August 5: Day Of The Week
August 5, 2013 is the 217th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
| August | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
August 5 Historical Events
- 1620 –The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
- 1901 –Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft The record will stand for 20 years.
- 1914 –World War I: the German minelayer Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 mi of the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
- 1944 –World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
- 1944 –World War II: possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese POWs attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1949 –In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
- 1960 –Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
- 1962 –Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
- 1974 –Vietnam War: the U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
- 2010 –2010 Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft below the ground.
Who were born on August 5?
- 1833 –Queen Carola of Vasa, Austrian consort of Albert of Saxony (d. 1907)
- 1929 –Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988)
- 1943 –Nelson Briles, American baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1943 –Sammi Smith, American country singer and songwriter (d. 2005)
- 1947 –Rick Derringer, American guitarist and vocalist
- 1961 –Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1962 –Patrick Ewing, Jamacian-born American basketball player
- 1974 –Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
- 1975 –Iddo Goldberg, Israeli/British actor
- 1975 –Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress
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