April 5th, 2017

Born on April 5th, 2017

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

April 5th, 1933

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

April 5th, 1863

New Zealand Wars: The invasion of the Waikato ended after the Kīngitanga forces of King Tāwhiao abandoned their pā at Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi and migrated east to what became known as the King Country.

April 5th, 2010

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

April 5th, 2009

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

April 5th, 2000

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

April 5th, 1998

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

April 5th, 1986

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

April 5th, 1966

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

April 5th, 1955

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

April 5th, 1944

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

April 5th, 1902

A spectator stand collapsed (pictured) during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

April 5th, 1847

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

April 5th, 1710

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

April 5th, 1614

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

April 5th, 0919

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

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

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

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

31

Airi Mikkelä

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1993, Vantaa

33

Andreas Heinz

German badminton player

*April 5th, 1991, Groß-Gerau

30

Simona Tabasco

Italian actress

*April 5th, 1994, Naples

30

Sandra-Maria Jensen

Danish badminton player

*April 5th, 1994, Bulgaria

40

Kim Dae-sung

South Korean badminton player

*April 5th, 1984, Miryang

51

Pharrell Williams

American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer

*April 5th, 1973, Virginia Beach

36

Matthias Jaissle

German association football player and manager

*April 5th, 1988, Nürtingen

34

Género Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*April 5th, 1990, Amsterdam

44

Matt Bonner

American basketball player

*April 5th, 1980, Concord

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

69

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and video game character designer

*April 5th, 1955, Nagoya

35

Freddie Fox

British actor (born 1989)

*April 5th, 1989, Hammersmith

69

Charlotte de Turckheim

French comedian

*April 5th, 1955, Paris

48

Aleksei Budõlin

Estonian judoka

*April 5th, 1976, Tallinn

77

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

President of the Philippines

*April 5th, 1947, San Juan

74

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish singer (born 1950)

*April 5th, 1950, Jönköping

35

Lily James

British actress and model

*April 5th, 1989, Esher

83

Michael Moriarty

American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941)

*April 5th, 1941, Detroit

81

Frank Schepke

German rower (1935-2017)

*April 5th, 1935, Königsberg †April 4th, 2017, Kiel

Same year
Born in 2017

6

Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna

Younger son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

*August 31st, 2017, Danderyd Hospital

6

Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro

Daughter of Cristiano Ronaldo

*November 12th, 2017, Madrid

6

Tunku Iskandar Abdul Jalil Abu Bakar Ibrahim

His Highness Raja Muda of Johor

*October 14th, 2017, Sultanah Aminah Hospital

6

Sir Carter

Son of Beyoncé and Jay-Z

*June 13th, 2017, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

6

Rumi Carter

Daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z

*June 13th, 2017, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

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Born on April 5th, 2017
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2017 is a normal year and no leap year.

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