Birthdays occurring on August, 5

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