May 5th, 1934

Born on May 5th, 1934

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 139 days, exactly on September 9th, 2024, people who were born on May 5th, 1934 will be 33,000 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, 1934

89

Henri Konan Bédié

President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999 (1934-2023)

*May 5th, 1934, Daoukro †August 1st, 2023, Abidjan

84

Ace Cannon

American Solo Music Artist of the Saxophone (1934-2018)

*May 5th, 1934, Grenada †December 6th, 2018, Calhoun City

87

Vic Garland

Australian politician

*May 5th, 1934, Perth †January 1st, 2022, Perth

66

Johnnie Taylor

American singer and songwriter (1934–2000)

*May 5th, 1934, Crawfordsville †May 31st, 2000, Dallas

86

John Sweeney

American labor leader

*May 5th, 1934, The Bronx †February 1st, 2021, Bethesda

70

Alfred Freiherr von Oppenheim

German banker (1934-2005)

*May 5th, 1934, Cologne †January 5th, 2005, Cologne

89

Khalilur Rehman

Pakistani politician

*May 5th, 1934, Peshawar

89

Chitra Sen

Indian actress

*May 5th, 1934, Kolkata

89

Emilia Bayer

Sculptor, painter

*May 5th, 1934, Sofia

86

Bohuslav Rylich

Czech basketball player

*May 5th, 1934, Nymburk †June 30th, 2020, Prague

30

Arlene Croce

American dance writer

*May 5th, 1934, Providence †January 1st, 1965

86

Campbell Forsyth

Scottish football goalkeeper (born 1939)

*May 5th, 1934, Plean †November 16th, 2020

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35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

88

Bernard Pivot

French writer and presenter

*May 5th, 1935, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

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

90

Amiran Pimenovich Khuskivadze

Physicist, cyberneticist, philosopher

*May 5th, 1933, Zestafoni Municipality

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

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

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

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

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

83

Pierre Schoendoerffer

French film director (1928–2012)

*May 5th, 1928, Chamalières †March 14th, 2012, Clamart

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

90

Douglas Turner Ward

American playwright

*May 5th, 1930, Burnside †February 20th, 2021, Manhattan

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

70

Jacques Médecin

French politician

*May 5th, 1928, Nice †November 17th, 1998, Punta del Este

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

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90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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