October 5th, 1808 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1808 - October 23rd, 1808
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 298 days, exactly on January 20th, 2025, people who were born on October 5th, 1808 will be 79,000 days old!
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York CityFrench Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, ParisAfrican-American astrophysicist, and science communicator
*October 5th, 1958, ManhattanAmerican computer security expert (1949-2017)
*October 5th, 1949, Philadelphia †March 2nd, 2017, MuskegoGerman association football player and manager (1971–2016)
*October 5th, 1971, Dortmund †June 8th, 2016, BochumBritish actor (1919–1995)
*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-VenceCzech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, HrádečekBritish actress (1923–2024)
*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los AngelesBohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)
*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, PragueRussian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-YurtPrince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)
*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice CastlePresident of the United States from 1865 to 1869
*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, ElizabethtonPresident and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)
*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, ChislehurstAmerican politician and soldier (1808-1887)
*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)
*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, ParisNorwegian writer (1808–1845)
*June 17th, 1808, Kristiansand Municipality †July 12th, 1845, ChristianiaPresident of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
*June 3rd, 1808, Fairview †December 6th, 1889, New OrleansAlgerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)
*September 6th, 1808, Guittena †May 26th, 1883, DamascusFrench composer (1808-1877)
*November 19th, 1808, Paris †October 14th, 1877, 18th arrondissement of ParisEnglish historian and churchman (1808-1893)
*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, ElyScottish scientist (1808–1865)
*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, LondonThird President of the French Republic (1808–1893)
*May 13th, 1808, Sully †October 16th, 1893, MontcressonFrench artist (1808–1879)
*February 26th, 1808, Marseille †February 10th, 1879, ValmondoisGerman entomologist (1808–1883)
*April 8th, 1808, Steinheim an der Murr †March 27th, 1883, SzczecinEnglish founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son
*November 22nd, 1808, Derbyshire †July 18th, 1892, LeicesterAmerican politician and lawyer (1808–1873)
*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York CitySpanish poet (1808-1842)
*March 25th, 1808, Almendralejo †May 23rd, 1842, MadridItalian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philantropist
*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, MilanSpanish opera singer (1808–1836)
*March 24th, 1808, Paris †September 23rd, 1836, ManchesterFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 5th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1808 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).