August 5
This day in history:
- 1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- 1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
- 2015 – The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
- 2012 – The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
Births:
- 1997 – Yungblud, English musician and actor
- 1985 – Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer
- 1934 – Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
Deaths:
- 1904 – George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (born 1834)
- 1994 – Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (born 1908)
- 1916 – George Butterworth, British composer (born 1885)
Holidays:
- Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
- July Mass Uprising Day (Bangladesh)
- Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
Random Article of the day:
Lianne La Havas discography