Born on August 5th, 1801
Weekday
Wednesday
August 5th, 1801 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1801 - August 23rd, 1801
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 653 days, exactly on February 6th, 2026, people who were born on August 5th, 1801 will be 82,000 days old!
81,347 Days
11,621 Weeks
2,672 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 5th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?
26 Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality
86 Ernst Rodenwaldt
German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)
*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding
82 Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati
84 Ambroise Thomas
French composer
*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire.JPG "Salomon Kalou"){kind=small}
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Elisabeth Voigt
German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)
*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig
Same year
Born in 1801
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer
German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)
*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel
60 Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer
*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, GrazCarl August von Steinheil
German physicist (1801-1870)
*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, MunichFrédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)
*June 30th, 1801, Bayonne †December 24th, 1850, Rome
76 Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877)
*June 1st, 1801, Whitingham †August 29th, 1877, Salt Lake CityVincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
*November 3rd, 1801, Catania †September 23rd, 1835, Puteaux
86 Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887)
*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig
90 George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, GreenwichVincenzo Gioberti
Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852)
*April 5th, 1801, Turin †October 26th, 1852, ParisVictor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
*August 8th, 1801, Paris †December 7th, 1832, Mumbai
56 Johannes Peter Müller
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
*July 14th, 1801, Koblenz †April 28th, 1858, BerlinChristian Hermann Weisse
German Protestant religious philosopher
*August 10th, 1801, Leipzig †September 19th, 1866, Leipzig
89 John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint (1801-1890)
*February 21st, 1801, London †August 11th, 1890, EdgbastonJoseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer
*March 13th, 1801, Marseille †May 19th, 1868, 9th arrondissement of Paris
66 Julius Plücker
German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)
*July 16th, 1801, Elberfeld †May 22nd, 1868, Bonn
120 Andrés de Santa Cruz
Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
*December 5th, 1801, Puno †November 30th, 1922, Saint-Nazaire
75 Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)
*August 28th, 1801, Gray †March 31st, 1877, ParisWilliam H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
*May 16th, 1801, Florida †October 10th, 1872, Auburn.jpg "Justo José de Urquiza")
68 Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military
*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palaceBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 5th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 5th.
Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Lucas Cranach the Elder (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_DürerDedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_of_the_Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_MajorAugust 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Croatia)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
5.8.1801
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1801 is a normal year and no leap year.