May 5th, 1913

Born on May 5th, 1913

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 474 days, exactly on August 5th, 2025, people who were born on May 5th, 1913 will be 41,000 days old!

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What happened on May 5th?

May 5th, 2019

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was struck by lightning after leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and caught fire during the subsequent emergency landing attempt, killing 41 people on board.

May 5th, 2007

Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.

May 5th, 1992

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.

May 5th, 1981

After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze.

May 5th, 1980

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.

May 5th, 1961

Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard (pictured) made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space.

May 5th, 1960

The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day.

May 5th, 1945

World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.

May 5th, 1940

World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.

May 5th, 1904

Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball.

May 5th, 1891

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

May 5th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness (pictured) in Spotsylvania County.

May 5th, 1654

Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh.

May 5th, 1646

First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

May 5th, 1860

Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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

Born on May 5th, 1913

85

Agustín Barboza

Paraguayan musician

*May 5th, 1913, Asunción †December 18th, 1998, Asunción

96

Lola Lemos

Spanish actress (1913-2009)

*May 5th, 1913, Brea de Aragón †August 6th, 2009, Móstoles

71

Pug Manders

American football player (1913-1985)

*May 5th, 1913, South Dakota †January 13th, 1985, Des Moines

79

Duane Carter

American racecar driver (1913–1993)

*May 5th, 1913, Fresno †March 7th, 1993, Indianapolis

59

John Denvir

New Zealand soldier (1913-1973)

*May 5th, 1913, Glasgow †March 10th, 1973, Blenheim

104

Fred J. Doocy

American politician (1913-2017)

*May 5th, 1913, Hartford †December 7th, 2017, Manchester

107

Arthur L. Thurlow

Canadian judge

*May 5th, 1913, Lunenburg †May 27th, 2020

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 5th?

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

88

Richard Arlt

German Resistance member

*May 5th, 1911, Witoszyn Górny †August 25th, 1999

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

83

Alice Faye

American actress and singer (1915–1998)

*May 5th, 1915, New York City †May 9th, 1998, Rancho Mirage

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Tyrone Power

American actor (1914-1958)

*May 5th, 1914, Cincinnati †November 15th, 1958, Madrid

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

56

Pat Frank

American writer

*May 5th, 1908, Chicago †October 12th, 1964, Jacksonville

78

Zail Singh

President of India from 1982 to 1987

*May 5th, 1916, Sandhwan †December 25th, 1994, Chandigarh

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

Same year
Born in 1913

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 5th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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