Josep Jufré

Road bicycle racer.

Born August 5th, 1975 (age 50 years).

Gláuber

Brazilian footballer (born 1983).

Born August 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in São José do Rio Preto.

Borys Hmyria

Ukrainian opera singer (1903–1969).

Born August 5th, 1903 in Lebedyn.

Died September 1st, 1969 at 66 years old in Kyiv.

Kwesi Amoako Atta

Ghanaian politician and member of parliament.

Born August 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ghana. ^[ref]

Phil Wachsmann

Ugandan musician.

Born August 5th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Kampala.

Jan van Diepenbeek

Dutch association football player (1903-1981).

Born August 5th, 1903 in Utrecht.

Died August 8th, 1981 at 78 years old in Den Helder.

Wu Yiwen

Chinese synchronized swimmer.

Born August 5th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Shanghai.

Uwe Neupert

East german wrestler.

Born August 5th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Greiz.

Richard Dahl

Swedish high jumper (1933–2007).

Born August 5th, 1933 in Landskrona. ^[ref]

Died August 8th, 2007 at 74 years old

Alexander Brückner

Baltic german historian (1834-1896).

Born August 5th, 1834 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 27th, 1896 at 62 years old in Jena.

Robert Perew

American rower (1923-1999).

Born August 5th, 1923 in Philadelphia.

Died November 14th, 1999 at 76 years old in Denton.

Edward Alexander Newell Arber

British palaeobotanist (1870-1918).

Born August 5th, 1870 in London.

Died June 14th, 1918 at 47 years old in Cambridge.

Håkan Algotsson

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born August 5th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Tyringe.

Lucien Didier

Luxembourgian cyclist.

Born August 5th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Luxembourg. ^[ref]

Félix Balyu

Belgian footballer (1891-1971).

Born August 5th, 1891 in Heist-aan-Zee.

Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old in Tourcoing.

Johnny Bent

American ice hockey player (1908-2004).

Born August 5th, 1908 in Eagles Mere.

Died June 5th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lake Forest.

Hernando Siles Reyes

President of bolivia (1882-1942).

Born August 5th, 1882 in Sucre.

Died November 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Lima.

Ottó Boros

Hungarian water polo player (1929–1988).

Born August 5th, 1929 in Békéscsaba.

Died December 18th, 1988 at 59 years old in Szolnok.

Julie Okoh

Nigerian playwright and academic.

Born August 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ubiaja.

Andoni Elizondo

Spanish football player/coach (1932-1986).

Born August 5th, 1932 in San Sebastián.

Died February 23rd, 1986 at 53 years old in San Sebastián.

Csaba Giczy

Hungarian canoe racer.

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

Hermann Kobold

German astronomer (1858-1942).

Born August 5th, 1858 in Hanover.

Died June 11th, 1942 at 83 years old in Kiel.

Heidrun Hartmann

German botanist and botanical collector (1942-2016).

Born August 5th, 1942 in Kołobrzeg.

Died July 11th, 2016 at 73 years old in Hamburg.

Sverre Sørsdal

Norwegian boxer (1900-1996).

Born August 5th, 1900 in Hamar Municipality. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 1996 at 95 years old in Gjøvik Municipality. ^[ref]

Tatyana Zelentsova

Soviet hurdler.

Born August 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Novorossiysk.