February 5th, 1912

Born on February 5th, 1912

Weekday

Monday

February 5th, 1912 was a Monday.

Age

114

People born on February 5th, 1912 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 114 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1912 - February 19th, 1912

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 191 days, exactly on February 1st, 2027, people who were born on February 5th, 1912 will be 42,000 days old!

41,809 Days

5,972 Weeks

1,373 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What 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.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1912

Willard Parker

American actor (1912-1996)

*February 5th, 1912, New York City †December 4th, 1996, Rancho Mirage

Same year
Born in 1912

Jack Marshall

Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)

*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape

104

Simone Schaller

American hurdler

*August 22nd, 1912, Manchester †October 20th, 2016, Arcadia

Erich Honecker

Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)

*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina

Sally Kessler

*February 21st, 1912, Cologne †March 27th, 1985, Cologne

Alan Turing

English computer scientist (1912–1954)

*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, Söcking

104

Ingeborg Rapoport

German physician and East German communist functionary (1912-2017)

*September 2nd, 1912, Kribi †March 23rd, 2017, Berlin

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

Wendy Hiller

English film and stage actress (1912-2003)

*August 15th, 1912, Stockport †May 14th, 2003, Beaconsfield

Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco

Jean Vilar

French theatre director and actor

*March 25th, 1912, Sète †May 28th, 1971, Sète

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker

*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles

Wernher von Braun

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)

*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria

Henry Jones

American actor of stage, film and television (1912-1999)

*August 1st, 1912, New Jersey †May 17th, 1999, Los Angeles

June Havoc

American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist

*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney

John Payne

American actor (1912–1989)

*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu

James Callaghan

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (1912–2005)

*March 27th, 1912, Copnor †March 26th, 2005, East Sussex

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 5th

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

26 Martyrs of Japan (in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Anglican Church in Japan)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

Constitution Day (Mexico)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Mexico

Crown Princess Mary's birthday (Denmark)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Denmark

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Solidarity_Day

Liberation Day (San Marino)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino

Runeberg's Birthday (Finland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg

Unity Day (Burundi)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burundi

Runeberg Day (Finland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runeberg_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.II.MCMXII

5.2.1912

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1912 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).

Calendar
February 1912

February 1912

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5				1	2	3	4
6	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
7	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
8	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
9	26	27	28	29

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February 5th, 1912

Born on February 5th, 1912

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 41,000 days old!

41,809 Days

5,972 Weeks

1,373 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 5th?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1912

American actor (1912-1996)

Same year Born in 1912

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 5th

Adelaide of Vilich

Agatha of Sicily

Avitus of Vienne

Bertulf (Bertoul) of Renty

Ingenuinus (Jenewein)

Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson (Episcopal Church (United States))

26 Martyrs of Japan (in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Anglican Church in Japan)

February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Mexico)

Crown Princess Mary's birthday (Denmark)

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan)

Liberation Day (San Marino)

Runeberg's Birthday (Finland)

Unity Day (Burundi)

Runeberg Day (Finland)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.2.1912

Legend

Leap year

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1912

Calendar
February 1912