February 5th, 2022

Born on February 5th, 2022

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 800 days old!

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What 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.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

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

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

32

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

29

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

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

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

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

40

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

37

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

55

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

60

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

48

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

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

46

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

33

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

66

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

52

Nicole Humbert

German pole vaulter

*February 5th, 1972, Landau in der Pfalz

30

Rizky Darmawan

Indonesian footballer

*February 5th, 1994, Tangerang City

74

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

68

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

29

Adnan Januzaj

Belgian association football player

*February 5th, 1995, City of Brussels

56

Roberto Alomar

Puerto Rican professional baseball player

*February 5th, 1968, Ponce

80

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

59

Gheorghe Hagi

Romanian association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1965, Săcele

64

Valerie Carter

American singer and songwriter

*February 5th, 1953, Winter Haven †March 4th, 2017, St. Petersburg

39

Steve Purdy

American-Salvadoran soccer player

*February 5th, 1985, Bakersfield

63

Ronnie Baxter

English darts player

*February 5th, 1961, Blackpool

49

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Dutch association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1975, Rotterdam

37

Darren Criss

American actor and singer

*February 5th, 1987, San Francisco

56

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Turkish politician

*February 5th, 1968, Alanya

38

Vedran Ćorluka

Croatian association football player

*February 5th, 1986, Modran, Derventa

47

Ben Ainslie

British competitive sailor

*February 5th, 1977, Macclesfield

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

27

Françoise Abanda

Canadian female tennis player

*February 5th, 1997, Montreal

46

Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard

French Olympic alpine skier (1971-2017)

*February 5th, 1971, Bourg Saint Maurice †April 22nd, 2017, Praz-sur-Arly

48

Tony Jaa

Thai stunt actor

*February 5th, 1976, Surin

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

51

Trijntje Oosterhuis

Dutch singer

*February 5th, 1973, Amsterdam

32

Stefan de Vrij

Dutch association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel

54

Jeremy Rockliff

Australian politician

*February 5th, 1970, Devonport

75

Robert Hofstadter

American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)

*February 5th, 1915, New York City †November 17th, 1990, Stanford

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No: With 365 days 2022 is a normal year and no leap year.

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