Tukuk-OS📅 March 5
12 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 5? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 1981 — The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.
- 1966 — BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
- 1963 — American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
- 1960 — Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
- 1943 — World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
- 1936 — The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
- 1825 — Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
- 1824 — The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
- 1811 — Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
- 1770 — American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.
- 1279 — The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order suffered a great loss when 71 knights died in the Battle of Aizkraukle.
- 363 — Roman–Persian Wars: Roman emperor Julian and his army set out from Antioch to attack the Sasanian Empire.
Births
- 2007 — Roman Griffin Davis, English actor
- 2000 — Doug Edert, American basketball player
- 1999 — Madison Beer, American singer-songwriter
- 1999 — Justin Fields, American football player
- 1999 — Yeri, South Korean singer and actress
- 1998 — Bo Bichette, American baseball player
- 1997 — Milena Venega, Cuban rower
- 1996 — Taylor Hill, American model
- 1996 — Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese-American basketball player
- 1994 — Daria Saville, Russian-Australian tennis player
- 1994 — MJ, South Korean singer and actor
- 1993 — El Hadji Ba, French footballer
Deaths
- 2017 — Kurt Moll, German opera singer (born 1938)
- 2016 — Hassan Al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (born 1932)
- 2016 — Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (born 1941)
- 2016 — Al Wistert, American football player and coach (born 1920)
- 2015 — Vlada Divljan, Serbian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
- 2015 — Edward Egan, American cardinal and former Archbishop of New York (born 1932)
- 2014 — Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host (born 1931)
- 2014 — Ailsa McKay, Scottish economist and academic (born 1963)
- 2014 — Leopoldo María Panero, Spanish poet and translator (born 1948)
- 2014 — Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1931)
- 2013 — Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (born 1954)
- 2013 — Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1954)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Ciarán of Saigir
- Christian feast day: John Joseph of the Cross
- Christian feast day: Piran
- Christian feast day: Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
- Christian feast day: Thietmar of Minden
- Christian feast day: March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
- St Piran's Day (Cornwall)
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