February 5th, 1969

Born on February 5th, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 837 days, exactly on August 5th, 2026, people who were born on February 5th, 1969 will be 21,000 days old!

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What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1969

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

55

Bobby Brown

American R&B singer (born 1969)

*February 5th, 1969, Boston

55

Derek Stephen Prince

American actor

*February 5th, 1969, Inglewood

55

Leslie Zemeckis

Actress

*February 5th, 1969, United States of America

55

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Japanese voice actor

*February 5th, 1969, Kobe

55

Karsten Schwanke

German television presenter and television meteorologist

*February 5th, 1969, Ziesar

55

Frédéric Magné

French cyclist

*February 5th, 1969, Tours

55

Fathia Balogun

Nigerian film actor

*February 5th, 1969, Delta State

55

Wim Opbrouck

Belgian actor and singer

*February 5th, 1969, Bavikhove

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

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

56

Roberto Alomar

Puerto Rican professional baseball player

*February 5th, 1968, Ponce

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

56

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Turkish politician

*February 5th, 1968, Alanya

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

52

Nicole Humbert

German pole vaulter

*February 5th, 1972, Landau in der Pfalz

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

54

Jeremy Rockliff

Australian politician

*February 5th, 1970, Devonport

59

Gheorghe Hagi

Romanian association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1965, Săcele

46

Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard

French Olympic alpine skier (1971-2017)

*February 5th, 1971, Bourg Saint Maurice †April 22nd, 2017, Praz-sur-Arly

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

63

Ronnie Baxter

English darts player

*February 5th, 1961, Blackpool

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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