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What happend on 5. March in History
In our data base we found 317 events happened on 5. March:
• 363: Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. [category: Events]
• 1046: Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama. [category: Events]
• 1133: Henry II of England, King of England (d. 1189) [category: Births]
• 1279: The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania [category: Events]
• 1324: King David II of Scotland (d. 1371) [category: Births]
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• 1326: Louis I of Hungary (d. 1382) [category: Births]
• 1496: King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands. [category: Events]
• 1512: Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer (d. 1594) [category: Births]
• 1534: Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) [category: Deaths]
• 1539: Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) [category: Deaths]
• 1563: John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) [category: Births]
• 1575: William Oughtred, English mathematician (d. 1660) [category: Births]
• 1585: John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) [category: Births]
• 1592: Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (b. 1499) [category: Deaths]
• 1611: Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533) [category: Deaths]
• 1616: Nicolaus Copernicus's book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is banned by the Catholic Church [category: Events]
• 1622: Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569) [category: Deaths]
• 1658: Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (d. 1730) [category: Births]
• 1693: Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (d. 1754) [category: Births]
• 1695: Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664) [category: Deaths]
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• 1696: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (d. 1770) [category: Births]
• 1703: Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (d. 1768) [category: Births]
• 1713: Edward Cornwallis, English military officer (d. 1776) [category: Births]
• 1713: Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1783) [category: Births]
• 1723: Princess Mary of Great Britain (d. 1773) [category: Births]
• 1726: Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician [category: Deaths]
• 1739: Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American physican and statesman (d. 1819) [category: Births]
• 1748: Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810) [category: Births]
• 1748: William Shield, English musician (d. 1829) [category: Births]
• 1750: Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar (d. 1805) [category: Births]
• 1751: Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, harpsichordist, music composer and teacher (d. 1829) [category: Births]
• 1766: Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. [category: Events]
• 1770: Crispus Attucks, American Revolution figure [category: Deaths]
• 1770: Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, and a boy, are killed by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later. [category: Events]
• 1776: Yeongjo of Joseon of Korea (b. 1694) [category: Deaths]
• 1778: Thomas Arne, English composer (b. 1710) [category: Deaths]
• 1794: Jacques Babinet, French physicist (d. 1872) [category: Births]
• 1794: Robert Cooper Grier, American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1870) [category: Births]
• 1811: Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa. [category: Events]
• 1814: Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian (d. 1889) [category: Births]
• 1815: John Wentworth, American politician and Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1815: Franz Anton Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734) [category: Deaths]
• 1817: Austen Henry Layard, English archaeologist (d. 1894) [category: Births]
• 1824: First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. [category: Events]
• 1827: Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (b. 1745) [category: Deaths]
• 1827: Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician (b. 1749) [category: Deaths]
• 1829: John Adams, British mutineer (b. 1766) [category: Deaths]
• 1836: Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher (d. 1929) [category: Births]
• 1836: Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber. [category: Events]
• 1849: David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806) [category: Deaths]
• 1850: The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened. [category: Events]
• 1853: Howard Pyle, American author and illustrator (d. 1911) [category: Births]
• 1860: Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia. [category: Events]
• 1862: Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (d. 1934) [category: Births]
• 1867: Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (d. 1952) [category: Births]
• 1868: Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito receives its première performance at La Scala. [category: Events]
• 1869: Michael von Faulhaber, German cardinal and archbishop (d. 1952) [category: Births]
• 1870: Frank Norris, American writer (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1871: Rosa Luxemburg, Socialist revolutionary (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1872: George Westinghouse patents the air brake. [category: Events]
• 1873: Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian explorer and cross-country skier (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1874: Henry Travers, British actor (d. 1965) [category: Births]
• 1876: Marie d'Agoult, German-born writer (b. 1805) [category: Deaths]
• 1879: Sir William Beveridge, British economist (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1882: Arthur Hussey, American golfer (d. 1915) [category: Births]
• 1882: Dora Marsden, British editor, writer (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1883: Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1886: Dong Biwu, Chinese Communist Party figure (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1887: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1893: Hippolyte Taine, French historian (b. 1828) [category: Deaths]
• 1895: Henry Rawlinson, British soldier and scholar (b. 1810) [category: Deaths]
• 1895: Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (b. 1831) [category: Deaths]
• 1897: Set Persson, Swedish communist politician (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1898: Soong May-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-Shek (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1898: Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1903: George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854) [category: Deaths]
• 1904: Karl Rahner, German theologian (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1904: John Lowther du Plat Taylor, British Army officer (b. 1829) [category: Deaths]
• 1906: Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors. [category: Events]
• 1907: Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843) [category: Deaths]
• 1908: Irving Fiske, American writer, playwright, (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1908: Sir Rex Harrison, English actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1910: Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1912: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. [category: Events]
• 1914: Philip Farkas, American horn player and teacher (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1915: Henry Hicks, Canadian university administrator and politician (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1915: Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1916: Jack Hamm, American artist [category: Births]
• 1918: James Tobin, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1918: Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and manager [category: Births]
• 1918: Red Storey, Canadian football player and ice hockey referee (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1920: José Aboulker, Jewish Communist (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1920: Virginia Christine, American actress (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1921: Elmer Valo, American baseball player (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1922: James Noble, American actor [category: Births]
• 1922: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian writer and film director (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1923: Laurence Tisch, American investor (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1925: Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (b. 1859) [category: Deaths]
• 1926: Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Jack Cassidy, American actor (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1927: Franz Mertens, German mathematician (b. 1840) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver [category: Births]
• 1929: J. B. Lenoir, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1929: David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-born American automobile executive (b. 1854) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Del Crandall, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1930: John Ashley, National Hockey League referee (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1931: Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player [category: Births]
• 1931: Fred Othon Aristidès, French comics artist [category: Births]
• 1931: Jean-Paul Roussillon, French actor (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1931: Fr. Arthur Tooth, British religious figure (b. 1839) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: The British Viceroy of India, Governor-General Edward Frederick Lindley Wood and Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) sign an agreement envisaging the release of political prisoners and allowing salt to be freely used by the poorest members of the population. [category: Events]
• 1933: Jef Eygel, Belgian basketball player (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1933: Kostas Linoxilakis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1933: Tommy Tucker, American blues singer and pianist (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1933: Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections. This later allows the Nazis to pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship. [category: Events]
• 1933: Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions. [category: Events]
• 1934: Daniel Kahneman, Israeli economist, Nobel laureate [category: Births]
• 1934: James B. Sikking, American actor [category: Births]
• 1935: Paul Sand, American actor [category: Births]
• 1935: Philip K. Chapman, Australian astronaut and scientist [category: Births]
• 1935: Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest-civil engineer (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1936: Canaan Banana, 1st President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1936: Dean Stockwell, American actor [category: Births]
• 1937: Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ, 5th & 12th President of Nigeria [category: Births]
• 1938: Fred Williamson, American football player and actor [category: Births]
• 1938: Lynn Margulis, American biologist (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1938: Paul Evans, American singer and songwriter [category: Births]
• 1939: Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1939: Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer [category: Births]
• 1939: Pierre Wynants, Belgian chef [category: Births]
• 1939: Samantha Eggar, English actress [category: Births]
• 1940: Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: Members of Soviet politburo sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, known also as the Katyn massacre. [category: Events]
• 1942: Felipe González, Prime Minister of Spain (1982–1996) [category: Births]
• 1942: Mike Resnick, American science fiction author [category: Births]
• 1943: Billy Backus, American boxer [category: Births]
• 1943: Lucio Battisti, Italian singer (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1943: First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1944: Peter Brandes, Danish artist [category: Births]
• 1944: Roy Gutman, American journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner [category: Births]
• 1944: Max Jacob, French poet and writer (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1944: World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoşani Offensive in western Ukrainian SSR. [category: Events]
• 1945: Lena Baker, American convicted murderer (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Lova Moor, French singer and dancer [category: Births]
• 1946: Mem Fox, Australian writer [category: Births]
• 1946: Michael Warren, American actor and former college basketball player [category: Births]
• 1946: Murray Head, British actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1946: Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band and The Band) (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1946: Hungarian Communists and Social Democrats co-found the Left Bloc. [category: Events]
• 1946: Winston Churchill uses the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri. [category: Events]
• 1947: Clodagh Rodgers, Irish singer [category: Births]
• 1947: Eddie Hodges, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1947: Kent Tekulve, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1947: Tom Russell, American singer/songwriter [category: Births]
• 1947: Alfredo Casella, Italian composer (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Eddy Grant, Guyana-born singer [category: Births]
• 1948: Elaine Paige, English singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1948: Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1948: Richard Hickox, English musical conductor [category: Births]
• 1949: Franz Josef Jung, German federal minister of defence [category: Births]
• 1949: Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1950: Edgar Lee Masters American poet, biographer and dramatist (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1951: Burkhard Segler, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1951: Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, Malaysian cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1952: Alan Clark, English keyboardist (Dire Straits) [category: Births]
• 1953: Michael Sandel, American philosopher [category: Births]
• 1953: Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Joseph Stalin, Georgian leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: Barry Lee Fairchild, American convicted murderer (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1954: Jack Stamp, American wind band composer [category: Births]
• 1954: Marsha Warfield, American actress [category: Births]
• 1955: Georgios Papastamkos, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1955: Julien Dray, French politician [category: Births]
• 1955: Penn Jillette, American magician and comedian [category: Births]
• 1955: Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian politician (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress [category: Births]
• 1956: Marco Paolini, Italian stage actor and author [category: Births]
• 1956: Teena Marie, American singer (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1957: Mark E. Smith, English singer (The Fall and Von Südenfed) [category: Births]
• 1957: Ray Suarez, American journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1958: Andy Gibb, English-born Australian singer (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1959: David Fury, American television writer and producer [category: Births]
• 1959: Tsukasa Hojo, Japanese manga artist [category: Births]
• 1959: Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian politician and 7th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1960: David Tibet, English musician (Current 93 and Death in June) [category: Births]
• 1960: Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. [category: Events]
• 1962: Charlie and Craig Reid, Scottish musicians (The Proclaimers) [category: Births]
• 1962: Jonathan Penner, American actor, writer, and film producer [category: Births]
• 1963: Joel Osteen, American religious figure [category: Births]
• 1963: Cowboy Copas, American singer (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Patsy Cline, American singer (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Bertrand Cantat, French singer/songwriter (Noir Désir) [category: Births]
• 1964: Egon Flad, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1965: Chen Cheng, Chinese politician (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: Pepper Martin, American baseball player (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence. [category: Events]
• 1966: Aasif Mandvi, Indian-born American actor and comedian [category: Births]
• 1966: Bob Halkidis, Canadian hockey player [category: Births]
• 1966: Michael Irvin, American football player [category: Births]
• 1966: Oh Eun-Sun, South-Korean mountaineer [category: Births]
• 1966: Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (b. 1889) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: BOAC Flight 911 crashes on Mount Fuji, Japan, killing 124. [category: Events]
• 1967: Georges Vanier, Canadian politician (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian Prime Minister (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Gordon Bajnai, Hungarian politician [category: Births]
• 1969: Danny King, British author [category: Births]
• 1969: MC Solaar (Claude M'Barali), French rapper [category: Births]
• 1969: Moussa Saïb, former Algerian footballer [category: Births]
• 1969: Paul Blackthorne, British actor [category: Births]
• 1970: John Frusciante, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) [category: Births]
• 1970: Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress [category: Births]
• 1970: Mike Brown, American basketball coach [category: Births]
• 1970: Rome (Jerome Woods), American singer [category: Births]
• 1970: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. [category: Events]
• 1971: Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian mountainbiker [category: Births]
• 1971: Jeffrey Hammonds, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1971: Scott Mosier, American producer [category: Births]
• 1971: Yuri Lowenthal, American actor and author [category: Births]
• 1972: Brian Grant, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1972: Luca Turilli, Italian musician (Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turilli's Dreamquest) [category: Births]
• 1973: Ryan Franklin, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Michael Jeffery, British music manager (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Eva Mendes, American actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Jens Jeremies, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Jill Ritchie, American actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Kevin Connolly, American actor and comedian [category: Births]
• 1974: Matt Lucas, English comedian [category: Births]
• 1974: Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: John Samuel Bourque, Canadian politician (b. 1894) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Sol Hurok, Russian-born American impresario (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal. [category: Events]
• 1975: Jolene Blalock, American actress [category: Births]
• 1975: Luciano Burti, Brazilian racing driver [category: Births]
• 1975: Nelly Arcan, Canadian novelist (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1975: Niki Taylor, American model [category: Births]
• 1975: Sasho Petrovski, Australian soccer player [category: Births]
• 1975: First meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club [category: Events]
• 1976: Katerina Matziou, Greek actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Paul Konerko, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1976: Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1976: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Bryan Berard, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1977: Mike MacDougal, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Tom Pryce, Welsh Grand Prix driver (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Carlos Ochoa, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Jared Crouch, Australian rules footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Kimberly McCullough, American actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Mike Hessman, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1978: The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [category: Events]
• 1979: Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter [category: Births]
• 1979: America's Voyager 1 spacecraft has its closest approach to Jupiter, 172,000 miles. [category: Events]
• 1979: Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. [category: Events]
• 1980: Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Winifred Wagner, German opera producer (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Andreas Wiig, Norwegian snowboarder [category: Births]
• 1981: Barret Jackman, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1981: Paul Martin, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1981: Shugo Oshinari, Japanese actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Yip Harburg, American lyricist (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world. [category: Events]
• 1982: Daniel Carter, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1982: Giorgia Palmas, Italian television personality and model [category: Births]
• 1982: John Belushi, American actor (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Soviet probes Venera 14 landed on Venus. [category: Events]
• 1983: Edgar Dueñas, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Guillaume Hoarau, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Ryan Crowley, Australian rules footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: William Powell, American actor (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: 6,000 miners in the United Kingdom begin their strike at Cortonwood Colliery. [category: Events]
• 1985: Brad Mills, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1985: David Marshall, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Kenichi Matsuyama, Japanese actor [category: Births]
• 1986: Ellen Whitaker, English show jumper [category: Births]
• 1986: Kimberlee Green, Australian netball player [category: Births]
• 1986: Matty Fryatt, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Anna Chakvetadze, Russian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1988: Bjarni Viðarsson, Icelandic footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Trevor Carson, Northern Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Alberto Olmedo, Argentine comedian (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: The Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands is restored and revised. [category: Events]
• 1989: Jake Lloyd, American actor [category: Births]
• 1989: Sterling Knight, American actor [category: Births]
• 1990: Alex Smithies, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Gary Merrill, American film actor (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Daniil Trifonov, Russian pianist [category: Births]
• 1993: Cyril Collard, French author and filmmaker (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Daria Gavrilova, Russian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1995: Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle and touring car racer (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Vivian Stanshall, English musician (Bonzo Dog Band) (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Whit Bissell, American actor (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Jean Dréville, French film director (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Samm Sinclair Baker, American dietician and author (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Richard Kiley, American actor (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Paul Okalik is elected first Premier of Nunavut. [category: Events]
• 2000: Lolo Ferrari, French pornographic actress (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Rena Dor, Greek actress and singer (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed by a Hamas suicide bomb in the Haifa bus 37 massacre. [category: Events]
• 2004: Walt Gorney, American actor (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Richard Kuklinski, American organized crime figure (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Joseph Weizenbaum, German-born American computer science professor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Ciarán of Saigir (Irish calendar) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Custom Chief's Day (Vanuatu) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: John Joseph of the Cross [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Learn from Lei Feng Day (China) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Tree Planting Day (Iran) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: St Piran's Day (Cornwall) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thietmar of Minden [category: Holidays and observances]