5 August
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Events that occurred on 5 August.
On Earth
- 1906 - Actor John Huston is born.
- 1937 - Actor Alan Howard is born.
- 1948 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 116.
- 1969 - Actress Kim Mai Guest is born.
- 1990 - Mythcon XXI at California State University in Long Beach.
- 1994 - Mythcon XXV at American University, Washington, D.C.
- 1995 - Mythcon XXVI in Berkeley, California.
- 2001 - Mythcon XXXII in Berkeley, California.
- 2002: The History of Middle-earth Index is published.
- 2005 - Omentielva Minya - 1st International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2006 - Mythcon XXXVII at University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- 2007 - Mythcon XXXVIII in Berkeley, California.