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What happened in history on this day: August 5?
On August 5 in ...
- 1901 - Peter O'Connor of Ireland sets long jump record at 24 feet 11.75 inches.
- 1921 - First radio baseball broadcast, Harold Arlin on KDKA radio Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia Phillies 8-5.
- 1927 - Philadelphia Phillies' Cy Williams hits for the cycle in just four at bats.
- 1936 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third Olympic medal.
- 1937 - Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup.
- 1940 - Saint Louis Browns' John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in six innings.
- 1954 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada hosts the British Empire Games.
- 1954 - Boxing Hall of Fame's first election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers.
- 1959 - Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League) 55-26 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1960 - Detroit Tigers trade manager Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland Indians' manager Joe Gordon.
- 1961 - Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Montreal Alouettes (Canadian Football League) 34-16 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 1967 - First time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Denver Broncos beats Detroit Lions 13-7.
- 1969 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Willie Stargell becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium, travelling 512 feet.
- 1973 - Atlanta Braves' Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0.
- 1975 - Philadelphia Phillies' first eight batters get hits for a major league record, win 13-5.
- 1978 - New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo).
- 1979 - Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1980 - New York Mets' Doug Flynn ties record of three triples in a game.
- 1984 - Joan Benoit (US) wins first Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52).
- 1984 - Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson sets record with 19 pinch hit home runs.
- 1985 - Baseball players go on strike for two days.
- 1985 - Chicago White Sox player Tom Seaver wins game 300 over New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
- 1986 - San Francisco Giants' pitcher Steve Carlton throws his 4000th strike-out.
- 1986 - Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets the 5km woman's record (14:37.33).
- 1991 - Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20.25 inches) in Malmö, Sweden.
- 2001 - The Cleveland Indians defeat the Seattle Mariners 15-14 in a record-setting baseball game known as the Impossible Return.
- 2016 - (to August 21) The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 2018 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA, the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase race is held, round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the CORE autosport #54 ORECA LMP2 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Wright Motorsports #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Patrick Long and Christina Nielsen.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Diego Padres by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats New York Yankees by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Cleveland Guardians by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats New York Mets by score 9-6.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on August 5
- 1950 - Birth of Rose Mittermaier in the German Federal Republic; slalom/downhill (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1962 - Birth of Patrick Ewing in Kingston, Jamaica; NBA center (New York Knicks), 1992 Summer Olympics.
- 1968 - Birth of John Garrett Olerud in Seattle, Washington, USA; baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, American League Batting Crown 1993).
Deaths of sports figures on August 5
- 1991 - Paul Brown, American NFL founder and coach (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), dies at age 82 (born 1908).
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