August 5th, 1490

Born on August 5th, 1490

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen (pictured).

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, whose primary motive was to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

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

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

26

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

Same year
Born in 1490

55

Friedrich Myconius

German theologian

*December 26th, 1490, Lichtenfels †April 7th, 1546, Gotha

77

Albert, Duke in Prussia

Duke of Prussia from 1525 to 1568

*May 17th, 1490, Ansbach †March 20th, 1568, Burg Tapiau

43

Hans Dürer the Younger

German artist (1490-1534)

*February 21st, 1490, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1534, Kraków

37

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general, count of Montpensier; (1490-1527)

*February 17th, 1490, Montpensier †May 6th, 1527, Rome

56

Johann Heß

German theologian

*September 23rd, 1490, Nuremberg †January 5th, 1547, Wrocław

60

Tilemann Platner

German theologian

*November 24th, 1490, Stolberg †November 6th, 1551, Stolberg

66

Valentin Friedland

German educationist

*February 23rd, 1490, Trójca, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †April 26th, 1556, Legnica

83

Ebussuud Effendi

Ottoman Grand Mufti

*December 30th, 1490, İskilip †August 23rd, 1574, Istanbul

57

Bernardo Pisano

Italian composer

*October 12th, 1490, Florence †January 23rd, 1548, Rome

63

Giovanni Salviati

Catholic cardinal

*March 24th, 1490, Florence †October 28th, 1553, Ravenna

71

Giovanni Marinoni

Italian presbyter

*December 25th, 1490, Venice †December 13th, 1562, Naples

56

Fridolin Sicher

Swiss composer

*March 6th, 1490, Bischofszell †June 13th, 1546, Bischofszell

33

Amalie of the Palatinate

Duchess of Pomerania by marriage

*July 25th, 1490, Heidelberg †January 6th, 1524, Szczecin

55

Albert of Mainz

Catholic cardinal

*June 28th, 1490, Old Cölln †September 24th, 1545, Martinsburg

43

Vojtěch I of Pernstein

Czech hofmeister and nobleman

*April 4th, 1490, Moravský Krumlov †March 17th, 1534, Prague

48

Francesco Maria I della Rovere

Italian noble

*March 22nd, 1490, Senigallia †October 20th, 1538, Pesaro

45

Charles Reynolds

Irish Catholic cleric, canonist, and diocesan administrator

*January 1st, 1490, County Leitrim †June 30th, 1535, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1490 is a normal year and no leap year.

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