April 5th, 1719

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Born on April 5th, 1719 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on April 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on April 5th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (April 1719)

Born on April 5th, 1719

Weekday

Wednesday

April 5th, 1719 was a Wednesday.

Age

305

People born on April 5th, 1719 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 305 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1719 - April 20th, 1719

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 111,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 576 days, exactly on November 26th, 2025, people who were born on April 5th, 1719 will be 112,000 days old!

111,424 Days

15,917 Weeks

3,660 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on April 5th?

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

April 5th, 0919

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

Born on April 5th, 1719

Axel von Fersen the Elder

Lantmarskalk or marshal of the diet (1719-1794)

*April 5th, 1719, Jakob and Johannes parish †April 24th, 1794, Jakob and Johannes parish

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 5th?

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French painter (1732-1806)

*April 5th, 1732, Grasse †August 22nd, 1806, Paris

Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher (1588–1679)

*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

Catherine I of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

Frank R. Stockton

American writer (1834-1902)

*April 5th, 1834, Philadelphia †April 20th, 1902, The Woodlands

Frank Schepke

German rower (1935-2017)

*April 5th, 1935, Königsberg †April 4th, 2017, Kiel

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941)

*April 5th, 1941, Detroit

Matt Bonner

American basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Concord

Same year
Born in 1719

Leopold Mozart

German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)

*November 14th, 1719, Augsburg †May 28th, 1787, Salzburg

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British nobleman and soldier (1719-1797)

*March 13th, 1719, Oundle †May 25th, 1797, Audley End House

Roger Newdigate

British politician

*May 20th, 1719, Arbury †November 23rd, 1806, Arbury

Ferdinand Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil

German priest

*February 6th, 1719, Salzburg †April 9th, 1786, Salzburg

John Landen

Mathematician

*January 23rd, 1719, Peterborough †January 15th, 1790, Milton

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

*October 7th, 1719, Dijon †September 25th, 1792, Paris

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

German princess (1719-1772); Princess of Wales as wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales; mother of George III

*November 30th, 1719, Gotha †February 8th, 1772, London

Johann Gottlob Lehmann

German and Russian mineralogist

*August 4th, 1719, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel †January 22nd, 1767, Saint Petersburg

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

French diplomat (1719-1787)

*December 28th, 1719, Dijon †February 13th, 1787, Versailles

Pierre Poivre

French horticulturalist (1719-1786)

*August 23rd, 1719, Lyon †January 6th, 1786, Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or

Marie Elisabeth von Ahlefeldt

*December 25th, 1719, Haselau †January 24th, 1769, Tranekær Slot

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim

German poet

*April 2nd, 1719, Ermsleben †February 18th, 1803, Halberstadt

Gottfried Schütze

German librarian, historian and theologian

*May 7th, 1719, Wernigerode †July 1st, 1784, Hamburg

Maurizio Pedetti

Italian architect

*October 13th, 1719, Casasco d'Intelvi †March 14th, 1799, Eichstätt

Felix Adam Joseph von Fugger-Glött

(1719-1770)

*December 24th, 1719, Innsbruck †November 23rd, 1770, Cologne

Johann Elias Schlegel

German poet (1719-1749)

*January 17th, 1719, Meissen †August 13th, 1749, Sorø

Anna Catharina Bischoff

"Lady (or mummy) of the Barfüsser Church"

*March 23rd, 1719, Strasbourg †August 30th, 1787, Basel

Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal

Catholic archbishop

*January 3rd, 1719, Mainz †July 25th, 1802, Aschaffenburg

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec

General and diplomat

*August 19th, 1719, Paris †August 16th, 1781, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo

Painter (1719-1795)

*August 25th, 1719, Rivoli †November 15th, 1795, Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 5th.

Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observances:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Food_Festival

Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Ennessim

Children's Day (Palestinian territories)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Day

First Contact Day (International observance)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Contact_Day

Sikmogil (South Korea)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singmogil

National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_maritime_history

International Day of Conscience

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Conscience

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.IV.MDCCXIX

5.4.1719

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

IV = 4

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1719 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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April 5th, 1719

Born on April 5th, 1719

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 111,000 days old!

111,424 Days

15,917 Weeks

3,660 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on April 5th?

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

Born on April 5th, 1719

Lantmarskalk or marshal of the diet (1719-1794)

Same Day Who's birthday is on April 5th?

Same year Born in 1719

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 5th

Albert of Montecorvino

Derfel Gadarn

Æthelburh of Kent

Gerald of Sauve-Majeure

Juliana of Liège

Maria Crescentia Höss

Blessed Mariano de la Mata

Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))

Ruadhán of Lorrha

Vincent Ferrer

April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observances:

Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt)

Children's Day (Palestinian territories)

First Contact Day (International observance)

Sikmogil (South Korea)

National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919.

International Day of Conscience

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.4.1719

Legend

Leap year

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 111,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Born in 1719

Calendar
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