August 5th, 2022

Born on August 5th, 2022

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 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.

August 5th, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony and lays the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after a Supreme Court verdict ruling in favour of building the temple on disputed land.

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

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

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

28

Louis Thauron

French ice dancer

*August 5th, 1995, Paris

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

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

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

66

Uwe Neupert

East German wrestler

*August 5th, 1957, Greiz

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

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

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

35

Hans Gruhne

German rower

*August 5th, 1988, Berlin

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

62

Mercedes Aráoz

Vice President and Congresswoman of the Republic of Peru (2016-2019)

*August 5th, 1961, Lima

35

Giles Barnes

Association football player

*August 5th, 1988, Barking

20

Maïa Mazzara

French figure skater

*August 5th, 2003, Clamart

62

Janet McTeer

British actress

*August 5th, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne

60

Doris Schröder-Köpf

German politician and journalist

*August 5th, 1963, Neuburg an der Donau

77

Erika Slezak

American actress

*August 5th, 1946, Hollywood

35

Eddie Nolan

Irish association football player

*August 5th, 1988, Waterford

49

Kajol

Indian film actress

*August 5th, 1974, Mumbai

30

Sebastián Henao

Colombian road cyclist

*August 5th, 1993, Rionegro

26

Yungblud

English musician

*August 5th, 1997, Doncaster

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

33

Jonas Hummels

German footballer

*August 5th, 1990, Wiesbaden

57

James Gunn

American writer, actor and filmmaker

*August 5th, 1966, St. Louis

96

Billie Hayes

American actress (1924-2021)

*August 5th, 1924, Du Quoin †April 29th, 2021, Los Angeles

37

Christophe Laborie

French cyclist

*August 5th, 1986, Aurillac

47

Kwon Sang-woo

South Korean actor

*August 5th, 1976, Daejeon

57

Gilles Delion

Road bicycle racer

*August 5th, 1966, Saint-Étienne

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

36

Ana Pauls

Argentinian singer and actor

*August 5th, 1987, Buenos Aires

86

Michal Kováč

Slovak economist, politician, president of the Slovakia (1993–1998)

*August 5th, 1930, Bratislava †October 5th, 2016, Bratislava

71

Hun Sen

Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1998 to 2023

*August 5th, 1952, Peam Kaoh Sna Commune

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Born on August 5th, 2022
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Leap year

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

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