Page 7: Historical Events In August - 05
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1965 On this day in history cook Islands in South Pacific granted internal self-government by New Zealand
1965 On August - 05 linda McGill becomes first Australian woman to swim the English Channel.
1966 On this day in history martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march
1966 On this day in history austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies
1968 On this day in history luther Perkins American guitarist
1969 On August - 05 mariner 7 flies past Mars
1971 Josef Stanislav, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history frederic Tozere, actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71
1973 USSR launches Mars 6 on this day in history.
1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group the Runaways on this day in history.
1976 On August - 05 adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88
1977 Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1978 On August - 05 queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
1981 On August - 05 pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers on strike
1982 Wanda Rotha, actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1983 Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 on August - 05.
1984 On August - 05 howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
1985 Flexible-wing glider altitude record set on this day in history.
1985 On August - 05 theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67
1987 Zygmunt Mycielsky, composer, dies at 79 on August - 05.
1988 Mario Biaggi politician convicted of racketeering on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68
1990 On August - 05 herman Gooding, Suriname police-inspector, dies
1991 On August - 05 sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record in Malmo Sweden
1991 Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1992 Jeff Porcaro, drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38 on this day in history.
1994 Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39 on August - 05.
1995 Agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1996 Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician, dies at 72 on August - 05.
1997 Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61 on this day in history.
2000 Sir Alec Guinness, revered as one of Britain's most versatile actors, dies at 86 on August - 05.
2011 On August - 05 juno, the first solar-powered spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
2011 On August - 05 nASA announces that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured photographic evidence of possible liquid water on Mars during warm seasons.
2011 On August - 05 svalbard Polar Bear Attack (2011)
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