August 5th, 1970

Born on August 5th, 1970

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen (pictured).

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, whose primary motive was to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

Born on August 5th, 1970

53

Air Force Amy

American adult model and prostitute

*August 5th, 1970, Cleveland

53

Dennis Schmidt-Foß

German actor and voice actor

*August 5th, 1970, Aschaffenburg

53

Xeni Jardin

American journalist

*August 5th, 1970, Richmond

53

Behrouz Ataei

Iranian volleyball coach

*August 5th, 1970, Amol

53

Tanya Wexler

American film director

*August 5th, 1970, Chicago

53

Ingrid Vanherle

Belgian association football player

*August 5th, 1970, Bilzen

53

Albert Stuivenberg

Dutch association football player

*August 5th, 1970, Rotterdam

53

Gabriela Zingre-Graf

Swiss alpine skier

*August 5th, 1970, Gstaad

53

Guillaume Vigneault

Canadian novelist

*August 5th, 1970, Montreal

44

Leonid Stadnyk

Ukrainian tallest human

*August 5th, 1970, Podoliantsi †August 24th, 2014, Podoliantsi

53

Brandon Creighton

Lawyer and Texas state legislator

*August 5th, 1970, Montgomery County

53

Diego Schoening

Mexican actor and singer

*August 5th, 1970, Mexico City

53

Nikos Vavilis

Greek footballer

*August 5th, 1970, Athens

53

Zhou Jie

Chinese actor (1970- )

*August 5th, 1970, Xi'an

53

Ricky Newman

English footballer (born 1970)

*August 5th, 1970, Guildford

53

Rich Woodland, Jr.

American stock car racing driver

*August 5th, 1970, Templeton

53

Everett McIver

Player of American football

*August 5th, 1970, Cumberland County

53

Linda Stouffer

American television news correspondent (born 1970)

*August 5th, 1970, San Marcos

53

Viktor Yahun

Ukrainian military personnel

*August 5th, 1970, Telenești

53

Yumiko Takeshima

Japanese ballet dancer

*August 5th, 1970, Asahikawa

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

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

49

Kajol

Indian film actress

*August 5th, 1974, Mumbai

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

62

Mercedes Aráoz

Vice President and Congresswoman of the Republic of Peru (2016-2019)

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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