March 5th, 1772

Born on March 5th, 1772

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 92,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 907 days, exactly on October 20th, 2026, people who were born on March 5th, 1772 will be 93,000 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

Born on March 5th, 1772

75

Friedrich Pfluger

(1772-1848)

*March 5th, 1772, Solothurn †January 29th, 1848, Former St. Urban's Abbey

92

Carl Lazarus Henckel von Donnersmarck

Businessperson (1772-1864)

*March 5th, 1772, Świerklaniec †July 12th, 1864, Wrocław

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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

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

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

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

78

Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch

German physician and botanist (1771–1849)

*March 5th, 1771, Kusel †November 14th, 1849, Erlangen

79

Lars Roar Langslet

Norwegian politician (1936-2016)

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

79

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal

French politician (1751-1830)

*March 5th, 1751, Paris †March 11th, 1830, Paris

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

56

Gitz Rice

Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)

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

90

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

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

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

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Born in 1772

51

David Ricardo

British political economist, broker and politician (1772-1823)

*April 18th, 1772, London †September 11th, 1823, Gatcombe Park

61

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, London

77

Vicente López Portaña

Spanish painter (1772-1850)

*September 19th, 1772, Valencia †July 22nd, 1850, Madrid

28

Novalis

German poet and writer

*May 2nd, 1772, Wiederstedt †March 25th, 1801, Weißenfels

56

Friedrich Schlegel

German poet, critic and scholar, editor

*March 10th, 1772, Hanover †January 12th, 1829, Dresden

47

Manuel Lisa

American fur trader

*September 8th, 1772, New Orleans †August 12th, 1820, St. Louis

84

Manuel José Quintana

Spanish poet (1772-1857)

*April 11th, 1772, Madrid †March 11th, 1857, Madrid

65

Charles Fourier

French utopian socialist and philosopher

*April 7th, 1772, Besançon †October 10th, 1837, Paris

72

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" (1772-1844)

*April 15th, 1772, Étampes †June 19th, 1844, Paris

91

Luke Howard

British manufacturing chemist (1772-1864)

*November 28th, 1772, London †March 21st, 1864, Tottenham

74

George Murray

British Army general, politician and colonial administrator (1772-1846)

*February 6th, 1772, Crieff †July 28th, 1846, Belgrave Square

68

Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol

French psychiatrist (1772-1840)

*February 3rd, 1772, Toulouse †December 12th, 1840, Paris

68

Charles-Joseph Christiani

French soldier and officer

*February 27th, 1772, Strasbourg †April 6th, 1840, Montargis

57

Therese von Artner

Hungarian poet

*April 18th, 1772, Šintava †November 25th, 1829, Zagreb

59

Karl von Kügelgen

German painter

*February 6th, 1772, Bacharach †January 9th, 1832, Tallinn

51

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus

German encyclopedia publisher and editor (1772-1823)

*May 4th, 1772, Dortmund †August 20th, 1823, Leipzig

78

Martin Schrettinger

German librarian

*June 17th, 1772, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †April 12th, 1851, Munich

68

Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut

German jurist and musician

*January 4th, 1772, Hamelin †March 28th, 1840, Heidelberg

75

Charles-Ferdinand Morel

Swiss theologian (1772-1848)

*September 4th, 1772, Corgémont †May 7th, 1848, Corgémont

62

Olivia Serres

British artist and imposter (1772-1834)

*April 3rd, 1772, Warwick †November 21st, 1834, London

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Public holidays on March 5th

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Leap year

Yes: 1772 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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