Every yearFebruary 5
Everything February 5 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 5 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Wear Red DayLead | Health | |
| 02 | World Nutella Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Chocolate Fondue Day | Food | |
| 04 | Give Kids a Smile Day | Kids & Family | |
| 05 | California Western Monarch Day | Nature | |
| 06 | National Weatherperson's Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | Bubble Gum Day | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 5 in some years.
National Woman's Heart Day — 2027
Born on February 5
Historic figures
- Robert Peel1788–1850English lieutenant and politician
- Robert Hofstadter1915–1990American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965American soldier, politician, and diplomat
- Joris-Karl Huysmans1848–1907French author and critic
- Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné1626–1696marquise de Sévigné, French author
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg1804–1877Finnish poet and hymn-writer
- Alan Hodgkin1914–1998English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Sven-Göran Eriksson1948–2024Swedish footballer and manager
- Tom Wilkinson1948–2023English actor
- Hank Aaron1934–2021American baseball player
Celebrities & public figures
- Neymarb. 1992Brazilian footballer
- Charlotte Ramplingb. 1946English actress
- Abhishek Bachchanb. 1976Indian actor
- Carlos Tevezb. 1984Argentinian footballer
- Laura Linneyb. 1964American actress
- Michael Sheenb. 1969Welsh actor and director
- Jennifer Jason Leighb. 1962American actress
- Barbara Hersheyb. 1948American actress
- Michael Mannb. 1943American director
- Gheorghe Hagib. 1965Romanian footballer and manager
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 5 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 5, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.