Today's birthdays:
| Reginald Owen born | 5 August 1887 |
| John Huston born | 5 August 1906 |
| Wanda Ventham born | 5 August 1935 |
| Alan Howard born | 5 August 1937 |
| Nicholas Field born | 5 August 1948 |
| Mark Strong born | 5 August 1963 |
Today's anniversaries:
| The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Hobbs | 5 August 1961 |