August 5th, 1950

Born on August 5th, 1950

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

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, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

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.

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, with the primary motive 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 was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

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

Born on August 5th, 1950

72

Rosi Mittermaier

German alpine skier (1950–2023)

*August 5th, 1950, Munich †January 4th, 2023, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

75

Djan Faridz

Indonesian politician

*August 5th, 1950, Jakarta

75

Linda Gregerson

American poet, teacher

*August 5th, 1950, Illinois

75

Donald C. White

American politician

*August 5th, 1950, Kittanning

75

Kujtim Çashku

Albanian filmmaker

*August 5th, 1950, Tirana

75

Rickey Woodard

American jazz musician

*August 5th, 1950, Nashville

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Born in 1950

76

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

75

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

75

Annette Badland

English actress (born 1950)

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

76

Stevie Wonder

American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

75

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

76

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

75

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

75

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

76

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive (1950–2017)

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

76

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

76

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

76

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

75

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

76

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

76

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalista and composer

*March 11th, 1950, Manhattan

75

Martine Aubry

French politician (born 1950)

*August 8th, 1950, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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