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, 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.

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

Born on September 5th, 1978

46

Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

*September 5th, 1978, Wellington

46

Holly Randall

American photographer and podcaster

*September 5th, 1978, Hollywood

46

Laura Bertram

Actress

*September 5th, 1978, Toronto

42

Jamir Garcia

Filipino musician (1978-2020)

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

46

Chris Jack

New Zealand rugby union player

*September 5th, 1978, Christchurch

46

Zhang Zhong

Singaporean chess grandmaster

*September 5th, 1978, Chongqing

46

Laura Story Elvington

American singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 1978, Augusta

46

Vladislav Borisov

Russian cyclist

*September 5th, 1978, Naryan-Mar

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Who's birthday is on September 5th?

22

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

44

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

40

MC Kresha

Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter

*September 5th, 1984, Mitrovica

48

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

43

Daniel Moreno

Spanish road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1981, Madrid

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

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

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

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

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

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

42

Aurélie Jean

French digital scientist and entrepreneur

*September 5th, 1982, Clamart

22

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

36

Nuri Şahin

Turkish-German association football player and manager

*September 5th, 1988, Lüdenscheid

47

Joseba Etxeberria

Spanish footballer

*September 5th, 1977, Elgoibar

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

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

51

Rose McGowan

American actress, director and activist

*September 5th, 1973, Certaldo

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

51

Paddy Considine

British actor

*September 5th, 1973, Burton upon Trent

89

Paul Dietzel

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

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

45

Julien Lizeroux

French alpine skier

*September 5th, 1979, Moûtiers

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45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

46

Miroslav Klose

German professional football manager and fornite player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

46

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog Municipality

46

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

46

Gaby Amarantos

Brazilian singer

*August 1st, 1978, Belém

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

46

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

46

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English associiation football player and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

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

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