August 5

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year. ^{Carmen Salinas, Mexican actress and politician (d. 2021)}

5 August 1939

Born on the same birth date (5 August 1939): Roger Clark

Born on the same birth day (5 August): Bobby Braddock • David Hungate • Eicca Toppinen • Jennifer Finch • Joe Boyd • Joseph Justus Scaliger • Joseph Merrick • Naum Gabo • Pat Smear • Steve Lee (singer) • Terri Clark • Thomas Lynch Jr. • Wendell Berry

Born in the same month (August 1939): Alexander Watson (diplomat) • Apoorva Sengupta • David King (chemist) • Edward Patten • Eric Weissberg • Fernando Poe Jr. • Ginger Baker • Jayakumar • Jimmie Nicol • Jorge Paulo Lemann • Maxine Brown (soul singer) • Nikola Pilić • Robert Horton (businessman) • Roger Clark • Sushil Koirala