Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Emperor Guangwu of Han took the title emperor
The Han warlord Emperor Guangwu of Han took the title emperor.
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- Mamluks
Al-Malik al-Ashraf was was the Mamluk sultan from August 1341
Al-Ashraf Ala'a ad-Din Kujuk ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun was the Mamluk sultan from August 1341 to January 1342.
- Ottoman Empire
Siege of Güns
In 1532, Suleiman the Magnificent made another attack on Vienna but was repulsed in the Siege of Güns.
- Ottoman Empire
Fall of Famagusta
On 17 September 1570, the Ottoman cavalry appeared before the last Venetian stronghold in Cyprus, Famagusta. The Venetian defenders would hold out for 11 months against a force that would come to number 200,000 men with 145 cannons; 163,000 cannonballs struck the walls of Famagusta before it fell to the Ottomans in August 1571. The Siege of Famagusta claimed 50,000 Ottoman casualties.
- Mozart
Composing his first two symphonies
Leopold moved his family to recover from a chill and sore throat caught at an open-air concert at the house of the Earl of Thanet in Grosvenor Square, here on 5 August 1764. A blue plaque commemorates their stay. Mozart wrote his first two symphonies, K16 and K19, to keep himself busy.
- Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Johnson suspended Stanton
Because the Tenure of Office Act did permit the president to suspend such officials when Congress was out of session, when Johnson failed to obtain Stanton's resignation, he instead suspended Stanton on August 5, 1867, which gave him the opportunity to appoint General Ulysses S. Grant, then serving as Commanding General of the Army, interim Secretary of War.
- World War 1
Central Powers Captured Warsaw
In May, the Central Powers achieved a remarkable breakthrough on Poland's southern frontiers with their Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive. On 5 August, they captured Warsaw and forced the Russians to withdraw from Poland.
- Red Summer
Lexington incident
All black residents were forced to leave the city.
- Neil Armstrong
Birth
Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, near Wapakoneta, Ohio.
- Hirohito
The Deputy Minister of the Japanese Army instructed not to use the term "prisoners of war" for Chinese captives
According to Akira Fujiwara, Hirohito endorsed the policy of qualifying the invasion of China as an "incident" instead of a "war"; therefore, he did not issue any notice to observe international law in this conflict (unlike what his predecessors did in previous conflicts officially recognized by Japan as wars), and the Deputy Minister of the Japanese Army instructed the Chief of staff of Japanese China Garrison Army on August 5 not to use the term "prisoners of war" for Chinese captives. This instruction led to the removal of the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners. The works of Yoshiaki Yoshimi and Seiya Matsuno show that the Emperor also authorized, by specific orders (rinsanmei), the use of chemical weapons against the Chinese.
- Communist insurgency in Sarawak
First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation
First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation was an assault on the Batu Kitang bazaar on 5 August 1952.
- Frank Sinatra
The Remarkable Career Revival
The release of the film "From Here to Eternity" in August 1953 marked the beginning of a remarkable career revival.
- Christmas Island
The Media Statement of The Minister For Territories
In a media statement on 5 August 1960, the minister for territories, Paul Hasluck, said, among other things, that, "His extensive knowledge of the Malay language and the customs of the Asian people... has proved invaluable in the inauguration of Australian administration... During his two years on the island he had faced unavoidable difficulties... and constantly sought to advance the island's interests."
- Nelson Mandela
Police captured Mandela
On 5 August 1962, police captured Mandela along with fellow activist Cecil Williams near Howick.
- Martin Luther King
Chicago open housing movement
King later stated and Abernathy wrote that the movement received a worse reception in Chicago than in the South. Marches, especially the one through Marquette Park on August 5, 1966, were met by thrown bottles and screaming throngs. Rioting seemed very possible. King's beliefs militated against his staging a violent event, and he negotiated an agreement with Mayor Richard J. Daley to cancel a march in order to avoid the violence that he feared would result.
- Bosnian War
NATO aircraft attacked a target within the Sarajevo Exclusion Zone
On 5 August, at the request of UNPROFOR, NATO aircraft attacked a target within the Sarajevo Exclusion Zone after weapons were seized by Bosnian Serbs from a weapons collection site near Sarajevo.
- Kaká
Left knee injury
On 5 August 2010, Real Madrid announced that Kaká had undergone a successful surgery on a long-standing left knee injury and would face up to four months on the sidelines.
- Jeff Bezos
The Washington Post
On August 5, 2013, Bezos announced his purchase of The Washington Post for $250 million in cash. To execute the sale, he established Nash Holdings, a limited liability holding company that legally owns the paper.
- Kevin Hart
Hart was sentenced to three years of probation
On August 5, 2013, Hart was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol.
- Michael Phelps
RIO 2016
Phelps was chosen to be the American flag bearer at the opening ceremony, which was the first Olympic opening ceremony that he would attend.
- Hong Kong independence
Hong Kong pro-independence activists launched a rally
On 5 August, the Hong Kong pro-independence activists launched a rally which was dubbed "first pro-independence rally in Hong Kong" and drew about 2,500 people.
- Lula da Silva
2018 presidential campaign
The Workers' Party officially launched Lula as its candidate on 5 August 2018, in São Paulo.
- Lionel Messi
Barcelona announced that Messi would not be staying at the club
On 5 August, Barcelona announced that Messi would not be staying at the club, even though both parties reached an agreement and were due to sign a contract that day. The club cited financial and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations as a reason for Messi's departure. Club president Joan Laporta also blamed the previous board for Messi's exit by saying "the basis of everything is the calamitous and disastrous situation left by the previous board", he added saying "the expected debt is much higher and we had some sports contracts in place that meant we had no margin on salary".
- Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Emperor Guangwu of Han took the title emperor
The Han warlord Emperor Guangwu of Han took the title emperor.
- Mamluks
Al-Malik al-Ashraf was was the Mamluk sultan from August 1341
Al-Ashraf Ala'a ad-Din Kujuk ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun was the Mamluk sultan from August 1341 to January 1342.
- Ottoman Empire
Siege of Güns
In 1532, Suleiman the Magnificent made another attack on Vienna but was repulsed in the Siege of Güns.
- Ottoman Empire
Fall of Famagusta
On 17 September 1570, the Ottoman cavalry appeared before the last Venetian stronghold in Cyprus, Famagusta. The Venetian defenders would hold out for 11 months against a force that would come to number 200,000 men with 145 cannons; 163,000 cannonballs struck the walls of Famagusta before it fell to the Ottomans in August 1571. The Siege of Famagusta claimed 50,000 Ottoman casualties.
- Mozart
Composing his first two symphonies
Leopold moved his family to recover from a chill and sore throat caught at an open-air concert at the house of the Earl of Thanet in Grosvenor Square, here on 5 August 1764. A blue plaque commemorates their stay. Mozart wrote his first two symphonies, K16 and K19, to keep himself busy.
- Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Johnson suspended Stanton
Because the Tenure of Office Act did permit the president to suspend such officials when Congress was out of session, when Johnson failed to obtain Stanton's resignation, he instead suspended Stanton on August 5, 1867, which gave him the opportunity to appoint General Ulysses S. Grant, then serving as Commanding General of the Army, interim Secretary of War.
- World War 1
Central Powers Captured Warsaw
In May, the Central Powers achieved a remarkable breakthrough on Poland's southern frontiers with their Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive. On 5 August, they captured Warsaw and forced the Russians to withdraw from Poland.
- Red Summer
Lexington incident
All black residents were forced to leave the city.
- Neil Armstrong
Birth
Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, near Wapakoneta, Ohio.
- Hirohito
The Deputy Minister of the Japanese Army instructed not to use the term "prisoners of war" for Chinese captives
According to Akira Fujiwara, Hirohito endorsed the policy of qualifying the invasion of China as an "incident" instead of a "war"; therefore, he did not issue any notice to observe international law in this conflict (unlike what his predecessors did in previous conflicts officially recognized by Japan as wars), and the Deputy Minister of the Japanese Army instructed the Chief of staff of Japanese China Garrison Army on August 5 not to use the term "prisoners of war" for Chinese captives. This instruction led to the removal of the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners. The works of Yoshiaki Yoshimi and Seiya Matsuno show that the Emperor also authorized, by specific orders (rinsanmei), the use of chemical weapons against the Chinese.
- Communist insurgency in Sarawak
First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation
First known Sarawak Communist Organisation operation was an assault on the Batu Kitang bazaar on 5 August 1952.
- Frank Sinatra
The Remarkable Career Revival
The release of the film "From Here to Eternity" in August 1953 marked the beginning of a remarkable career revival.
- Christmas Island
The Media Statement of The Minister For Territories
In a media statement on 5 August 1960, the minister for territories, Paul Hasluck, said, among other things, that, "His extensive knowledge of the Malay language and the customs of the Asian people... has proved invaluable in the inauguration of Australian administration... During his two years on the island he had faced unavoidable difficulties... and constantly sought to advance the island's interests."
- Nelson Mandela
Police captured Mandela
On 5 August 1962, police captured Mandela along with fellow activist Cecil Williams near Howick.
- Martin Luther King
Chicago open housing movement
King later stated and Abernathy wrote that the movement received a worse reception in Chicago than in the South. Marches, especially the one through Marquette Park on August 5, 1966, were met by thrown bottles and screaming throngs. Rioting seemed very possible. King's beliefs militated against his staging a violent event, and he negotiated an agreement with Mayor Richard J. Daley to cancel a march in order to avoid the violence that he feared would result.
- Bosnian War
NATO aircraft attacked a target within the Sarajevo Exclusion Zone
On 5 August, at the request of UNPROFOR, NATO aircraft attacked a target within the Sarajevo Exclusion Zone after weapons were seized by Bosnian Serbs from a weapons collection site near Sarajevo.
- Kaká
Left knee injury
On 5 August 2010, Real Madrid announced that Kaká had undergone a successful surgery on a long-standing left knee injury and would face up to four months on the sidelines.
- Jeff Bezos
The Washington Post
On August 5, 2013, Bezos announced his purchase of The Washington Post for $250 million in cash. To execute the sale, he established Nash Holdings, a limited liability holding company that legally owns the paper.
- Kevin Hart
Hart was sentenced to three years of probation
On August 5, 2013, Hart was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol.
- Michael Phelps
RIO 2016
Phelps was chosen to be the American flag bearer at the opening ceremony, which was the first Olympic opening ceremony that he would attend.
- Hong Kong independence
Hong Kong pro-independence activists launched a rally
On 5 August, the Hong Kong pro-independence activists launched a rally which was dubbed "first pro-independence rally in Hong Kong" and drew about 2,500 people.
- Lula da Silva
2018 presidential campaign
The Workers' Party officially launched Lula as its candidate on 5 August 2018, in São Paulo.
- Lionel Messi
Barcelona announced that Messi would not be staying at the club
On 5 August, Barcelona announced that Messi would not be staying at the club, even though both parties reached an agreement and were due to sign a contract that day. The club cited financial and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations as a reason for Messi's departure. Club president Joan Laporta also blamed the previous board for Messi's exit by saying "the basis of everything is the calamitous and disastrous situation left by the previous board", he added saying "the expected debt is much higher and we had some sports contracts in place that meant we had no margin on salary".