February 5th, 1980

Born on February 5th, 1980

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

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What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

Born on February 5th, 1980

44

Kamel the Magician

French magician

*February 5th, 1980, Livry-Gargan

44

Jo Swinson

British politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1980)

*February 5th, 1980, Glasgow

44

Meike Droste

German actress

*February 5th, 1980, Bobingen

44

Tiwa Savage

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1980, Ikeja

44

Felipe Andreoli

Brazilian journalist, comedian and reporter

*February 5th, 1980, São Paulo

44

Jennifer Roa

American actress

*February 5th, 1980, Los Angeles

44

Brad Fitzpatrick

American programmer and creator of LiveJournal

*February 5th, 1980, Iowa

44

Sayeed Tahir Shah

Afghan footballer

*February 5th, 1980, Afghanistan

44

Manaf Abushgeer AL ARYAN

Saudi Arabian association football player

*February 5th, 1980, Saudi Arabia

44

Nick Steele

American actor-model

*February 5th, 1980, Coffs Harbour

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

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

47

Ben Ainslie

British competitive sailor

*February 5th, 1977, Macclesfield

52

Nicole Humbert

German pole vaulter

*February 5th, 1972, Landau in der Pfalz

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

49

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Dutch association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1975, Rotterdam

38

Niels Albert

Belgian cylo-crosser

*February 5th, 1986, Bonheiden

39

Steve Purdy

American-Salvadoran soccer player

*February 5th, 1985, Bakersfield

43

Ahu Sungur

Turkish actress

*February 5th, 1981, Istanbul

56

Roberto Alomar

Puerto Rican professional baseball player

*February 5th, 1968, Ponce

48

Tony Jaa

Thai stunt actor

*February 5th, 1976, Surin

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Charlie Hunnam

British actor

*April 10th, 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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