August 5th, 1959

Born on August 5th, 1959

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, 1959

64

Pat Smear

American musician and actor

*August 5th, 1959, Los Angeles

64

Anton Šťastný

Czechoslovak ice hockey player

*August 5th, 1959, Bratislava

57

Pete Burns

English singer (1959–2016)

*August 5th, 1959, Port Sunlight †October 23rd, 2016, London

64

Carlos Lomelí Bolaños

Mexican politician

*August 5th, 1959, Guadalajara

64

Andreas Vanpoucke

Belgian artist

*August 5th, 1959, Diksmuide

64

Mark Cendrowski

American television director

*August 5th, 1959, Detroit

64

Vicky Dixon

British field hockey player

*August 5th, 1959, Ormskirk

64

Strašo Angelovski

Macedonian politician

*August 5th, 1959, Skopje

64

Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.

American horse trainer

*August 5th, 1959, Hagerstown

64

Oletha Faust-Goudeau

American politician

*August 5th, 1959, Wichita

64

Günther Wessely

Association football player

*August 5th, 1959, Austria

64

Jonathan Kestenbaum, Baron Kestenbaum

British life peer

*August 5th, 1959, Tokyo

64

Song Chanho

South Korean poet

*August 5th, 1959, North Chungcheong

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

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

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

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

62

Mercedes Aráoz

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

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

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

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

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

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

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

66

Uwe Neupert

East German wrestler

*August 5th, 1957, Greiz

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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