| General Information for August 5th 2015 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 217 of 2015 |
| 148 days left in 2015 |
| Week 32 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1965 - The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. |
| 1963 - The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. |
| 1958 - Herbert Hoover eclipses John Adams as having the longest retirement of any former U.S President. Hoover would live another ten years, his record 35-year retirement still holding the record as of 2013. |
| 1882 - The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established. |