May 5th, 1985

Born on May 5th, 1985

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What happened on May 5th, 1985?

May 5th, 1985

Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.

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What else happened on May 5th?

May 5th, 2019

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was struck by lightning after leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and caught fire during the subsequent emergency landing attempt, killing 41 people on board.

May 5th, 2007

Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.

May 5th, 1992

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.

May 5th, 1981

After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze.

May 5th, 1980

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.

May 5th, 1961

Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard (pictured) made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space.

May 5th, 1960

The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day.

May 5th, 1945

World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.

May 5th, 1940

World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.

May 5th, 1904

Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball.

May 5th, 1891

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

May 5th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness (pictured) in Spotsylvania County.

May 5th, 1654

Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh.

May 5th, 1646

First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

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

Born on May 5th, 1985

38

Emanuele Giaccherini

Italian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Bibbiena

38

Shoko Nakagawa

Japanese singer, voice actress, and illustrator

*May 5th, 1985, Tokyo

38

David Witteveen

Austrian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Varese

38

Clark Duke

American actor

*May 5th, 1985, Glenwood

38

Ricardo Hocevar

Brazilian tennis player

*May 5th, 1985, São Paulo

38

Russell Aitken

Australian rugby league footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Sutherland

38

Lynda Shepherd

Association footballer (born 1985)

*May 5th, 1985, Plymouth

38

Liu Wenjun

Chinese Paralympic sprinter

*May 5th, 1985, Wuhan

38

Kavita Raut

Indian distance runner

*May 5th, 1985, Nashik district

38

Linus Videll

Swedish ice hockey player

*May 5th, 1985, Stockholm

38

Drew Larman

American ice hockey player

*May 5th, 1985, Buffalo

38

Matt Lawrence

American football player

*May 5th, 1985, Hartford

38

Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte

Brazilian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Quaraí

38

Tsepo Masilela

South African footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Witbank

38

Mohamed Rabie Meftah

Algerian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Tizi Ouzou

38

P. J. Tucker

American basketball player

*May 5th, 1985, Raleigh

38

Sherin

Indian actress

*May 5th, 1985, Bengaluru

38

Seventia

German singer-songwriter

*May 5th, 1985, London

38

Antonio Lindbäck

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider

*May 5th, 1985, Rio de Janeiro

38

Benedetta Valanzano

Italian actress

*May 5th, 1985, Castellammare di Stabia

38

David Grace

English snooker player

*May 5th, 1985, Leeds

38

Tom Burrows

English cricketer (born 1985)

*May 5th, 1985, Wokingham

38

Samuel Tesfagabr

Eritrean footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Khartoum

38

Luís Carlos Correia Pinto

Portuguese footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Porto

38

Mohammad Sadegh Taheri

Iranian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Iran

38

Mikhail Rekudanov

Russian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Moscow

38

Mehdi Eslami

Iranian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Yazd

38

Chiara Di Iulio

Italian volleyball player

*May 5th, 1985, Avezzano

38

Tatsuki Kobayashi

Japanese association football player

*May 5th, 1985, Tochigi Prefecture

38

Denis Loginov

Russian ice hockey player

*May 5th, 1985, Kazan

38

Dean Kelly

Irish footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Dublin

38

David Merkow

American professional golfer and coach

*May 5th, 1985, Boston

38

Dave Bampton

English association football player (born 1985)

*May 5th, 1985, Swindon

38

Bruno Simão

Portuguese footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Lisbon

38

Kwadwo Poku

Ghanaian footballer

*May 5th, 1985, Kumasi

38

Juan Manuel Pérez Bernal

Mexican association football player

*May 5th, 1985, Tijuana

38

Nathalie Teirlinck

Belgian film director and screenwriter

*May 5th, 1985, City of Brussels

38

AJ Nelson

Ghanaian recording artist

*May 5th, 1985, Dormaa Ahenkro

38

Zaheer Maqsood

Cricketer

*May 5th, 1985, Lahore

38

John Riady

CEO Lippo Karawaci • Director Lippo Group • President Komisaris SHG | Lippo Group • Siloam Hospital Group

*May 5th, 1985, New York City

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

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

40

Henry Cavill

British actor (born 1983)

*May 5th, 1983, Saint Helier

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

34

Chris Brown

American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, actor and record producer

*May 5th, 1989, Tappahannock

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

47

Andrew Erickson

American biathlete

*May 5th, 1976, Minnetonka

23

Christopher Martínez

Badminton player

*May 5th, 2000, San Marcos

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

29

Javier Manquillo

Spanish association football player

*May 5th, 1994, Madrid

35

Skye Sweetnam

Canadian singer

*May 5th, 1988, Bolton

24

Nathan Chen

American figure skater (born 1999)

*May 5th, 1999, Salt Lake City

24

Justin Kluivert

Dutch footballer (born 1999)

*May 5th, 1999, Zaandam

Same year
Born in 1985

39

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

38

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

39

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

39

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

38

Pablo Abián

Spanish badminton player

*June 12th, 1985, Calatayud

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

39

Thilini Jayasinghe

Badminton player

*January 15th, 1985, Peradeniya

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

39

Oxxxymiron

Russian rapper

*January 31st, 1985, Saint Petersburg

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No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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