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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 5 AOûT

Charles XV

Année: 1860

Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.

United States Army

Année: 1861

The United States Army abolishes flogging.

American Civil War

Année: 1861

American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).

Cyrus W. Field

Année: 1858

Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.

Greek War of Independence

Année: 1824

Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.

Battle of Castiglione

Année: 1796

The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars results in a French victory.

Francis Ronalds

Année: 1816

The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.

Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)

Année: 1862

American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.

Battle of Mobile Bay

Année: 1864

American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.

Cleveland

Année: 1914

In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.

NAISSANCES DU 5 AOûT

Joe Boyd

Année de naissance: 1942

Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records

Sammi Smith

Année de naissance: 1943

Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2005)

Bob Clark

Année de naissance: 1941

Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)

Leonid Kizim

Année de naissance: 1941

Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2010)

Airto Moreira

Année de naissance: 1941

Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer

Nelson Briles

Année de naissance: 1943

Nelson Briles, American baseball player (died 2005)

Christopher Gunning

Année de naissance: 1944

Christopher Gunning, English composer (died 2023)

Bob McCarthy

Année de naissance: 1946

Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach

Erika Slezak

Année de naissance: 1946

Erika Slezak, American actress

Xavier Trias

Année de naissance: 1946

Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona

DéCèS DU 5 AOûT

Montagu Toller

Année de décès: 1948

Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (born 1871)

Wilhelm Marx

Année de décès: 1946

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (born 1863)

Sameera Moussa

Année de décès: 1952

Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (born 1917)

Carmen Miranda

Année de décès: 1955

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (born 1909)

Heinrich Otto Wieland

Année de décès: 1957

Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)

Maurice Turnbull

Année de décès: 1944

Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (born 1906)

Béla Jankovich

Année de décès: 1939

Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)

Dimitrios Rallis

Année de décès: 1921

Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1844)

George Butterworth

Année de décès: 1916

George Butterworth, British composer (born 1885)

Millicent Fawcett

Année de décès: 1929

Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (born 1847)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 5 AOûT

Saint Memmius

Christian feast day: Memnius

July Mass Uprising Day

July Mass Uprising Day (Bangladesh)

Oswald of Northumbria

Christian feast day: Oswald of Northumbria

August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Abel of Reims

Christian feast day: Abel of Reims

Emygdius

Christian feast day: Emygdius

Addai of Edessa

Christian feast day: Addai

Saint Afra

Christian feast day: Afra

Victory Day (Croatia)

Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)

Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Christian feast day: Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)

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