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1949 : Earthquake in Ecuador On August 5, 1949, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit the region of Ambato, Ecuador. 6000 people were killed and 20,000 injured. 50 cities were destroyed in the area. Aggravate by a multitude of landslides in this mountainous area, the disaster left 100,000 people homeless.
1962 : Marilyn Monroe died On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home of an apparent drug overdose. She was long followed by a doctor for depression.
1962 : Mandela arrested On August 5, 1962, after 17 months of life in hiding, Nelson Mandela, was arrested by the South African Police, with the help of the CIA who wanted to get one of their agents held by South Africa back and considered the ANC leader as a communist terrorist .
1981 : Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan decided to fired 11,359 air traffic controllers who were on strike for higher wages and reduced working hours. Having decided that the strike was illegal, the U.S. president sacked all the strikers out and prohibited the Federal Aviation Administration to rehire them. The U.S. air traffic had been slowed for months.

National Day of Burkina Faso August 5 is National Day in Burkina Faso which commemorates its independence gained against France, on August 5, 1960, when the country was called Upper Volta.
First day of the Carnival of Bogota On 5 and 6 August, the carnival of Bogota in Colombia is organized for the anniversary of the city. Among the festivities, you can enjoy parades, celebrations in the streets, cultural events and the children's carnival.

Ronal Reagan
Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Guy de Maupassant, Scrittore francese (1850)
Reginald Owen, Attore inglese (1887)
John Huston, Regista americano (1906)
Joan Hickson, Attrice inglese (1906)
Bruno Coquatrix, Cantautore francese, direttore della sala musica Olympia (1910)
Robert Taylor, Attore americano (1911)
Henri Grouès (Abbé Pierre), Fondatore del movimento Emmaus (1912)
Neil Armstrong, Astronauta americano (1930)
Loni Anderson, Attrice americana (1945)
Carole Laure, Attrice americana (1951)
Pat Smear, Chitarrista americano (The Germs, Nirvana, Foo Fighters) (1959)
Patrick Ewing, Giocatore di basket giamaicano-americano (1962)
Jean-Marc Morandini, Presentatore televisivo francese (1965)
Marine Le Pen, Politica francese (1968)
James Gunn, Regista, autore di cartoni animati (1970)
Kajol, Attrice indiana (1974)
Kim Gevaert, Atleta belga (1978)
Wayne Bridge, Calciatore inglese (1980)
Erik Guay, Sciatore alpino canadese (1981)
Laurent Ciman, Calciatore belgo (1985)
Federica Pellegrini, Nuotatrice italiana (1988)

Kōgon, Imperatore del Giappone (1364)
Frederick North, Primo Ministro del Regno Unito (1770-1782) (1792)
Friedrich Engels, Filosofo tedesco (1895)
Millicent Fawcett, Femminista inglese (1929)
Sameera Moussa, Scienziata nucleare egiziana (1952)
Heinrich Otto Wieland, Chimico tedesco, premio Nobel (1957)
Marilyn Monroe, Attrice americana (1962)
Richard Burton, Attore gallese (1984)
Alec Guinness, Attore inglese (2000)

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