Day of the year
February 5
Born on February 5? You're a Aquarius with the Amethyst birthstone.
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February 5 Zodiac Sign
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
Element: Air
progressiveoriginalindependenthumanitarianinventive
Birthstone
Amethyst
Birth Flower
Violet
Season
Winter
Numerology 7
A number of introspection, wisdom, and the search for truth.
February 5: This Day in History
- 1783— Sweden and Denmark signed a peace treaty, ending the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 — though this predates that; the 1783 event is the Treaty of Paris ratification by Sweden.
- 1917— The U.S. Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Wilson's veto, imposing a literacy test on immigrants.
- 1919— Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith founded United Artists film studio in Hollywood.
- 1937— President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his controversial plan to expand the size of the Supreme Court, which critics called 'court-packing.'
- 1971— Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon in the Fra Mauro Highlands.
Famous Birthdays on February 5
- Cristiano Ronaldo (1985) — Portuguese soccer superstar
- Hank Aaron (1934) — baseball legend and home run record holder
- Roberto Alagna (1963) — French operatic tenor
- Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962) — actress
- Bobby Brown (1969) — R&B singer
Did You Know? February 5 Fun Facts
- Cristiano Ronaldo, born February 5, 1985, has won five Ballon d'Or awards and is one of the all-time top scorers in professional soccer.
- Alan Shepard became the fifth person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission that landed on February 5, 1971, and famously hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.
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