December 5th, 1961

Born on December 5th, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 22,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 219 days, exactly on November 24th, 2024, people who were born on December 5th, 1961 will be 23,000 days old!

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What happened on December 5th?

December 5th, 2007

A nineteen-year-old gunman went on a shooting spree at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., killing nine people, including himself.

December 5th, 1995

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 crashed shortly after takeoff from Nakhchivan Airport, killing 52 people on board.

December 5th, 1974

The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history.

December 5th, 1972

Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal-Country Party government.

December 5th, 1958

Britain's first motorway, the Preston By-pass, opened to the public.

December 5th, 1952

The "Great Smog of London" began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.

December 5th, 1945

Flight 19, a squadron of five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers, disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle.

December 5th, 1939

The remains of Pedro II of Brazil, who was ousted and exiled in a republican coup, were buried after being repatriated.

December 5th, 1933

The prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States at the federal level ended when the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment.

December 5th, 1916

Amid the First World War and following his loss of support in Parliament, British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned.

December 5th, 1914

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.

December 5th, 1807

Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.

December 5th, 1775

American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.

December 5th, 1757

Seven Years' War: Prussian troops under Frederick the Great defeated Austrian forces at the Battle of Leuthen (pictured).

December 5th, 1484

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, which gave the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Kramer the explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany.

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

Born on December 5th, 1961

62

Laura Flanders

British journalist

*December 5th, 1961, United Kingdom

62

Maria De Filippi

Italian television presenter (1961)

*December 5th, 1961, Milan

62

Ralf Dujmovits

German mountaineer

*December 5th, 1961, Bühl

62

Heike Falkenberg

German actress

*December 5th, 1961, Berlin

62

Annie Pujol

French television presenter

*December 5th, 1961, Perpignan

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

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

88

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former King of Thailand

*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

38

Carrie Hamilton

American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002)

*December 5th, 1963, New York City †January 20th, 2002, Los Angeles

61

Fred Rutten

Dutch footballer and manager

*December 5th, 1962, Wijchen

67

Klaus Allofs

German football player and executive

*December 5th, 1956, Düsseldorf

63

Matthew Taylor

British political strategist (born 1960)

*December 5th, 1960, London

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

47

Cristina Corrales

Bolivian journalist (1962-2010)

*December 5th, 1962, La Paz †April 30th, 2010, La Paz

38

Gianni Meersman

Belgian road bicycle racer

*December 5th, 1985, Tielt

28

Kaetlyn Osmond

Canadian figure skater

*December 5th, 1995, Marystown

77

José Carreras

Spanish opera singer

*December 5th, 1946, Sants

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

48

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player (born 1975)

*December 5th, 1975, Wordsley

54

Sajid Javid

British politician (born 1969)

*December 5th, 1969, Rochdale

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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Born on December 5th, 1961
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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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