| 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 |
| 1974 - Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. |
| 1960 - Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. |
| 1906 - Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. |
| 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15. |