Daily Calendar - August 5

217th day of the year, 148 days left until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Commemoration of the Martyrs: Trophimus, Theophilus and 13 Martyrs with them (IV); Hieromartyr Apollinarius - Bishop of Ravenna (approx. 75).

Born:

1802 _ Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician. Died in 1828.

1844 _ Ilya Repin, Russian painter. Died in 1930.

1850 - Guy de Maupassant, French writer, died in 1893.

1906 - Vasily Leontiev, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate. Died in 1986.

1930 – Neil Armstrong, American astronaut. In 1969, he was the first to set foot on the surface of the moon, as a member of the Apollo 11 crew.

Died:

1886 – Alexander Butlerov, Russian chemist.

1932 – Sasha Chorny, Russian poet.

1934_ Vladimir Durov, founder of the famous circus dynasty.

1991 – Soichiro Honda, famous Japanese industrialist.

Events:

853 _ Arab commander Bugha Turk captured and burned Tbilisi.

1772 _ Based on a secret agreement, Russia, Austria and Prussia divided the territory of Poland (Rzecz Pospolita).

1858 _ The first transatlantic telegraph was opened.

1864 _ The leaders of the Polish uprising were executed in Russia.

1924 _ The Turkish government banned polygamy.

1940 _ Latvia was incorporated into the USSR.

1962 _ American film actress Marilyn Monroe committed suicide.

1962 - Nelson Mandela was arrested in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison.

Memorable days:

Ivory Coast _ Independence Day.

Canada - Civil Day.

Jamaica _ Independence Day.

Burkina Faso - Independence Day.

Croatia - Victory Day.