December 5th, 1740 was a Monday.
November 23rd, 1740 - December 21st, 1740
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 489 days, exactly on September 2nd, 2025, people who were born on December 5th, 1740 will be 104,000 days old!
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, KinderhookAmerican animator and producer (1901–1966)
*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, BurbankFormer King of Thailand
*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj HospitalGerman association football player and manager (1919–1983)
*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, AeschGerman theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner
*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, MunichAmerican politician (1735-1819)
*December 5th, 1735, Chester County †May 22nd, 1819, New York CityAmerican theoretical physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)
*December 5th, 1932, New York CityDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)
*December 5th, 1903, Amersfoort †December 24th, 2011, StarnbergHead of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513
*December 5th, 1443, Albisola Superiore †February 21st, 1513, RomePolish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister (1867–1935)
*December 5th, 1867, Zalavas †May 12th, 1935, WarsawFrench nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-MauriceEnglish composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, LondonGerman writer (1740–1819)
*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie CountyBritish painter and writer (1740–1814)
*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's PlaceFrench dramatist and writer (1740-1814)
*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, ParisDutch French-language writer and composer
*October 20th, 1740, Zuylen Castle †December 27th, 1805, ColombierBritish lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)
*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, LondonEmperor of Russia (1740–1764)
*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, ShlisselburgSwedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church ParishGerman poet (1740-1815)
*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, HamburgFrench journalist and moralistic author
*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, ParisGenevan scientist (1740-1799)
*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, GenevaSinger (1740-1828)
*December 23rd, 1740, Katarina church parish †March 26th, 1828, StorkyrkoförsamlingenFrench archivist and revolutionary (1740–1804)
*April 2nd, 1740, Paris †November 2nd, 1804, ParisFrench politician and priest (1740-1828)
*October 20th, 1740, Alessandria †April 19th, 1828, ParmaSpanish painter (1740-1809)
*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, ZaragozaAmerican lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
*May 2nd, 1740, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1821, BurlingtonWürttembergian university teacher (1740-1808)
*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, BlaubeurenItalian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795)
*December 6th, 1740, Bronte †November 26th, 1795, RomeSpanish sculptor (1741-1802)
*November 30th, 1740, Valencia †November 30th, 1801, ValenciaFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint Nicholas' Eve) which are celebrated on December 5th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1740 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).