September 5th, 1973

Born on September 5th, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 5th?

September 5th, 1926

Forty-eight people died in a fire in a makeshift cinema in Dromcolliher, Ireland.

September 5th, 1977

NASA launched the space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

September 5th, 1975

Squeaky Fromme (pictured), a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.

September 5th, 1964

Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the Caribbean and southeastern United States.

September 5th, 1943

World War II: American and Australian airborne forces landed at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.

September 5th, 1915

The Casablanca Fair (poster pictured) opened in the French protectorate in Morocco.

September 5th, 1905

Under the mediation of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, the Russo-Japanese War officially ended with the signing of a treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.

September 5th, 1887

A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, England.

September 5th, 1882

A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months.

September 5th, 1836

Sam Houston (pictured) became the first popularly elected president of the Republic of Texas.

September 5th, 1816

Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-royalists.

September 5th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat at the Battle of the Chesapeake (depicted).

September 5th, 1774

In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the so-called Intolerable Acts, representatives from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies convened the First Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.

September 5th, 2022

At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China.

September 5th, 2021

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

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

Born on September 5th, 1973

51

Rose McGowan

American actress, director and activist

*September 5th, 1973, Certaldo

51

Paddy Considine

British actor

*September 5th, 1973, Burton upon Trent

51

H. Vinoth

Indian film writer and director

*September 5th, 1973, Tamil Nadu

51

Kaan Tangöze

Turkish rock singer

*September 5th, 1973, Istanbul

51

Heidi Tjugum

Norwegian handball player

*September 5th, 1973, Drammen Municipality

51

Nina Blum

Austrian actress

*September 5th, 1973, Vienna

51

Billy

Animator and television producer

*September 5th, 1973, Sainte-Croix

51

Philipp F. Kölmel

German composer

*September 5th, 1973, Rastatt

51

Wess Morgan

Musician

*September 5th, 1973, Pascagoula

51

Aaron Springer

American animator

*September 5th, 1973, San Francisco

51

Alexandra Kerry

American film director and producer

*September 5th, 1973, Concord

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

22

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

40

MC Kresha

Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter

*September 5th, 1984, Mitrovica

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

48

Carice van Houten

Dutch actress and singer

*September 5th, 1976, Leiderdorp

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

44

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

45

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

*September 5th, 1946, Zanzibar City †November 24th, 1991, Garden Lodge, Kensington

46

Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

*September 5th, 1978, Wellington

43

Daniel Moreno

Spanish road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1981, Madrid

89

Paul Dietzel

American football and coach, college athletics administrator (1924–2013)

*September 5th, 1924, Fremont †September 24th, 2013, Baton Rouge

22

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

*September 5th, 1984, Hammel †September 18th, 2021, Zeebrugge

57

Matthias Sammer

German association football player, coach and executive

*September 5th, 1967, Dresden

36

Nuri Şahin

Turkish-German association football player and manager

*September 5th, 1988, Lüdenscheid

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City

42

Aurélie Jean

French digital scientist and entrepreneur

*September 5th, 1982, Clamart

71

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

73

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

Same year
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51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

51

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

51

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

51

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

51

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

51

Qin Yiyuan

Chinese badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

51

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

51

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

51

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

51

Tey Seu Bock

Malaysian badminton coach

*February 21st, 1973, Alor Gajah

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

51

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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