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

1995

Agha Hasan Abedi died on August 5, 1995 The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work. More quotations from Agha Hasan Abedi

2000

Alec Guinness died on August 5, 2000 Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it? More quotations from Alec Guinness