September 5th, 1908

Born on September 5th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 769 days, exactly on May 29th, 2026, people who were born on September 5th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!

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What happened on September 5th?

September 5th, 1977

NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

September 5th, 1975

Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.

September 5th, 1964

Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States.

September 5th, 1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

September 5th, 1915

The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.

September 5th, 1905

Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

September 5th, 1887

A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter.

September 5th, 1882

A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months.

September 5th, 1836

Sam Houston (pictured) became the first popularly elected president of the Republic of Texas.

September 5th, 1816

Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists.

September 5th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).

September 5th, 1774

In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.

September 5th, 2022

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

September 5th, 2021

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

September 5th, 2012

An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.

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

Born on September 5th, 1908

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

87

Victor Ambartsumian

Soviet Armenian astrophysicist

*September 5th, 1908, Tbilisi †August 12th, 1996, Byurakan

95

Joaquín Nin-Culmell

American composer and pianist of Cuban descent (1908-2004)

*September 5th, 1908, Berlin †January 14th, 2004, Berkeley

81

Edoardo Amaldi

Italian physicist

*September 5th, 1908, Carpaneto Piacentino †December 5th, 1989, Rome

57

Renzo Rivolta

Italian engineer (1908-1966)

*September 5th, 1908, Desio †August 20th, 1966, Milan

111

Cecilia Seghizzi

Italian painter and composer (1908-2019)

*September 5th, 1908, Gorizia †November 22nd, 2019, Gorizia

65

Josué de Castro

Brazilian physician, writer and activist against world hunger (1908-1973)

*September 5th, 1908, Recife †September 24th, 1973, Paris

91

Henry H. Fowler

American lawyer and politician (1908-2000)

*September 5th, 1908, Roanoke †January 3rd, 2000, Alexandria

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79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

74

Pierre Bost

French writer (1901-1975)

*September 5th, 1901, Lasalle †December 6th, 1975, Paris

63

Otto Knefler

German footballer and manager (1923-1986)

*September 5th, 1923, Bernburg †October 30th, 1986, Steinbach

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

77

Arthur Koestler

Hungarian born author and journalist active in Palestine-Israel, Germany, France and Great Britain

*September 5th, 1905, Budapest †March 1st, 1983, London

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

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

85

Leila Mackinlay

British actress and writer (1910-1996)

*September 5th, 1910, London †April 13th, 1996, Camden Town

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

91

Carol Lawrence

Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

*September 5th, 1932, Melrose Park

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

86

Florence Eldridge

American actress

*September 5th, 1901, Brooklyn †August 1st, 1988, Long Beach

81

Werner Herzog

German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director

*September 5th, 1942, Munich

84

George Lazenby

Australian actor

*September 5th, 1939, Goulburn

70

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

94

Bob Newhart

American stand-up comedian and actor

*September 5th, 1929, Oak Park

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78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

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

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

92

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001)

*November 18th, 1908, Philadelphia †June 2nd, 2001, Westport

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Public holidays on September 5th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1908 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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