August 5th, 1956

Born on August 5th, 1956

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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, 1956

67

Jerry Ciccoritti

Canadian filmmaker

*August 5th, 1956, Toronto

67

Gail Cort

Canadian rower

*August 5th, 1956, St. Catharines

67

Anja Kruse

German actress

*August 5th, 1956, Essen

67

Maureen McCormick

American actress

*August 5th, 1956, Encino

67

Kimmo Wilska

News anchor and political activist

*August 5th, 1956, Helsinki

67

Dave Rozema

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1956, Grand Rapids

67

Dave Edler

American baseball player and politician

*August 5th, 1956, Sioux City

67

Christopher Chessun

Bishop of Southwark; Bishop of Woolwich

*August 5th, 1956, Hampton

67

Walter Muma

Canadian moped rider

*August 5th, 1956, Toronto

67

Lynn Nightingale

Figure skater

*August 5th, 1956, Edmonton

67

Ruben Vaughan

American football defensive tackle and defensive end

*August 5th, 1956, Los Angeles

67

Kaća Čelan

Serbian writer

*August 5th, 1956, Vojvodina

67

Ewout van Asbeck

Dutch field hockey player

*August 5th, 1956, The Hague

67

Mamad Puteh

Malaysian politician

*August 5th, 1956, Kuala Berang

67

Varuzhan Sukiasyan

Armenian footballer

*August 5th, 1956, Yerevan

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

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

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

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

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

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

66

Uwe Neupert

East German wrestler

*August 5th, 1957, Greiz

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

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

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

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

65

Reid Nichols

American baseball player and coach

*August 5th, 1958, Ocala

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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