August 5th, 1952

Born on August 5th, 1952

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

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, 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 (pictured).

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, whose primary motive was 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 (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

Born on August 5th, 1952

71

Hun Sen

Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1998 to 2023

*August 5th, 1952, Peam Kaoh Sna Commune

71

Thomas J. Paprocki

Catholic bishop

*August 5th, 1952, Chicago

71

Louis Walsh

Irish manager in the music industry

*August 5th, 1952, Kiltimagh

71

Tamás Faragó

Hungarian water polo player and coach

*August 5th, 1952, Budapest

71

Paul Fong

American politician

*August 5th, 1952, Macau

71

Georgi Mamalev

Bulgarian actor

*August 5th, 1952, Mamarchevo

71

Wu Nien-jen

Taiwanese scriptwriter, film director and author

*August 5th, 1952, Ruifang District

71

Lucy Weber

American politician

*August 5th, 1952, New York City

71

Sollie Norwood

American politician

*August 5th, 1952, Florence

71

Adriano Bee

Italian bobsledder

*August 5th, 1952, Lamon

71

Emmerich Ritter

Hungarian politician

*August 5th, 1952, Budaörs

71

Klavs F. Jensen

Danish-American chemical engineer

*August 5th, 1952, Denmark

71

Gérard Nédellec

French Surgeon General (Directeur central du Service de santé des armées)

*August 5th, 1952, Toulon

71

Salbiah binti Haji Sulaiman

Bruneian politician

*August 5th, 1952, Bandar Seri Begawan

62

Ralf Sommerlad

German conservationist, author and photographer

*August 5th, 1952, Frankfurt †June 11th, 2015

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39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

77

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

62

Mercedes Aráoz

Vice President and Congresswoman of the Republic of Peru (2016-2019)

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

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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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