May 5th, 2013

Born on May 5th, 2013

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

23

Christopher Martínez

Badminton player

*May 5th, 2000, San Marcos

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

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

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

24

Nathan Chen

American figure skater (born 1999)

*May 5th, 1999, Salt Lake City

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

24

Justin Kluivert

Dutch footballer (born 1999)

*May 5th, 1999, Zaandam

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

47

Andrew Erickson

American biathlete

*May 5th, 1976, Minnetonka

29

Javier Manquillo

Spanish association football player

*May 5th, 1994, Madrid

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

34

Chris Brown

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

*May 5th, 1989, Tappahannock

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Born in 2013

10

Prince George of Wales

Eldest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales

*July 22nd, 2013, St. Mary's Hospital

10

Taufaʻahau Manumataongo

Tongan royal

*May 10th, 2013, Auckland

11

Zaid Al-Hammadi

Association football player

*February 14th, 2013, United Arab Emirates

10

Maceo Martinez

American actor

*October 5th, 2013, Los Angeles

11

Kim Ju-ae

Daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju

*February 19th, 2013, Pyongyang

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2013 is a normal year and no leap year.

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