September 5th, 1749

Born on September 5th, 1749

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 5th?

September 5th, 1977

NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

September 5th, 1975

Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.

September 5th, 1964

Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States.

September 5th, 1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

September 5th, 1915

The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.

September 5th, 1905

Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

September 5th, 1887

A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter.

September 5th, 1882

A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months.

September 5th, 1836

Sam Houston (pictured) became the first popularly elected president of the Republic of Texas.

September 5th, 1816

Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists.

September 5th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).

September 5th, 1774

In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.

September 5th, 2022

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

September 5th, 2021

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

September 5th, 2012

An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.

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

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

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

76

Louis XIV of France

King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715

*September 5th, 1638, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 1st, 1715, Palace of Versailles

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

24

Robert Fergusson

Scottish poet and writer (1750-1774)

*September 5th, 1750, Edinburgh †October 16th, 1774, Edinburgh

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

46

Johann Christian Bach

German composer (1735–1782)

*September 5th, 1735, Leipzig †January 1st, 1782, London

40

John Shortland

Royal Navy officer born 1769

*September 5th, 1769, England †January 21st, 1810

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German writer, poet and publisher (1733-1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

67

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire

*September 5th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 16th, 1813, Bolesławiec

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

65

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

*September 5th, 1774, Greifswald †May 7th, 1840, Dresden

63

Otto Knefler

German footballer and manager (1923-1986)

*September 5th, 1923, Bernburg †October 30th, 1986, Steinbach

74

Pierre Bost

French writer (1901-1975)

*September 5th, 1901, Lasalle †December 6th, 1975, Paris

91

Carol Lawrence

Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

*September 5th, 1932, Melrose Park

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

Same year
Born in 1749

82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749-1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

29

Thomas Lynch

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)

*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

91

Nicolas Appert

French inventor of airtight food preservation

*November 17th, 1749, Châlons-en-Champagne †June 1st, 1841, Massy

84

José María Chacón

Spanish colonial administrator

*January 1st, 1749, Seville †January 1st, 1833

42

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791)

*March 9th, 1749, Le Bignon-Mirabeau †April 2nd, 1791, Paris

57

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

50

Friederike von Alvensleben

German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist

*March 5th, 1749, City of Brussels †April 10th, 1799, Redekin

75

Peder Anker

Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm 1814-1822

*December 8th, 1749, Christiania †December 10th, 1824, Christiania

72

Chaim of Volozhin

Polish Jewish rabbi, Talmudist and ethicist (1749-1821)

*May 24th, 1749, Valožyn †June 14th, 1821, Valožyn

60

Benjamin Ogle

American politician (1749-1809)

*January 27th, 1749, Annapolis †July 7th, 1809, Annapolis

53

Alexander Radishchev

18th century Russian author and social critic

*August 20th, 1749, Radischevo †September 12th, 1802, Saint Petersburg

66

David Ramsay

American physician and historian

*April 2nd, 1749, Lancaster County †May 8th, 1815, Charleston

61

Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas

Spanish bishop (1749-1810)

*April 3rd, 1749, Havana †July 17th, 1810, Santiago de Cuba

54

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

French painter (1749-1803)

*April 11th, 1749, Paris †April 24th, 1803, Paris

50

William Blount

American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution (1749-1800)

*March 26th, 1749, Windsor †March 21st, 1800, Knoxville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1749 is a normal year and no leap year.

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