Today in History for 5th August 2025

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Historical Events

1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run
1957 - Comic strip "Andy Capp" makes its debut
1983 - American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions
1989 - First-ever tie in harness racing's Hambletonian as Park Avenue Joe and Probe tie the third and final heat; Park Avenue Joe wins the series on a countback
1997 - Ramzi Yousef, the Pakistani mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, goes on trial in New York; he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 240 years

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Famous Birthdays

1301 - Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of King Edward I, beheaded for plotting against King Edward III, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (d. 1330)
1822 - Johann Georg Herzog, German composer and organist, born in Hummendorf, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1909)
1935 - John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
1968 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler better known as "Kendo Kashin", born in Japan
1981 - Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier, born in Montreal, Quebec

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Famous Deaths

1678 - Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59
1931 - Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), accidentally shot at 43
1983 - Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), dies of cancer at 66
2005 - Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), dies at 68
2023 - (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89

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