September 5th, 1787

Born on September 5th, 1787

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on September 5th, 1787

63

François Sulpice Beudant

Systematic mineralogist, University of Paris, Paris, France (1787-1850)

*September 5th, 1787, Paris †December 10th, 1850, Paris

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Who's birthday is on September 5th?

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

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

72

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-French composer

*September 5th, 1791, Tasdorf †May 2nd, 1864, Paris

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

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

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

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

40

John Shortland

Royal Navy officer born 1769

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

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

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

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

45

Freddie Mercury

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

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

65

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

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

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

46

Johann Christian Bach

German composer (1735–1782)

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

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

43

Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat

French sinologist (1788-1832)

*September 5th, 1788, Paris †June 4th, 1832, Paris

91

Carol Lawrence

Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

*September 5th, 1932, Melrose Park

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

70

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

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Born in 1787

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

*November 17th, 1787, Naples †July 26th, 1872, Paris

86

François Guizot

French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)

*October 4th, 1787, Nîmes †September 12th, 1874, Abbey of Val-Richer

39

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer

*March 6th, 1787, Straubing †June 7th, 1826, Munich

73

Johan Fredrik Berwald

Swedish musician

*December 4th, 1787, Stockholm †August 26th, 1861, Stockholm

81

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869)

*December 17th, 1787, Libochovice †July 28th, 1869, Prague

74

Karl von Wachsmann

German writer

*September 27th, 1787, Zielona Góra †August 28th, 1862, Dresden

70

William Daniel Conybeare

English geologist and palaeontologist (1787-1857)

*June 7th, 1787, Horsham †August 12th, 1857, Winchester

44

Rasmus Rask

Danish linguist

*November 22nd, 1787, Brændekilde †November 14th, 1832, Copenhagen

71

Ippolito Cavalcanti

Italian cook (1787-1859)

*September 2nd, 1787, Afragola †March 5th, 1859, Naples

64

Nangklao

Third king of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty

*March 31st, 1787, Grand Palace †April 2nd, 1851, Bangkok

76

Vuk Karadžić

Serbian philologist and linguist

*November 7th, 1787, Tršić †January 26th, 1864, Vienna

77

Christian Ludwig Brehm

German pastor and ornithologist (1787-1864)

*January 24th, 1787, Schönau vor dem Walde †June 23rd, 1864, Renthendorf

69

Ninomiya Sontoku

Japanese philosopher

*September 4th, 1787, Ashigarakami district †November 17th, 1856, Imaichi

47

Thomas Say

American naturalist (1787-1834)

*June 27th, 1787, Philadelphia †October 10th, 1834, New Harmony

72

Johann Gottlob von Quandt

German art collector and artist (1787-1859); collection was sold in 1868

*April 9th, 1787, Leipzig †June 19th, 1859, Dresden

67

Mary Russell Mitford

English author and dramatist (1787–1855)

*December 16th, 1787, City of Winchester †January 10th, 1855, Swallowfield

87

Guillaume Henri Dufour

Swiss army officer, bridge engineer and topographer (1787-1875)

*September 15th, 1787, Constance †July 14th, 1875, Eaux-Vives

78

Martial de Guernon-Ranville

French magistrate and politician (1787-1866)

*May 2nd, 1787, Caen †April 28th, 1866, Ranville

58

Otto von Kotzebue

Baltic German explorer

*December 30th, 1787, Tallinn †February 15th, 1846, Tallinn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1787 is a normal year and no leap year.

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