April 5th, 1949

Born on April 5th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 5th?

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

April 5th, 0919

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

Born on April 5th, 1949

75

Larry J. Franco

American film producer

*April 5th, 1949, Sonora

75

Raymond Thompson

British–Canadian–New Zealand television producer, screenwriter and composer

*April 5th, 1949, Redditch

75

Stanley Dziedzic

Olympic wrestler

*April 5th, 1949, Allentown

75

Rahn Coleman

American musician

*April 5th, 1949, San Francisco

75

Peter Svet

Slovenian/Yugoslavian long-distance runner

*April 5th, 1949, Celje

36

Judith Resnik

American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)

*April 5th, 1949, Akron †January 28th, 1986, Cape Canaveral

73

Klara Höfels

German actress, theater director and documentary filmmaker

*April 5th, 1949, Grevenbroich †May 15th, 2022, Berlin

75

Dominique Rouits

French conductor and music educator

*April 5th, 1949, Le Mans

75

Martin Hellwig

German economist

*April 5th, 1949, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Elms

English cricketer (born 1949)

*April 5th, 1949, Sutton

75

I.P. Paul

Indian politician

*April 5th, 1949, Thrissur

75

Der-Tsai Lee

Taiwanese computer scientist

*April 5th, 1949, Taiwan

75

Bob Dolman

Canadian screenwriter, actor, director and producer

*April 5th, 1949, Toronto

75

Antonio Rigamonti

Italian footballer

*April 5th, 1949, Carate Brianza

75

Zhong Acheng

Chinese screenwriter

*April 5th, 1949, Beijing

75

Lee Brand

Mayor of Fresno, California, United States

*April 5th, 1949, The Dalles

75

David Defoe

Cricketer

*April 5th, 1949, Dominica

75

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy

Indian politician

*April 5th, 1949, Malda

75

Dallin Malmgren

American writer

*April 5th, 1949, New York

58

John Berg

American actor (1949–2007)

*April 5th, 1949, Wichita Falls †December 15th, 2007, Van Nuys

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

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

74

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish singer (born 1950)

*April 5th, 1950, Jönköping

77

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

69

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

82

Roman Herzog

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

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

73

Josef Wiesehöfer

German classical historian (born 1951)

*April 5th, 1951, Wickede

80

Reinhard Günzel

German general

*April 5th, 1944, The Hague

83

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941)

*April 5th, 1941, Detroit

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

80

Willy Planckaert

Road bicycle racer

*April 5th, 1944, Nevele

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

81

Frank Schepke

German rower (1935-2017)

*April 5th, 1935, Königsberg †April 4th, 2017, Kiel

74

Miki Manojlović

Serbian actor

*April 5th, 1950, Belgrade

76

Hans Theessink

Dutch guitarist, singer and songwriter

*April 5th, 1948, Enschede

80

Peter King

American politician (born 1944)

*April 5th, 1944, Manhattan

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on April 5th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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