March 5th, 1530

Born on March 5th, 1530

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 180,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 516 days, exactly on September 25th, 2025, people who were born on March 5th, 1530 will be 181,000 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

76

Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

*March 5th, 1527, Schwerin †March 14th, 1603, Güstrow

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

82

Gerardus Mercator

Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer (1512–1594)

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

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

95

Henriette Walter

French linguist

*March 5th, 1929, Sfax

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

86

William Oughtred

English mathematician and Anglican minister (1574–1660)

*March 5th, 1574, Eton †June 30th, 1660, Albury

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

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53

Ivan IV Vasilyevich

Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584

*August 25th, 1530, Kolomenskoye †March 18th, 1584, Moscow

48

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyo

*February 18th, 1530, Kasugayama Castle †April 19th, 1578, Kasugayama Castle

38

Louis, Prince of Condé

French general, Huguenot leader and founder of the House of Bourbon-Condé (1530-1569)

*May 7th, 1530, Vendôme †March 13th, 1569, Jarnac

71

Claude Fauchet

French official, historian and antiquary (1530–1602)

*July 3rd, 1530, Paris †January 1st, 1602, Paris

77

Lucas Bacmeister

German theologian and university teacher (1530-1608)

*October 18th, 1530, Lüneburg †July 9th, 1608, Rostock

32

Étienne de La Boétie

French judge, writer and philosopher

*November 1st, 1530, Sarlat-la-Canéda †August 18th, 1563, Le Taillan-Médoc

48

François de Montmorency

Marshal of France (1530-1579)

*June 17th, 1530, Chantilly †May 6th, 1579, Écouen

72

David Peifer

German jurist (1530-1602)

*January 3rd, 1530, Leipzig †February 2nd, 1602, Dresden

56

Jan Rubens

Flemish politician, father of Peter Paul Rubens (1530-1587)

*March 13th, 1530, Antwerp †March 1st, 1587, Cologne

67

Stanislaus Bornbach

Polish author and historian (1530-1597)

*January 14th, 1530, Warsaw †March 27th, 1597, Gdańsk

35

Ranuccio Farnese

Italian prelate who was Cardinal of Santa Lucia in Selci

*August 11th, 1530, Valentano †October 29th, 1565, Parma

59

Giambattista Benedetti

Mathematician from Italy

*August 14th, 1530, Venice †January 20th, 1590, Turin

81

Louis III, Count of Löwenstein

Count of Löwenstein (1530-1611)

*February 17th, 1530, Vaihingen an der Enz †March 13th, 1611, Wertheim

76

Joachim Strupp

German author (1530-1606)

*April 6th, 1530, Grünberg †June 18th, 1606, Darmstadt

79

Valentin Forster

German jurist (1530-1609)

*January 20th, 1530, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †October 28th, 1609, Helmstedt

42

John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German Duke (1530-1573)

*March 11th, 1530, Torgau †March 2nd, 1573, Weimar

38

Onofrio Panvinio

Italian historian and antiquary (1529-1568)

*February 23rd, 1530, Verona †April 27th, 1568, Palermo

40

Gaspar de Bono

Spanish friar

*January 5th, 1530, Valencia †January 1st, 1571, Valencia

85

Bernardino Realino

Italian Jesuit

*December 1st, 1530, Carpi †July 2nd, 1616, Lecce

52

Vratislav von Pernstein

Czech nobleman (1530-1582)

*July 9th, 1530, Velké Meziříčí †October 27th, 1582, Linz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1530 is a normal year and no leap year.

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