December 5th, 1963

Born on December 5th, 1963

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 802 days, exactly on November 24th, 2026, people who were born on December 5th, 1963 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, 1963

38

Carrie Hamilton

American actress, singer, playwright (1963-2002)

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

60

Nohely Arteaga

Venezuelan actress

*December 5th, 1963, Caracas

60

Eddie the Eagle

British ski jumper

*December 5th, 1963, Cheltenham

60

Doctor Dré

American radio personality and former MTV VJ

*December 5th, 1963, Westbury

51

Alberto Nisman

Argentine lawyer and prosecutor

*December 5th, 1963, Buenos Aires †January 17th, 2015, Torres Le Parc Puerto Madero

60

Ty England

American musician

*December 5th, 1963, Oklahoma City

60

Ilana Levine

American actress (1963-)

*December 5th, 1963, New Jersey

52

Gary D.

Dutch musician (1963-2016)

*December 5th, 1963, Hamburg †September 2nd, 2016

60

Iskander Makhmudov

Russian businessman

*December 5th, 1963, Bukhara

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

61

José Cura

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

*December 5th, 1962, Rosario

61

Fred Rutten

Dutch footballer and manager

*December 5th, 1962, Wijchen

59

Marcin Pałys

Polish chemist

*December 5th, 1964, Warsaw

38

Gianni Meersman

Belgian road bicycle racer

*December 5th, 1985, Tielt

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

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

67

Klaus Allofs

German football player and executive

*December 5th, 1956, Düsseldorf

47

Cristina Corrales

Bolivian journalist (1962-2010)

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

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

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

28

Kaetlyn Osmond

Canadian figure skater

*December 5th, 1995, Marystown

62

Laura Flanders

British journalist

*December 5th, 1961, United Kingdom

54

Sajid Javid

British politician (born 1969)

*December 5th, 1969, Rochdale

48

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player (born 1975)

*December 5th, 1975, Wordsley

77

José Carreras

Spanish tenor (born 1946)

*December 5th, 1946, Sants

Same year
Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

61

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

61

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

61

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

61

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

61

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

61

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

61

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

61

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

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Born on December 5th, 1963
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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