Historical Events
- South African cricket batsman Graeme Pollock scores a classic 125 to set the Proteas on the way to a 2nd Test win against England at Trent Bridge
Famous Birthdays
- Jeff Coffin, American musician (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; Dave Matthews Band), born in Massachusetts
- M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
- Mark Labbett, English TV personality ('The Beast' on The Chaser), born in Tiverton, England
- Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboardist, and progressive rock and video game music composer, born in Akita Prefecture, Japan
About August 5, 1965
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 58 years, 8 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits
#1 Song: Help! - The Beatles
