September 5th, 1962

Born on September 5th, 1962

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What happened on September 5th?

September 5th, 1926

Forty-eight people died in a fire in a makeshift cinema in Dromcolliher, Ireland.

September 5th, 1977

NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

September 5th, 1975

Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.

September 5th, 1964

Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States.

September 5th, 1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

September 5th, 1915

The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.

September 5th, 1905

Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

September 5th, 1887

A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, England.

September 5th, 1882

A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months.

September 5th, 1836

Sam Houston (pictured) became the first popularly elected president of the Republic of Texas.

September 5th, 1816

Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists.

September 5th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).

September 5th, 1774

In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.

September 5th, 2022

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

September 5th, 2021

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

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

Born on September 5th, 1962

62

John McGrath

British artistic director

*September 5th, 1962, Mold

62

Arsen Fadzayev

Olympic wrestler

*September 5th, 1962, Chikola

62

Chris Morris

British satirist, writer, director, actor, voice actor and producer

*September 5th, 1962, Colchester

62

Peter Wingfield

Welsh-born Canadian actor

*September 5th, 1962, Cardiff

62

Tracy Edwards

British yacht racer

*September 5th, 1962, Pangbourne

62

Katrin Amunts

German university teacher and neurologist

*September 5th, 1962, Potsdam

62

John Cassisi

American actor

*September 5th, 1962, Brooklyn

62

Matthew Barry

American actor

*September 5th, 1962, New York City

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Who's birthday is on September 5th?

22

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

67

Peter Winnen

Road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1957, Venray

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

61

Jonathan Phillips

British actor

*September 5th, 1963, London

71

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

40

MC Kresha

Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter

*September 5th, 1984, Mitrovica

73

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

57

Matthias Sammer

German association football player, coach and executive

*September 5th, 1967, Dresden

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

22

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

77

Mel Collins

British musician

*September 5th, 1947, Banstead

44

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

61

Juan Alderete

American musician

*September 5th, 1963, Los Angeles

82

Werner Herzog

German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director

*September 5th, 1942, Munich

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

*September 5th, 1984, Hammel †September 18th, 2021, Zeebrugge

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

62

Nik P.

Austrian singer

*April 6th, 1962, Friesach

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

62

Keir Starmer

British lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

*September 2nd, 1962, Southwark

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

62

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

62

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

62

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

62

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

62

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

62

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Steve Albini

American record engineer, rock musician and poker player

*July 22nd, 1962, Pasadena †May 7th, 2024, Chicago

62

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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