April 5th, 1878

Born on April 5th, 1878

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

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

April 5th, 0919

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

Born on April 5th, 1878

49

Albert Champion

Road bicycle racer

*April 5th, 1878, 17th arrondissement of Paris †October 27th, 1927, 1st arrondissement of Paris

86

Paul Weinstein

German high jumper (1878-1964)

*April 5th, 1878, Wallendorf †August 16th, 1964, Wiemelhausen

87

Georg Misch

German philosopher (1878-1965)

*April 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 10th, 1965, Göttingen

35

Wolf Dohrn

German germanist, journalist and opinion journalist

*April 5th, 1878, Naples †February 4th, 1914, Pennine Alps

83

Carl Ehrenberg

German composer

*April 5th, 1878, Dresden †February 26th, 1962, Munich

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Who's birthday is on April 5th?

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

70

Anton Aicher

Austrian theatre director

*April 5th, 1859, Feldbach †February 5th, 1930, Salzburg

67

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

*April 5th, 1900, Milwaukee †June 10th, 1967, Los Angeles

81

Herbert von Karajan

Austrian conductor (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Salzburg †July 16th, 1989, Anif

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

81

Frank Schepke

German rower (1935-2017)

*April 5th, 1935, Königsberg †April 4th, 2017, Kiel

77

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

83

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941)

*April 5th, 1941, Detroit

69

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

95

Ivar Giaever

Norwegian physicist

*April 5th, 1929, Bergen

74

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish singer (born 1950)

*April 5th, 1950, Jönköping

36

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

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Born in 1878

81

Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player

*September 3rd, 1878, Ealing †January 7th, 1960, Kensington

74

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

*December 18th, 1878, Gori †March 5th, 1953, Kuntsevo Dacha

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

87

Marie-Elisabeth Lüders

German politician (1878–1966)

*June 25th, 1878, Berlin †March 23rd, 1966, West Berlin

63

Walter Otto

German historian

*May 30th, 1878, Wrocław †November 1st, 1941, Munich

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish educator (1878-1942)

*July 22nd, 1878, Warsaw †August 7th, 1942, Treblinka extermination camp

89

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor

*January 6th, 1878, Galesburg †July 22nd, 1967, Flat Rock

74

Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

51

Gustav Stresemann

German politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1878-1929)

*May 10th, 1878, Berlin †October 3rd, 1929, Berlin

98

Eileen Gray

Irish architect and designer (1878-1976)

*August 9th, 1878, Enniscorthy †October 31st, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

56

Erich Mühsam

German-Jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934)

*April 6th, 1878, Berlin †July 10th, 1934, Oranienburg concentration camp

51

Pierre Fatou

French mathematician and astronomer

*February 28th, 1878, Lorient †August 9th, 1929, Pornichet

48

Albert Corey

French long distance runner (1878-1926)

*April 16th, 1878, Meursault †August 3rd, 1926, Paris

77

Paul Renner

German type designer (1878–1959)

*August 9th, 1878, Wernigerode †April 25th, 1956, Überlingen

89

Lise Meitner

Austrian-Swedish physicist

*November 7th, 1878, Vienna †October 27th, 1968, Cambridge

87

Martin Buber

German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)

*February 8th, 1878, Vienna †June 13th, 1965, Jerusalem

74

Julia Dean

Actress (1878-1952)

*May 13th, 1878, Saint Paul †October 17th, 1952, Hollywood

45

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)

*June 5th, 1878, San Juan del Río, Durango †July 20th, 1923, Hidalgo del Parral

73

Owen Johnson

American novelist and short story writer

*August 27th, 1878, New York City †January 27th, 1952, Massachusetts

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 5th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1878 is a normal year and no leap year.

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