What are the important events that happened on March 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 5: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 5 is the 65th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 301 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 21, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,493,280 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontapentagon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 330 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,092 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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March 5 Historical Events
- 1279 –The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 1496 –King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
- 1616 –Nicolaus Copernicus’s book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is banned by the catholic chuch
- 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. At a subsequent trial the soldiers are defended by John Adams.
- 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.
- 1912 –Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
- 1943 –First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom.
- 1946 –Hungarian Communists and Social Democrats co-found the Left Bloc.
- 1965 –March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence.
- 1978 –The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Who were born on March 5?
- 1927 –Jack Cassidy, American actor (d. 1976)
- 1933 –Kostas Linoxilakis, Greek footballer
- 1935 –Paul Sand, American actor
- 1946 –Mem Fox, Australian writer
- 1956 –Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress
- 1969 –Moussa Saïb, former Algerian footballer
- 1975 –Luciano Burti, Brazilian racing driver
- 1977 –Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player
- 1981 –Shugo Oshinari, Japanese actor
- 1988 –Trevor Carson, Northern Irish footballer
Who died on March 5?
- 1622 –Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569)
- 1776 –Yeongjo of Joseon of Korea (b. 1694)
- 1778 –Thomas Arne, English composer (b. 1710)
- 1876 –Marie d'Agoult, German-born writer (b. 1805)
- 1904 –John Lowther du Plat Taylor, British Army officer (b. 1829)
- 1907 –Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843)
- 1940 –Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (b. 1868)
- 1965 –Pepper Martin, American baseball player (b. 1904)
- 2000 –Rena Dor, Greek actress and singer (b. 1917)
- 2004 –Walt Gorney, American actor (b. 1912)
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