What happened on April 5

50 documented historical events happened on April 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule. On the same day, in another year: Northern Crusades: In the Battle on the Ice, Novgorod forces led by Alexander Nevsky rebuffed an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights at Lake Peipus on the present-day border of Estonia and Russia. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 5, including Jonathan Erlich, Trevor Letowski, Dwain Chambers. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

160 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 5, including Earl Derr Biggers, Salvatore Di Giacomo, Jiro Sato. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

20 observances are celebrated on April 5 around the world: Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Christian feast day: Albert of Montecorvino, Christian feast day: Catherine of Palma, Christian feast day: Derfel Gadarn, Christian feast day: Æthelburh of Kent, Christian feast day: Gerald of Sauve-Majeure. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.