February 5th, 1504

Born on February 5th, 1504

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 991 days, exactly on January 13th, 2027, people who were born on February 5th, 1504 will be 191,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

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

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

67

Aegidius Tschudi

Swiss historian (1505-1572)

*February 5th, 1505, Glarus †February 28th, 1572, Glarus

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

68

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

Same year
Born in 1504

68

Pius V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1566 to 1572, saint

*January 17th, 1504, Bosco Marengo †May 1st, 1572, Rome

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju

86

Daniel Greser

German theologian (1504-1591)

*December 6th, 1504, Weilburg †September 29th, 1591, Dresden

70

Matthew Parker

Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575)

*August 6th, 1504, Norwich †May 17th, 1575, Lambeth Palace

65

Francesco Primaticcio

Italian painter (1504-1570)

*April 30th, 1504, Bologna †January 1st, 1570, Paris

75

Stanislaus Hosius

Catholic cardinal (1504-1579)

*May 5th, 1504, Kraków †August 5th, 1579, Capranica Prenestina

70

Anna II, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

*January 28th, 1504, Stolberg †March 4th, 1574, Quedlinburg

66

Melchior Kling

German jurist and diplomat

*December 1st, 1504, Steinau an der Straße †February 21st, 1571, Halle (Saale)

83

Florian Griespek von Griespach

Czech nobleman (1504-1588)

*December 18th, 1504, Innsbruck †March 29th, 1588, Nelahozeves

71

Heinrich Bullinger

Swiss reformer

*July 18th, 1504, Bremgarten †September 17th, 1575, Zürich

44

Caspar Creuziger

German humanist

*January 1st, 1504, Leipzig †November 16th, 1548, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Antonio Francesco Grazzini

Italian writer, poet and playwright of XVI century

*March 22nd, 1504, Florence †February 18th, 1584, Florence

46

John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Zerbst

*September 4th, 1504, Dessau †February 4th, 1551, Zerbst

33

Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy

Portuguese noble (1505-1538)

*December 31st, 1504, Lisbon †January 8th, 1538, Nice

44

Lienhard Hirschvogel

German merchant

*June 21st, 1504, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1549, Augsburg

61

Johannes Mathesius

German theologian

*June 24th, 1504, Rochlitz †October 7th, 1565, Jáchymov

62

Philipp Gallicius

Swiss theologian

*February 4th, 1504, Müstair †June 7th, 1566, Chur

47

Guru Angad Dev

The second Guru of Sikhism

*March 31st, 1504, Sri Muktsar Sahib †March 28th, 1552, Amritsar

73

Scipione Rebiba

Catholic cardinal (1504-1577)

*February 3rd, 1504, San Marco d'Alunzio †July 23rd, 1577, Rome

89

Charles de Bourgueville

French historian and poet

*March 5th, 1504, Caen †November 5th, 1593, Caen

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Public holidays on February 5th

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Leap year

Yes: 1504 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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