Tom Thomson

Canadian artist (1877-1917).

Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont.

Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning).

Daniëlle van de Donk

Dutch footballer.

Born August 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Valkenswaard.

Dawn Richard

American singer (born 1983).

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

Brian Sandoval

29th governor of nevada and former united states district judge.

Born August 5th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Redding.

Jewel

American pornographic actress.

Born August 5th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Wetmore.

Bob Clark

American actor and film director (1939-2007).

Born August 5th, 1939 in New Orleans.

Died April 4th, 2007 at 67 years old in Pacific Palisades (traffic collision).

Sudha Rani

Indian actress.

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

Reginald Owen

British actor (1887–1972).

Born August 5th, 1887 in Hertfordshire.

Died November 5th, 1972 at 85 years old in Boise (myocardial infarction).

Parley Baer

American actor (1914-2002).

Born August 5th, 1914 in Salt Lake City.

Died November 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Mildred Burke

American professional wrestler (1915-1989).

Born August 5th, 1915 in Coffeyville.

Died February 14th, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.

Preston Brooks

South carolina politician. (1819–1857).

Born August 5th, 1819 in Edgefield.

Died January 27th, 1857 at 37 years old in Washington, D.C..

Venkatesh Prasad

Indian cricket player.

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

Air Force Amy

American adult model and prostitute.

Born August 5th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Cleveland.

Leonid Stadnyk

Ukrainian tallest human (1970–2014).

Born August 5th, 1970 in Podoliantsi.

Died August 24th, 2014 at 44 years old in Podoliantsi (cerebral hemorrhage).

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer.

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

A. G. Sulzberger

American newspaper publisher and journalist.

Born August 5th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Washington, D.C..

Paula Creamer

American golfer.

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

Shirley Ann Jackson

American physicist (born 1946).

Born August 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Washington, D.C..

Erika Slezak

American actress.

Born August 5th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Hollywood.

David Healy

Northern irish footballer & manager.

Born August 5th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Killyleagh, Downpatrick.

Andreas Weimann

Austrian footballer.

Born August 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Vienna.

Xu Jiao

Chinese actress.

Born August 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Ningbo. ^[ref]

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829).

Born August 5th, 1802 in Finnøy.

Died April 6th, 1829 at 26 years old in Froland (tuberculosis).

Ettore Majorana

Italian physicist (1906-1938?).

Born August 5th, 1906 in Catania.

Died March 27th, 1938 at 31 years old in Italy. ^[ref]

Esteban Gutiérrez

Mexican race car driver.

Born August 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Monterrey.