August 5
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August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
- 678 CE - Death of Aisha, wife of prophet Muhammad (s), according to one report. (Shawwal 10, 58 AH)
- 1906 CE - Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar accepted the Constitutional monarchy (Jumada II 14, 1324)
- 1960 CE - Demise of Muhammad 'Ali Urdubari (Safar 11, 1380)
- 1964 CE - Demise of Muhammad Baqir Ulfat Isfahani (Rabi' I 26, 1384)
- 1988 CE - Martyrdom of al-Sayyid 'Arif Husayn al-Husayni, leader of Pakistani Sh'ias (Dhu l-Hijja 21, 1408)
- 2019 CE - Demise of Muhammad Asif Muhsini, Shi'a marja' in Afghanistan, (Dhu l-Hijja 3, 1440)