August 5
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1974
Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "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.
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In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
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President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
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A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
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Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
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A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
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The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.
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The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
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The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
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The 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).
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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.
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Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.
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2008Hudson Meek, American actor (died 2024)
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2004Gavi, Spanish footballer
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2003Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer
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2001Anthony Edwards, American basketball player
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2000Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league player
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1999Kim Si-hyeon, South Korean singer
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1998Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
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1997Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player
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1997Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
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1997Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor
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1997Yungblud, English musician and actor
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1996Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
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