Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries/August/August 5

• 1846 - Emilio Covelli (d. 1915) born, Italy.
• 1874 - Andrea Costa is arrested.
• 1882 - The "Bande Noire" of anarchist miners makes one of its first attacks against clericalism by throwing the Croix de Mission du Bois du Verne to the bottom of the mine in Montceau-les-Mines, Burgundy.
• 1890 - Prominent Christian anarchist and founder of the Hopedale Community, Adin Ballou, dies.
• 1910 - Constant Marie, "Le Père Lapurge" (b. 1838), dies.
• 1928 - Gaetano Grassi dies.
• 1936 - Pierre Van Passen conducts an interview with Buenaventura Durruti. Origin of "We are not in the least afraid of ruins...We carry a new world here, in our hearts, & that world is growing in this minute."
• 1936 - Spanish Revolution: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia is recognized by the Spanish Republic.
• 1936 - James Colton, who married Emma Goldman in 1925 to provide her British citizenship, dies of cancer.
• 1982 - Albert Guigui-Theral (b. 1903) dies, in Thonex, Switzerland.