BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on April 5.

Everyone born on April 5 is a Aries — ruled by Mars, first, loudest, already gone. The stone is diamond, the flower daisy, and the day is shared with Yassine Bounou and John C. Dvorak.

Aries, the Ram — an engraving
Sun sign
Aries ♈︎
the Ram · ruled by Mars · first, loudest, already gone
Diamond, the birthstone for April — an engraving
Birthstone
Diamond
April
Daisy, the birth flower for April — an engraving
Birth flower
Daisy
& sweet pea

Your book

Born on April 5? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Aries, March 21 to April 19.

The first sign, and the tradition treats it that way: the Ram is the one who goes first — through the door, into the argument, off the cliff. Ruled by Mars, a fire sign, and the books credit it with courage, impatience and a short memory for grudges, which is a generous way of saying it has already moved on. Its people are supposed to start things. Finishing them is what the other eleven are for.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on April 5.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1991
Yassine Bounou
Moroccan footballer
1952
John C. Dvorak
American author and editor
1988
Matthias Jaissle
German footballer and manager
1955
Anthony Horowitz
English author and screenwriter
1989
Lily James
English actress
1588
Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher
1955
Akira Toriyama
Japanese illustrator
1973
Pharrell Williams
American singer and rapper

On this day

What April 5 has seen.

It is Easter in Western Christianity (2026).

1710The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.
1974Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, was published.
1983In China, the People's Armed Police, primarily responsible for internal security, was founded.

The calendar

When April 5 falls.

A Sunday in 2026, a Monday in 2027, a Wednesday in 2028, a Thursday in 2029, and a Friday in 2030.