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Movie events on the 5th August
Guy de Maupassant is born. (Dieppe, France) (Guy de Maupassant)
David Farragut leads his flotilla through the Confederate defenses at Mobile, Alabama, to seal one of the last major Southern ports. (Mobile, Alabama) (Hearts in Bondage )
Terrence C. Parker of New York, who was taken into custody last week for continued flying, despite official warning, above border fortifications, was today released at the instigation of the American consul. (Carracas, Venezuela) (Living on Velvet)
Alvin Karpis is sent to Alcatraz prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping. (Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, The )
Marilyn Monroe dies from an overdose of barbiturates(?). (Los Angeles, California) (Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn)
On August 5, 1977 Dr Robert Neville discovers he is not “The Last Man On Earth” and there are other survivors from the biological war. (Los Angeles, California) (The Omega Man)
A block in Bed Stuy erupts in violence after Radio Raheem is murdered and Sal's Famous Pizzeria is burned to the ground. (Do the Right Thing)