Claim: Mother Teresa's birthday is September 5.
Evidence: Mother Teresa , known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta -LRB- born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ; -LSB- aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu -RSB- ; 26 August 1910 -- 5 September 1997 -RRB- , was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.