August 5th, 1807

Born on August 5th, 1807

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

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, 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 (pictured).

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, whose primary motive was 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 (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

84

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

83

Ivar Andreas Aasen

Norwegian botanist (1813 – 1896)

*August 5th, 1813, Ørsta Municipality †September 23rd, 1896, Christiania

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

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Born in 1807

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

*February 27th, 1807, Portland †March 24th, 1882, Cambridge

96

Ernest Legouvé

French dramatist

*February 14th, 1807, Paris †March 14th, 1903, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

66

Hans Conon von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1807-1874)

*October 13th, 1807, Altenburg †September 3rd, 1874, Lemnitz

74

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera

66

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

*May 28th, 1807, Môtiers †December 14th, 1873, Cambridge

63

Robert E. Lee

Confederate States general (1807–1870)

*January 19th, 1807, Stratford Hall †October 12th, 1870, Lexington

91

Wilford Woodruff

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898)

*March 1st, 1807, Farmington †September 2nd, 1898, Salt Lake City

79

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice

60

Karl Braun

German jurist and politician (1807-1868)

*May 10th, 1807, Plauen †March 23rd, 1868, Plauen

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

*February 4th, 1807, Mondovì †August 21st, 1894, Rome

79

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

American historical editor, politician and diplomat from Massachusetts (1807-1886)

*August 18th, 1807, Boston †November 21st, 1886, Boston

80

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

German philosopher, writer and politician (1807-1887)

*June 30th, 1807, Ludwigsburg †September 14th, 1887, Gmunden

84

Jules Grévy

French statesman and lawyer

*August 15th, 1807, Mont-sous-Vaudrey †September 9th, 1891, Mont-sous-Vaudrey

40

Robert Blum

German democratic politician (1807-1848)

*November 10th, 1807, Cologne †November 9th, 1848, Brigittenau

78

Bernhard Horwitz

German-British chess player (1807-1885)

*May 10th, 1807, Neustrelitz †August 29th, 1885, London

82

Hans Matthison-Hansen

Danish composer and painter (1807-1890)

*February 6th, 1807, Flensburg †January 7th, 1890, Roskilde

84

Joseph Petzval

Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor (1807-1891)

*January 6th, 1807, Spišská Belá †September 19th, 1891, Vienna

78

Alfred de Clebsattel

French politician

*May 6th, 1807, Dunkirk †January 27th, 1886, Dunkirk

74

Ludwig Mooser

Organ builder

*January 30th, 1807, Vienna †May 22nd, 1881, Hatvan

77

Wilhelm von Braumüller

German publisher

*March 19th, 1807, Zillbach †July 25th, 1884, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1807 is a normal year and no leap year.

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