Every yearAugust 5
Everything August 5 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 5 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Blogger DayLead | Tech | |
| 02 | National Couscous Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Dash Cam Day | Tech | |
| 04 | National Oyster Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Underwear Day | Celebration | |
| 06 | Work Like a Dog Day | Dogs |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on August 5 in some years.
American Family Day — 2029 and 2035
Friendship Day — 2029 and 2035
Sisters' Day — 2029 and 2035
National Night Out — 2031
Born on August 5
Historic figures
- Neil Armstrong1930–2012American pilot, engineer, and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon
- Guy de Maupassant1850–1893French short story writer, novelist, and poet
- Niels Henrik Abel1802–1829Norwegian mathematician and theorist
- Vitus Bering1681–1741Danish-born Russian explorer
- John Huston1906–1987American actor, director, and screenwriter
- Wassily Leontief1906–1999German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Ivar Aasen1813–1896Norwegian poet and linguist
- Deodoro da Fonseca1827–1892Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil
- Harold Holt1908–1967Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia
- Joseph Merrick1862–1890English man with severe deformities
Celebrities & public figures
- Kajolb. 1974Indian film actress
- Mark Strongb. 1963English actor
- James Gunnb. 1966American filmmaker
- Gavib. 2004Spanish footballer
- Janet McTeerb. 1961English actress
- Patrick Ewingb. 1962Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
- Jesse Williamsb. 1981American actor
- Salomon Kaloub. 1985Ivorian footballer
- Yungbludb. 1997English musician and actor
- Olivia Holtb. 1997American actress and singer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 5 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 5, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.