February 5th, 1952

Born on February 5th, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 26,000 days old!

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What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1952

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

72

Mark Fuhrman

American police detective, author, and talk radio host

*February 5th, 1952, Eatonville

72

Patrick Tort

French philosopher and linguist

*February 5th, 1952, Privas

72

Vladimir Moskovkin

Ukrainian geographer

*February 5th, 1952, Yalta

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Who's birthday is on February 5th?

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

64

Valerie Carter

American singer and songwriter

*February 5th, 1953, Winter Haven †March 4th, 2017, St. Petersburg

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

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

68

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

61

Robin Sachs

British actor (1951–2013)

*February 5th, 1951, London †February 1st, 2013, Los Angeles

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

64

Elizabeth Swados

American composer

*February 5th, 1951, Buffalo †January 5th, 2016, Manhattan

63

Ronnie Baxter

English darts player

*February 5th, 1961, Blackpool

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

73

Ryūsei Nakao

Japanese actor, voice actor and singer

*February 5th, 1951, Tokyo

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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