April 5th, 1952

Born on April 5th, 1952

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, 1952

72

Susan Point

Musqueam Coast Salish artist from Canada

*April 5th, 1952, British Columbia

72

John C. Dvorak

US journalist and radio broadcaster

*April 5th, 1952, Los Angeles

72

Mitch Pileggi

Italian–American actor

*April 5th, 1952, Portland

72

Dennis Mortimer

English footballer (born 1952)

*April 5th, 1952, Liverpool

72

Didier Vanoverschelde

Cyclist

*April 5th, 1952, Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin

72

Bjarne Petersen

Danish footballer

*April 5th, 1952, Denmark

72

Alfie Conn, Jr.

Scottish footballer (born 1952)

*April 5th, 1952, Kirkcaldy

72

Sandy Mayer

US tennis player

*April 5th, 1952, New York City

72

Hugh Holub

American actor

*April 5th, 1952, Trenton

72

Nahum Hofree

Israeli politician

*April 5th, 1952, HaMa'apil

72

Malcolm Windeatt

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist

*April 5th, 1952, Torquay

72

Zvi Zilbertal

Israeli jurist

*April 5th, 1952, Israel

72

Catherine Clinton

American historian

*April 5th, 1952, Seattle

72

Oqtay Səmədov (Əbil oğlu)

Azerbaijani nuclear physicist

*April 5th, 1952, Xol Qarabucaq

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38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

74

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish singer (born 1950)

*April 5th, 1950, Jönköping

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

69

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

73

Josef Wiesehöfer

German classical historian (born 1951)

*April 5th, 1951, Wickede

77

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

82

Roman Herzog

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

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

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

83

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941)

*April 5th, 1941, Detroit

80

Reinhard Günzel

German general

*April 5th, 1944, The Hague

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

75

Larry J. Franco

American film producer

*April 5th, 1949, Sonora

72

Theo Smit

Road bicycle racer

*April 5th, 1951, Amsterdam †July 20th, 2023, Zwanenburg

66

Afzal Khan

English politician (born 1958)

*April 5th, 1958, Jhelum

81

Frank Schepke

German rower (1935-2017)

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

80

Willy Planckaert

Road bicycle racer

*April 5th, 1944, Nevele

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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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