August 5th, 1954

Born on August 5th, 1954

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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, 1954

69

Bill Gilligan

American ice hockey player

*August 5th, 1954, Beverly

69

Paddy Glackin

Irish musician

*August 5th, 1954, Clontarf

69

Richard Preston

American writer and author

*August 5th, 1954, Cambridge

69

Rabia Djelti

Algerian poet, novelist and translator

*August 5th, 1954, Nedroma District

59

Matthew Saad Muhammad

American boxer

*August 5th, 1954, Philadelphia †May 25th, 2014, Philadelphia

69

Steve Rivera

Player of American football

*August 5th, 1954, Pensacola

69

Marc J. Assael

Greek chemical engineer

*August 5th, 1954, Thessaloniki

69

Catherine Pégard

French journalist

*August 5th, 1954, Le Havre

69

Karolj Kasap

Olympic wrestler

*August 5th, 1954, Ada

69

Dragan Lakićević

Writer

*August 5th, 1954, Kolašin

69

Ueli Steiger

Swiss cinematographer

*August 5th, 1954, Zürich

69

Choi Seung-ho

South Korean writer (1954 -)

*August 5th, 1954, Chuncheon

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Who's birthday is on August 5th?

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

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

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

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

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

71

Hun Sen

Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1998 to 2023

*August 5th, 1952, Peam Kaoh Sna Commune

62

Mercedes Aráoz

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

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

77

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

Same year
Born in 1954

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

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No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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