June 5th, 1256

Born on June 5th, 1256

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 280,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 512 days, exactly on October 12th, 2025, people who were born on June 5th, 1256 will be 281,000 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 Peru's Bagua Province.

June 5th, 2004

Noël Mamère, mayor of the Bordeaux suburb 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 detainment 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

Filipino general Antonio Luna (pictured) 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 the National Treasures of Japan.

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?

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

72

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

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

69

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

33

Ben Stawski

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1990, Nuneaton

32

Leanne Choo

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1991, Ashford

62

John Maynard Keynes

British economist (1883–1946)

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

35

Fernando Kurniawan

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1988, Palembang

29

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

59

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

53

Claus Norreen

Danish musician

*June 5th, 1970, Charlottenlund

45

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

52

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

28

Brandon Paiber

Maltese association football player

*June 5th, 1995, Pilar

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

34

Ed Davis

American basketball player

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

69

Robert Hochbaum

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Pforzheim

79

Colm Wilkinson

Irish tenor

*June 5th, 1944, Dublin

39

Mustafa II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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

36

Cathy Reed

Japanese-American ice dancer

*June 5th, 1987, Kalamazoo

32

Hōjō Tokimune

Japanese Regent

*June 5th, 1251, Kamakura †April 20th, 1284

38

Joe Roebuck

British swimmer

*June 5th, 1985, Rotherham

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

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

61

Jeff Garlin

American stand-up comedian

*June 5th, 1962, Chicago

32

Lisa Schmidla

German rower

*June 5th, 1991, Krefeld

21

Lewis MacDougall

British actor

*June 5th, 2002, Edinburgh

82

Martha Argerich

Argentine pianist (born 1941)

*June 5th, 1941, Buenos Aires

81

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

46

Chantal Lefebvre

Figure skater

*June 5th, 1977, Montreal

89

Margaret Rawlings

English actress

*June 5th, 1906, Osaka †May 19th, 1996, Wendover

43

Kevin Mitchell

American ice hockey defenceman

*June 5th, 1980, The Bronx

82

Peter Weingart

German sociologist

*June 5th, 1941, Marburg

61

Ruth Benedict

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

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

97

George A. Thompson

American geologist

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

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

Yes: 1256 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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