September 5th, 1980

Born on September 5th, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 5th, 1980?

September 5th, 1980

The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Road_Tunnel

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, 1980

44

Marianna Madia

Italian politician

*September 5th, 1980, Rome

44

Franco Costanzo

Argentine footballer

*September 5th, 1980, Río Cuarto

44

Junggigo

South Korean singer

*September 5th, 1980, Seoul

44

Xisco

Spanish footballer

*September 5th, 1980, Manacor

44

Alton Thelwell

English footballer (born 1980)

*September 5th, 1980, London Borough of Islington

44

Kevin Simm

English singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 1980, Chorley

43

Igor Sysoyev

Russian triathlete

*September 5th, 1980, Saint Petersburg †May 12th, 2024, Temryuksky District

44

Daryl Sattler

American soccer player

*September 5th, 1980, Miami

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Who's birthday is on September 5th?

22

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

43

Daniel Moreno

Spanish road bicycle racer

*September 5th, 1981, Madrid

40

MC Kresha

Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter

*September 5th, 1984, Mitrovica

46

Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

*September 5th, 1978, Wellington

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

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

42

Aurélie Jean

French digital scientist and entrepreneur

*September 5th, 1982, Clamart

37

Chris Anker Sørensen

Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021)

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

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

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

48

Carice van Houten

Dutch actress and singer

*September 5th, 1976, Leiderdorp

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

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

22

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

36

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

89

Paul Dietzel

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

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

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

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

45

Julien Lizeroux

French alpine skier

*September 5th, 1979, Moûtiers

79

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

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

43

Marcelo José Oliveira

Brazilian footballer

*September 5th, 1981, Santa Rita do Sapucaí

51

Rose McGowan

American actress, director and activist

*September 5th, 1973, Certaldo

45

John Carew

Norwegian association football player

*September 5th, 1979, Lørenskog

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Born in 1980

44

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

44

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

44

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

44

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

44

Abeer Nehme

Lebanese singer and a musicologist

*May 19th, 1980, Tannourine

44

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

44

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

44

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

44

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

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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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