August 5th, 1958

Born on August 5th, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1958

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

65

Reid Nichols

American baseball player and coach

*August 5th, 1958, Ocala

65

Ulla Salzgeber

German equestrian

*August 5th, 1958, Oberhausen

64

Vladimir Makei

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus (2012-2022)

*August 5th, 1958, Niekraševičy †November 26th, 2022, Minsk

65

Yuli Edelstein

Israeli politician

*August 5th, 1958, Chernivtsi

65

Jimmy Lennon, Jr.

American boxing announcer

*August 5th, 1958, Santa Monica

65

Fred Teeven

Dutch former politician

*August 5th, 1958, Haarlem

65

Ivo Baldasar

Croatian politician, former mayor of Split

*August 5th, 1958, Split

65

Malam Sambat Kaban

Indonesian politician

*August 5th, 1958, Binjai City

65

Silvia Kutika

Argentinian actor

*August 5th, 1958, Buenos Aires

65

Dave Hepburn

Canadian author and doctor

*August 5th, 1958, Canada

65

Isamu Ueda

Japanese politician

*August 5th, 1958, Yokohama

57

Yuriy Dumchev

Soviet-Russian discus thrower

*August 5th, 1958, Rossosh †February 10th, 2016, Adler Microdistrict

65

Tim Nichols

American country singer and songwriter

*August 5th, 1958, Portsmouth

65

Thanchaiyan Srisuwan

Thai politician

*August 5th, 1958, Bangkok

65

Julie Gore

British darts player

*August 5th, 1958, Wales

65

Aleksandr Mozhayev

Fencer

*August 5th, 1958, Vladikavkaz

65

Sergiy V. Kulyk

Ukrainian diplomat

*August 5th, 1958, Kyiv

65

Enrica Maria Modugno

Italian actress

*August 5th, 1958, Rome

65

David P. Levin

American television producer, director and writer

*August 5th, 1958, Framingham

65

Massimo Barbuti

Italian footballer

*August 5th, 1958, San Giuliano Terme

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

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

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

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

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

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

62

Mercedes Aráoz

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

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

66

Uwe Neupert

East German wrestler

*August 5th, 1957, Greiz

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

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

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

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

66

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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