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August 5th

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562 Notable birthdays

Michele Pazienza

Italian footballer (born 1982).

Born August 5th, 1982 (age 43 years) in San Severo.

Dalal Midhat-Talakić

Bosnian singer-songwriter.

Born August 5th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Sarajevo. [ref]

Zoran Sretenović

Former basketball point guard (1964–2022).

Born August 5th, 1964 in Belgrade.

Died April 28th, 2022 at 57 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Rolando Alarcón

Chilean teacher, folklorist, soloist, composer (1929–1973).

Born August 5th, 1929 in Santiago.

Died February 4th, 1973 at 43 years old in Santiago (cardiac arrest).

Giovanni Anselmo

Italian sculptor (1934–2023).

Born August 5th, 1934 in Borgofranco d'Ivrea.

Died December 18th, 2023 at 89 years old in Turin. [ref]

Krista Kiuru

Finnish politician (born 1974).

Born August 5th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Pori. [ref]

Sadeq Chubak

Iranian novelist (1916-1998).

Born August 5th, 1916 in Bushehr.

Died July 3rd, 1998 at 81 years old in Berkeley.

Alexander William Kinglake

English travel writer and historian (1809-1891).

Born August 5th, 1809 in Taunton.

Died January 2nd, 1891 at 81 years old in London.

Leonid Kizim

Soviet cosmonaut (1941-2010).

Born August 5th, 1941 in Lyman.

Died June 14th, 2010 at 68 years old in Moscow.

Aksel Larsen

Danish politician (1897–1972).

Born August 5th, 1897 in Brændekilde.

Died January 10th, 1972 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.

Lewis R. Foster

Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer (1898-1974).

Born August 5th, 1898 in Brookfield.

Died June 10th, 1974 at 75 years old in Tehachapi.

Betsy Jolas

French composer.

Born August 5th, 1926 (age 99 years) in Paris.

Alex Fontana

Racecar driver.

Born August 5th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Lugano.

Brian G. Marsden

British astronomer (1937–2010).

Born August 5th, 1937 in Cambridge.

Died November 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Burlington (leukemia). [ref]

Kanon Suzuki

Japanese singer and dancer (former morning musume member).

Born August 5th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Aichi Prefecture.

Eberhard Godt

German navy admiral (1900-1995).

Born August 5th, 1900 in Lübeck.

Died September 13th, 1995 at 95 years old in Lübeck.

Benjamin Compaoré

French athlete.

Born August 5th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Bar-le-Duc.

Yael German

Israeli politician.

Born August 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Haifa. [ref]

Gil Vermouth

Israeli footballer.

Born August 5th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Kiryat Yam.

Ferdinand Keller

German painter (1842-1922).

Born August 5th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.

Died July 8th, 1922 at 79 years old in Baden-Baden.

Robert Scott

Australian rower.

Born August 5th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Perth.

Valeria Ciangottini

Actress.

Born August 5th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Rome.

Lydia Lamaison

Actress (1914-2012).

Born August 5th, 1914 in Mendoza.

Died February 20th, 2012 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Harel Levy

Israeli tennis player.

Born August 5th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Nahshonim.

Arsenio Valpoort

Dutch association footballer.

Born August 5th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Amsterdam.

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