Today I was wondering if anything significant ever happened on August 5th-anytime in history, anywhere- and sure enough, more than 30 major events happened including: Battle of Baton Rouge(a USA Civil War battle), The Mayflower departed from Southampton, England on it's first attempt to reach North America, and The Soviet Union formally annexed Latvia(WWII). More than 50 important/famous people were born today including Betty Oliphant (co-founder of Canada's National Ballet School),  Otto Boros (a Hungarian water polo player), and Neil Armstrong(astronaut). 60-plus important/famous people also died today. They include Marilyn Monroe, Victoria, Princess Royal (UK), and Shawn Burr (Canadian-American hockey player). Lastly, August fifth is the day for 15 worldwide holidays. Hoped you enjoyed the brief history lesson!

Tina


Info from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5