December 5th, 1902

Born on December 5th, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 661 days, exactly on February 17th, 2026, people who were born on December 5th, 1902 will be 45,000 days old!

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What happened on December 5th?

December 5th, 2007

A nineteen-year-old gunman went on a shooting spree at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., killing nine people, including himself.

December 5th, 1995

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 crashed shortly after takeoff from Nakhchivan Airport, killing 52 people on board.

December 5th, 1974

The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history.

December 5th, 1972

Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal-Country Party government.

December 5th, 1958

Britain's first motorway, the Preston By-pass, opened to the public.

December 5th, 1952

The "Great Smog of London" began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.

December 5th, 1945

Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers, disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle.

December 5th, 1939

The remains of Pedro II of Brazil, who was ousted and exiled in a republican coup, were buried after being repatriated.

December 5th, 1933

The prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States at the federal level ended when the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment.

December 5th, 1916

Amid the First World War and following his loss of support in Parliament, British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned.

December 5th, 1914

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.

December 5th, 1807

Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.

December 5th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.

December 5th, 1757

Seven Years' War: Prussian troops under Frederick the Great defeated Austrian forces at the Battle of Leuthen (pictured).

December 5th, 1484

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, which gave the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Kramer the explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany.

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

Born on December 5th, 1902

100

Strom Thurmond

American politician (1902–2003)

*December 5th, 1902, Edgefield †June 26th, 2003, Edgefield

73

Guy de La Vasselais

French politician

*December 5th, 1902, Colombes †July 20th, 1976, 7th arrondissement of Paris

91

Jean Gourguet

French screenwriter, film producer and film director

*December 5th, 1902, Sète †March 13th, 1994, Paris

85

Friedrich Feld

Austrian journalist, translator and writer (1902-1987)

*December 5th, 1902, Vienna †December 27th, 1987, Bexhill-on-Sea

62

Carl Brouard

Haitian poet

*December 5th, 1902, Port-au-Prince †November 29th, 1965, Port-au-Prince

87

Marcel Baron

French politician (1902-1989)

*December 5th, 1902, Buis-les-Baronnies †December 14th, 1989, Paris

85

Emeric Pressburger

Hungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988)

*December 5th, 1902, Miskolc †February 5th, 1988, Saxtead

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Who's birthday is on December 5th?

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

88

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

108

Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)

*December 5th, 1903, Amersfoort †December 24th, 2011, Starnberg

65

C. F. Powell

British physicist

*December 5th, 1903, Tonbridge †August 9th, 1969, Lake Como

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

85

Sally Long

American actress (1901-1987)

*December 5th, 1901, Kansas City †August 12th, 1987, Newport Beach

63

Lin Biao

Chinese Communist military commander and politician

*December 5th, 1907, Subraga Basin †September 13th, 1971, Öndörkhaan

87

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist

*December 5th, 1896, Prague †October 20th, 1984, Cambridge

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

66

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

91

Sheldon Glashow

American theoretical physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)

*December 5th, 1932, New York City

86

Pierre Chenal

Director

*December 5th, 1904, Brussels metropolitan area †December 23rd, 1990, La Garenne-Colombes

88

Władysław Szpilman

Polish pianist, composer, Holocaust survivor

*December 5th, 1911, Sosnowiec †July 6th, 2000, Warsaw

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

73

Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid

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39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

72

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

90

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

85

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer（1902-1988）

*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

65

Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

86

Georgy Malenkov

Soviet politician (1901–1988)

*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow

81

Alfred Kastler

French physicist

*May 3rd, 1902, Guebwiller †January 7th, 1984, Bandol

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint Nicholas' Eve) which are celebrated on December 5th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1902 is a normal year and no leap year.

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