August 5th, 1978

Born on August 5th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 299 days, exactly on February 19th, 2025, people who were born on August 5th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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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, 1978

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

45

Sam Hocevar

French software and video game developer

*August 5th, 1978, Forbach

45

Kim Gevaert

Belgian athlete

*August 5th, 1978, Leuven

45

Harel Levy

Israeli tennis player

*August 5th, 1978, Nahshonim

45

Lenny Trčková

Czech presenter and television presenter

*August 5th, 1978, Slavičín

45

Saandip

Singer

*August 5th, 1978, Vijayawada

45

Jamal Strong

American baseball player

*August 5th, 1978, Pasadena

45

Lorrie Fair-Allen

American soccer player

*August 5th, 1978, Los Altos

45

Will Allen

American football player

*August 5th, 1978, Montgomery

45

Linda Dillon

Irish politician (born 1978)

*August 5th, 1978, County Armagh

45

Rita Faltoyano

Hungarian pornographic actress

*August 5th, 1978, Budapest

45

Cosmin Bărcăuan

Romanian footballer

*August 5th, 1978, Oradea

45

Hannah Ertel

German judoka

*August 5th, 1978, Würzburg

45

Beka Sikharulidze

Actor

*August 5th, 1978, Tbilisi

45

Mohd Reithaudin Awang Emran

Malaysian footballer

*August 5th, 1978, Lahad Datu

45

Keitaro Konnai

Swimmer

*August 5th, 1978, Kanagawa Prefecture

45

Henry Buchanan

American boxer

*August 5th, 1978, Greenbelt

45

Stefanie Gottschlich

Association football player

*August 5th, 1978, Wolfsburg

45

Josh Whitman

American university administrator, lawyer, and football player (born 1978)

*August 5th, 1978, West Lafayette

45

Patricia Wartusch

Austrian female tennis player

*August 5th, 1978, Innsbruck

45

Elvis Plori

Albanian association football player

*August 5th, 1978, Shkodër

45

Matias Cammareri

Argentine field hockey player

*August 5th, 1978, Buenos Aires

45

Ronnie Fair

American soccer player

*August 5th, 1978, Los Altos

45

Bryan Bracey

American basketball player

*August 5th, 1978, Chicago

45

Carolina Duer

Argentinian boxer

*August 5th, 1978, Buenos Aires

45

Anastasia Horne

American actress

*August 5th, 1978, Claremont

45

Michael Bridges

English footballer (born 1978)

*August 5th, 1978, North Shields

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

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

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

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

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

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

49

Kajol

Indian film actress

*August 5th, 1974, Mumbai

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

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

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

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

46

Jarry

French actor

*August 5th, 1977, Angers

33

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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Born on August 5th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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