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Independence Day in Burkina Faso (1960); refimprove section
910 – The combined forces of Mercia and Wessex led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, defeated the Northumbrian Danes returning from a raid on Mercia. date unreferenced
1279 – King Alfonso X of Castile (pictured) was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista. 5 August 1279 is stated in the infobox only; it's not in the prose and neither is it referenced
1388 – Scottish forces defeated the English during a border skirmish near Otterburn, Northumberland. needs more footnotes
1583 – Explorer Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. refimprove section
1796War of the First Coalition: The Austrian army attempted to break the Siege of Mantua, but were repelled by the French Army of Italy under Napoleon. lots of CN tags in one section
1858 – American businessman and financier Cyrus West Field and his colleagues completed the first transatlantic telegraph cable, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in Ireland to Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. refimprove section
1861 – With the passage of the Revenue Act, the United States issued its first income tax: 3% of all incomes over $800 (later rescinded in 1872). refimprove section
1864American Civil War: Rear Admiral David Farragut successfully led the Union fleet through a mine field to victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay. refimprove
1925 – The Welsh political party Plaid Cymru was founded with the goals of promoting the Welsh language and the political independence of the Welsh nation. Plaid Cymru: refimprove section; History: unreferenced section
2003 – A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Indonesia, killing twelve people and injuring 150. refimprove section
2010 – A cave-in at a mine north of Copiapó, Chile, trapped 33 miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground. appears on October 13, date of rescue
2010War in Afghanistan: Ten foreign aid workers of the International Assistance Mission were killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province. expansion
Ivar Aasen |b|1813| Birthday not cited

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August 5: Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day in Croatia (1995)

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