Vitus Bering
1681 – 1741
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)
17 notable people were born on August 5.
1681 – 1741
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)
1908 – 1967
Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)
1923 – 2005
Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore (1923–2005)
1930 – 2012
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
1942
Nicaraguan writer and politician
1944 – 2026
Catholic cardinal (1944–2026)
1952
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
1962
Jamaican-American basketball player
1968
French politician (born 1968)
1971
11th Prime Minister of Latvia
1975
Indian film actress
1976
Slovenian football referee
1980
Paraguayan footballer
1980
American pornographic actress
1990
Panamanian footballer