Born on August 5th, 1912
Weekday
Monday
August 5th, 1912 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1912 - August 23rd, 1912
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 199 days, exactly on November 5th, 2024, people who were born on August 5th, 1912 will be 41,000 days old!
40,801 Days
5,828 Weeks
1,340 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 5th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th
Born on August 5th, 1912
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest
*August 5th, 1912, 4th arrondissement of Lyon †January 22nd, 2007, 5th arrondissement of ParisNancy Tyson Burbidge
Australian botanist, conservationist and herbarium curator (1912–1977)
*August 5th, 1912, Cleckheaton †March 4th, 1977, GarranKonrad Dannenberg
Rocket pioneer (1912-2009)
*August 5th, 1912, Weißenfels †February 16th, 2009, HuntsvilleSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?
82 Neil Armstrong
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)
*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati
86 Ernst Rodenwaldt
German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)
*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding
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Elisabeth Voigt
German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)
*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig
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81 John Huston
American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987)
*August 5th, 1906, Nevada †August 28th, 1987, Middletown.jpg "Mark Strong")
96 Billie Hayes
American actress (1924-2021)
*August 5th, 1924, Du Quoin †April 29th, 2021, Los AngelesSame year
Born in 1912
81 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
41 Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, WilmslowJack Marshall
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)
*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape
104 Ingeborg Rapoport
German physician and East German communist functionary (1912-2017)
*September 2nd, 1912, Kribi †March 23rd, 2017, Berlin
94 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007)
*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, SöckingLeiva Petersen
German classical philologist and publisher
*November 28th, 1912, Berlin †April 17th, 1992, Weimar
65 John Paul I
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City.jpg "John Cage")
79 John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City
90 Wendy Hiller
English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
*August 15th, 1912, Stockport †May 14th, 2003, Beaconsfield
94 Milton Friedman
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco
59 Jean Vilar
French theatre director and actor (1912–1971)
*March 25th, 1912, Sète †May 28th, 1971, Sète
44 Jackson Pollock
American painter (1912–1956)
*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton
75 Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker
*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles
65 Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria
97 June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist
*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford
78 Patrick White
English-born Australian writer
*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, SydneyBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 5th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 5th.
Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Lucas Cranach the Elder (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_DürerDedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_of_the_Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_MajorAugust 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Croatia)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
5.8.1912
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).