces who resisted defence cuts and fought for Britain’s status within Nato – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/07/21/field-marshal-lord-inge-former-head-armed-forces-who-resisted/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=21 July 2022}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Roy Benavidez]], American soldier, Medal of Honor Winner (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curran |first1=Jonathan |title=Roy P. Benavidez |url=https://www.thenmusa.org/biographies/roy-p-benavidez/ |publisher=National Museum of the United States Army |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Baturin]], Estonian author and playwright (d. 2019)
*  1936   &ndash; [[John Saxon]], American actor (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=John Saxon, a Star of ‘Enter the Dragon,’ Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/television/john-saxon-dead.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Herb Brooks]], American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Brian G. Marsden]], English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hevesi |first1=Dennis |title=Brian Marsden, Tracker of Comets, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/us/23marsden.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Roger Clark (rally driver)|Roger Clark]], English race car driver (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robson |first1=Graham |title=Obituary: Roger Clark |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-roger-clark-1138920.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=16 January 1998 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Carmen Salinas]], Mexican actress and politician<ref>{{cite web |website=Sensacine.com |access-date=August 24, 2019|title=Carmen Salinas|url=https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-14373/biografia/ |language=es}}</ref> (d. 2021)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Bobby Braddock]], American country music songwriter, musician, and producer 
*  1940   &ndash; [[Roman Gabriel]], American football player, coach, and actor (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Roman Gabriel, Star Quarterback of the 1960s and ’70s, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/sports/football/roman-gabriel-dead.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Rick Huxley]], English bass player (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rick Huxley, Bassist for the Dave Clark Five, Dies at 72 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/arts/music/rick-huxley-72-bassist-for-the-dave-clark-five.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=The Associated Press |date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Bob Clark]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Bob Clark |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/apr/12/guardianobituaries.obituaries |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 April 2007}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Leonid Kizim]], Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearlman |first1=Robert Z. |title=Cosmonaut Leonid Kizim, Who Visited 2 Space Stations in 1 Mission, Dies |url=https://www.space.com/8619-cosmonaut-leonid-kizim-visited-2-space-stations-1-mission-dies.html |website=Space.com |access-date=4 August 2024 |language=en |date=17 June 2010}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Airto Moreira]], Brazilian-American drummer and composer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Mattingly |first1=Rick |title=Moreira, Airto (Guimorva) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.50602}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Joe Boyd]], American record producer, founded [[Hannibal Records]]
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Nelson Briles]], American baseball player (d. 2005)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Sammi Smith]], American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Christopher Gunning]], English composer (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Burnand |first1=David |title=Gunning, Christopher |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.48848}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Loni Anderson]], American actress
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Bruce Coslet]], American football player and coach
*  1946   &ndash; [[Shirley Ann Jackson]], American physicist<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946– |url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11507028.html |website=history.aip.org |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Rick van der Linden]], Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Bob McCarthy]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*  1946   &ndash; [[Erika Slezak]], American actress
*  1946   &ndash; [[Xavier Trias]], Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th [[Mayor of Barcelona]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Angry Anderson]], Australian singer and actor
*  1947   &ndash; [[Bernie Carbo]], American baseball player 
*  1947   &ndash; [[France A. Córdova]], American astrophysicist and academic
*  1947   &ndash; [[Rick Derringer]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1947   &ndash; [[Greg Leskiw]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Ray Clemence]], English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Barbara Flynn]], English actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba286fa51|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003120807/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba286fa51|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 October 2016|title=Barbara Flynn|website=BFI|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[David Hungate]], American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger
*  1948   &ndash; [[Shin Takamatsu]], Japanese architect and academic
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Luiz Gushiken]], Brazilian trade union leader and politician (d. 2013)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Mahendra Karma]], Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Samantha Sang]], Australian pop singer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Tamás Faragó]], Hungarian water polo player
*  1952   &ndash; [[John Jarratt]], Australian actor and producer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Louis Walsh]], Irish talent manager
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Rick Mahler]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Eddie Ojeda]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Christopher Chessun]], English Anglican bishop
*  1956   &ndash; [[Jerry Ciccoritti]], Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1956   &ndash; [[Maureen McCormick]], American actress
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Larry Corowa]], Australian rugby league player
*  1957   &ndash; [[David Gill (executive)|David Gill]], English businessman
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Ulla Salzgeber]], German equestrian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ulla Salzgeber |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/90701 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Pete Burns]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Pete Burns obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/25/pete-burns-obituary |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 October 2016}}</ref>
*  1959   &ndash; [[Pat Smear]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[David Baldacci]], American lawyer and author
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Janet McTeer]], English actress
*  1961   &ndash; [[Athula Samarasekera]], Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
*  1961   &ndash; [[Tim Wilson (comedian)|Tim Wilson]], American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Patrick Ewing]], Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
*  1962   &ndash; [[Otis Thorpe]], American basketball player
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Steve Lee (singer)|Steve Lee]], Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Ingmar De Vos]], Belgian sports administrator
*  1963   &ndash; [[Mark Strong]], English actor
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Rory Morrison]], English journalist (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Katy |title=Rory Morrison obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jun/12/rory-morrison |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=12 June 2013}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Adam Yauch]], American rapper and director (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Rapper Conquered Music World in ’80s With Beastie Boys |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/arts/music/adam-yauch-a-founder-of-the-beastie-boys-dies-at-47.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 May 2012}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jeff Coffin]], American saxophonist and composer 
*  1965   &ndash; [[Motoi Sakuraba]], Japanese keyboard player and composer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Finch]], American singer, bass player, and photographer 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Jonathan Silverman]], American actor and producer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Matthew Caws]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Terri Clark]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1968   &ndash; [[Kendo Kashin]], Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
*  1968   &ndash; [[Marine Le Pen]], French lawyer and politician
*  1968   &ndash; [[Oleh Luzhnyi]], Ukrainian footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Colin McRae]], Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Colin McRae |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituary-colin-mcrae/28063573.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=17 September 2007}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[John Olerud]], American baseball player
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jackie Doyle-Price]], English politician
*  1969   &ndash; [[Vasbert Drakes]], Barbadian cricketer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Venkatesh Prasad]], Indian cricketer and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[Rob Scott (businessman)|Rob Scott]], Australian rower
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[James Gunn (filmmaker)|James Gunn]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Valdis Dombrovskis]], Latvian academic and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Latvia]]
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ikuto Hidaka]], Japanese wrestler
*  1972   &ndash; [[Aaqib Javed]], Pakistani cricketer and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Darren Shahlavi]], English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jon Sleightholme]], English rugby player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Theodore Whitmore]], Jamaican footballer and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [[Christian Olde Wolbers]], Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer 
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Paul Carige]], Australian rugby league player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Justin Marshall]], New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Alvin Ceccoli]], Australian footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Kajol]], Indian film actress<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/aug/05/instagram-and-twitter-pours-in-wishes-as-kajol-turns-44-1853706.html|title=Instagram and Twitter pours in wishes as Kajol turns 44|work=The New Indian Express|date=5 August 2018 }}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Olle Kullinger]], Swedish footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Antoine Sibierski]], French footballer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Dan Hipgrave]], English guitarist and journalist 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Josep Jufré]], Spanish cyclist 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Eicca Toppinen]], Finnish cellist and composer 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jeff Friesen]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Marians Pahars]], Latvian footballer and manager
*  1976   &ndash; [[Eugen Trică]], Romanian footballer and manager
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Eric Hinske]], American baseball player and coach
*  1977   &ndash; [[Mark Mulder]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1977   &ndash; [[Michael Walsh (footballer, born 1977)|Michael Walsh]], English footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Cosmin Bărcăuan]], Romanian footballer and manager
*  1978   &ndash; [[Kim Gevaert]], Belgian sprinter
*  1978   &ndash; [[Harel Levy]], Israeli tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/harel-levy/l336/overview|title=Harel Levy &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]], Irish footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Wayne Bridge]], English footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Salvador Cabañas]], Paraguayan footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jason Culina]], Australian footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jesse Williams (actor)|Jesse Williams]], American actor, director, producer, and political activist<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koirala|first=Kareena|date=2020-08-06|title='Grey's Anatomy' Star Jesse Williams' GF Pens Touching Tribute in Honor of His 40th Birthday|url=https://news.amomama.com/222061-greys-anatomy-star-jesse-williams-gf-pen.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=news.amomama.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[David Clarke (ice hockey)|David Clarke]], English ice hockey player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Carl Crawford]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Maik Franz]], German footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Erik Guay]], Canadian skier
*  1981   &ndash; [[Travie McCoy]], American rapper, singer, and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/travie-mccoy-mn0002450407/biography|title=Travie McCoy &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Anna Rawson]], Australian golfer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Rachel Scott]], American murder victim, inspired the [[Rachel's Challenge]] (d. 1999)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jamie Houston]], English-German rugby player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Lolo Jones]], American hurdler
*  1982   &ndash; [[Michele Pazienza]], Italian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jeff Robson]], Australian rugby league player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Pete Sell]], American mixed martial artist
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Steve Matai]], New Zealand rugby league player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Laurent Ciman]], Belgian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Salomon Kalou]], Ivorian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Gil Vermouth]], Israeli footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Erkan Zengin]], Swedish footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Paula Creamer]], American golfer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Kathrin Zettel]], Austrian skier
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Michael Jamieson]], Scottish-English swimmer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Federica Pellegrini]], Italian swimmer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ryan Bertrand]], English footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Mathieu Manset]], French footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Esteban Gutiérrez]], Mexican race car driver
*  1991   &ndash; [[Konrad Hurrell]], Tongan rugby league player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Daniëlle van de Donk]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-13 |title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Danielle VAN DE DONK |url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=386918/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913162943/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=386918/index.html |archive-date=2015-09-13  |access-date=2022-10-22 }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Andreas Weimann]], Austrian footballer
* [[1994]] &ndash; [[Natalia García]], Spanish rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 World Championships Result Book |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_19worlds_complete.pdf |website=usagym |format=PDF}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Emile Højbjerg]], Danish footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Takakeishō Mitsunobu]], Japanese sumo wrestler
*  1996   &ndash; [[Cho Seung-youn]], South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yhfamily.co.kr/index.php?module=Board&action=SiteBoardAtEn&sMode=PROFILE_FORM&iBrdNo=pro&sAt=001|title=WOODZ|publisher=[[Yuehua Entertainment]]|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Jack Cogger]], Australian rugby league player
*  1997   &ndash; [[Olivia Holt]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/olivia-holt-58287475/ |title=Olivia Holt |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref><ref name="medianet">{{cite web |url=http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900078&type=holt |title=Disney XD Medianet |publisher=Disney XD Medianet |year=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924114420/http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900078&type=holt |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |access-date=February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Wang Yibo]], Chinese dancer, singer and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=YUE HUA ENTERTAINMENT |url=http://yhfamily.co.kr/index.php?module=Board&action=SiteBoardAtEn&sMode=PROFILE_FORM&iBrdNo=pro&sAt=003 |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Yungblud]], English musician and actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Halsey Shares Sweet Birthday Message for 'Darling' Yungblud |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-birthday-message-yungblud-8526153/ |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Adam Doueihi]], Australian-Lebanese rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|title=Adam Doueihi|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/adam-doueihi/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Kim Si-hyeon]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=에버글로우 시현, 23번째 생일 파티 "소원은 행복하기, 포에버 만나기" [V라이브]|url=https://v.daum.net/v/20210805203730347|work=TV리포트|date=5 August 2021|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Tom Gilbert (rugby league)|Tom Gilbert]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Gilbert|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-gilbert/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> 
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Anthony Edwards (basketball)|Anthony Edwards]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630162/anthony-edwards/rotowire|title=Anthony Edwards {{!}} Minnesota Timberwolves | website=nba.com | access-date = January 31, 2022}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Toni Shaw]], British Paralympic swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Toni Shaw |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/athlete-swimming-profiles/para-swimming-profiles/toni-shaw/ |website=British Swimming |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Gavi (footballer)|Gavi]], Spanish footballer<ref>[https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/2835-gavi-pablo-martin-paez-gaviria GAVI PABLO MARTÍN PAEZ GAVIRIA] fcbarcelona.com สืบค้นเมื่อ 2 พ.ย. 2021</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[553]] &ndash; [[Xiao Ji]], prince of the [[Liang dynasty]] (b. 508)
* [[642]] &ndash; [[Eowa of Mercia|Eowa]], king of [[Mercia]]
*   642   &ndash; [[Oswald of Northumbria|Oswald]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA24 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[824]] &ndash; [[Emperor Heizei|Heizei]], Japanese emperor (b. 773)
* [[877]] &ndash; [[Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan]], Abbasid [[vizier]] 
* [[882]] &ndash; [[Louis III of France|Louis III]], Frankish king (b. 863)
* [[890]] &ndash; [[Ranulf II of Aquitaine|Ranulf II]], duke of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] (b. 850)
* [[910]] &ndash; [[Eowils and Halfdan]], joint kings of Northumbria
*   910   &ndash; [[Ingwær]], king of Northumbria
* [[917]] &ndash; [[Euthymius I of Constantinople]] (b. 834)
* [[940]] &ndash; [[Li Decheng]], Chinese general (b. 863)
*[[1063]] &ndash; [[Gruffydd ap Llywelyn]], [[King of Gwynedd]]
*[[1364]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kōgon|Kōgon]], Japanese emperor (b. 1313)
*[[1415]] &ndash; [[Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge]] (b. 1375)
*  1415   &ndash; [[Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham]] (b. 1370)
*[[1447]] &ndash; [[John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter]] (b. 1395)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Griffiths |first1=R. A. |title=Holland [Holand], John, first duke of Exeter (1395–1447), soldier and magnate |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/13530}}</ref>
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus Hosius]], Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie]], Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Juhala |first1=Amy L. |title=Ruthven, John, third earl of Gowrie (1577/8–1600), magnate and alleged conspirator |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/24371}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Alonso García de Ramón]], Spanish soldier and politician, [[Royal Governor of Chile]] (b. 1552)
*[[1633]] &ndash; [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]], English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
*[[1678]] &ndash; [[Juan García de Zéspedes]], Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Russell |first1=Craig H. |title=García de Zéspedes [Céspedes], Juan |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41451}}</ref>
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Thomas Newcomen]], English engineer, invented the eponymous [[Newcomen atmospheric engine]] (b. 1664)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Allen |first1=John S. |title=Newcomen, Thomas (bap. 1664, d. 1729), ironmonger and inventor of the atmospheric steam engine |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/19997}}</ref>
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey]], English courtier and politician, [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] (b. 1696)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Charles Clémencet]], French historian and author (b. 1703)
*  1778   &ndash; [[Thomas Linley the younger]], English composer (b. 1756)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Beechey |first1=Gwilym |title=Linley, Thomas (ii) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380319}}</ref>
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Frederick North, Lord North]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (b. 1732)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Lord Frederick North - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/frederick-north |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe]], English admiral and politician (b. 1726)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Knight |first1=Roger |title=Howe, Richard, Earl Howe (1726–1799), naval officer |date=8 June 2023 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/13963}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes]], French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)|Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai)]], Welsh poet (b. 1830)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra]], Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Spotted Tail]], American tribal chief (b. 1823)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Clow |first1=Richmond L. |title=Spotted Tail |date=1999 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000971}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Engels]], German philosopher (b. 1820)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carver |first1=Terrell |title=Engels before Marx |date=2020 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Cham |isbn=978-3-030-42371-1 |page=2}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] of the United Kingdom and German Empress (b. 1840)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Ramm |first1=Agatha |title=Victoria, princess royal (1840–1901), German empress, consort of Frederick III |date=25 May 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36653}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[George Dibbs]], Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1834)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=Bruce E. |last=Mansfield |title=Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904) |volume=4 |year=1972 |id2=dibbs-sir-george-richard-3408 |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Bob Caruthers]], American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Weir |first1=Robert E. |title=Caruthers, Robert Lee (1864-1911), baseball player |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1900746}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[George Butterworth]], British composer (b. 1885)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Banfield |first1=Stephen |title=Butterworth, George |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.04467}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Dimitrios Rallis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 78th [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1844)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Millicent Fawcett]], English trade union leader and activist (b. 1847)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Howarth |first1=Janet |title=Fawcett, Dame Millicent Garrett [née Millicent Garrett] (1847–1929), leader of the constitutional women's suffrage movement and author |date=4 October 2007 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33096}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Charles Harold Davis]], American painter and academic (b. 1856)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[David Townsend (art director)|David Townsend]], American art director and set designer (b. 1891)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Béla Jankovich]], Hungarian economist and politician, [[Minister of Education of Hungary]] (b. 1865)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Maurice Turnbull]], Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Marx]], German lawyer and politician, 17th [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1863)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Montagu Toller]], English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Sameera Moussa]], Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Carmen Miranda]], Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Budds |first1=Michael J. |title=Miranda, Carmen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47014}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Otto Wieland]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1877)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Karrer |first1=Paul |title=Heinrich Wieland, 1877-1957 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1958 |volume=4 |pages=341–352 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1958.0026}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Edgar Guest]], English-American journalist and poet (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Guest, Edgar Albert (1881-1959), journalist and poet |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600669}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Arthur Meighen]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite news |title=Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister Twice, Passes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nanaimo-daily-news-prime-minister-meighe/126399479/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Nanaimo Daily News |date=5 August 1960 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Salvador Bacarisse]], Spanish composer (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Heine |first1=Christiane |title=Bacarisse (Chinoria), Salvador |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01654}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Moa Martinson]], Swedish author (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite book|title=Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature|location=Springfield|publisher=Merriam-Webster|year=1995|page=739|isbn=978-0-87779-042-6}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Art Ross]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886)<ref>{{cite news |title=Art Ross Dies At 79 |url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=XsMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_Z4FAAAAIBAJ&dq=art-ross%20medford&pg=7232%2C889192 |access-date=2 August 2020 |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=6 Aug 1964}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ART ROSS, COACH OF BOSTON BRUINS; Member of Hockey Hall of Fame Is Dead at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/06/archives/art-ross-coach-of-boston-bruins-member-of-hockey-hall-of-fame-is.html |access-date=2 August 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=6 August 1964}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Luther Perkins]], American guitarist (b. 1928)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jesse Haines]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Harold L. Runnels]], American soldier and politician (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Harold Runnels, 5-Term Congressman In New Mexico, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/06/archives/rep-harold-runnels-5term-congressman-in-new-mexico-dies.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 August 1980}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Judy Canova]], American actress and comedian (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daley |first1=Suzanne |title=JUDY CANOVA DIES; COMEDIAN WAS 66 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/obituaries/judy-canova-dies-comedian-was-66.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 August 1983}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Joan Robinson]], English economist and author (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arenson |first1=Karen W. |title=PROF. JOAN ROBINSON DIES AT 79; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/11/obituaries/prof-joan-robinson-dies-at-79-cambrdige-university-economist.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=11 August 1983}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Richard Burton]], Welsh actor (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dowd |first1=Maureen |title=RICHARD BURTON, 58, IS DEAD; RAKISH STAGE AND SCREEN STAR |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/06/obituaries/richard-burton-58-is-dead-rakish-stage-and-screen-star.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 August 1984}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Arnold Horween]], American football player and coach (b. 1898)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Georg Gaßmann]], German politician, [[Mayor of Marburg]] (b. 1910)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Paul Brown]], American football player and coach (b. 1908)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Soichiro Honda]], Japanese engineer and businessman, founded [[Honda]] (b. 1906)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Robert Muldoon]], New Zealand politician, 31st [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1921)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Menachem Avidom]], Israeli composer (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite news |title=Menachem Avidom; Pioneer Israeli Composer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34241-story.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 August 1995}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Alain de Changy]], Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Otto Kretschmer]], German commander (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Childs |first1=David |title=Obituary: Admiral Otto Kretschmer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-admiral-otto-kretschmer-1173919.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=24 August 1998}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Todor Zhivkov]], Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Binder |first1=David |title=Todor Zhivkov Dies at 86; Ruled Bulgaria for 35 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/07/world/todor-zhivkov-dies-at-86-ruled-bulgaria-for-35-years.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 August 1998}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Otto Buchsbaum]], Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Tullio Crali]], Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Lala Amarnath]], Indian cricketer (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandya |first1=Haresh |title=Lala Amarnath |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/09/guardianobituaries.cricket |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=9 August 2000}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Alec Guinness]], English actor (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Acting world mourns Sir Alec |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/869583.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2 August 2020 |date=7 August 2000}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Otema Allimadi]], Ugandan politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Uganda]] (b. 1929)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Christopher Skase]], Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Josh Ryan Evans]], American actor (b. 1982)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=2002-08-06|title=Josh Ryan Evans, ''Passions'' doll boy, dies|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/06/josh-ryan-evans-passions-doll-boy-dies/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701082229/https://ew.com/article/2002/08/06/josh-ryan-evans-passions-doll-boy-dies/|archive-date=2016-07-01|access-date=2021-08-09|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Chick Hearn]], American sportscaster (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lakers Announcer Chick Hearn Dead at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/05/sports/basketball/lakers-announcer-chick-hearn-dead-at-85.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=The Associated Press |date=5 August 2002}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Franco Lucentini]], Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willan |first1=Philip |title=Franco Lucentini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/aug/09/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=9 August 2002}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Darrell Porter]], American baseball player (b. 1952)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Matt Robinson (actor)|Matt Robinson]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Polina Astakhova]], Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Jim O'Hora]], American football player and coach (b. 1915)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Raul Roco]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st [[Secretary of Education (Philippines)|Filipino Secretary of Education]] (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crisostomo |first1=Sheila |title=Roco succumbs to cancer; 63 |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/08/06/290072/roco-succumbs-cancer-63 |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=Philstar Global |date=6 August 2005}}</ref>
*  2005   &ndash; [[Eddie Jenkins (footballer, born 1909)|Eddie Jenkins]], Welsh footballer (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bluebirds-star-eddie-dies-aged-2382643 |title=Bluebirds star Eddie dies aged 96 |publisher=WalesOnline |date=9 August 2005 |access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Jean-Marie Lustiger]], French cardinal (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Julian |title=Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/02/guardianobituaries.france |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=2 October 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Florian Pittiș]], Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Neil Bartlett (chemist)|Neil Bartlett]], English-American chemist and academic (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Christe |first1=Karl O. |title=Neil Bartlett (1932–2008) |journal=Nature |date=September 2008 |volume=455 |issue=7210 |pages=182–182 |doi=10.1038/455182a}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Reg Lindsay]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Eliezer |first1=Christie |title=Aussie Country Pioneer Reg Lindsay Dies |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aussie-country-pioneer-reg-lindsay-dies-1305155/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |magazine=Billboard |date=6 August 2008}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Budd Schulberg]], American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiner |first1=Tim |title=Budd Schulberg, ‘On the Waterfront’ Writer, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/movies/06schulberg.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=6 August 2009}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Andrzej Lepper]], Polish farmer and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Poland]] (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adamowski |first1=Jaroslaw |title=Andrzej Lepper obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/25/andrzej-lepper-obituary |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 August 2011}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Aziz Shavershian]], Australian bodybuilder (b. 1989)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Georgina |last2=Whyte |first2=Sarah |title='Shattered': body of bodybuilder 'Zyzz' heading home |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/shattered-body-of-bodybuilder-zyzz-heading-home-20110811-1inmu.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=11 August 2011 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Erwin Axer]], Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Michel Daerden]], Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Belgian minister Michel "papa" Daerden (62) dies |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2012/08/06/former_belgian_ministermichelpapadaerden62dies-1-1393186/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=VRT |agency=Flanders News |date=6 August 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Fred Matua]], American football player (b. 1984)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Martin E. Segal]], Russian-American businessman, co-founded [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]] (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=Martin E. Segal, Titan of the Arts in New York City, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/arts/martin-segal-leading-new-york-cultural-figure-dies-at-96.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 August 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Chavela Vargas]], Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malkin |first1=Elisabeth |title=Chavela Vargas, Mexican Ranchera Singer, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/arts/music/chavela-vargas-mexican-ranchera-singer-dies-at-93.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 August 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Roland Charles Wagner]], French author and translator (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Roland C. Wagner (1960-2012) |url=https://locusmag.com/2012/08/roland-c-wagner-1960-2012/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |magazine=Locus |date=7 August 2012}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Ruth Asawa]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Yoshimoto |first1=Midori |title=Asawa, Ruth |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=24 February 2010 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2085614}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Shawn Burr]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Willie Dunn]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news |title=Aboriginal singer, activist Willie Dunn dies at 71 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/aboriginal-singer-activist-willie-dunn-dies-at-71-1.1355470 |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=CBC News |date=10 August 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Roy Rubin (basketball)|Roy Rubin]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
*  2013   &ndash; [[May Song Vang]], American activist (b. 1951)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Rob Wyda]], American commander and judge (b. 1959)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Harold J. Greene]], American general (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perkins |first1=Robert |last2=Hazle |first2=Megan |title=General, engineer, father and Trojan falls in Afghanistan |url=https://today.usc.edu/general-engineer-father-and-trojan-falls-in-afghanistan/ |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=USC Today |date=6 August 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Vladimir Orlov (author)|Vladimir Orlov]], Russian author (b. 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Chapman Pincher]], Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Chapman Pincher obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/06/chapman-pincher |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=6 August 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jesse Leonard Steinfeld]], American physician and academic, 11th [[Surgeon General of the United States]] (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=Jesse L. Steinfeld, Surgeon General and Tobacco Foe, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/us/jesse-l-steinfeld-surgeon-general-and-tobacco-foe-dies-at-87.html |access-date=4 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Arthur Walter James]], English journalist and politician (b. 1912)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Tony Millington]], Welsh footballer (b. 1943)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Alan Rabinowitz]], American zoologist (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Newman|first=Cathy|date=2018-08-07|title=Alan Rabinowitz, Wild Cats' Champion and Protector, Dies|language=en-US|work=National Geographic|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/alan-rabinowitz-big-cat-champion-news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306163045/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/alan-rabinowitz-big-cat-champion-news|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2021|access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Toni Morrison]], American author, [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction|Pulitzer Prize winner]], and [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. 1931).<ref>{{cite web|website=The Root.com|title=Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison, One Of America's Greatest Writers, Has Died At 88|url=https://www.theroot.com/nobel-prize-winner-toni-morrison-one-of-america-s-grea-1836995611|date=August 6, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2019|author=Monée Fields-White}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Hawa Abdi]], [[Somali people|Somali]] human rights activist and physician (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dahir|first=Abdi Latif|date=2020-08-06|title=Hawa Abdi, Doctor Who Aided Thousands in Somalia, Dies at 73|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/obituaries/hawa-abdi-dead.html|access-date=2021-01-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Judith Durham]], Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)<ref name="watoday">{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Jackson |title=Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/culture/music/judith-durham-lead-singer-of-the-seekers-dies-aged-79-20220806-p5b7t1.html |access-date=6 August 2022 |work=WAtoday |date=6 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Cherie Gil]], Filipino actress (b. 1963)<ref>{{cite news |last=Requintina |first=Robert   |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/05/cherie-gil-passes-away/ |title=Cherie Gil passes away |work=Manila Bulletin |date=5 August 2022 |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)|Ali Haydar]], Syrian army officer (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2022 |title=رفض توريث بشار الأسد الحكم في سورية وسخر منه.. وفاة اللواء علي حيدر بعد نحو ثلاثة عقود من إزاحته |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AE/497845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805224738/https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AE/497845/ |archive-date=5 August 2022 |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=syriahr.com |language=ar}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Issey Miyake]], Japanese fashion designer (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issey Miyake, Japan's prince of pleats, dies of cancer aged 84 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-fashion-designer-issey-miyake-dies-cancer-aged-84-media-2022-08-09/ |website=reuters.com |publisher=Reuters |access-date=9 August 2022 |date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[Dillon Quirke]], Irish hurler (b. 1998)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/tipperary-hurler-dillon-quirke-passes-27672608|title=Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke passes away suddenly after collapsing during Championship clash|publisher=Irish Mirror|date=5 August 2022|access-date=9 August 2022|website=irishmirror.ie}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Abel of Reims]]
** [[Thaddeus of Edessa|Addai]]
** [[Saint Afra|Afra]]
** [[Cassian of Autun]]
** [[Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major]] ([[Catholic Church]])
** [[Emygdius]]
** [[Saint Memmius|Memnius]]
** [[Oswald of Northumbria]]
** [[August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Independence Day (Burkina Faso)]]
* [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders]] ([[Croatia]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/5 |title=On This Day |work=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=05}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/5 |title=Historical Events on August 5 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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