February 5th, 1905

Born on February 5th, 1905

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 5th, 1905?

February 5th, 1905

In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Hospital_of_Mexico

What else happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

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

Born on February 5th, 1905

68

Adolfo Mejía

Colombian composer and musician (1905-1973)

*February 5th, 1905, Sucre Department †July 6th, 1973, Cartagena de Indias

84

August Haußleiter

German politician (1905-1989)

*February 5th, 1905, Nuremberg †July 8th, 1989, Munich

60

Brigitte von Arnim

German author (1905-1965)

*February 5th, 1905, Rawicz †November 7th, 1965, Cuxhaven

68

Juan García

Mexican actor and screenwriter

*February 5th, 1905, Matamoros †October 11th, 1973, Mexico City

68

Roger Filiatrault

Canadian singer and music educator (1905-1973)

*February 5th, 1905, Montreal †April 27th, 1973

84

Clifton Parker

British composer

*February 5th, 1905, London †September 2nd, 1989, Marlow

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Who's birthday is on February 5th?

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

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

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

60

Violet Hilton

British actor (1908-1969)

*February 5th, 1908, Brighton †December 31st, 1968, Charlotte

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

83

William S. Burroughs

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

*February 5th, 1914, St. Louis †August 2nd, 1997, Lawrence

75

Robert Hofstadter

American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)

*February 5th, 1915, New York City †November 17th, 1990, Stanford

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

24

Peg Entwistle

British actress (1908-1932)

*February 5th, 1908, Port Talbot †September 16th, 1932, Hollywood

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

84

Alan Lloyd Hodgkin

Physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998)

*February 5th, 1914, Banbury †December 20th, 1998, Cambridge

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Born in 1905

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)

*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome

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Public holidays on February 5th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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