February 5th, 1725

Born on February 5th, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

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What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1725

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

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

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

71

John Witherspoon

Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)

*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, Tusculum

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

68

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

Same year
Born in 1725

73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

64

Abdul Hamid I

Ottoman sultan

*March 20th, 1725, Topkapı Palace †April 7th, 1789, Constantinople

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Frederik Christian Kaas

Danish naval officer and admiral

*December 1st, 1725, Rybjerg Parish †January 18th, 1803, Copenhagen

70

Beda Angehrn

Swiss catholic priest (1725-1796)

*December 7th, 1725, Amriswil †May 19th, 1796, St. Gallen

74

Jean-Étienne Montucla

French mathematician (*1725 – †1799)

*September 5th, 1725, Lyon †December 18th, 1799, Versailles

65

Johann Salomo Semler

German theologian (1725-1791)

*December 18th, 1725, Saalfeld †March 14th, 1791, Halle (Saale)

83

François Bonnaffé

French shipowner

*December 27th, 1725, Lacaune †August 13th, 1809, Bordeaux

50

Samuel Ward

American farmer, politician, and jurist

*May 25th, 1725, Newport †March 26th, 1776, Philadelphia

17

Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria

German princess

*December 6th, 1725, Munich †March 29th, 1743, Frankfurt

90

Nicolas Desmarest

French geologist

*September 16th, 1725, Soulaines-Dhuys †September 18th, 1815, Paris

68

François Clary

French shipowner

*February 24th, 1725, Marseille †January 20th, 1794, Marseille

78

Murió en las el cacas

El cacas fundo los cacas guines

*January 1st, 1725, Celbridge †January 23rd, 1803, Dublin

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

75

Wilhelm Jeremias Müller

German architect

*May 2nd, 1725, Eyrichshof †January 1st, 1801

81

Pasquale Paoli

Corsican politician

*April 6th, 1725, Morosaglia †February 5th, 1807, London

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

79

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

French inventor

*September 25th, 1725, Void-Vacon †October 2nd, 1804, Paris

66

George Mason

American delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1725-1792)

*December 11th, 1725, Fairfax County †October 7th, 1792, Fairfax County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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