August 5th, 1519

Born on August 5th, 1519

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

26

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

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

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

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

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 1519

69

Catherine de' Medici

Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)

*April 13th, 1519, Florence †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois

40

Henry II of France

1519–1559, monarch of the House of Valois

*March 31st, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 10th, 1559, Hôtel des Tournelles

72

Innocent IX

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519-1591)

*July 20th, 1519, Bologna †December 30th, 1591, Rome

53

Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and admiral and Huguenot leader (1519-1572)

*February 16th, 1519, Châtillon-Coligny †August 24th, 1572, Paris

25

René of Châlon

Prince of Orange

*February 5th, 1519, Breda †July 15th, 1544, Saint-Dizier

48

Johann Schneidewein

German jurist (1519-1568)

*December 20th, 1519, Stolberg †December 4th, 1568, Zerbst

81

Johann Conrad Ulmer

Swiss theologian (1519-1600)

*March 31st, 1519, Schaffhausen †October 7th, 1600, Schaffhausen

84

Nikolaus Varnbüler

German jurist

*December 12th, 1519, Lindau †August 20th, 1604, Tübingen

73

Hugolin Martelli

Bishop of Glandèves (1519-1592)

*September 21st, 1519, Florence †November 1st, 1592, Empoli

55

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574)

*February 15th, 1519, Avilés †September 17th, 1574, Santander

54

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Duke of Florence

*June 12th, 1519, Florence †April 21st, 1574, Villa Castello

86

Theodore Beza

French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519–1605)

*June 24th, 1519, Vézelay †October 13th, 1605, Geneva

44

Francis, Duke of Guise

French soldier and politician (1519-1563)

*February 17th, 1519, Bar-le-Duc †February 24th, 1563, Orléans

67

Rudolf Gwalther

Swiss theologian (1519-1586)

*November 9th, 1519, Zürich †December 25th, 1586, Zürich

60

Willibald Imhoff

German art collector

*November 16th, 1519, Nuremberg †January 25th, 1580, Nuremberg

75

Girolamo Mei

Italian historian

*May 27th, 1519, Florence †July 1st, 1594, Rome

52

Ulrich Mordeisen

German jurist and politician

*July 13th, 1519, Leipzig †June 5th, 1572, Dresden

47

Froben Christopher of Zimmern

Author of the Zimmern Chronicle

*February 19th, 1519, Schloss Mespelbrunn †November 27th, 1566, Messkirch

70

Johann Kittel

German theologian

*June 29th, 1519, Jüterbog †February 12th, 1590, Gdańsk

65

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim

Physician

*November 22nd, 1519, Wrocław †October 19th, 1585, Wrocław

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1519 is a normal year and no leap year.

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