August 5th, 1998

Born on August 5th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 606 days, exactly on December 21st, 2025, people who were born on August 5th, 1998 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1998

25

Adam Doueihi

Australian rugby league footballer

*August 5th, 1998, Eastwood

25

João Almeida

Portuguese cyclist

*August 5th, 1998, Caldas da Rainha

25

Mimi Keene

British actress

*August 5th, 1998, London Borough of Redbridge

25

Monica Boggioni

Italian swimmer (1998-)

*August 5th, 1998, Pavia

25

Ruben Vargas

Swiss association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Adligenswil

25

Kevin Rüegg

Swiss association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Uster

25

Mikhail Vekovishchev

Russian swimmer

*August 5th, 1998, Obninsk

25

Kanon Suzuki

Japanese singer and dancer (former Morning Musume member)

*August 5th, 1998, Aichi Prefecture

25

Davion Taylor

American football player (born 1998)

*August 5th, 1998, McComb

25

Abdulrahman Al-Shanar

Saudi Arabian association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Saudi Arabia

25

Shelah Mae Cadag

Association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Kitaotao

25

Abdulrahman Taiwo

Association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Nigeria

25

Lee Yu-chan

South Korean baseball player (1998-)

*August 5th, 1998, Incheon

25

Pavel Sitnikov

Russian short-track speed skater

*August 5th, 1998, Omsk

25

Mladen Hren

Croatian actor

*August 5th, 1998, Zagreb

25

Gian Zola

Indonesian association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Bandung City

25

Patryk Klimala

Polish association football player

*August 5th, 1998, Świdnica

25

Daniil Pakhomov

Russian swimmer

*August 5th, 1998, Arkhangelsk

25

Panos Armenakas

Australian footballer

*August 5th, 1998, Newport Beach

25

Ana-Maria Yanakieva

Bulgarian singer

*August 5th, 1998, Levski

Same Day
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

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

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

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

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

33

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

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

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

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

28

Louis Thauron

French ice dancer

*August 5th, 1995, Paris

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

26

Olivia Holt

American actress and singer

*August 5th, 1997, Germantown

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

24

Timo Kielich

Belgian cyclist

*August 5th, 1999, Sint-Truiden

Same year
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

26

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

26

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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Born on August 5th, 1998
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Leap year

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

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