April 5th, 1966

Born on April 5th, 1966

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What happened on April 5th, 1966?

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_Uprising

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_Uprising

What else happened on April 5th?

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

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

Born on April 5th, 1966

58

Peter Overton

British-born Australian television presenter and journalist (born 1966)

*April 5th, 1966, London

58

Bernhard Hess

Swiss politician

*April 5th, 1966, Solothurn

58

Mansai Nomura II

Japanese nōgaku artist

*April 5th, 1966, Tokyo

58

Hans Martin Bury

German politician

*April 5th, 1966, Bietigheim-Bissingen

58

Joël Jutge

French rugby union player

*April 5th, 1966, Lavaur

58

Mike McCready

American guitarist

*April 5th, 1966, Pensacola

58

Anna Bogučevskaja

Russian sculptor

*April 5th, 1966, Moscow

58

Fabrice Benichou

French boxer

*April 5th, 1966, Madrid

58

Serafino Murri

Italian film critic, screenwriter and film director

*April 5th, 1966, Rome

58

Scott Dill

American football player

*April 5th, 1966, Birmingham

58

Mil Hanna

Australian footballer

*April 5th, 1966, Qantara

58

Liz Benson

Nigerian actress

*April 5th, 1966, Nigeria

58

Atsushi Egawa

Japanese cross-country skier

*April 5th, 1966, Hokkaido

58

Greg Fitzsimmons

American comedian

*April 5th, 1966, New York City

58

Dimitre Kalkanov

Bulgarian professional footballer

*April 5th, 1966, Bulgaria

58

Venera Zaripova

Soviet rhythmic gymnast

*April 5th, 1966, Tashkömür

58

P. V. Shashikanth

Cricketer

*April 5th, 1966, Mangaluru

58

MK Preshow Shimray

Indian politician

*April 5th, 1966, Poi, Ukhrul

58

Alma Xóchil Cardona

Mexican politician

*April 5th, 1966, Tijuana

58

Gernot Kellermayr

Decathlete

*April 5th, 1966, Linz

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

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

57

Markus Wuckel

German association football player

*April 5th, 1967, German Democratic Republic

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

57

Phil Heatley

New Zealand politician

*April 5th, 1967, Whangārei

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

55

Ravindra Prabhat

Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer

*April 5th, 1969, Sitamarhi

44

Matt Bonner

American basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Concord

69

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

48

Aleksei Budõlin

Estonian judoka

*April 5th, 1976, Tallinn

74

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish singer (born 1950)

*April 5th, 1950, Jönköping

36

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

77

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

48

Indrek Tobreluts

Estonian biathlete

*April 5th, 1976, Tartu

56

Paula Cole

American singer (born 1968)

*April 5th, 1968, Rockport

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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