Born on August 5th, 1640
Weekday
Sunday
August 5th, 1640 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1640 - August 23rd, 1640
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 837 days, exactly on August 22nd, 2026, people who were born on August 5th, 1640 will be 141,000 days old!
140,163 Days
20,023 Weeks
4,605 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 5th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?
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.JPG "Salomon Kalou"){kind=small}
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26 Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland MunicipalityElisabeth Voigt
German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)
*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig
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Same year
Born in 1640
48 Aphra Behn
British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)
*July 10th, 1640, Canterbury †April 16th, 1689, London
64 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia
*June 9th, 1640, Vienna †May 5th, 1705, Vienna.jpg "Philippe de La Hire")
78 Philippe de La Hire
French mathematician and astronomer (1640-1718)
*March 18th, 1640, Paris †April 21st, 1718, Paris
56 Georg Mohr
Danish mathematician
*April 1st, 1640, Copenhagen †January 26th, 1697, Sławnikowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.jpg "Charles-René d'Hozier")
91 Charles-René d'Hozier
French historian (1640-1732)
*February 24th, 1640, Paris †February 13th, 1732, Paris
55 Robert Plot
English scientist
*December 13th, 1640, Sutton Baron And Sutton Baron Hall †April 30th, 1696, Kent
75 Jacques d'Agar
French painter (1640-1715)
*March 9th, 1640, Paris †November 16th, 1715, Copenhagen
85 Pierre II Mignard
French architect (1640-1725)
*February 20th, 1640, Avignon †April 10th, 1725, Avignon
64 Benjamin Keach
British writer and theologian
*February 29th, 1640, Buckinghamshire †June 18th, 1704
84 Jonathan Singletary Dunham
American settler (1640-1724)
*January 17th, 1640, Newbury †September 6th, 1724
Philippe, Duke of Orléans
French prince (1640-1701)
*September 21st, 1640, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 9th, 1701, Saint-CloudMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1669-1673)
*May 31st, 1640, Bilyi Kamin †November 10th, 1673, LvivMadame de Montespan
French noble, mistress of Louis XIV; (1640-1707)
*October 5th, 1640, Lussac-les-Châteaux †May 27th, 1707, Bourbon-l'ArchambaultPu Songling
Chinese writer (1640–1715)
*June 5th, 1640, Zichuan District †February 25th, 1715, Zichuan DistrictLudmilla Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
German noblewoman; Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and hymn poet (1640-1672)
*April 7th, 1640, Rudolstadt †March 12th, 1672, RudolstadtBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 5th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 5th.
Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Lucas Cranach the Elder (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_DürerDedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_of_the_Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_MajorAugust 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Croatia)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
5.8.1640
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1640 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).