August 5th, 1937

Born on August 5th, 1937

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen (pictured).

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, whose primary motive was to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

Born on August 5th, 1937

86

Manuel Pinto da Costa

President of São Tomé and Príncipe, economist

*August 5th, 1937, Água Grande

66

Herb Brooks

American ice hockey player and coach (1937-2003)

*August 5th, 1937, Saint Paul †August 11th, 2003, Forest Lake

86

Gordon Johncock

American racecar driver

*August 5th, 1937, Hastings

73

Brian G. Marsden

British astronomer

*August 5th, 1937, Cambridge †November 18th, 2010, Burlington

51

François Pluchart

French art critic (1937-1988)

*August 5th, 1937, Montmorency †November 8th, 1988, Paris

86

Pierre Bartholomée

Belgian conductor and omposer

*August 5th, 1937, Brussels metropolitan area

77

Alan Howard

British actor (1937–2015)

*August 5th, 1937, London †February 14th, 2015, London

86

Ossie Chavarria

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1937, Colón City

86

Bill Pleis

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1937, Kirkwood

86

James Carlisle

Dentist, former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda

*August 5th, 1937, Bolands

86

Gary E. Luck

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

*August 5th, 1937, Alma

86

Richard Van Buren

American sculptor

*August 5th, 1937, Syracuse

79

Heinrich Rüthing

German historian (1937-2017)

*August 5th, 1937, Paderborn †July 26th, 2017, Bielefeld

83

Dwight Siebler

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1937, Columbus †June 16th, 2021

82

Roger Donnahoo

American-football player (1937-)

*August 5th, 1937, Greenville †August 4th, 2020

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Who's birthday is on August 5th?

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

77

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

86

Michal Kováč

Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia (1993–1998)

*August 5th, 1930, Bratislava †October 5th, 2016, Bratislava

88

Wanda Ventham

English actress

*August 5th, 1935, Brighton

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

83

John Saxon

American actor (1936-2020)

*August 5th, 1936, Brooklyn †July 25th, 2020, Murfreesboro

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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