March 5th, 1671

Born on March 5th, 1671

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

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

71

Giuseppe Zola

Italian painter (1675-1744)

*March 5th, 1672, Brescia †March 9th, 1743, Ferrara

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

49

Jack Cassidy

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

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

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

90

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

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

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

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57

John Law

Scottish economist and banker (1671-1729)

*April 21st, 1671, Edinburgh †March 21st, 1729, Venice

79

Tomaso Albinoni

Italian composer and violinist (1671–1751)

*June 8th, 1671, Venice †January 17th, 1751, Venice

68

Adalbert von Falkenstein

German priest

*January 17th, 1671, Freiburg im Breisgau †September 27th, 1739, Timișoara

46

Johann Burchard Freystein

German hymnwriter

*April 18th, 1671, Weißenfels †April 1st, 1718, Dresden

75

Gabriel de Gabrieli

Swiss architect

*December 18th, 1671, Roveredo †March 21st, 1747, Eichstätt

75

Franz Conrad Romanus

German politician (1671-1746)

*March 7th, 1671, Leipzig †May 14th, 1746, Königstein Fortress

51

Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop (1671-1723)

*December 5th, 1671, Munich †November 12th, 1723, Bonn

86

Colley Cibber

British poet laureate (1671–1757)

*November 6th, 1671, London †December 11th, 1757, London

70

Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf

Sinzend, Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von (1671-1742)

*December 26th, 1671, Vienna †February 8th, 1742, Vienna

55

Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Queen of Poland

*December 19th, 1671, Bayreuth †September 4th, 1727, Pretzsch (Elbe)

59

John Wentworth

Lieutenant Governor for the Province of New Hampshire

*January 16th, 1671, Portsmouth †December 12th, 1730

59

Frederick IV of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*October 11th, 1671, Copenhagen Castle †October 12th, 1730, Odense Palace

79

Michele Rocca

Italian painter (1671-1752)

*January 1st, 1671, Parma †November 30th, 1750, Venice

41

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury

English politician and Earl (1671-1713)

*February 26th, 1671, London †February 4th, 1713, Naples

85

Erdmann Neumeister

German theologian and hymnwriter

*May 12th, 1671, Uichteritz †August 18th, 1756, Hamburg

49

Johann Christoph Bach III

Organist in Ohrdruf

*June 16th, 1671, Erfurt †February 22nd, 1721, Ohrdruf

61

Bogislaus Bodo von Flemming

(1671-1732)

*April 24th, 1671, Stargard †October 14th, 1732, Świerzno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

63

Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1671-1735)

*July 22nd, 1671, Wolfenbüttel †March 1st, 1735, Brunswick

49

John Keill

Scottish mathematician

*December 1st, 1671, Edinburgh †August 31st, 1721, Oxford

66

Gian Gastone de' Medici

Last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671-1737)

*April 24th, 1671, Florence †July 9th, 1737, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1671 is a normal year and no leap year.

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