March 5th, 1279

Born on March 5th, 1279

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 5th, 1279?

March 5th, 1279

The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_Order

March 5th, 1279

The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order suffered a great loss when 71 knights died in the Battle of Aizkraukle.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_Order

What else happened on March 5th?

March 5th, 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.

March 5th, 1960

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

March 5th, 1943

World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.

March 5th, 1825

Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.

March 5th, 1824

The First Anglo-Burmese War began.

March 5th, 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.

March 5th, 1770

American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.

March 5th, 1496

King Henry VII of England issued letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore undiscovered lands.

March 5th, 1936

The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.

March 5th, 2011

An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.

March 5th, 2002

An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.

March 5th, 2001

In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj.

March 5th, 1968

Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 5th?

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

76

Jack Marshall

Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)

*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape

47

Rosa Luxemburg

German-Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor (1871–1919)

*March 5th, 1871, Zamość †January 15th, 1919, Berlin

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

56

Henry II of England

English king

*March 5th, 1133, Le Mans †July 6th, 1189, Château de Chinon

46

David II of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371

*March 5th, 1324, Dunfermline Palace †February 22nd, 1371, Edinburgh Castle

69

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

79

Lars Roar Langslet

Norwegian politician (1936-2016)

*March 5th, 1936, Nesbyen municipality †January 18th, 2016

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

49

Jack Cassidy

American actor, director, and singer (1927-1976)

*March 5th, 1927, Queens †December 12th, 1976, Hollywood

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

43

Christian Knees

Road bicycle racer

*March 5th, 1981, Cologne

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

90

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

*March 5th, 1934, Tel Aviv †March 27th, 2024

50

Eva Mendes

American actress

*March 5th, 1974, Miami

56

Gitz Rice

Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)

*March 5th, 1891, New Glasgow †October 16th, 1947, New York City

57

Antje Boetius

German biologist

*March 5th, 1967, Frankfurt

75

Franz Josef Jung

German politician

*March 5th, 1949, Erbach

58

Mario De Clercq

Belgian cyclist

*March 5th, 1966, Oudenaarde

55

Lucio Battisti

Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998)

*March 5th, 1943, Poggio Bustone †September 9th, 1998, Molteno

70

João Lourenço

President of Angola since 2017

*March 5th, 1954, Lobito

82

Rex Harrison

British film and stage actor (1908–1990)

*March 5th, 1908, Huyton †June 2nd, 1990, New York City

46

Sheila Terry

American actress (1910–1957)

*March 5th, 1910, Warroad †January 19th, 1957, New York City

26

Matty Lee

British diver

*March 5th, 1998, Leeds

56

Louis I of Hungary

King of Hungary, Poland and Croatia

*March 5th, 1326, Visegrád †September 10th, 1382, Trnava

32

Parry Glasspool

English actor

*March 5th, 1992, Hollywood

64

Andrzej Biegalski

Polish boxer (1953-2017)

*March 5th, 1953, Gierczyn †March 14th, 2017, Jastrzębie-Zdrój

31

Harry Maguire

English association football player

*March 5th, 1993, Sheffield

85

Wolf Bauer

German politician and member of the conservative CDU

*March 5th, 1939, Steinach

30

Andy Gibb

British-Australian singer (1958–1988)

*March 5th, 1958, Manchester †March 10th, 1988, Oxford

61

Yves Nicolin

French politician

*March 5th, 1963, Le Coteau

54

John Frusciante

American guitarist

*March 5th, 1970, Astoria

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Public holidays on March 5th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1279 is a normal year and no leap year.

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