April 5th, 1755

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Born on April 5th, 1755 – 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 1755)

Born on April 5th, 1755

Weekday

Saturday

April 5th, 1755 was a Saturday.

Age

269

People born on April 5th, 1755 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 269 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

March 21st, 1755 - April 20th, 1755

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 98,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 726 days, exactly on April 24th, 2026, people who were born on April 5th, 1755 will be 99,000 days old!

98,274 Days

14,039 Weeks

3,228 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, 1755

Vincenc Mašek

Czech composer

*April 5th, 1755, Zvíkovec †November 15th, 1831, Prague

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

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

Roman Herzog

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

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

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French painter (1732-1806)

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

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

Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher (1588–1679)

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

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

Frank R. Stockton

American writer (1834-1902)

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

Catherine I of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

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

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 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 1755

Marie Antoinette

Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution

*November 2nd, 1755, Hofburg Palace †October 16th, 1793, place de la Concorde

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

Gottlob Heinrich von Lindenau

*August 18th, 1755, Altenburg †July 15th, 1830, Neustädtel

Samuel Hahnemann

German physician known for creating homeopathy

*April 10th, 1755, Meissen †July 2nd, 1843, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras

French politician (1745-1829)

*June 30th, 1755, Fox-Amphoux †January 29th, 1829, Chaillot

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau

French soldier

*April 7th, 1755, Paris †September 20th, 1813, Leipzig

Sarah Siddons

Welsh actress (1755-1831)

*July 5th, 1755, Brecon †June 8th, 1831, London

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Polish general (1755–1818)

*August 2nd, 1755, Pierzchów †June 6th, 1818, Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

18th- and 19th-century French painter (1755–1842)

*April 16th, 1755, Paris †March 30th, 1842, Paris

Georges Couthon

French politician and lawyer (1755–1794)

*December 22nd, 1755, Orcet †July 28th, 1794, Paris

François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of France (1755-1820)

*October 25th, 1755, Rouffach †September 14th, 1820, Paris

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess

German copperplate engraver

*January 22nd, 1755, Darmstadt †July 25th, 1828, Munich

Anacharsis Cloots

Prussian noble (1755-1794)

*June 24th, 1755, Kleve †March 24th, 1794, Paris

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

French physician (1755-1821)

*February 15th, 1755, Dricourt †September 18th, 1821, Paris

Paolo Mascagni

Italian physician (1755-1815)

*January 25th, 1755, Pomarance †October 19th, 1815, Chiusdino

Stephen Groombridge

British astronomer

*January 7th, 1755, Kent †March 30th, 1832, London

Robert Gray

American merchant sea captain

*May 10th, 1755, Tiverton †July 1st, 1806, Charleston

Axel von Fersen the Younger

Swedish politician (1755-1810)

*September 4th, 1755, Jakob and Johannes parish †June 20th, 1810, Stockholm

Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke

Danish geheimrat

*September 15th, 1755, Walkendorf †August 15th, 1835, Køge

Natalia Alexeievna of Russia

Russian Grand duchess (1755-1776)

*June 25th, 1755, Prenzlau †April 15th, 1776, Saint Petersburg

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.MDCCLV

5.4.1755

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

V = 5

IV = 4

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1755 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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April 5th, 1755

Born on April 5th, 1755

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♈

Aries (The Ram)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 98,000 days old!

98,274 Days

14,039 Weeks

3,228 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, 1755

Czech composer

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

Same year Born in 1755

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

5.4.1755

Legend

Leap year

Calendar April 1755

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 98,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Born in 1755

Calendar
April 1755

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