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| Blurb | Reason |
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| Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders in Croatia | stub |
| 642 – King Penda of Mercia defeated and killed King Oswald of Northumbria at the Battle of Maserfield, traditionally believed to have been fought in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. | Date is disputed |
| 1388 – Scottish forces defeated the English during a border skirmish near Otterburn, Northumberland. | needs more footnotes |
| 1861 – The U.S. government issued its first income tax: 3% of all incomes over 800 dollars (later rescinded in 1872). | this fact requires verification |
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- 1100 – Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
- 1583 – Explorer Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Rear Admiral David Farragut successfully led the Union fleet through a mine field to victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
- 1962 – Actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, an event that has become the center of one of the most debated conspiracy theories.
- 2003 – A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Indonesia, killing twelve people and injuring 150.
August 5: Independence Day in Burkina Faso ( 1960); International Beer Day
- 1772 – Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland to help restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe among those three countries.
- 1858 – American businessman and financier Cyrus West Field (pictured) and his colleagues completed the first transatlantic telegraph cable, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in Ireland to Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- 1925 – The Welsh political party Plaid Cymru was founded with the goals of promoting the Welsh language and the political independence of the Welsh nation.
- 1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.
- 1995 – Operation Storm: Croatian forces recovered the town of Knin from the Republic of Serbian Krajina.