About August 5, 1944
August 5, 1944 is the 218th day of the year 1944 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
You can browse the full year 1944 calendar in case you need it.
A person born on this day will be 79 years old today. (Assuming this person is still alive and kicking)
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Leo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
What Happened On August 5, 1944
- 1944 –World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
- 1944 –World War II: The Nazis begin a three-day massacre of anywhere between 40,000 and 100,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
- 1944 –World War II: possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese POWs attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
Who Died On August 5, 1944?
- 1944 –Maurice Turnbull, English cricketer (b. 1906)
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