World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: August 5, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August…
Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. Date: August 5, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1925 π On This Day (Today)
Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. Date: August 5, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today)
Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP. Date: August 5, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1931 π On This Day (Today)
The Thirteen Roses: Thirteen female members of the Unified Socialist Youth are executed by Francoist forces in Madrid, Spain. Date: August 5, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia. Date: August 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland. Date: August 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (GΔsiΓ³wka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners. Date: August 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured. Date: August 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in…
In Montana, 12 smokejumper firefighters and 1 US Forest Service fire guard are killed in the Mann Gulch Fire. Date: August 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today)