Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
What happened on February 5
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 62 to 2025.
Standout on February 5
2020
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
About February 5
February 5 is the 36th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 36 of 365 (36 in leap years)329 days left in the year (330 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 6 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- February birthstone
- Amethystcalm, clarity and courage
- February birth flower
- Violet / Primrosefaithfulness and young love
- Next occurrence
- In 101 days
- Roman numerals
- V.IIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thKevin Gates1986
- 40thVedran Ćorluka1986
- 30thStina Blackstenius1996
- 25thKim Min-ju2001
- 10thBangladesh Bank robbery2016
- 10thCiriaco Cañete2016
- 10thJigme Namgyel Wangchuck2016
- 10thSteven Joyce2016
February 5 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Steven Joyce · Bangladesh Bank robbery · Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
- 25 years ago2001
- Kim Min-ju
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on February 5 — ages this year
- 2016Jigme Namgyel Wangchuckturns 10
- 2002Taehyun (singer)turns 24
- 2002Jisungturns 24
- 2001Kim Min-juturns 25
- 1997Patrick Robertsturns 29
- 1996Stina Blacksteniusturns 30
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
Steven Joyce
New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.
Bangladesh Bank robbery
Cybercriminals initiate the Bangladesh Bank robbery, using the SWIFT network to fraudulently transfer $101 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account of Bangladesh Bank.
United States Navy
The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
Tornado
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.
National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation and Reconstruction of Haiti
The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti captured the city of Gonaïves, starting a coup d'état against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's government.
Common cockle
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.
Novye Aldi massacre
Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
Second Chechen War
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.
Banking in Switzerland
The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
Markale massacres
Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
Byron De La Beckwith
Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
Ugo Vetere
Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years.
Carthage (municipality)
The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.
Operation Soap
Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass protest and rallies.
Lima
Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
Apollo 14
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution: The January Storm revolt in Shanghai reached its apogee as Maoist rebels proclaimed the establishment of the Shanghai People's Commune, a move the previously supportive Mao Zedong criticized.
European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
President of France
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
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.
Cricket
Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.
United States Congress
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.
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Leo Baekeland
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.
Moliagul
Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.
United States Congress
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.
Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.
1783 Calabrian earthquakes
The first of five strong earthquakes hit the region of Calabria on the Italian Peninsula, killing more than 32,000 people over a period of nearly two months.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
As part of enforcing Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ban on Christianity in Japan, twenty-six Catholics, a mix of European missionaries and Japanese converts, were executed (depicted) near Nagasaki by crucifixion and impalement.
AD 62
Pompeii was severely damaged by a strong earthquake, which may have been a precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the town 17 years later.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Irv Gotti
Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (born 1970)
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani military officer and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (born 1943)
Val Logsdon Fitch
Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
K. N. Choksy
K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka (born 1933)
Tom McGuigan
Tom McGuigan, New Zealand soldier and politician, 23rd New Zealand Minister of Health (born 1921)
Reinaldo Gargano
Reinaldo Gargano, Uruguayan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Uruguay (born 1934)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
Christian feast day: Adelaide of Vilich
26 Martyrs of Japan
Christian feast day: 26 Martyrs of Japan (in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Anglican Church in Japan)
Roger Williams
Christian feast day: Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson (Episcopal Church (United States))
Ingenuinus
Christian feast day: Ingenuinus (Jenewein)
Bertulf of Renty
Christian feast day: Bertulf (Bertoul) of Renty
Avitus of Vienne
Christian feast day: Avitus of Vienne
Agatha of Sicily
Christian feast day: Agatha of Sicily
Spread across the centuries
- 1st century1
- 16th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century3
- 20th century36
- 21st century34
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about February 5
What day of the year is February 5?
February 5 is the 36th day of the year, with 329 days left after it.
What star sign is February 5?
February 5 falls under Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), a air sign ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn). The birthstone for the month is Amethyst.
How many things happened on February 5?
We record 84 entries for February 5: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 62 to 2025.
Who was born on February 5?
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (2016) is among the notable births on February 5. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the February 5 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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