births
August 5, 1935
Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal (died 2022)
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge was a senior British Army officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1992 to 1994 and then served as Chief of the Defence Staff before retiring in 1997. Early in his military career he saw action during the Malayan Emergency and Operation Banner in Northern Ireland, and later in his career he provided advice to the British Government during the Bosnian War.
August 5
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.