May 5th, 1825

Born on May 5th, 1825

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

May 5th, 2019

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was struck by lightning after leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and caught fire during the subsequent emergency landing attempt, killing 41 people on board.

May 5th, 2007

Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.

May 5th, 1992

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.

May 5th, 1981

After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze.

May 5th, 1980

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.

May 5th, 1961

Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard (pictured) made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space.

May 5th, 1960

The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day.

May 5th, 1945

World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.

May 5th, 1940

World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.

May 5th, 1904

Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball.

May 5th, 1891

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

May 5th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness (pictured) in Spotsylvania County.

May 5th, 1654

Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh.

May 5th, 1646

First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

May 5th, 1860

Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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

Born on May 5th, 1825

63

Wilhelm Hertenstein

Swiss politician (1825–1888)

*May 5th, 1825, Kyburg †November 27th, 1888, Zürich

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Who's birthday is on May 5th?

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

42

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

*May 5th, 1813, Copenhagen †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

72

Ferdinand von Richthofen

German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905)

*May 5th, 1833, Pokój †October 6th, 1905, Berlin

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

70

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate

*May 5th, 1846, Wola Okrzejska †November 15th, 1916, Vevey

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

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Born in 1825

77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

*November 29th, 1825, Paris †August 16th, 1893, Montsauche-les-Settons

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

*October 25th, 1825, Neubau †June 3rd, 1899, Vienna

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

70

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895)

*February 26th, 1825, Biglen †November 25th, 1895, Basel

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

*March 13th, 1825, Gut Campe †June 28th, 1891, Berlin

50

George Pickett

Confederate Army general

*January 16th, 1825, Richmond †July 30th, 1875, Norfolk

75

Jules Barbier

French poet, writer and librettist

*March 8th, 1825, Paris †January 16th, 1901, Paris

71

Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Austrian politician (1825-1896)

*June 27th, 1825, Vienna †December 12th, 1896, Ober-Grafendorf

70

Thomas Henry Huxley

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)

*May 4th, 1825, Ealing †June 29th, 1895, Eastbourne

91

Dadabhai Naoroji

Indian politician leader, scholar and writer (1825–1917)

*September 4th, 1825, Mumbai †June 30th, 1917, Mumbai

66

Luis Martos y Potestad

Spanish politician (1825-1892)

*October 1st, 1825, Cartagena †July 4th, 1892, Madrid

66

Pedro II of Brazil

2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)

*December 2nd, 1825, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 1891, Paris

48

Max Schultze

German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)

*March 25th, 1825, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 16th, 1874, Bonn

52

Cristóbal Oudrid

Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (1825-1877)

*February 7th, 1825, Badajoz †March 13th, 1877, Madrid

65

Camilo Castelo Branco

19th-century Portuguese writer

*March 16th, 1825, Lisbon †June 1st, 1890, Seide

69

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894)

*May 1st, 1825, Newburgh †August 3rd, 1894, Bridge of Allan

72

Johann Jakob Balmer

Swiss mathematician

*May 1st, 1825, Lausen †March 12th, 1898, Basel

79

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

French academic painter (1825-1905)

*November 30th, 1825, La Rochelle †August 19th, 1905, La Rochelle

69

Stephen F. Chadwick

American politician (1825-1895)

*December 25th, 1825, Middletown †January 15th, 1895, Salem

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1825 is a normal year and no leap year.

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