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  1. Born on March 5th, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on March 5th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on March 5th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (March 1861)

Born on March 5th, 1861

Weekday

Tuesday

March 5th, 1861 was a Tuesday.

Age

163

People born on March 5th, 1861 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 163 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1861 - March 20th, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 413 days, exactly on June 13th, 2025, people who were born on March 5th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,587 Days

8,512 Weeks

1,957 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on March 5th?

ZX81 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.
Alberto Korda March 5th, 1960

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
World War II March 5th, 1943

World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
Roberto Cofresí March 5th, 1825

Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
First Anglo-Burmese War March 5th, 1824

The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
Peninsular War 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.
American Revolution March 5th, 1770

American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.
Henry VII of England March 5th, 1496

King Henry VII of England issued letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore undiscovered lands.
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.
Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 March 5th, 1936

The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
Antonov An-148 March 5th, 2011

An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.
2002 Mindanao earthquake March 5th, 2002

An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.
Mina, Saudi Arabia March 5th, 2001

In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj.
Air France Flight 212 (1968) March 5th, 1968

Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard.
Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 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?

Olusegun Obasanjo: Age & Birthday 87
Olusegun Obasanjo

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

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta
Rosa Luxemburg: Age & Birthday 47
Rosa Luxemburg

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

*March 5th, 1871, Zamość †January 15th, 1919, Berlin
Heinz Rennhack: Age & Birthday 87
Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk
Young Dolph: Age & Birthday 36
Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis
76
Jack Marshall

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

*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape
Siegbert Tarrasch: Age & Birthday 71
Siegbert Tarrasch

German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician

*March 5th, 1862, Wrocław †February 17th, 1934, Munich
39
Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein
Bernard Arnault: Age & Birthday 75
Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix
26
Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim
Henning Krautmacher: Age & Birthday 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
Mikhail Vrubel: Age & Birthday 54
Mikhail Vrubel

Russian painter (1856-1910)

*March 5th, 1856, Omsk †April 1st, 1910, Saint Petersburg
Gitz Rice: Age & Birthday 56
Gitz Rice

Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)

*March 5th, 1891, New Glasgow †October 16th, 1947, New York City
Penn Jillette: Age & Birthday 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
Jack Cassidy: Age & Birthday 49
Jack Cassidy

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

*March 5th, 1927, Queens †December 12th, 1976, Hollywood
José Relvas: Age & Birthday 71
José Relvas

Portuguese politician (1858-1929)

*March 5th, 1858, Golegã †October 31st, 1929, Alpiarça
Daniel Kahneman: Age & Birthday 90
Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

*March 5th, 1934, Tel Aviv †March 27th, 2024
46
Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore: Age & Birthday 80
Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
Fridtjof Nansen: Age & Birthday 68
Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Nellie Melba: Age & Birthday 69
Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney
78
Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
53
Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Georges Méliès: Age & Birthday 76
Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris
Armando Diaz: Age & Birthday 66
Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome
72
Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
Mehmed VI: Age & Birthday 65
Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo
63
Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
77
Johannes Angern
*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin
Frederick Jackson Turner: Age & Birthday 70
Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino
Victor Horta: Age & Birthday 86
Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
Rudolf Steiner: Age & Birthday 64
Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
Lou Andreas-Salomé: Age & Birthday 75
Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen
77
Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres
51
Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver
69
Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo
35
José Rizal

Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, Manila
77
Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on March 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 5th.

Ciarán of Saigir
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciarán_of_Saigir
John Joseph of the Cross
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Joseph_of_the_Cross
Piran
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Piran
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus,_bishop_of_Caesarea
Thietmar of Minden
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thietmar_of_Minden
March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Azerbaijan
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Feng
St Piran's Day (Cornwall)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Piran's_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.III.MDCCCLXI

5.3.1861

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

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