September 5th, 1979

Born on September 5th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 698 days, exactly on March 22nd, 2026, people who were born on September 5th, 1979 will be 17,000 days old!

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What 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.

September 5th, 2012

An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.

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

Born on September 5th, 1979

44

John Carew

Norwegian association football player

*September 5th, 1979, Lørenskog

44

Tamás Takács

Association football player (b. 1979)

*September 5th, 1979, Szombathely

44

Jana Thompson

American actress

*September 5th, 1979, Pittsburgh

44

Julien Lizeroux

French alpine skier

*September 5th, 1979, Moûtiers

44

Kjersti Beck

Norwegian handball player

*September 5th, 1979, Norway

44

Ryu Soo-young

South Korean actor

*September 5th, 1979, Bucheon

44

George O'Callaghan

Irish footballer

*September 5th, 1979, Cork

44

Salvatore Mastronunzio

Italian footballer

*September 5th, 1979, Empoli

44

Stacey Dales

American basketball player and sports reporter

*September 5th, 1979, Collingwood

44

Chingo Bling

Rapper and producer

*September 5th, 1979, Houston

44

Alexey Kruglov

Musical artist

*September 5th, 1979, Pavlovsky Posad

44

Akemi Sue Fisher

Businesswoman

*September 5th, 1979, Tampa

Same Day
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

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

43

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

41

Aurélie Jean

French digital scientist and entrepreneur

*September 5th, 1982, Clamart

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

45

Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

*September 5th, 1978, Wellington

21

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

35

Nuri Şahin

Turkish-German association football player and manager

*September 5th, 1988, Lüdenscheid

45

Freddie Mercury

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

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

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

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

45

Holly Randall

American photographer and podcaster

*September 5th, 1978, Hollywood

50

Rose McGowan

American actress, director and activist

*September 5th, 1973, Certaldo

45

Chris Jack

New Zealand rugby union player

*September 5th, 1978, Christchurch

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

50

Paddy Considine

British actor

*September 5th, 1973, Burton upon Trent

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

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

43

Junggigo

South Korean singer

*September 5th, 1980, Seoul

72

Michael Keaton

American actor

*September 5th, 1951, Coraopolis

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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