August 5th, 1798

Born on August 5th, 1798

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

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

Same year
Born in 1798

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

62

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Empress Consort of Russia from 1825 to 1855

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

96

Franz Ernst Neumann

German physicist and mineralogist (1798-1895)

*September 11th, 1798, Joachimsthal †May 23rd, 1895, Königsberg

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

75

Gustav Rose

German mineralogist and university teacher (1798-1873)

*March 18th, 1798, Berlin †July 15th, 1873, Berlin

74

Alfred Iverson Sr.

American politician

*December 3rd, 1798, Liberty County †March 4th, 1873, Macon

88

Nakayama Miki

Founder of Tenrikyo (1798–1887)

*June 2nd, 1798, Tenri †February 18th, 1887, Tenri

76

Therese Grob

Austrian singer

*November 16th, 1798, Vienna †March 17th, 1875, Vienna

52

Joseph Anselm Feuerbach

German archaeologist (1798-1851)

*September 9th, 1798, Jena †September 8th, 1851, Freiburg im Breisgau

64

Ida Arenhold

German social reformer (1798–1863)

*October 11th, 1798, Herzberg am Harz †September 24th, 1863, Hanover

70

Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton

English politician (1798-1869)

*August 15th, 1798, Over Stowey †July 13th, 1869, Over Stowey

67

Thomas Hodgkin

British pathologist and social reformer (1798-1866)

*August 17th, 1798, London †April 5th, 1866, Jaffa

68

Henriette Méric-Lalande

Singer

*November 4th, 1798, Dunkirk †September 7th, 1867, Chantilly

80

Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Bishop of the Catholic Church (1798-1879)

*September 17th, 1798, Subiaco †January 28th, 1879, Ancona

59

Joseph von Auffenberg

German dramatist (1798-1857)

*August 25th, 1798, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 25th, 1857, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1798 is a normal year and no leap year.

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