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Historical events & facts — August 5
What happened on August 5?
On August 5, 1963, the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, prohibiting atomic tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater. It was the first nuclear arms control agreement of the Cold War and a first step toward superpower détente.
On August 5, 1930, Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Thirty-eight years later, on July 20, 1969, he became the first human being to walk on the Moon, speaking the words: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He passed away in 2012, one of the most celebrated explorers in history.
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, aged 36. The autopsy determined an overdose of barbiturates. Considered the greatest sex symbol of the twentieth century and one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses, her death remains surrounded by theories and mystery more than six decades later.
Notable birthdays — August 5
Famous people born on August 5
79 BC
Year 79 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vatia Isauricus and Claudius Pulcher. The denomination 79 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Vladimir Ivanovich Fedoseyev is a Soviet and Russian conductor, bayanist, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1980). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1989) and the Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR (1970). Full Commander of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland". Artistic director and chief conductor of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra since 1974.
Carmen Salinas
Carmen Salinas Lozano was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a politician.
Bob McCarthy
Robert John McCarthy MBE is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. He later coached in Brisbane, taking Souths Magpies to a premiership in 1981 and coaching the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants upon their entry to the Winfield Cup.
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