April 5th, 1980

Born on April 5th, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 5th?

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

April 5th, 0919

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

Born on April 5th, 1980

44

Matt Bonner

American basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Concord

44

Rasmus Quist Hansen

Danish rower

*April 5th, 1980, Middelfart

44

Alberta Brianti

Italian tennis player

*April 5th, 1980, San Secondo Parmense

44

Joris Mathijsen

Dutch association football player

*April 5th, 1980, Goirle

44

Damien Abad

French politician

*April 5th, 1980, Nîmes

44

Mompati Thuma

Motswana footballer

*April 5th, 1980, Francistown

44

Mike Glumac

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 5th, 1980, Niagara Falls

44

David Chocarro

Argentine model, baseballplayer and actor

*April 5th, 1980, Buenos Aires

44

Mary Katharine Ham

American journalist and author

*April 5th, 1980, Montgomery

44

Tomasz Ciachorowski

Polish actor

*April 5th, 1980, Gdańsk

44

Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Polish actor

*April 5th, 1980, Duszniki-Zdrój

44

Björn Christen

Ice hockey player

*April 5th, 1980, Bern

44

Steve Josue

American football player

*April 5th, 1980, Miami

44

Tommaso Vaccina

Italian mountain runner

*April 5th, 1980, Pavia

44

Maja Sablewska

Polish X-factor judge

*April 5th, 1980, Sosnowiec

44

Johannes Pramsohler

Austrian baroque violinist

*April 5th, 1980, Sterzing

44

Janne Kataja

Finnish comedian, actor and presenter

*April 5th, 1980, Kuusankoski

44

Glenn Andersen

Footballer

*April 5th, 1980, Arendal

44

Odlanier Solís

Boxer

*April 5th, 1980, Havana

44

Mario Kasun

Croatian professional basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Vinkovci

44

Jontte Valosaari

Finnish singer

*April 5th, 1980, Helsinki

44

K. Sparks

American singer

*April 5th, 1980, Jamaica

44

Todd Devoe

Player of American and Canadian football

*April 5th, 1980, Fort Lauderdale

44

Satcha Pretto

Honduran television journalist

*April 5th, 1980, La Paz

44

Romulus Miclea

Romanian footballer

*April 5th, 1980, Târgu Mureș

44

Moeava Mausalii

Tuvuluan footballer

*April 5th, 1980, Tuvalu

44

Jake Sagare

American soccer player

*April 5th, 1980, Yakima

44

Gavin Cattle

Welsh rugby union player

*April 5th, 1980, Bridgend

44

Erik Audé

American actor

*April 5th, 1980, Beverly Hills

44

Stephen Black

Australian basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Melbourne

44

Yaqoob Ali

Pakistani-born Irish cricketer

*April 5th, 1980, Karachi

44

Beth Rodden

American rock climber

*April 5th, 1980, San Francisco

44

Ian Coulson

Zimbabwean cricketer

*April 5th, 1980, Bulawayo

44

Mossy Lawler

Irish rugby union player (1980-)

*April 5th, 1980, Limerick

44

Martin Bohman

Czech bobsledder

*April 5th, 1980, Prague

44

Ruxanda Glavan

Moldovan politician

*April 5th, 1980, Chișinău

44

Takuma Sugano

Japanese association football player

*April 5th, 1980, Kanagawa Prefecture

44

Isabela Moraes

Brazilian synchronised swimmer

*April 5th, 1980, São Paulo

44

Carolina Moraes

Brazilian synchronised swimmer

*April 5th, 1980, São Paulo

44

Ulla Virtanen

Finnish journalist

*April 5th, 1980, Riihimäki

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

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

45

Mitsuo Ogasawara

Japanese association football player

*April 5th, 1979, Morioka

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

42

Hayley Atwell

British actress

*April 5th, 1982, London

48

Aleksei Budõlin

Estonian judoka

*April 5th, 1976, Tallinn

36

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

48

Indrek Tobreluts

Estonian biathlete

*April 5th, 1976, Tartu

34

Género Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*April 5th, 1990, Amsterdam

48

Ike Hilliard

American football player, wide receiver, coach

*April 5th, 1976, Patterson

45

Vlada Avramov

Serbian association football player

*April 5th, 1979, Novi Sad

47

Jan Korte

German politician

*April 5th, 1977, Osnabrück

48

Simone Inzaghi

Italian association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1976, Piacenza

35

Freddie Fox

British actor (born 1989)

*April 5th, 1989, Hammersmith

42

Thomas Hitzlsperger

German footballer

*April 5th, 1982, Munich

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

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

43

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

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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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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