Birthdays occurring on August, 5

1850

Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 French naturalist writer of short stories and novels, 1850-1893 A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one More quotations from Guy de Maupassant

1882

Dr. Robert H. Goddard was born on August 5, 1882 American rocket engineer 1882-1945 Just remember - when you think all is lost, the future remains More quotations from Dr. Robert H. Goddard

1886

Bruce Barton was born on August 5, 1886 American congressman, 1886-1967 Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances More quotations from Bruce Barton

1899

Conrad Aiken was born on August 5, 1899 And the shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leaves Interlace with low voices and footsteps and sunlight To divide us forever. More quotations from Conrad Aiken

1906

John Huston was born on August 5, 1906 American film director whose taut dramas were some of the most popular films from the 1940s on. 1906-1987 You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession. More quotations from John Huston

Deaths occurring on August, 5

1959

Edgar Guest died on August 5, 1959 American poet 1862-1959 I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye More quotations from Edgar Guest

1962

Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962 American actress who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s. 1926-1962 ...If you can make a girl laugh - you can make her do anything... More quotations from Marilyn Monroe

1984

Richard Burton died on August 5, 1984 Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. 1925-1984 The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. More quotations from Richard Burton