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August 5th

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562 Notable birthdays

Richard Kleindienst

United states attorney general (1923-2000).

Born August 5th, 1923 in Winslow.

Died February 3rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Prescott (lung cancer).

David Gill

British football executive (1957-).

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

Eicca Toppinen

Finnish cellist.

Born August 5th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Vantaa. [ref]

Edward John Eyre

British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901).

Born August 5th, 1815 in Whipsnade. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1901 at 86 years old in Devon. [ref]

Sverrir Ingi Ingason

Icelandic footballer.

Born August 5th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Kópavogur.

Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong

Eu politic.

Born August 5th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Pachuca.

Jacquetta Hawkes

British archaeologist (1910-1996).

Born August 5th, 1910 in Cambridge.

Died March 18th, 1996 at 85 years old in Cheltenham.

John Whitaker

British equestrian.

Born August 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Huddersfield.

Peter Inge, Baron Inge

Chief of the general staff and defence staff; head of the british army (1935–2022).

Born August 5th, 1935 in Ludlow.

Died July 20th, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]

Matt Costello

American basketball player (1993-).

Born August 5th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Linwood.

Mary Richmond

American social worker.

Born August 5th, 1861 in Belleville.

Died September 12th, 1928 at 67 years old in New York City.

João Almeida

Portuguese cyclist.

Born August 5th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Caldas da Rainha.

Kim Si-hyeon

South korean pop singer, born august 1999.

Born August 5th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Bundang.

Katrina Adams

Us tennis player.

Born August 5th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Chicago.

Luther Singh

South african association football player.

Born August 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Soweto.

Yuri Foreman

Israeli boxer and rabbinical student.

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

Marians Pahars

Latvian footballer (born 1976).

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

Shanshan Feng

Chinese golfer.

Born August 5th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Guangzhou.

Carole Laure

Canadian actress and singer.

Born August 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Shawinigan. [ref]

Haim Ginott

Psychologist (1922–1973).

Born August 5th, 1922 in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.

Died November 4th, 1973 at 51 years old in New York City.

Al Alvarez

English poet, novelist, essayist and critic (1929-2019).

Born August 5th, 1929 in London.

Died September 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]

Nancy Shukri

Malaysian politician.

Born August 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kuching.

France A. Córdova

American astrophysicist and university president (born 1947).

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

Cinta de Oro

Mexican-american professional wrestler.

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

Anshu Malik

Indian amateur wrestler.

Born August 5th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Jind district.

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