Every yearApril 5
Everything April 5 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 5 every year, and 5 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bell Bottoms DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | First Contact Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Caramel Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Dandelion Day | Nature | |
| 05 | National Deep Dish Pizza Day | Food |
| 06 | National Flash Drive Day | Tech | |
| 07 | Sweet Potato Day | Food | |
| 08 | Accelerate ACL Awareness Among Young Women Day | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 5 in some years.
Easter Sunday — 2026
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day — 2030
National Walk to Work Day — 2030
Student Government Day — 2030
Good Wednesday — 2034
Born on April 5
Historic figures
- Thomas Hobbes1588–1679English philosopher
- Bette Davis1908–1989American actress
- Gregory Peck1916–2003American actor, political activist, and producer
- Pope Urban VIII1568–1644Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644
- Spencer Tracy1900–1967American actor
- Colin Powell1937–2021American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State
- Joseph Lister1827–1912English surgeon and academic
- Herbert von Karajan1908–1989Austrian conductor and manager
- Roman Herzog1934–2017German lawyer and politician, 7th President of Germany
- Akira Toriyama1955–2024Japanese illustrator
Celebrities & public figures
- Agnetha Fältskogb. 1950Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
- Lily Jamesb. 1989English actress
- Hayley Atwellb. 1982English-American actress
- Pharrell Williamsb. 1973American singer
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyob. 1947Filipino academic and politician
- Yassine Bounoub. 1991Moroccan footballer
- Simone Inzaghib. 1976Italian footballer
- Sterling K. Brownb. 1976American actor
- Charlotte Flairb. 1986American wrestler
- Anthony Horowitzb. 1955English author and screenwriter
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 5 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 5, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.