August 5th, 1940

Born on August 5th, 1940

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What happened on August 5th, 1940?

August 5th, 1940

World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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.

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

Born on August 5th, 1940

83

Norbert Gansel

German politician

*August 5th, 1940, Kiel

79

Natalie Trundy

American actress (1940-2019)

*August 5th, 1940, Boston †December 5th, 2019, Los Angeles

83

Tone Partljič

Writer, playwright, screenwriter and politician

*August 5th, 1940, Maribor

83

Ellery Schempp

American physicist

*August 5th, 1940, Philadelphia

83

Anupam Sen

Bangladeshi author, sociologist, and social activist

*August 5th, 1940, Chittagong

75

Karl-Heinz Theisen

German entrepreneur

*August 5th, 1940, Düsseldorf †November 15th, 2015, Düsseldorf

79

Wendell Hayes

American football player

*August 5th, 1940, Dallas †December 28th, 2019

83

Bobby Braddock

American musician

*August 5th, 1940, Lakeland

83

Roman Gabriel

American football player (born 1940)

*August 5th, 1940, Wilmington

72

Rick Huxley

British musician

*August 5th, 1940, Dartford †February 11th, 2013, Buckinghamshire

83

Makoto Koga

Japanese politician

*August 5th, 1940, Miyama

83

Sigi Schwab

German musician

*August 5th, 1940, Ludwigshafen †January 11th, 2024, Munich

83

Charles E. Blake

Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ

*August 5th, 1940, Little Rock

83

Atsuko Shimoda

Japanese politician

*August 5th, 1940, Hirosaki

83

Raimon Obiols i Germà

Spanish politician

*August 5th, 1940, Sarrià

83

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Swiss socialite known for her extensive facial surgeries

*August 5th, 1940, Lausanne

80

Ivan Nalbantov

Bulgarian actor (1940-2021)

*August 5th, 1940, Karavelovo †May 10th, 2021, Sofia

81

Virke Lehtinen

Finnish film director, film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter

*August 5th, 1940, Tampere †June 4th, 2022, Helsinki

83

Ally Shewan

Scottish footballer (1940–2024)

*August 5th, 1940, Turriff †January 30th, 2024

81

Klavdij Palčič

Italian painter

*August 5th, 1940, Trieste †August 31st, 2021

Same 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

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

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

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

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

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

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

77

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

67

Bob Clark

American actor and film director (1939-2007)

*August 5th, 1939, New Orleans †April 4th, 2007, Pacific Palisades

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

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

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

86

Michal Kováč

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

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

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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).

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