August 5 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
Homeland Thanksgiving Day	Croatia	National Holiday
The Day of Our Lady of Africa	Spain (Ceuta)	Local Holiday
National Underwear Day	-	Unofficial (Lifestyle)
National Work Like A Dog Day	-	Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
National Oyster Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Kadooment Day	Barbados	Public Holiday
Festival Monday	British Virgin Islands	Public Holiday
Heritage Day	Canada (Alberta)	Common Local Holiday
Ontario Civic Holiday	Canada (Ontario)	Local Observance
Saskatchewan Day	Canada (Saskatchewan)	Common Local Holiday
Terry Fox Day	Canada (Manitoba)	Local Observance
New Brunswick Day	Canada (New Brunswick)	Common Local Holiday
British Columbia Day	Canada (British Columbia)	Common Local Holiday
Natal Day	Canada (Nova Scotia)	Common Local Holiday
Emancipation Day	Multiple [Show]	Public Holiday
Celebrations of San Salvador	El salvador	National Holiday
New South Wales Bank Holiday	Australia (New South Wales)	State Holiday
Northern Territory Picnic Day	Australia (Northern Territory)	State Holiday
Constitution Day observed	Cook islands	Public Holiday
Youth Day	Kiribati	Public Holiday
National Children's Day	Tuvalu	Public Holiday
Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney)	Guernsey	Common Local Holiday
Commerce Day	Iceland	National Holiday
August Bank Holiday	Ireland	National Holiday
Summer Bank Holiday	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Common Local Holiday
National Day	Burkina Faso	Public Holiday

August 5 2023 holidays

August 5 2025 holidays

Historical Events on August 5

25 AD: After the end of the Xin Dynasty, Guangwu becomes emperor and restores the Han Dynasty.
135 AD: Roman armies slaughter thousand in Betar as they try to end the Kokhba Revolt.
642: Penda of Mercia defeats Oswald of Northumbria during the Battle of Masefield.
1068: A siege of Bari by Italo-Normans occurs during the Byzantine Norman Wars.
1100: Henry I becomes King of England.
1860: Charles XV is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
1861: The U.S government levies the first income tax to help pay for the American Civil War.
1862: Confederate troops attempt to take Baton Rouge, Louisiana but are driven out by Union gunboats.
1864: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins in Mobile, Alabama.
1884: The Statue of Liberty’s cornerstone is laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.
1914: The German mine-layer the SS Königin Luise is sunk by the British cruise the HMS Amphion.
1914: The first electric traffic light is installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
1926: Harry Houdini spends 91 minutes in an underwater sealed tank before escaping.
1940: The Soviet Union annexes Latvia.
1941: The Battle of Smolensk ends with Germany capturing 300,000 Soviet soldiers.
1944: Over 1100 Japanese prisoners-of-war in Australia attempt to escape from a camp in Cowra, New South Wales.
1944: Over 340 Jewish prisoners are freed when Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp in Warsaw, Poland.
1981:S President Ronald Reagan fires over 11,000 air traffic controllers who had been on strike for ignoring his orders for them to return back to their jobs.