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February 5 is connected with constitutional change, lunar exploration and sporting greatness. Mexico’s modern constitution was promulgated on this date in 1917, while Apollo 14 landed in the Moon’s Fra Mauro highlands in 1971.
February 5 is connected with constitutional change, lunar exploration and sporting greatness. Mexico’s modern constitution was promulgated on this date in 1917, while Apollo 14 landed in the Moon’s Fra Mauro highlands in 1971.
February 5 birthdays fall under Aquarius. The traditional February birthstone is amethyst, and the month’s birth flowers are violet and primrose.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with February.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with February and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
February 5 · 1917
Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 was promulgated, establishing a new constitutional framework after the Mexican Revolution.
Explore the timeline →Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 was promulgated, establishing a new constitutional framework after the Mexican Revolution.
PoliticsA U.S. Air Force B-47 and F-86 collided near Savannah, Georgia; a nuclear weapon was jettisoned near Tybee Island and was never recovered.
TechnologyApollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon in the Fra Mauro region.
SpaceThe first Red Nose Day telethon organized by Comic Relief was broadcast in the United Kingdom.
BroadcastingThe U.S. Senate acquitted President Donald Trump on both articles in his first impeachment trial.
U.S. PoliticsBritish statesman who served twice as prime minister and is associated with the development of modern policing.
American baseball legend who broke Babe Ruth’s career home-run record in 1974.
American filmmaker known for Heat, The Insider and Miami Vice.
American R&B singer who was a member of New Edition before a successful solo career.
Portuguese footballer and one of the highest-scoring players in professional football history.
Brazilian footballer known for Santos, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil.
Belgian professional footballer who began his senior career at Manchester United.
Welsh actor known for stage and screen roles including Frost/Nixon and Good Omens.
February 5 is day 36 of a common year, with 329 days remaining after it. Its traditional February birthday associations include Amethyst and Violet & Primrose.
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