August 5th, 1977

Born on August 5th, 1977

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

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

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, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

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.

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, with the primary motive 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 was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.

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

Born on August 5th, 1977

48

Jarry

French actor

*August 5th, 1977, Angers

48

Łukasz Garlicki

Polish actor

*August 5th, 1977, Warsaw

48

Mark Mulder

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1977, South Holland

48

Tim Johnson

American professional racing cyclist

*August 5th, 1977, Middleton

48

Jeremy Powers

American professional racing cyclist

*August 5th, 1977, Niantic

48

Eric Hinske

Baseball player from the United States

*August 5th, 1977, Menasha

35

Soraya Jiménez

Mexican weightlifter

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

48

Pieter Heerma

Dutch former politician

*August 5th, 1977, Amsterdam

48

Ighli Vannucchi

Italian footballer

*August 5th, 1977, Prato

48

Grant Lambert

Australian cricketer

*August 5th, 1977, Parramatta

48

Laron Profit

American basketball player

*August 5th, 1977, Charleston

48

Leonardo Ringo

Indonesian radio expert

*August 5th, 1977, Indonesia

48

Gordan Kičić

Serbian actor

*August 5th, 1977, Belgrade

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Born in 1977

48

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

48

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

48

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

48

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

48

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

48

Fally Ipupa

Congolese singer

*December 14th, 1977, Kinshasa

48

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

49

Tedashii

American rapper

*March 8th, 1977, Lufkin

48

Vanessa Trump

Ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977)

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

49

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

49

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

49

Giorgia Meloni

Prime Minister of Italy since 2022

*January 15th, 1977, Rome

49

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

*July 12th, 1977, Webster

49

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

49

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

49

Tim Ricke

German actor

*January 10th, 1977, Duisburg

48

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

49

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

48

Fiona Apple

American musician (born 1977)

*September 13th, 1977, Upper West Side

49

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

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

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