What happened on 5 August

On this day in history the following people were born, if you where born on 5 August you share your birthday with:

• 05/08/1540 : Joseph Justice Scaliger: Proposed Julian dating
• 05/08/1604 : John Eliot [Apostle to Indians]: Bible translator
• 05/08/1607 : Philipp Friedrich Boddecker: Composer
• 05/08/1623 : Antonio Cesti: Composer
• 05/08/1624 : William: Jamestown, Virginia — 1st black child born in English America
• 05/08/1694 : Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo: Composer
• 05/08/1711 : Johan Lulofs: Dutch physicist / philosopher / astronomer
• 05/08/1749 : Thomas Lynch: Signer (Declaration of Independence)
• 05/08/1797 : Friedrich August Kummer: Composer
• 05/08/1813 : Carnot Posey: Confederate Brigadier General
• 05/08/1813 : Ivar A Aasen: Norwegian linguistic / poet
• 05/08/1815 : Edward J Eyre: British explorer / Governor (Jamaica)
• 05/08/1822 : Johann Georg Herzog: Composer
• 05/08/1828 : Giovanni Rossi: Composer
• 05/08/1828 : WFAA Louisa / Lovisa: Queen of Sweden / Norway / Princess of the Netherlands
• 05/08/1829 : Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl: Composer
• 05/08/1829 : Milo Smith Hascall: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1904
• 05/08/1830 : James A Healy: 1st black Bishop in America
• 05/08/1843 : James Scott Skinner: Composer
• 05/08/1850 : Anton Simon: Composer
• 05/08/1850 : Guy de Maupassant: France — Author (Boule de Suif)
• 05/08/1860 : Joseph Carey Merrick: “Elephant Man”
• 05/08/1864 : Resurreccion Maria de Azkue: Composer
• 05/08/1866 : Alfred Holy: Composer
• 05/08/1868 : Oskar Merikanto: Composer
• 05/08/1876 : Mary R Beard: Indianapolis, Indiana — Historian (Woman as a Force in History)
• 05/08/1880 : Gertrude E Durden Rush: US composer / playwright (Black Girls Burden)
• 05/08/1882 : Joe English: Irish / Flemish signaler (WWI)
• 05/08/1886 : Oscar Espla: Composer
• 05/08/1887 : Reginald Owen: Wheathampstead, England — Actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes)
• 05/08/1890 : Erich Kleiber: Vienna, Austria — Conductor (NBC Symphony 1945-46)
• 05/08/1890 : Hans Gal: Composer
• 05/08/1890 : Naum Gabo [Pevsner]: Russian / US sculptor (Stillife Flower)
• 05/08/1891 : Donald Kerr: Eagle Grove, Iowa — Actor (Carnival Lady, Devil Bat)
• 05/08/1900 : Bodi Rapp [Johanna PAC Goetmakers]: Dutch mezzo-soprano / teacher
• 05/08/1901 : Juan Carlos Paz: Composer
• 05/08/1904 : Kenneth Thimann: Botanist
• 05/08/1906 : Francis Walder [Francois Waldburger]: Belgian author
• 05/08/1906 : John Huston: Nevada, Missouri — Director / writer (African Queen, Chinatown)
• 05/08/1906 : Wassely Leontief: Russ / US economist (Nobel 1973)
• 05/08/1907 : Ernestine “Tiny” Davis: Jazz vocalist / trumpeter
• 05/08/1908 : Harold Holt: Prime Minister of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam
• 05/08/1910 : [Johan] Erik Lindegren: Swedish poet / librettist (Aniara)
• 05/08/1910 : Jacquetta Hawker: English archaeologist / author (A Country)
• 05/08/1910 : Nan Gindele: US javelin thrower (World Record 1932-38)
• 05/08/1911 : Robert Taylor: Filley, Nebraska — Actor (Death Valley Days)
• 05/08/1913 : Nelly Aenders [Petronella Meyer]: Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)
• 05/08/1914 : Anita Colby: Washington, DC — Model / actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)
• 05/08/1914 : David Brian: NYC, New York — Actor (Accussed of Murder, Dawn at Sorocco)
• 05/08/1914 : Stjepan Sulek: Croatian violinist / composer (Coriolan)
• 05/08/1920 : G V [Sonny] Montgomery: (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )
• 05/08/1920 : Selma Diamond: London, Ontario — Comedienne (Selma-Night Court)
• 05/08/1923 : Richard Kleindienst: Attorney General (1972)
• 05/08/1925 : Cor Witschge: Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)
• 05/08/1926 : Betsy Jolas: Composer
• 05/08/1927 : Gunnar Bucht: Composer
• 05/08/1932 : Sister Vince Otto: Mental health activist
• 05/08/1932 : Tera de Marez Oyens: Composer
• 05/08/1933 : Joan Weldon: San Francisco, California — Actress (So This is Love, Them)
• 05/08/1935 : John McCartan: St. Paul, Minnesota — Ice hockey player (1960 Olympics – Gold Medalist)
• 05/08/1935 : John Saxon: Brooklyn, New York — Actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman)
• 05/08/1935 : Zakes Mokae: Johannesburg, South Africa — Actor (Comedians)
• 05/08/1936 : John Dancy: Jackson, Texas — Newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
• 05/08/1938 : Hayes Wendell Jones: Sturksville, Michigan — 110m hurdler (1964 Olympics – Gold Medalist)
• 05/08/1939 : Irene: Princess of the Netherlands
• 05/08/1941 : Leonid Denissovich Kizim: USSR — Cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)
• 05/08/1945 : Jacob Reitsma: Economist / Dutch MP (CDA)
• 05/08/1945 : Jo Collins: Oregon, United States — Playboy playmate (Dec, 1964)
• 05/08/1946 : Rick van der Linden: Dutch keyboardist (Ekseption)
• 05/08/1947 : Greg Leskiw: Rocker
• 05/08/1950 : Rosi Mittermaier: German FR, slalom / downhill (1976 Olympics – Gold Medalist)
• 05/08/1953 : Samantha Sang: Singer (Emotion)
• 05/08/1956 : Ferdi Bolland: Dutch singer / guitarist (Bolland & Bolland)
• 05/08/1957 : Andrei Yevgeniyevich Zaitsev: Cosmonaut
• 05/08/1957 : Pavel V Vinogradov: Russian Cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26)
• 05/08/1959 : Pete Burns: Rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
• 05/08/1960 : Calvin Hayes: Rocker
• 05/08/1960 : Mike Nocito: Rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock)
• 05/08/1962 : Otis Thorpe: NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons)
• 05/08/1962 : William Roberts: NFL guard (NY Jets, NE Patriots)
• 05/08/1963 : James Wilder: Cleveland, Ohio — Actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1)
• 05/08/1967 : Mike Fox: NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
• 05/08/1968 : Andreas Lupzig: Straubing, Germany — Hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
• 05/08/1968 : John Olerud: Seattle, Washington — Infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
• 05/08/1969 : Halle Cioffi: Cleveland, Ohio — Tennis star
• 05/08/1969 : James Fuller: NFL / WLAF safety (N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland)
• 05/08/1969 : Robert Scott: Australian rower (1996 Olympics)
• 05/08/1970 : Andy Antoine: CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
• 05/08/1970 : Everett McIver: NFL guard (NY Jets, Miami Dolphins)
• 05/08/1970 : Travis Moore: CFL receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
• 05/08/1971 : Perry Carter: Cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
• 05/08/1971 : Valeri Karpov: Chelyabinsk, Russia — NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
• 05/08/1972 : Arthur Reid: Nashville, Tennessee — Pairs skater (with Jennifer Darst)
• 05/08/1972 : Darryl Yung: Victoria, British Columbia — Badminton player (1996 Olympics)
• 05/08/1973 : Brendan Todd: Australian mistral yachter (1996 Olympics)
• 05/08/1973 : Ed Burman: WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
• 05/08/1974 : Frankie Hejduk: La Mesa, California — Soccer defender (1996 Olympics – Gold Medalist)
• 05/08/1974 : Jamie Lynn Bolding: Lakeland, Florida — Miss America – Florida (1997)
• 05/08/1974 : Jason Shelley: WLAF wide receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• 05/08/1975 : Ami Foster: Actress (Margaux-Punky Brewster)
• 05/08/1975 : Erin Gingrich: Yuma, Arizona — Miss America – Arizona (1997)
• 05/08/1976 : Germain Wattamaleo: Soccer player (Sparta)
• 05/08/1978 : Kristin Link: Fairfax, Virginia — Diver (1996 Olympics)
• 05/08/1978 : Lorrie Fair: Los Altos, California — Soccer defender (1996 Olympics)
• 05/08/2184 : Christine Lauren Chapel: Davenport Heights — Vermont (Star Trek)
• 05/08/2186 : Kevin Thomas Riley: Tasvennir — Tarsus IV (Star Trek)

On this day in history these events occured:

• 05/08/0135 : Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome
• 05/08/1071 : Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured / Islam advances through Europe
• 05/08/1264 : Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
• 05/08/1391 : Jews are massacred in Toledo and Barcelona Spain
• 05/08/1399 : Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians and Litouwers
• 05/08/1543 : French and Turkish troops occupy Nice
• 05/08/1583 : Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America)
• 05/08/1587 : Spanish troops conquer Lock
• 05/08/1654 : French troops occupy Stenay
• 05/08/1666 : English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter
• 05/08/1667 : State of Holland obtain Eternal Edict
• 05/08/1716 : Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks
• 05/08/1772 : 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia and Russia
• 05/08/1775 : 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay
• 05/08/1781 : Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs. English fleet
• 05/08/1846 : Oregon country divided between US and Britain at 49th parallel
• 05/08/1858 : Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
• 05/08/1861 : Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years
• 05/08/1861 : Naval Engagement at Fernandina, FL-USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade
• 05/08/1861 : US Army abolishes flogging
• 05/08/1861 : US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
• 05/08/1862 : Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 05/08/1864 : Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral
• 05/08/1864 : Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
• 05/08/1890 : British and French accord to divide African colonization
• 05/08/1891 : 1st travelers checks issued (American Express)
• 05/08/1914 : 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)
• 05/08/1914 : Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WWI
• 05/08/1914 : Dutch Cort Van de Linden government issues silver bonds as money
• 05/08/1914 : Massive German assault on forts around Luik
• 05/08/1914 : Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I
• 05/08/1914 : US beats Australia, 3-2, to win Davis Cup
• 05/08/1914 : US, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US
• 05/08/1914 : Westerschelde leaves due to German invasion in Belgium
• 05/08/1915 : German troops over run Warsaw
• 05/08/1915 : Warsaw, evacuated by the Russians, is occupied by Germans
• 05/08/1917 : British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium
• 05/08/1921 : 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pittsburgh)
• 05/08/1921 : Treaty of Berlin: US and Germany sign separate peace treaty
• 05/08/1923 : 1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
• 05/08/1924 : Comic strip “Little Orphan Annie, ” by Harold Gray, debuts
• 05/08/1926 : 1st talkie movie “Don Juan” at Warner Theatre, New York
• 05/08/1926 : French and German trade agreement signed
• 05/08/1927 : Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats
• 05/08/1931 : Detroit Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th
• 05/08/1936 : At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
• 05/08/1938 : 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)
• 05/08/1940 : “Acquaintance” blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge
• 05/08/1942 : British government cancels agreement of Munich
• 05/08/1942 : German troops cross Kuban River
• 05/08/1943 : Soviet forces reconquer Orel and Bjelgorod
• 05/08/1944 : US 79th / 90th division occupy Laval / Mayenne
• 05/08/1944 : US troops occupy Vannes Bretagne
• 05/08/1945 : Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (August 6th in Japan)
• 05/08/1947 : Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to UN pressure
• 05/08/1948 : Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6)
• 05/08/1949 : 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
• 05/08/1950 : Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title
• 05/08/1950 : Florence Chadwick swims English Canal (13:23)
• 05/08/1951 : Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg
• 05/08/1953 : Operation “Big Switch” Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
• 05/08/1954 : Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
• 05/08/1955 : After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games
• 05/08/1956 : KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS / ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
• 05/08/1956 : Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Golf Open
• 05/08/1956 : WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 05/08/1957 : “American Bandstand, ” begins network TV (ABC)
• 05/08/1957 : Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million
• 05/08/1957 : Comic strip “Andy Capp” made its debut
• 05/08/1957 : WJZ-TV in Baltimore Maryland begins radio transmissions
• 05/08/1958 : Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole
• 05/08/1958 : Philip Kapleau, Zen teacher, 1st awakening under Yasutani Roshi
• 05/08/1959 : 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
• 05/08/1959 : Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto
• 05/08/1960 : Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
• 05/08/1961 : Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Mont Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in Montreal
• 05/08/1962 : 1st quasar located by radio
• 05/08/1962 : Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
• 05/08/1962 : Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement and illeagally leaving South Africa
• 05/08/1962 : UN command forbids flights to Katangese airports
• 05/08/1963 : Britain, US and the USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
• 05/08/1963 : Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 mph
• 05/08/1963 : US, USSR and Great Britain agree to discuss banning nuclear testing
• 05/08/1964 : Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed
• 05/08/1964 : Beatles record “Leave My Kitten Alone”
• 05/08/1964 : Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye / Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville
• 05/08/1964 : Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner
• 05/08/1964 : US begins bombing North Vietnam
• 05/08/1965 : Dave Marr wins PGA title
• 05/08/1966 : 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)
• 05/08/1966 : Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus
• 05/08/1966 : Beatles release “Revolver” album in US
• 05/08/1966 : Beatles release “Yellow Submarine” and”Eleanor Rigby” in the UK
• 05/08/1966 : Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title
• 05/08/1966 : Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march
• 05/08/1967 : 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
• 05/08/1967 : Bobby Gentry releases her only hit “Ode to Billy Joe”
• 05/08/1967 : Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) and Radio London close down
• 05/08/1968 : WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
• 05/08/1969 : Mariner 7 flies past Mars
• 05/08/1969 : Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium
• 05/08/1970 : US Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail
• 05/08/1971 : WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 05/08/1972 : Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue
• 05/08/1972 : Moody Blues release “Nights in White Satin”
• 05/08/1972 : Uganda President Idi Amin throws out all 80,000 Asians
• 05/08/1973 : Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55
• 05/08/1973 : Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits SD Padres, 9-0
• 05/08/1973 : Judy Rankin wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic
• 05/08/1973 : USSR launches Mars 6
• 05/08/1974 : Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways
• 05/08/1974 : President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in
• 05/08/1975 : Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5
• 05/08/1975 : Stevie Wonder signs $13M contract with Motown
• 05/08/1978 : New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo)
• 05/08/1979 : “But Never Jam Today” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 7 performances
• 05/08/1979 : Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario
• 05/08/1979 : Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate European Golf Open
• 05/08/1979 : Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single
• 05/08/1979 : Varetta Shankle (Miss), crowned 12th Miss Black America
• 05/08/1979 : Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame
• 05/08/1980 : Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager
• 05/08/1980 : New York Met Doug Flynn ties record of 3 triples in a game
• 05/08/1981 : Federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers
• 05/08/1981 : President Reagan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers who struck 2 days ago
• 05/08/1982 : Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager
• 05/08/1984 : Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
• 05/08/1984 : Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52)
• 05/08/1984 : Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium
• 05/08/1985 : Baseball players go on strike for 2 days
• 05/08/1985 : Establishment of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced
• 05/08/1986 : Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout
• 05/08/1986 : US Senate votes for SDI-project (Star Wars)
• 05/08/1988 : Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns seat
• 05/08/1990 : Barb Mucha wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
• 05/08/1990 : Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame
• 05/08/1992 : 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge
• 05/08/1994 : Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed
• 05/08/1994 : Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose
• 05/08/1996 : Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
• 05/08/1997 : Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
• 05/08/1997 : Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial
• 05/08/1997 : Soyuz TM-26 crew of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov, launched

On this day in history the following people passed away:

• 05/08/1157 : Dirk VI: Count of Holland
• 05/08/1644 : J Henry Alting: Theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61
• 05/08/1792 : Frederick 7th baron North: English Premier (1770-82), dies at 60
• 05/08/1830 : Karl Friedrich Horn: Composer, dies at 68
• 05/08/1834 : Gijsbert K van Hogendorp: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies at 71
• 05/08/1852 : Frantisek L Celakovsky: Czech slavist / poet, dies at 53
• 05/08/1856 : Rubert Lucas Pearsall: Composer, dies at 61
• 05/08/1862 : Thomas Williams: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle at 47
• 05/08/1863 : Adolf Friedrich Hesse: Composer, dies at 53
• 05/08/1864 : Griffin A Stedman: Union Brigadier General (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26
• 05/08/1889 : Willem Ruys J Dz: Ship owner, dies at 80
• 05/08/1891 : Henry Charles Litolff: French pianist / componist, dies at 73
• 05/08/1895 : Friedrich English: German textile manufacturer / marxist
• 05/08/1900 : James Augustine Healy: Black Roman Catholic Bishop, dies at 80
• 05/08/1907 : Gentil T Antheunis: Flemish Poet / music / composer, dies at 66
• 05/08/1910 : Wojciech Gawronski: Composer, dies at 42
• 05/08/1916 : George Sainton Kaye Butterworth: Composer, dies at 31
• 05/08/1916 : Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli: Composer, dies at 46
• 05/08/1931 : Ullrich Haupt: Actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43
• 05/08/1940 : Frederick A Cook: United States — Explorer (North Pole), dies at 75
• 05/08/1943 : Adam Kuckhoff: Writer, dies at 55
• 05/08/1947 : Joannes D M Cornelissen: Historian (Johann de White)
• 05/08/1950 : Emil Abderhalden: Swiss physiologist / bio-chemistry, dies at 73
• 05/08/1955 : Carmen Miranda: Singer / actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42
• 05/08/1957 : Heinrich O Wieland: German chemist (Nobel 1927), dies at 80
• 05/08/1959 : Edgar Guest: US Poet / newspaperman, dies at 77
• 05/08/1961 : Eva JC Beck: Actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63
• 05/08/1961 : Sidney Holland: Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949-57), dies at 67
• 05/08/1962 : Marilyn Monroe: Found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35
• 05/08/1964 : Moa Martinson: Writer
• 05/08/1971 : Josef Stanislav: Composer, dies at 74
• 05/08/1972 : Frederic Tozere: Actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71
• 05/08/1976 : Adrian Roland Holst: Poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88
• 05/08/1977 : Charles Carson: Actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87
• 05/08/1978 : Queenie Smith: Actress / dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
• 05/08/1982 : Wanda Rotha: Actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72
• 05/08/1983 : Judy Canova: Singer / comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66
• 05/08/1984 : Howard Culver: Actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
• 05/08/1984 : R Hagelstange: Writer
• 05/08/1984 : Richard Burton: Actor (Cleopatra), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 58
• 05/08/1985 : Theodore Sturgeon: Sci-fi Author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67
• 05/08/1987 : Zygmunt Mycielsky: Composer, dies at 79
• 05/08/1989 : Ralph Meeker: Actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68
• 05/08/1990 : Herman Gooding: Suriname police-inspector
• 05/08/1991 : Paul Brown: NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82
• 05/08/1991 : Soichiro Hondo: CEO and founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at 84
• 05/08/1992 : Jeff Porcaro: Drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38
• 05/08/1992 : Robert Muldoon: Premier NZ (1975-84) / President IMF
• 05/08/1994 : Amy Sacks: Producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39
• 05/08/1994 : Audrey Langford: SInging teacher, dies at 82
• 05/08/1994 : Clive Robertson Caldwell: British fighter pilot, dies at 84
• 05/08/1994 : Terry Hibbitt: Soccer star, dies at 47
• 05/08/1995 : Agha Hasan Abedi: Banker, dies at 73
• 05/08/1995 : Anthony Barber Doncaster: Bookseller, dies at 81
• 05/08/1996 : Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu: Politician, dies at 72
• 05/08/1996 : Bruce Howard Lidington: Actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46
• 05/08/1996 : Frank Ulrich Marcus: Playwright / critic, dies at 68
• 05/08/1997 : Don Steele: LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61