Born on October 5th, 1640
Weekday
Friday
October 5th, 1640 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1640 - October 23rd, 1640
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 905 days, exactly on October 22nd, 2026, people who were born on October 5th, 1640 will be 141,000 days old!
140,095 Days
20,013 Weeks
4,602 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 5th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 5th
Born on October 5th, 1640
Madame de Montespan
French noble, mistress of Louis XIV; (1640-1707)
*October 5th, 1640, Lussac-les-Châteaux †May 27th, 1707, Bourbon-l'ArchambaultSame Day
Who's birthday is on October 5th?
70 Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris
57 Chester A. Arthur
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City.jpg "Neil deGrasse Tyson")
65 Neil deGrasse Tyson
African-American astrophysicist and science communicator
*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan
44 Sascha Lewandowski
German association football player and manager (1971–2016)
*October 5th, 1971, Dortmund †June 8th, 2016, Bochum
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67 Howard Schmidt
American computer security expert (1949-2017)
*October 5th, 1949, Philadelphia †March 2nd, 2017, Muskego.jpg "Kate Winslet")
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75 Václav Havel
Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček
75 Donald Pleasence
British actor (1919–1995)
*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence.jpg "Karen Allen")
Kira Yoshinaka
Samurai; famous for 47 Ronin stories
*October 5th, 1641, Edo †January 31st, 1703, Honjo
100 Glynis Johns
British actress (1923–2024)
*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles_02.jpg "Ramzan Kadyrov")
47 Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt
67 Bernard Bolzano
Bohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)
*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, PragueSame 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
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, LvivPu 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, RudolstadtJohann Heinrich Hävecker
German historian and theologian
*August 20th, 1640, Calbe †July 18th, 1722, CalbeBernard Lamy
French mathematician and theologian
*June 15th, 1640, Le Mans †January 29th, 1715, RouenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 5th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 5th.
Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayBlessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier_SeelosHor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hor_and_SusiaOctober 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Day (Vanuatu)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_VanuatuEngineer's Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayInternational Day of No Prostitution
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_No_ProstitutionRepublic Day (Portugal)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_DayTeachers' Day (Pakistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysTeachers' Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysWorld Teachers' Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Teachers'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
5.10.1640
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 |
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).