April 5th, 1981

Born on April 5th, 1981

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, 1981

43

Thomas Blaschek

German hurdler

*April 5th, 1981, Gera

43

Pieter Weening

Dutch road bicycle racer

*April 5th, 1981, Harkema

43

Marissa Nadler

American singer-songwriter

*April 5th, 1981, Washington, D.C.

43

Mariqueen Maandig

American musician

*April 5th, 1981, Philippines

43

Matthew Emmons

American sports shooter

*April 5th, 1981, Mount Holly Township

43

Lucy Scherer

German actress

*April 5th, 1981, Munich

43

Caddy Adzuba

Congolese lawyer, journalist and announcer

*April 5th, 1981, Bukavu

43

Andrei Kuzmin

Russian ice hockey player

*April 5th, 1981, Penza

43

Eugenio Siller

Mexican actor

*April 5th, 1981, Tampico

43

Daba Modibo Keïta

Malian taekwondo practitioners

*April 5th, 1981, Abidjan

43

Tom Riley

English actor

*April 5th, 1981, Maidstone

25

Michael A. Monsoor

United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient (1981-2006)

*April 5th, 1981, Long Beach †September 29th, 2006, Ramadi

43

Yu Hyo-jin

South Korean association football player

*April 5th, 1981, South Korea

43

Stefan Ludik

Namibian/South African cricketer, actor, singer

*April 5th, 1981, Windhoek

43

Redzuan Mohd Radzy

Malaysian footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Kedah

43

Piroj Anantanarong

Thai footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Songkhla

43

Peter Doležaj

Slovak footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Topoľčany

43

Tristan Garcia

French writer

*April 5th, 1981, Toulouse

43

Edison Giménez

Paraguayan footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Asunción

43

Frida Appelgren

Swedish female singer

*April 5th, 1981, Malmö

43

Bahareh Hedayat

Iranian activist

*April 5th, 1981, Tehran

43

Kosei Nakamura

Japanese association football player

*April 5th, 1981, Kumamoto Prefecture

43

Jorge de la Rosa

Baseball player from Mexico

*April 5th, 1981, Monterrey

43

Catherine Girard-Audet

Canadian writer and translator

*April 5th, 1981, Quebec City

43

Leandro Benítez

Argentine footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Ensenada

43

Lisa Mispley Fortier

American basketball coach

*April 5th, 1981, Grass Valley

43

George Galamaz

Romanian footballer

*April 5th, 1981, Bucharest

43

Charlie Stephens

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 5th, 1981, London

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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

44

Matt Bonner

American basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Concord

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

42

Hayley Atwell

British actress

*April 5th, 1982, London

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

36

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

45

Mitsuo Ogasawara

Japanese association football player

*April 5th, 1979, Morioka

48

Aleksei Budõlin

Estonian judoka

*April 5th, 1976, Tallinn

44

Rasmus Quist Hansen

Danish rower

*April 5th, 1980, Middelfart

34

Género Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*April 5th, 1990, Amsterdam

48

Indrek Tobreluts

Estonian biathlete

*April 5th, 1976, Tartu

35

Freddie Fox

British actor (born 1989)

*April 5th, 1989, Hammersmith

48

Ike Hilliard

American football player, wide receiver, coach

*April 5th, 1976, Patterson

44

Alberta Brianti

Italian tennis player

*April 5th, 1980, San Secondo Parmense

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

48

Simone Inzaghi

Italian association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1976, Piacenza

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Born on April 5th, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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