September 5th, 1978

Born on September 5th, 1978

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What happened on September 5th, 1978?

September 5th, 1978

Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_David_Accords

What else happened on September 5th?

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.

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, 1978

45

Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

*September 5th, 1978, Wellington

45

Holly Randall

American photographer and podcaster

*September 5th, 1978, Hollywood

45

Chris Jack

New Zealand rugby union player

*September 5th, 1978, Christchurch

45

Laura Bertram

Actress

*September 5th, 1978, Toronto

45

Zhang Zhong

Singaporean chess grandmaster

*September 5th, 1978, Chongqing

42

Jamir Garcia

Filipino musician (1978-2020)

*September 5th, 1978, Pampanga †November 26th, 2020, Quezon City

45

Laura Story Elvington

American singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 1978, Augusta

45

Vladislav Borisov

Russian cyclist

*September 5th, 1978, Naryan-Mar

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Who's birthday is on September 5th?

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

42

Daniel Moreno

Spanish road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1981, Madrid

47

Carice van Houten

Dutch actress and singer

*September 5th, 1976, Leiderdorp

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

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

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

41

Aurélie Jean

French digital scientist and entrepreneur

*September 5th, 1982, Clamart

43

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

45

Freddie Mercury

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

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

35

Nuri Şahin

Turkish-German association football player and manager

*September 5th, 1988, Lüdenscheid

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

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

50

Rose McGowan

American actress, director and activist

*September 5th, 1973, Certaldo

50

Paddy Considine

British actor

*September 5th, 1973, Burton upon Trent

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

70

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

German politician

*September 5th, 1953, Heessen

44

John Carew

Norwegian association football player

*September 5th, 1979, Lørenskog

56

Matthias Sammer

German association football player, coach and executive

*September 5th, 1967, Dresden

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

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

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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

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

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

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 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

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

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