August 5th, 1605

Born on August 5th, 1605

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

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

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, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

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.

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, with the primary motive 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 was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

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

Same year
Born in 1605

60

Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich

21

Tianqi Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*December 23rd, 1605, Beijing †September 30th, 1627, Beijing

82

Sor Marcela de San Felix

Spanish writer (1605-1688)

*May 8th, 1605, Toledo †January 9th, 1688, Madrid

60

Wacław Leszczyński

Polish archbishop

*August 15th, 1605, Baranów †April 1st, 1666, Gniezno

48

Paul Marquard Schlegel

German anatomist and physician

*January 1st, 1605, Hamburg †February 20th, 1653, Hamburg

69

Bulstrode Whitelocke

English politician (1605-1675)

*August 6th, 1605, London †July 28th, 1675, Hungerford

54

Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld

Poet and dramatist

*September 23rd, 1605, Koskowice †September 9th, 1660, Wołów

59

Valentin Heider

German councillor

*March 25th, 1605, Lindau †November 28th, 1664, Lindau

64

Antonio Bertali

Austrian composer and violinist of Italian birth (1605-1669)

*March 1st, 1605, Verona †April 17th, 1669, Vienna

85

Theodore Haak

German scholar

*January 1st, 1605, Worms †January 1st, 1690, London

53

Simon Dach

German writer

*July 29th, 1605, Klaipėda †April 15th, 1659, Königsberg

21

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier

French princess

*October 15th, 1605, Château de Gaillon †June 4th, 1627, Paris

87

Martin Weise

German physician (1605-1693)

*September 9th, 1605, Lübben †March 16th, 1693, Berlin

80

William Dugdale

English officer of arms

*September 12th, 1605, Shustoke †February 10th, 1686, Shustoke

72

Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy

French writer and composer

*October 16th, 1605, Paris †October 29th, 1677, Paris

32

Philip Maurice, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

German noble

*August 25th, 1605, Hanau †August 3rd, 1638, Hanau

49

Frans Banning Cocq

Dutch politician, lord of Purmerend and Ilpendam, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Frans Banninck Cocq

*February 23rd, 1605, Amsterdam †January 1st, 1655, Amsterdam

56

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*March 17th, 1605, Darmstadt †June 11th, 1661, Darmstadt

75

Johann Ernst Pistoris

German diplomat and amtshauptmann

*March 20th, 1605, Neuhirschstein Castle †May 13th, 1680, Seußlitz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1605 is a normal year and no leap year.

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