August 5th, 1985

Born on August 5th, 1985

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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

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, 1981

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

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 (pictured).

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, whose primary motive was 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.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

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

Born on August 5th, 1985

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

38

Joeri Calleeuw

Cyclist

*August 5th, 1985, Bruges

38

Annalisa

Italian singer-songwriter (1985-)

*August 5th, 1985, Savona

38

Laurent Ciman

Belgian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Farciennes

38

Othyus Jeffers

American basketball player

*August 5th, 1985, Chicago

38

Gil Vermouth

Israeli footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Kiryat Yam

38

Erkan Zengin

Swedish association football player with Turkish origin

*August 5th, 1985, Kulu

38

Blake Koch

American stock car racing driver

*August 5th, 1985, West Palm Beach

38

Travis Denker

American baseball second baseman

*August 5th, 1985, Fountain Valley

38

Shin So-yul

South Korean actress

*August 5th, 1985, Guro District

38

Heo Il-young

Korean basketball player

*August 5th, 1985, Busan

38

Mohammed Ahamed

Footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Burao

38

Matt Hires

American musician

*August 5th, 1985, Tampa

38

Takashi Kamoshida

Japanese association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Kanagawa Prefecture

38

Takeshi Fujiwara

Olympic sprinter

*August 5th, 1985, San Salvador

38

Nawaz Dad Khan

Pakistani boxer

*August 5th, 1985, Pakistan

38

Jamie Shewchuk

Canadian lacrosse player

*August 5th, 1985, Edmonton

38

Hossein Saveh Shemshaki

Iranian alpine skier

*August 5th, 1985, Tehran

38

Geovane

Brazilian footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Vitória de Santo Antão

38

Tareq Al-Shammari

Association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Kuwait City

38

Davide Faraon

Italian footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Vittorio Veneto

38

Cassie Davis

Australian singer and songwriter

*August 5th, 1985, Gnangara

38

Brittany Brooks

Musician

*August 5th, 1985, Oakland

38

Neda Lokas

Croatian basketball player

*August 5th, 1985, Šibenik

38

Ilias Kyriakidis

Greek footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Athens

38

Koceila Berchiche

Algerian footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Algiers

38

Kostadin Hazurov

Bulgarian footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Gotse Delchev

38

Nikoloz Gelashvili

Georgian footballer

*August 5th, 1985, Telavi

38

Janarbek Kenjeev

Olympic wrestler

*August 5th, 1985, Talas

38

Shuto Kawachi

Basketball player (1985-)

*August 5th, 1985, Saitama Prefecture

38

Lynell Hamilton

Player of American football

*August 5th, 1985, Stockton

38

Ava Yu

Hong Kong actor

*August 5th, 1985, Hong Kong

38

Jake Hurwitz

American comedian

*August 5th, 1985, Hamden

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Who's birthday is on August 5th?

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

33

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

37

Christophe Laborie

French cyclist

*August 5th, 1986, Aurillac

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

35

Giles Barnes

Association football player

*August 5th, 1988, Barking

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

35

Eddie Nolan

Irish association football player

*August 5th, 1988, Waterford

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

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

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

38

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

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Leap year

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

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