May 5th, 1456

Born on May 5th, 1456

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 207,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 548 days, exactly on October 29th, 2025, people who were born on May 5th, 1456 will be 208,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 5th?

May 5th, 2019

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was struck by lightning after leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and caught fire during the subsequent emergency landing attempt, killing 41 people on board.

May 5th, 2007

Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.

May 5th, 1992

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.

May 5th, 1981

After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze.

May 5th, 1980

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.

May 5th, 1961

Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard (pictured) made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space.

May 5th, 1960

The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day.

May 5th, 1945

World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.

May 5th, 1940

World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.

May 5th, 1904

Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball.

May 5th, 1891

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

May 5th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness (pictured) in Spotsylvania County.

May 5th, 1654

Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh.

May 5th, 1646

First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

May 5th, 1860

Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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

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

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

79

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor (born 1944)

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

42

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

*May 5th, 1813, Copenhagen †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

23

Christopher Martínez

Badminton player

*May 5th, 2000, San Marcos

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

47

Andrew Erickson

American biathlete

*May 5th, 1976, Minnetonka

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

Same year
Born in 1456

60

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary

King of Bohemia and Hungary

*March 1st, 1456, Kraków †March 13th, 1516, Buda

28

Anne Neville

Queen of England from 1483 to 1485

*June 11th, 1456, Warwick Castle †March 16th, 1485, Westminster

32

Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

*January 1st, 1456, Hochburg †January 1st, 1488, Damme

17

Gonghye

Queen; Korean royal consort

*October 11th, 1456, Hanseongbu †April 15th, 1474, Changdeokgung

44

Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth, by marriage Electress Palatine

*November 7th, 1456, Amberg †January 25th, 1501, Heidelberg

30

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland

Queen consort of Scotland

*June 23rd, 1456, Copenhagen †July 14th, 1486, Stirling Castle

67

Bernardino López de Carvajal

Catholic cardinal

*September 8th, 1456, Plasencia †December 16th, 1523, Rome

67

Achille Grassi

Italian cardinal

*February 16th, 1456, Bologna †November 22nd, 1523, Rome

66

Jurij Slatkonja

Composer and bishop

*March 21st, 1456, Ljubljana †April 26th, 1522, Vienna

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Public holidays on May 5th

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Leap year

Yes: 1456 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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