August 5th, 1669

Born on August 5th, 1669

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 1669

23

Maria Antonia of Austria

Archduchess of Austria (1669-1692)

*January 18th, 1669, Vienna †December 24th, 1692, Vienna

63

Alamanno Salviati

Italian cardinal (1669-1733)

*March 21st, 1669, Florence †February 24th, 1733, Rome

57

Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym

First ruling Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1669-1727)

*June 28th, 1669, Bernburg †May 17th, 1727, Bad Ems

36

George of Hesse-Darmstadt

Governor of Gibraltar (1669-1705)

*April 25th, 1669, Darmstadt †September 14th, 1705, Barcelona

57

Aurora Sanseverino

Italian noblewoman, poet, actress, patron

*April 28th, 1669, Grumento Nova †July 2nd, 1726, Piedimonte Matese

42

Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt

First Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711

*May 19th, 1669, Königsberg †December 19th, 1711, Schwedt Palace

49

Leonhard Christoph Sturm

German mathematician (1669-1719)

*November 5th, 1669, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †June 6th, 1719, Blankenburg

58

Pietro Priuli

Italian cardinal

*March 14th, 1669, Venice †January 22nd, 1728, Venice

61

Friederike Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach

(1669-1730)

*May 5th, 1669, Altenkirchen (Westerwald) †November 12th, 1730, Bad Langensalza

63

Louis Marchand

French keyboardist and composer

*February 2nd, 1669, Lyon †February 17th, 1732, Paris

72

Magnus Julius De la Gardie

Swedish general and statesman (1669-1741)

*April 14th, 1669, Stockholm †April 28th, 1741, Stockholm

49

Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł

Polish prince (1669-1719)

*November 27th, 1669, Kraków †August 2nd, 1719, Biała Podlaska

58

Anne Marie d'Orléans

Queen Consort of Sardinia (1669-1728)

*August 27th, 1669, Saint-Cloud †August 26th, 1728, Villa della Regina

80

Isaak Steiger

Swiss politician (1669-1749)

*March 7th, 1669, Aarburg †December 20th, 1749, Bern

88

Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow

German general

*December 17th, 1669, Myślibórz †March 28th, 1758, Neuruppin

71

Urban Gottfried Siber

German theologian

*December 12th, 1669, Bad Schandau †June 15th, 1741, Leipzig

33

Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena

German noblewoman

*December 20th, 1669, Jena †January 6th, 1703, Gräfentonna

67

Kada no Azumamaro

Poet

*February 3rd, 1669, Fushimi Inari-taisha †August 8th, 1736

70

Gisela Agnes of Rath

Countess of Nienburg; regent of the Principality of Anhalt-Köthen (1669-1740)

*October 9th, 1669 †March 12th, 1740, Nienburg (Saale)

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1669 is a normal year and no leap year.

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