May 5th, 1998

Born on May 5th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 9,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 520 days, exactly on September 20th, 2025, people who were born on May 5th, 1998 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

May 5th, 1860

Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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

Born on May 5th, 1998

25

Menna Fitzpatrick

Welsh alpine skier

*May 5th, 1998, Macclesfield

25

Olli Juolevi

Finnish hockey player

*May 5th, 1998, Helsinki

25

Isaiah Hartenstein

German basketball player

*May 5th, 1998, Eugene

25

Aryna Sabalenka

Belarusian tennis player

*May 5th, 1998, Minsk

25

Kevin Doets

Dutch darts player

*May 5th, 1998, Almere

25

Hilary Kpatcha

French athletics competitor

*May 5th, 1998, Lomé

25

Alejo Montero

Argentine footballer

*May 5th, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Josh Mahura

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 5th, 1998, St. Albert

25

Dani Baijens

Dutch handball player

*May 5th, 1998, Rotterdam

25

Lukáš Fabiš

Association football player

*May 5th, 1998, Nitra

25

Kuki Zalazar

Spanish association football player

*May 5th, 1998, Montevideo

25

Will Mannion

English association football player (born 1998)

*May 5th, 1998, Hillingdon

25

Vladislav Fedosov

Association football player

*May 5th, 1998, Mogilev

25

Giulia Tanno

Swiss freestyle skier

*May 5th, 1998, Lenzerheide

25

Hassan Abdinur Gesey

Somali association football player

*May 5th, 1998, Somalia

25

Mario Shabow

Australian football player

*May 5th, 1998, Baghdad

25

Charlotte D’Alessio

Canadian model

*May 5th, 1998, Toronto

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

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

23

Christopher Martínez

Badminton player

*May 5th, 2000, San Marcos

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

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

26

Daniel Staniszewski

Polish cyclist

*May 5th, 1997, Ciechanów

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

26

Mathias Norsgaard

Danish cyclist, born 1997

*May 5th, 1997, Silkeborg

29

Javier Manquillo

Spanish association football player

*May 5th, 1994, Madrid

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

27

Britney Simpson

American pair skater

*May 5th, 1996, Denver

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

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

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

34

Chris Brown

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

*May 5th, 1989, Tappahannock

47

Andrew Erickson

American biathlete

*May 5th, 1976, Minnetonka

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Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

25

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

25

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

25

Kyohei Yamashita

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1998, Okayama Prefecture

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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