Historical Events In August - 05

2012  On this day in history gunman opens fire on Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin killing six people and committing suicide   

2013  160 people are killed by flash floods across Afghanistan and Pakistan on this day in history.   

2014  Obama signs The Iron Dome Bill providing $225 million in additional funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense on August - 05.   

2017  On August - 05 usain Bolt races his last race, coming third in the 100m at IAAF World Championships in London   

2017  UN Security Council votes to impose sanctions on North Korea for its continued missile program on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history the UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions on North Korean trade and investment.   

2018  British Open Women's Golf, Royal Lyham & St. Annes: England's Georgia Hall wins her first major title by 2 shots from Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand on August - 05.   

2018  English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he wins his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares "now we are a land of droughts" as 99% of New South Wales affected   

2018  Vintage Junkers Ju-52 plane crashes near Flims, Switzerland, killing all 20 on board on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history 6.9 magnitude earthquake on island of Lombok, Indonesia, kills at least 460 people and displaces 350,000   

2019  Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir: India revokes the part of its constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special status in an unprecedented move on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Amid ongoing protests, Hong Kong is hit by the first general strikes of their kind since 1967.   

2020  On this day in history indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the cornerstone for a new Hindu temple at Ayodhya Ram to replace a previous Muslim mosque   

2020  U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar travels to Taiwan, the highest U.S. official visit to the country in 40 years. The PRC condemns the visit on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 700,000.   

2021  On August - 05 rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) announces he will be unable to accompany the band on its 2021 U.S. tour, based on medical advice; American Steve Jordan tapped to fill in   

2021  FC Barcelona confirms record breaking Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi will leave the club because of Spanish La Liga regulations on player payments on August - 05.   

2021  Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Forces seize the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela on this day in history.   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61