February 5th, 1799

Born on February 5th, 1799

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 82,000 days old!

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What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1799

66

John Lindley

English botanist, gardener, orchidologist, editor, scientific illustrator (1799–1865)

*February 5th, 1799, Catton †November 1st, 1865, Turnham Green

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Who's birthday is on February 5th?

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

73

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Swedish-speaking Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet

*February 5th, 1804, Jakobstad †May 6th, 1877, Porvoo

68

Johannes von Geissel

Catholic cardinal (1796-1864)

*February 5th, 1796, Gimmeldingen †September 8th, 1864, Cologne

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

62

Robert Peel

British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)

*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

Same year
Born in 1799

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

76

Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin

75

Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker

German pastor (1799-1875)

*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

47

Mary Anning

British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist (1799-1847)

*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme Regis

19

Kamehameha I

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

*November 30th, 1799, Kohala Historical Sites State Monument †April 30th, 1819, Kamakahonu

62

Thomas Witlam Atkinson

British architect (1799-1861)

*March 6th, 1799, Cawthorne †August 13th, 1861, Walmer

66

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi

Venezuelan heroine

*September 25th, 1799, Caracas †June 2nd, 1866, Caracas

91

Felipe Poey

Cuban zoologist

*May 26th, 1799, Havana †January 28th, 1891, Havana

53

August Kopisch

German poet and painter (1799-1853)

*May 26th, 1799, Wrocław †February 6th, 1853, Berlin

79

Elisabetha Fiorini-Mazzanti

Italian botanist, mycologist, botanical collector and writer (1799-1879)

*June 3rd, 1799, Terracina †April 23rd, 1879, Rome

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

67

Serafín Estébanez Calderón

Spanish author (1799-1867)

*December 27th, 1799, Málaga †February 15th, 1867, Madrid

38

René Caillié

French explorer

*September 19th, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon †May 17th, 1838, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien

35

David Douglas

Scottish botanist (1799–1834)

*June 25th, 1799, Scone †July 12th, 1834, Laupāhoehoe

64

Manuel María de Llano

Mexican politician

*January 1st, 1799, Monterrey †January 1st, 1863, Monterrey

60

Oscar I of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1844-1859

*July 4th, 1799, Paris †July 8th, 1859, Stockholm Palace

59

Alois Negrelli

Engineer and railway pioneer from the Austrian Empire (1799-1858)

*January 23rd, 1799, Fiera di Primiero †October 1st, 1858, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1799 is a normal year and no leap year.

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