Wednesday August 5, 1914
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 5, 1914: Day of the Week

August 5, 1914 was the 217th day of the year 1914 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 148 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

A person born on this day will be 109 years old today. If that same person saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $38,609.00 today.

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Here’s the August 1914 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1914 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

Tiger is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

August 5, 1914 Historical Event(s)

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In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
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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.

Who were born on August 5, 1914?

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David Brian, American actor (d. 1993)
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Parley Baer, American actor d, 2002
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Stjepan Šulek, Croatian composer and conductor(d. 1986)

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