5th of August

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

Historic anniversaries
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22nd 23 24 25th 26 27 28
29 30th 31

events

Politics and world events

25: Liu Xiu, the Emperor Han Guangwu di
1305: William Wallace
1543: Beginning of the siege of Nice
1716: Prince Eugene
Partitions of Poland in 1772, 1793 and 1795
  • 1772: In an agreement between Russia , Prussia and Austria is Poland for the first time divided . The aristocratic republic loses over a quarter of its total area and more than a third of its inhabitants. Frederick the Great secured the majority of the previous Royal Prussia , so that from this point on he can call himself King of Prussia.
1775: San Francisco Bay
1915: German cavalry in Warsaw

business

1888: The Benz Patent Motor Car No. 3
  • 1888: Without her husband Carl's knowledge , Bertha Benz sits down with her two sons Richard and Eugen in the already patented motor vehicle and drives 106 kilometers from Mannheim to Pforzheim . This first successful overland trip contributes significantly to allaying the reservations of potential customers and subsequently enables the company's economic success.
1955: VW Beetle

science and technology

Culture

Leonardo da Vinci: Landscape with a river

religion

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .

Sports

1951: Sports show of the youth after the opening

Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .

Born

Before the 18th century

18th century

19th century

1801-1850

1851-1900

20th century

1901-1925

1926-1950

1951-1975

1976-2000

Died

Before the 16th century

16th and 17th centuries

18th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1925

1926-1950

1951-1975

1976-2000

21st century

Holidays and memorial days

  • Church memorial days
    • Franz Härter , Alsatian pastor (Protestant)
    • St. Fabianus , Roman bishop, martyr and patron saint (Orthodox)
    • Maria Schnee , consecration of the Roman Patriarchal Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (Catholic)

The list of days of remembrance and action contains further entries .


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