February 5th, 1597

Born on February 5th, 1597

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What happened on February 5th, 1597?

February 5th, 1597

A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakure_Kirishitan

What else 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.

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

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

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

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

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

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

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

80

Esteban Manuel de Villegas

Spanish poet (1589-1669)

*February 5th, 1589, La Rioja †September 3rd, 1669

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

68

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

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32

Sigismondo Boldoni

Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)

*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia

54

Friedrich Leibniz

German philosopher

*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, Leipzig

41

Martin Opitz

German poet

*December 23rd, 1597, Bolesławiec †August 20th, 1639, Gdańsk

61

Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659)

*December 22nd, 1597, Gottorf Castle †August 10th, 1659, Tönning

62

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Electress of Brandenburg and duchess of Prussia

*November 19th, 1597, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 26th, 1660, Krosno Odrzańskie

51

Vincent Voiture

French poet

*February 24th, 1597, Amiens †May 26th, 1648, Paris

81

Abraham Heidanus

Dutch Calvinist minister

*August 10th, 1597, Frankenthal †October 15th, 1678, Leiden

73

John Davenport

British priest 1597-1670

*April 9th, 1597, Coventry †May 30th, 1670, Boston

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

74

John Underhill

Early settler of American colonies, Captain of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia

*October 7th, 1597, Warwickshire †July 21st, 1672, Killingworth

78

Philip von Krusenstiern

Swedish diplomat (1597-1676)

*May 1st, 1597, Lutherstadt Eisleben †April 10th, 1676, Tallinn

61

Johann Micraelius

German historian

*September 1st, 1597, Koszalin †December 3rd, 1658, Szczecin

53

Alvise Contarini

Italian diplomat, nobleman

*April 23rd, 1597, Venice †March 11th, 1651, Venice

40

Theodoor Rombouts

Flemish painter (1597-1637)

*July 2nd, 1597, Antwerp †September 14th, 1637, Antwerp

55

Jean-Charles de la Faille

Jesuit mathematician

*March 1st, 1597, Antwerp †November 4th, 1652, Barcelona

40

Henry Gellibrand

English mathematician (1597-1637)

*January 1st, 1597, London †February 16th, 1637, London

67

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Painter of the Dutch Golden Age (1597-1665)

*June 9th, 1597, Assendelft †May 31st, 1665, Haarlem

62

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière

French nobleman, founder of Montreal and an order of nursing Sisters

*March 18th, 1597, La Flèche †November 6th, 1659, La Flèche

43

John Francis Regis

French Jesuit priest

*January 31st, 1597, Fontcouverte †December 31st, 1640, Lalouvesc

62

Johann Georg Dorsche

German theologian

*November 13th, 1597, Strasbourg †December 25th, 1659, Rostock

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1597 is a normal year and no leap year.

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