August 5th, 1885

Born on August 5th, 1885

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

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

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, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

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.

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, with the primary motive 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 was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

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

Born on August 5th, 1885

96

Edith Geheeb

German educationist

*August 5th, 1885, Gdańsk †April 29th, 1982, Meiringen

Same year
Born in 1885

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

56

Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier

82

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City

65

Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

59

Georges Mandel

French Jewish politician, resistance fighter and art collector, murdered in the Holocaust (1885-1944)

*June 5th, 1885, Chatou †July 7th, 1944, Fontainebleau

76

Per Thorén

Swedish figure skater (1885–1962)

*January 26th, 1885, Stockholm †January 5th, 1962, Stockholm

91

Anna Hübler

German pair skater (1885-1976)

*January 2nd, 1885, Munich †July 5th, 1976, Munich

75

Wallingford Riegger

American music composer

*April 29th, 1885, Albany †April 2nd, 1961, New York City

29

Theodor Altermann

Estonian actor and stage designer

*November 24th, 1885, Pahkla †April 1st, 1915, Tallinn

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

90

Stella Arbenina

British actress (1885-1976)

*September 27th, 1885, Saint Petersburg †April 26th, 1976, London

85

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

48

Faisal I of Iraq

1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933

*May 20th, 1885, Ta'if †September 7th, 1933, Bern

70

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

*November 9th, 1885, Elmshorn †December 8th, 1955, Zürich

67

Marjorie Bowen

British writer (1885–1952)

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

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