Christopher Gunning

British composer.

Born August 5th, 1944 in Cheltenham.

Died March 24th, 2023 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Anton Šťastný

Czechoslovak league ice hockey player and olympic athlete.

Born August 5th, 1959 (age 65 years) in Bratislava.

Jamie Baker

British tennis player.

Born August 5th, 1986 (age 38 years) in Glasgow.

Eddie Nolan

Irish association football player.

Born August 5th, 1988 (age 36 years) in Waterford.

John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham

Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).

Born August 5th, 1869 in Nelson County.

Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.

Laurent Jans

Luxembourgian footballer.

Born August 5th, 1992 (age 32 years) in Luxembourg.

Sergio Ramírez

Nicaraguan writer and politician.

Born August 5th, 1942 (age 82 years) in Masatepe.

Oswaldo Cruz

Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917).

Born August 5th, 1872 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.

Died January 11th, 1917 at 44 years old in Petrópolis (kidney failure).

Vera Kholodnaya

First star of russian silent cinema.

Born August 5th, 1893 in Poltava.

Died February 17th, 1919 at 25 years old in Odesa (1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Johan Kappelhof

Dutch footballer.

Born August 5th, 1990 (age 34 years) in Amsterdam.