February 5th, 1988

Born on February 5th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 5th, 1988?

February 5th, 1988

Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Noriega

What else happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

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

Born on February 5th, 1988

36

Natalie Geisenberger

German luger

*February 5th, 1988, Munich

36

Jaime Astrain

Spanish footballer

*February 5th, 1988, Madrid

36

Karin Ontiveros

Mexican beauty pageant contestant

*February 5th, 1988, Amatitán

36

Stephanie Siriwardhana

Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner

*February 5th, 1988, Colombo

36

Iliana Papageorgiou

Greek model

*February 5th, 1988, Patras

36

Kim Dong-woo

South Korean association football player (1988-)

*February 5th, 1988, Jeju Island

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

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

37

Darren Criss

American actor and singer

*February 5th, 1987, San Francisco

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

38

Vedran Ćorluka

Croatian association football player

*February 5th, 1986, Modran, Derventa

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

39

Steve Purdy

American-Salvadoran soccer player

*February 5th, 1985, Bakersfield

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

30

Rizky Darmawan

Indonesian footballer

*February 5th, 1994, Tangerang City

38

Roger Kluge

German racing cyclist

*February 5th, 1986, Eisenhüttenstadt

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

29

Adnan Januzaj

Belgian association football player

*February 5th, 1995, City of Brussels

52

Nicole Humbert

German pole vaulter

*February 5th, 1972, Landau in der Pfalz

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

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Born on February 5th, 1988
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Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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