Famous people born on December 5 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 5, you share it with Martin Van Buren, Walt Disney, Little Richard — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for December 5
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
339th
Day of the year
December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years), with 26 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 5
Martin Van Buren — Eighth president of the United States (born 1782).
Walt Disney — American animation pioneer and creator of Mickey Mouse (born 1901).
Little Richard — American rock and roll pioneer (born 1932).
Also sharing the day:
Werner Heisenberg (b. 1901) — Nobel Prize-winning physicist who formulated the uncertainty principle.
José Carreras (b. 1946) — Spanish tenor renowned as one of the Three Tenors.
Frankie Muniz (b. 1985) — actor who starred in Malcolm in the Middle.
December 5 in history
1933 — The 21st Amendment was ratified, ending Prohibition in the United States.
1955 — The Montgomery bus boycott began in Alabama, a defining moment of the civil rights movement.
2014 — NASA's Orion spacecraft made its first test flight, orbiting Earth twice before splashing down in the Pacific.
1848 — President James K. Polk confirmed the discovery of California gold to Congress, fueling the Gold Rush.
1935 — Educator Mary McLeod Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
1958 — Britain opened the Preston By-pass, the country's first stretch of motorway.
December 5 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 5?
Anyone born on December 5 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for December 5?
The birthstone for a December 5 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 5?
Martin Van Buren is among the best known — Eighth president of the United States (born 1782).
What happened on December 5?
In 1933, The 21st Amendment was ratified, ending Prohibition in the United States.
What day of the year is December 5?
December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years), with 26 days still to come.
Make their day unforgettable
Know someone born on December 5? See the full story of their exact birthday — the headlines, the #1 song, what things cost — and turn it into a personalized front-page newspaper they can keep.