September 5th, 1948

Born on September 5th, 1948

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What happened on September 5th, 1948?

September 5th, 1948

In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schuman

What else happened on September 5th?

September 5th, 1977

NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

September 5th, 1975

Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.

September 5th, 1964

Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States.

September 5th, 1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

September 5th, 1915

The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.

September 5th, 1905

Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

September 5th, 1887

A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter.

September 5th, 1882

A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months.

September 5th, 1836

Sam Houston (pictured) became the first popularly elected president of the Republic of Texas.

September 5th, 1816

Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists.

September 5th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).

September 5th, 1774

In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.

September 5th, 2022

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

September 5th, 2021

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

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

Born on September 5th, 1948

75

Daniela Ziegler

German actress and singer

*September 5th, 1948, Offenbach am Main

75

Pavel Nový

Czech actor

*September 5th, 1948, Plzeň

75

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Austrian diplomat and politician

*September 5th, 1948, Salzburg

75

İsmail Arca

Turkish association football player

*September 5th, 1948, Bursa

75

Scott Reiniger

American actor

*September 5th, 1948, White Plains

75

Vaiva Mainelytė

Actress

*September 5th, 1948, Rokiškis

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

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

76

Mel Collins

British musician

*September 5th, 1947, Banstead

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

70

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

81

Werner Herzog

German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director

*September 5th, 1942, Munich

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

72

Paul Breitner

German association football player

*September 5th, 1951, Munich

84

George Lazenby

Australian actor

*September 5th, 1939, Goulburn

66

Peter Winnen

Road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1957, Venray

82

Raquel Welch

American actress (1940–2023)

*September 5th, 1940, Chicago †February 15th, 2023, Los Angeles

91

Carol Lawrence

Actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

*September 5th, 1932, Melrose Park

78

Gérard d'Aboville

French politician and ocean rower

*September 5th, 1945, Paris

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

63

Otto Knefler

German footballer and manager (1923-1986)

*September 5th, 1923, Bernburg †October 30th, 1986, Steinbach

68

John Stewart

American songwriter and singer

*September 5th, 1939, San Diego †January 19th, 2008, San Diego

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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