On This Day — March 5

🕰️ Notable Events on March 5

• 2003 — In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Six thousand miners in the United Kingdom begin their strike at Cortonwood Colliery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Indonesian President Soekarno dismissed the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaced with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman-Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Japanese forces captures Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which left undefended after the withdrawal of KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — The British Raj: Gandhi-Irwin Pact is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — George Westinghouse patents the air brake. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito receives its premiere performance at La Scala. Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber. Wikipedia ↗
• 1824 — First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1770 — Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1766 — Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1616 — Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1496 — King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1279 — The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Wikipedia ↗
• 1046 — Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama. Wikipedia ↗
• 363 — Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 5

• 1994 — Daria Gavrilova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Kyle Schwarber, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — El-Hadji Ba, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Joshua Coyne, American violinist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Harry Maguire, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Daniil Trifonov, Russian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Danny Drinkwater, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Alex Smithies, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba, Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Anna Chakvetadze, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Chris Cohen, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Alexandre Barthe, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Matty Fryatt, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — David Marshall, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Brad Mills, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kenichi Matsuyama, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Branko Cvetković, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Guillaume Hoarau, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Édgar Dueñas, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dan Carter, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Philipp Haastrup, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Barret Jackman, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Paul Martin, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shay Carl, American businessman, co-founded Maker Studios Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Martin Axenrot, Swedish drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lee Mears, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jared Crouch, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mike Hessman, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kimberly McCullough, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Carlos Ochoa, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Taismary Agüero, Cuban-Italian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Bryan Berard, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Mike MacDougal, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Neil Jackson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Paul Konerko, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Norm Maxwell, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Luciano Burti, Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Sasho Petrovski, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Chris Silverwood, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Kevin Connolly, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Eva Mendes, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Juan Esnáider, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ryan Franklin, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Greg Berry, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jeffrey Hammonds, American baseball player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Filip Meirhaeghe, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mike Brown, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — John Frusciante, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Yuu Watase, Japanese illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Paul Blackthorne, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Danny King, English author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Moussa Saïb, Algerian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Gordon Bajnai, Hungarian businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Hungary Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Theresa Villiers, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Oh Eun-sun, South Korean mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Bob Halkidis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michael Irvin, American football player, sportscaster, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Aasif Mandvi, Indian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — José Semedo, Portuguese footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Bertrand Cantat, French singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gerald Vanenburg, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Joel Osteen, American pastor, author, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson, English businessman and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Volodymyr Bezsonov, Ukrainian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bob Forward, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Andy Gibb, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ray Suarez, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mark E. Smith, English singer, songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Christopher Snowden, English engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Marsha Warfield, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Michael J. Sandel, American philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tokyo Sexwale, South African businessman and politician, 1st Premier of Gauteng Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Katarina Frostenson, Swedish poet and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Petar Borota, Serbian footballer and coach (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Alan Clark, English keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Mike Squires, American baseball player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Rodney Hogg, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Willis Alan Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bernard Arnault, French businessman, philanthropist, and art collector Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Franz Josef Jung, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Tom Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Richard Hickox, English conductor and scholar (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Elaine Paige, English singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jan van Beveren, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kent Tekulve, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Richard Bell, Canadian pianist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Murray Head, English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Guerrino Boatto, Italian illustrator and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Graham Hawkins, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Brandes, Danish painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Roy Gutman, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Lucio Battisti, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Felipe González, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — David Watkins, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Des Wilson, New Zealand-English businessman and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Tom Butler, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ken Irvine, Australian rugby league player (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Graham McRae, New Zealand race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Sepp Piontek, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Samantha Eggar, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian actor and comedian (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Pierre Wynants, Belgian chef Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Evans, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Lynn Margulis, American biologist and academic (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Fred Williamson, American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian general and politician, 5th President of Nigeria Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Dale Douglass, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Dean Stockwell, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Letizia Battaglia, Italian photographer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Philip K. Chapman, Australian-American astronaut and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Paul Sand, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American economist and psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Walter Kasper, German cardinal and theologian Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Fred, French author and illustrator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — John Ashley, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Del Crandall, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Erik Carlsson, Swedish race car driver (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — J. B. Lenoir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — J. Hillis Miller, American academic and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Jack Cassidy, American actor and singer (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, Scottish businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Roger Marche, French footballer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Juan A. Rivero, Puerto Rican biologist and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Laurence Tisch, American businessman, co-founded the Loews Corporation (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — James Noble, American actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Elmer Valo, American baseball player and coach (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — José Aboulker, Algerian surgeon and activist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Virginia Christine, American actress (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Wang Zengqi, Chinese writer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Red Storey, Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — James Tobin, American economist and academic (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Henry Hicks, Canadian academic and politician, 16th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician and academic (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Jack Marshall, New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded Nissin Foods (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Ennio Flaiano, Italian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Fritz Fischer, German historian and author (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Irving Fiske, American author and playwright (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Rex Harrison, English actor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — László Benedek, Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Karl Rahner, German priest and theologian (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Louis Kahn, American architect and academic (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Julian Przyboś, Polish poet, essayist and translator (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Lilli Jahn, Jewish German doctor (d. 1944) [1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Johanna Langefeld, German guard and supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Zhou Enlai, Chinese politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗

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