Panteleimon Romanov

Russian/soviet writer (1884–1938).

Born August 5th, 1884 in Tula Oblast.

Died April 8th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow (leukemia).

Ennio Mattarelli

Olympic gold, trap shooting.

Born August 5th, 1928 (age 97 years) in Bologna.

Jules Petiet

French mechanical engineer (1813–1871).

Born August 5th, 1813 in Florence.

Died January 29th, 1871 at 57 years old in Paris.

Ella Diehl

Badminton player.

Born August 5th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Samara. ^[ref]

Leonard Buczkowski

Film director, screenwriter (1900–1967).

Born August 5th, 1900 in Warsaw.

Died February 19th, 1967 at 66 years old in Warsaw.

Osvaldo Padilla

Apostolic nuncio.

Born August 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sogod.

Santiago Pérez Fernández

Spanish racing cyclist.

Born August 5th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Grado.

Wei Ning

Sport shooter.

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

Ben Jones

Grenadian politician (1924-2005).

Born August 5th, 1924 in Saint Andrew Parish.

Died February 10th, 2005 at 80 years old in Saint Andrew Parish.

Takahiro Yanagi

Japanese association football player.

Born August 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Setagaya-ku.

Elin Johansson

Swedish taekwondo practitioner.

Born August 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Skellefteå.

Annika Mehlhorn

Swimmer.

Born August 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Kassel.

Helena Fromm

German taekwondo practitioner.

Born August 5th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Arnsberg.

Mikhail Vekovishchev

Russian swimmer.

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

John Frederick Bailey

Australian botanist (1866-1938).

Born August 5th, 1866 in Brisbane.

Died May 19th, 1938 at 71 years old in Brisbane.

Hicham Mahdoufi

Moroccan footballer.

Born August 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Khouribga.

Oleksandr Petriv

Sport shooter.

Born August 5th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Lviv.

Reinhard Tritscher

Austrian alpine skier.

Born August 5th, 1946 in Ramsau am Dachstein.

Died September 20th, 2018 at 72 years old in Ramsau am Dachstein.

Laurent Redon

French racing driver.

Born August 5th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Saint-Chamond.

Vasyl Lazarovych

Ukrainian singer and performer.

Born August 5th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Bania-Bereziv.

Lotte Neumann

German actress and screenwriter (1896-1977).

Born August 5th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.

Died February 27th, 1977 at 80 years old in Gaißach.

Boris Turayev

Russian historian.

Born August 5th, 1868 in Navahrudak.

Died June 23rd, 1920 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Ekaterina Kabeshova

Russian volleyball player.

Born August 5th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Ivanovo. ^[ref]

Aleksandar Mitreski

Swiss footballer.

Born August 5th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Ohrid.

Franz-Peter Hofmeister

German sprinter.

Born August 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kerpen.