The ephemeris of August 5: in 1962, the death of Marilyn Monroe

Sixty-three years ago, on August 5, 1962, the world learned of the death of Marilyn Monroe . The glamour icon was found dead in her home, aged just 36.

At the height of her fame and adored by all of Hollywood, the star succumbed to suicide by overdose of medication. This sudden disappearance, surrounded by mysteries that have never been solved, instantly transformed the actress into an immortal legend, forever cementing her image as a sex symbol with a tragic destiny.

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In the calendar

Saint Abel, born in Scotland and died in Belgium around 770, he was bishop of Reims. The Abels are intelligent and imaginative. Their color: yellow. Their number: 2.

Today's saying: "On Saint Abel's Day, time for honey."

It happened on August 5th

1473 First known drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. 1850 Birth of Guy de Maupassant. 1962 Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African government. Imprisoned, he is sentenced the following year to five years in prison, then in 1964 to life imprisonment. 1977 Start of the Mont-de-Marsan punk festival . 1998 Former prefect Gabriel Delaunay dies. Resistance fighter, senior civil servant and close to Jacques Chaban-Delmas, he was notably prefect of the Basses-Pyrénées then of the Gironde and the Aquitaine region. 2012 Usain Bolt retains his Olympic title in the 100 meters. 2019 Death of Toni Morrison, the first African-American author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (1901-2000). Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the Moon (1930-2012).

Marine Le Pen, politician (1968). Jesse Williams, American actor (1981). Thomas Bosc, French rugby player (1983).