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Birthdays occurring on August, 5
| 1850 |
Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850
French naturalist writer of short stories and novels, 1850-1893A 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 1882-1945Just 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, 1886-1967Nothing 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. 1906-1987You 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
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