June 5th, 1215

Born on June 5th, 1215

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 295,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 493 days, exactly on November 5th, 2025, people who were born on June 5th, 1215 will be 296,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 5th?

June 5th, 2009

After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous people in Bagua Province, Peru.

June 5th, 2004

Noël Mamère, the mayor of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised.

June 5th, 2001

Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1997

Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.

June 5th, 1989

An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.

June 5th, 1981

The first clinical cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 5th, 1976

The Teton Dam in eastern Idaho, U.S., collapsed as its reservoir was being filled for the first time, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and 13,000 cattle, and causing up to $2 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1968

U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

June 5th, 1963

The arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for publicly denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sparked protests in Iran.

June 5th, 1941

Second Sino-Japanese War: About 4,000 people died of asphyxiation in Chongqing when the tunnel in which they were hiding became blocked during a raid in the five-year bombing campaign.

June 5th, 1899

Antonio Luna (pictured), Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War.

June 5th, 1897

The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated National Treasures.

June 5th, 1862

Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty of Saigon.

June 5th, 1832

The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising, broke out in Paris.

June 5th, 1610

The masque Tethys' Festival was performed at the Palace of Whitehall to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 5th?

38

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

61

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

73

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

89

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

70

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

62

John Maynard Keynes

British economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

34

Ben Stawski

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1990, Nuneaton

33

Leanne Choo

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1991, Ashford

36

Fernando Kurniawan

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1988, Palembang

30

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

60

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

51

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

53

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

54

Claus Norreen

Danish musician

*June 5th, 1970, Charlottenlund

46

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

53

Mark Wahlberg

American actor

*June 5th, 1971, Boston

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and the director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

29

Brandon Paiber

Maltese association football player

*June 5th, 1995, Pilar

77

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

35

Ed Davis

American basketball player

*June 5th, 1989, Washington, D.C.

70

Robert Hochbaum

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Pforzheim

80

Colm Wilkinson

Irish tenor

*June 5th, 1944, Dublin

39

Mustafa II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1664-1703)

*June 5th, 1664, Edirne †December 1st, 1703, Istanbul

37

Cathy Reed

Japanese-American ice dancer

*June 5th, 1987, Kalamazoo

39

Joe Roebuck

British swimmer

*June 5th, 1985, Rotherham

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

*June 5th, 1862, Landskrona †July 28th, 1930, Stockholm

62

Jeff Garlin

American stand-up comedian

*June 5th, 1962, Chicago

44

Kevin Mitchell

American ice hockey defenceman

*June 5th, 1980, The Bronx

33

Lisa Schmidla

German rower

*June 5th, 1991, Krefeld

22

Lewis MacDougall

British actor

*June 5th, 2002, Edinburgh

83

Martha Argerich

Argentine pianist (born 1941)

*June 5th, 1941, Buenos Aires

82

Teodoro Obiang

Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979

*June 5th, 1942, Akuacam

45

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)

*June 5th, 1878, San Juan del Río, Durango †July 20th, 1923, Hidalgo del Parral

61

Ruth Benedict

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

*June 5th, 1887, New York City †September 17th, 1948, New York City

47

Chantal Lefebvre

Figure skater

*June 5th, 1977, Montreal

83

Peter Weingart

German sociologist

*June 5th, 1941, Marburg

29

Troye Sivan

Australian singer

*June 5th, 1995, Johannesburg

97

George A. Thompson

American geologist

*June 5th, 1919, Swissvale †May 12th, 2017, Palo Alto

85

Jacques Dewatre

French diplomat

*June 5th, 1936, Limoges †November 30th, 2021, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 5th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1215 is a normal year and no leap year.

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