June 5th, 1821

Born on June 5th, 1821

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 902 days, exactly on October 8th, 2026, people who were born on June 5th, 1821 will be 75,000 days old!

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What happened on June 5th?

June 5th, 2009

After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous people in Peru's Bagua Province.

June 5th, 2004

Noël Mamère, mayor of the Bordeaux suburb of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised.

June 5th, 2001

Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1997

Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detainment of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.

June 5th, 1989

An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.

June 5th, 1981

The first clinical cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 5th, 1976

The Teton Dam in eastern Idaho, U.S., collapsed as its reservoir was being filled for the first time, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and 13,000 cattle, and causing up to $2 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1968

U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

June 5th, 1963

The arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for publicly denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sparked protests in Iran.

June 5th, 1941

Second Sino-Japanese War: About 4,000 people died of asphyxiation in Chongqing when the tunnel in which they were hiding became blocked during a raid in the five-year bombing campaign.

June 5th, 1899

Filipino general Antonio Luna (pictured) was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War.

June 5th, 1897

The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of the National Treasures of Japan.

June 5th, 1862

Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty of Saigon.

June 5th, 1832

The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising, broke out in Paris.

June 5th, 1610

The masque Tethys' Festival was performed at the Palace of Whitehall to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 5th?

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

69

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

72

John Couch Adams

English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

*June 5th, 1819, Laneast †January 21st, 1892, Cambridge

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

33

Ben Stawski

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1990, Nuneaton

32

Leanne Choo

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1991, Ashford

59

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

35

Fernando Kurniawan

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1988, Palembang

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

29

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

53

Claus Norreen

Danish musician

*June 5th, 1970, Charlottenlund

45

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

52

Mark Wahlberg

American actor

*June 5th, 1971, Boston

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1821

59

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881)

*November 11th, 1821, Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor †January 28th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

74

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

46

Charles Baudelaire

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

*April 9th, 1821, Paris †August 31st, 1867, Paris

79

Theodor Löbbecke

German pharmacist and malacologist

*March 4th, 1821, Hückeswagen †January 18th, 1901, Düsseldorf

75

William Jervois

British Army general

*September 10th, 1821, Cowes †August 17th, 1897, Hampshire

72

John Abbott

3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)

*March 12th, 1821, Saint-André-Est †October 30th, 1893, Montreal

58

Gustave Flaubert

French novelist (1821–1880)

*December 12th, 1821, Rouen †May 8th, 1880, Croisset

54

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

56

Nikolay Nekrasov

Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher

*November 28th, 1821, Nemyriv †January 8th, 1878, Saint Petersburg

89

Mary Baker Eddy

American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)

*July 16th, 1821, Bow †December 3rd, 1910, Chestnut Hill

80

Rudolf Virchow

German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)

*October 13th, 1821, Świdwin †September 5th, 1902, Berlin

69

Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

*March 19th, 1821, Torquay †October 20th, 1890, Trieste

94

Charles Tupper

6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)

*July 2nd, 1821, Amherst †October 30th, 1915, Bexleyheath

89

Elizabeth Blackwell

American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)

*February 3rd, 1821, Bristol †May 31st, 1910, Hastings

81

Alexander Andrae

German politician

*December 17th, 1821, Hanover †March 13th, 1903, Szczecin

87

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip

Dutch-Belgian painter (1821-1909)

*May 31st, 1821, Amsterdam †February 28th, 1909, Ixelles - Elsene

32

Alexis de Garaudé

French composer (1821-1854)

*October 27th, 1821, Choisy-le-Roi †August 6th, 1854, Paris

80

Charles d'Abbadie d'Arrast

French politician.

*December 15th, 1821, Toulouse †December 23rd, 1901, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

84

Bartolomé Mitre

President of Argentina (1821-1906)

*June 26th, 1821, Buenos Aires †January 19th, 1906, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1821 is a normal year and no leap year.

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