On This Day: 5 August

5 August in Indian history

• 2019The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).India
• 2012An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.India
• 1763Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.India

5 August in world history

• 2024Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.
• 2015United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.
• 2011NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.
• 1995Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
• 1984A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
• 1973Due to an athletics scandal, the National Collegiate Athletic Association applied the death penalty to the basketball program at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
• 1964Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• 1949In Montana, 12 smokejumper firefighters and a US Forest Service fire guard are killed in the Mann Gulch Fire.
• 1931Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drafts the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.
• 1916World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Penin
• 1914World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
• 1888Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
• 1772Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.
• 1716Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburg-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having twice the number of soldiers.
• 1506Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved one of the greatest Lithuanian victories against the Tatars at the Battle of Kletsk.

Born on 5 August

• 1996Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1974Kajol, Indian film actressIndia
• 1969Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coachIndia
• 1950Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2013)India
• 1876Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (died 1958)
• 1866Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (died 1917)

Died on 5 August

• 2022Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)
• 2014Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (born 1914)India
• 2000Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (born 1911)India
• 1964Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1886)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 5 August in history?

2024: Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July. 2019: The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh). 2015: United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. 2012: An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.

What happened on 5 August in Indian history?

2019: The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh). 2012: An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others. 1763: Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.

Which famous people were born on 5 August?

Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler (1996); Kajol, Indian film actress (1974); Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach (1969); Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2013) (1950).

Which day is observed on 5 August?

Independence Day (Burkina Faso); July Mass Uprising Day (Bangladesh); Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia).