August 5th, 1981

Born on August 5th, 1981

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What happened on August 5th, 1981?

August 5th, 1981

President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.

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August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

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What else happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

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

Born on August 5th, 1981

44

Jesse Williams

American actor, director, producer, and activist

*August 5th, 1981, Chicago

44

Maik Franz

German footballer

*August 5th, 1981, Merseburg

44

Erik Guay

Canadian alpine skier

*August 5th, 1981, Montreal

44

Anna Rawson

Australian golfer

*August 5th, 1981, Adelaide

44

Karim Rissouli

French journalist

*August 5th, 1981, Angers

44

Carl Crawford

Former MLB player

*August 5th, 1981, Houston

44

Ricky Kej

Indian composer

*August 5th, 1981, North Carolina

44

Tripp Gibson

American baseball umpire

*August 5th, 1981, Mayfield

44

Jana Plodková

Czech actress

*August 5th, 1981, Jičín

44

Sachin Bansal

Indian Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Flipkart.com

*August 5th, 1981, Chandigarh

44

Karina Testa

French actress

*August 5th, 1981, Cannes

Same year
Born in 1981

44

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

44

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung

45

Satoko Suetsuna

Japanese badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Ōita

45

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

45

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

44

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

45

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

44

Linda Sundblad

Swedish singer, actress and model

*July 5th, 1981, Lidköping

45

Tamta

Georgian-born Greek singer

*January 10th, 1981, Tbilisi

45

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

44

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

45

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

44

Beyoncé

American singer

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

44

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

45

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

45

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

44

Serena Williams

American tennis player

*September 26th, 1981, Saginaw

44

Britney Spears

American pop singer

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

44

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

45

Adriana Lima

Brazilian model

*June 12th, 1981, Salvador

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

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