On this day: April 5
Events
Battle of the IceApril 5, 1242 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MaipúApril 5, 1818 · Wars & Conflicts
Second Anglo-Burmese WarApril 5, 1852 – December 20, 1852 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Blohm+VossApril 5, 1877 · Companies
War of the PacificApril 5, 1879 – April 4, 1884 · Wars & Conflicts
Third Czechoslovak RepublicApril 5, 1945 – May 9, 1948 · World History
Launch of Star TribuneApril 5, 1982 · Internet- Siege of SarajevoApril 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of NvidiaApril 5, 1993 · Companies- Release of Black Tie White NoiseApril 5, 1993 · Music
- Release of Dungeon SiegeApril 5, 2002 · Gaming
Release of ParamoreApril 5, 2013 · Music
Born on this day
Blaise de VigenèreApril 5, 1523 – February 19, 1596 · Science
Urban VIIIApril 5, 1568 – July 29, 1644 · World History
Thomas HobbesApril 5, 1588 – December 4, 1679 · Science
Vincenzo VivianiApril 5, 1622 – September 22, 1703 · Science
Jan van Kessel the ElderApril 5, 1626 – April 17, 1679 · Art
Jean-Honoré FragonardApril 5, 1732 – August 22, 1806 · Art
Louis SpohrApril 5, 1784 – October 22, 1859 · Music
Pavel SchillingApril 5, 1786 – July 25, 1837 · Technology
Vincenzo GiobertiApril 5, 1801 – October 26, 1852 · Culture
Matthias Jacob SchleidenApril 5, 1804 – June 23, 1881 · Culture
Jules DupréApril 5, 1811 – October 6, 1889 · Art
Gustave BoulangerApril 5, 1824 – September 23, 1888 · Art
Albert RousselApril 5, 1869 – August 23, 1937 · Music
Sergey ChaplyginApril 5, 1869 – October 8, 1942 · Science
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellApril 5, 1886 – July 3, 1957 · Science
Hedwig KohnApril 5, 1887 – March 26, 1964 · Science
Spencer TracyApril 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967 · Film
Herbert BayerApril 5, 1900 – September 30, 1985 · Art
Bette DavisApril 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989 · Film
Herbert von KarajanApril 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989 · Film
Gregory PeckApril 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003 · Film
Ernest MandelApril 5, 1923 – July 20, 1995 · Culture
Roger CormanApril 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024 · Film
Ivar GiæverApril 5, 1929 – June 20, 2025 · Science
Hugo ClausApril 5, 1929 – March 19, 2008 · Film- Joe MeekApril 5, 1929 – February 3, 1967 · Music
Stanley TurrentineApril 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000 · Music- Michael MoriartyApril 5, 1941 – present · Music
Peter GreenawayApril 5, 1942 – present · Film
Willeke van AmmelrooyApril 5, 1944 – present · Film
Cem KaracaApril 5, 1945 – February 8, 2004 · Music
Judith ResnikApril 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986 · Space
Agnetha FältskogApril 5, 1950 – present · Music
Franklin Chang-DíazApril 5, 1950 – present · Space
Dean KamenApril 5, 1951 – present · Technology- Akira ToriyamaApril 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024 · Film
Andrea ArnoldApril 5, 1961 – present · Film
Sara DaniusApril 5, 1962 – October 12, 2019 · Culture
Brad AndersonApril 5, 1964 – present · Film
Paula ColeApril 5, 1968 – present · Music
Nima Arkani-HamedApril 5, 1972 – present · Science
Pharrell WilliamsApril 5, 1973 – present · Music
Daniel CaesarApril 5, 1995 – present · Music