Who was born on April 5

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.

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.