August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.

Historical events for the 5th of August. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on August 5.

August 5, 1461 - August 19, 1506 Alexander was the king of Poland (1501–06) of the Jagiellonian dynasty, successor to his brother John Albert (Jan Olbracht). Alexander carried on the hopeless struggle of the crown against the growing...

On This Day In History - August 5: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

2012年8月5日 · Capture of William Wallace, Battle of Mobile Bay, the balloon expedition to the North Pole and other major events, birthdays and deaths from August 5.

August 5th is the 217th day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day in 1861, the U.S. government levied a first income tax. In 1966, New York City breaks ground on the World Trade Centers.

On August 5, 1944, Polish insurgents liberate a German forced-labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners, who join in a general uprising against the German occupiers of the city.

2024年6月24日 · On August 5, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a civil rights march in Marquette Park, Chicago, to protest segregation and housing discrimination in the city. This march was part of the larger Chicago Freedom Movement, which aimed to address the inequalities faced by African Americans in northern urban areas.

The Vietnam War draft lottery ran from 1969 to 1972. If you were born on August 05, would your number have been called?

August 5th is known as Work Like a Dog Day as well as Underwear Day. This day marks the 217 th day of 2025, and there are only 148 days remaining in 2025. You’re about to learn all the major historical events, celebrity births and deaths that all just happened to …