Week 32, August 2026

What happened on Wednesday, August 5?

1
Wednesday

5
August

Day 217 of the year. 147 days left before January 1, 2027.

2Top story, birth

Guy de Maupassant

Born on August 5, 1850.

176years
3Death, 1962

Marylin Monroe

Died aged 36, 64 years ago.

64years
Source
4Birth, 1930

96years

Neil Armstrong

Would have turned 96.

5Culture, 1987

Lethal Weapon

The release of the film Lethal Weapon in France (1987)

Source

All of August 5

Births

1850
Guy de MaupassantWould have turned 176.
1930
Neil ArmstrongWould have turned 96.
1964
Adam YauchWould have turned 62.

Deaths

1962
Marylin MonroeDied aged 36, 64 years ago. Source

Culture and history

1987
Lethal WeaponThe release of the film Lethal Weapon in France (1987) Source

Today's code

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Born: August 5, 1850.