March 5th, 1469

Born on March 5th, 1469

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 202,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 235 days, exactly on December 20th, 2024, people who were born on March 5th, 1469 will be 203,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 1279

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

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.

March 5th, 1967

Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 crashes near Marseilles, Ohio, killing 38.

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

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

56

Henry II of England

English king

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

82

Gerardus Mercator

Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594)

*March 5th, 1512, Rupelmonde †December 2nd, 1594, Duisburg

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

90

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

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

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58

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

*May 3rd, 1469, Florence †June 21st, 1527, Sant'Andrea in Percussina

70

Guru Nanak

First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism

*April 15th, 1469, Nankana Sahib †September 22nd, 1539, Kartarpur

52

Manuel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521

*May 31st, 1469, Lisbon †December 13th, 1521, Lisbon

66

George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny

English courtier, born in Wales (1469-1535)

*January 1st, 1469, Abergavenny †January 1st, 1535, Kent

25

Gian Galeazzo Sforza

Duke of Milano

*June 20th, 1469, Abbiategrasso †October 21st, 1494, Pavia

65

John Fisher

English Roman Catholic cardinal and saint (c. 1469–1535)

*October 19th, 1469, Yorkshire †June 22nd, 1535, Tower Hill

62

Andrea Riccio

Italian sculptor and architect (1470-1532)

*November 30th, 1469, Trento †July 8th, 1532, Padua

79

Elia Levita

Renaissance Hebrew grammarian and poet, pioneering Yiddish writer

*February 13th, 1469, Ipsheim †January 28th, 1549, Venice

65

Thomas Cajetan

Catholic cardinal

*February 20th, 1469, Gaeta †August 9th, 1534, Rome

38

Cecily of York

English princess

*March 20th, 1469, Palace of Westminster †August 24th, 1507, Sandown

59

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*August 4th, 1469, Meissen †December 7th, 1528, Weimar

60

Giovanni Speranza

Italian painter

*November 30th, 1469, Vicenza †January 1st, 1530

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1469 is a normal year and no leap year.

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