December 5th, 1962

Born on December 5th, 1962

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 585 days, exactly on November 24th, 2025, people who were born on December 5th, 1962 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, 1962

61

Fred Rutten

Dutch footballer and manager

*December 5th, 1962, Wijchen

61

José Cura

Argentine-Spanish operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer

*December 5th, 1962, Rosario

61

Marion Kracht

German actress

*December 5th, 1962, Munich

47

Cristina Corrales

Bolivian journalist (1962-2010)

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

61

Edi Orioli

Italian motorcycle racer

*December 5th, 1962, Udine

61

Nivek Ogre

Canadian singer

*December 5th, 1962, Calgary

52

Alberto Nisman

Argentine lawyer and prosecutor

*December 5th, 1962, Buenos Aires †January 17th, 2015, Torres Le Parc Puerto Madero

53

Hendrik Bruch

German composer

*December 5th, 1962, Berlin †September 12th, 2016

61

Tata Simonyan

Armenian singer, composer

*December 5th, 1962, Yerevan

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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

38

Carrie Hamilton

American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002)

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

68

Karin Neugebauer

East German swimmer

*December 5th, 1955, Leipzig

38

André-Pierre Gignac

French association football player

*December 5th, 1985, Martigues

62

Laura Flanders

British journalist

*December 5th, 1961, United Kingdom

67

Klaus Allofs

German football player and executive

*December 5th, 1956, Düsseldorf

60

Nohely Arteaga

Venezuelan actress

*December 5th, 1963, Caracas

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

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

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

54

Sajid Javid

British politician (born 1969)

*December 5th, 1969, Rochdale

48

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player (born 1975)

*December 5th, 1975, Wordsley

62

Maria De Filippi

Italian television presenter (1961)

*December 5th, 1961, Milan

59

Marcin Pałys

Polish chemist

*December 5th, 1964, Warsaw

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

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

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

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

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