August 5th, 1977

Born on August 5th, 1977

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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, 1977

46

Jarry

French actor

*August 5th, 1977, Angers

46

Łukasz Garlicki

Polish actor

*August 5th, 1977, Warsaw

46

Tim Johnson

American professional racing cyclist

*August 5th, 1977, Middleton

46

Jeremy Powers

American professional racing cyclist

*August 5th, 1977, Niantic

46

Eric Hinske

Baseball player from the United States

*August 5th, 1977, Menasha

46

Pieter Heerma

Dutch former politician

*August 5th, 1977, Amsterdam

46

Ighli Vannucchi

Italian footballer

*August 5th, 1977, Prato

46

Grant Lambert

Australian cricketer

*August 5th, 1977, Parramatta

46

Laron Profit

American basketball player

*August 5th, 1977, Charleston

46

Leonardo Ringo

Indonesian radio expert

*August 5th, 1977, Indonesia

46

Gordan Kičić

Serbian actor

*August 5th, 1977, Belgrade

46

Jorge Arias

Mexican-American professional wrestler

*August 5th, 1977, El Paso

46

Michael Walsh

Footballer, born 1977

*August 5th, 1977, Rotherham

46

Mark Mulder

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1977, South Holland

46

Santiago Pérez Fernández

Spanish racing cyclist

*August 5th, 1977, Grado

46

Milorad Peković

Montenegrin footballer

*August 5th, 1977, Nikšić

35

Soraya Jiménez

Mexican weightlifter

*August 5th, 1977, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality †March 28th, 2013, Mexico City

46

Gavriel Lipkind

Israeli classical cellist

*August 5th, 1977, Tel Aviv

46

Beyza Durmaz

Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer

*August 5th, 1977, Istanbul

46

Dileep George

Indian scientist

*August 5th, 1977, Kerala

46

Ryō Hirohashi

Japanese voice actress

*August 5th, 1977, Nagaoka

46

Guo Dandan

Chinese freestyle skier

*August 5th, 1977, Fushun

46

Rob Kozluk

English association football player (born 1977)

*August 5th, 1977, Mansfield

46

Armin Mair

Luger

*August 5th, 1977, Merano

46

Krzysztof Kretkowski

Polish footballer

*August 5th, 1977, Inowrocław

46

Kaisar Nurmaganbetov

Kazakhstani canoeist

*August 5th, 1977, Jezkazgan

46

Danielle Conrad

American politician

*August 5th, 1977, Seward

46

Damian Baliński

Polish speedway rider

*August 5th, 1977, Leszno

46

Bülent Bal

Turkish footballer

*August 5th, 1977, Bursa

46

Henry Enamorado

Honduran association football player

*August 5th, 1977, Santa Bárbara

46

Gaël Pencreach

French steeplechaser

*August 5th, 1977, Le Creusot

46

Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi

Indian wrestler & Coach

*August 5th, 1977, Harsud

46

Geco Bourro Mpela

Congolese singer-songwriter

*August 5th, 1977, Kinshasa

46

Darko Radomirović

Serbian middle-distance runner

*August 5th, 1977, Fushë Kosova

46

Håvard Bjerkeli

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 5th, 1977, Isfjorden

46

Janno Kivisild

Estonian football coach

*August 5th, 1977, Kohila

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Who's birthday is on August 5th?

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

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

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

49

Kajol

Indian film actress

*August 5th, 1974, Mumbai

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

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

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

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

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

33

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

Same year
Born in 1977

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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