March 5th, 1867

Born on March 5th, 1867

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 783 days, exactly on September 16th, 2028, people who were born on March 5th, 1867 will be 59,000 days old!

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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, 1966

BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.

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, 1957

Sutton Wick air crash: A Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents.

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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 5th

Born on March 5th, 1867

58

Victor Segoffin

French sculptor and medalist

*March 5th, 1867, Toulouse †October 17th, 1925, Toulouse

85

Louis-Alexandre Taschereau

Canadian politician (1867-1952)

*March 5th, 1867, Quebec City †July 6th, 1952, Quebec City

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Born in 1867

57

Franz Boll

German classical scholar and historian of astrology (1867–1924)

*July 1st, 1867, Rothenburg ob der Tauber †July 3rd, 1924, Heidelberg

66

Marie Curie

Polish and French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

*November 7th, 1867, Warsaw †July 4th, 1934, Sancellemoz

69

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

*June 28th, 1867, Agrigento †December 10th, 1936, Rome

65

John Galsworthy

English novelist and playwright (1867–1933)

*August 14th, 1867, Kingston upon Thames †January 31st, 1933, London

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

83

Charles Koechlin

French composer, teacher and writer on music (1867-1950)

*November 27th, 1867, 16th arrondissement of Paris †December 31st, 1950, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer

58

Władysław Reymont

Polish novelist (1867-1925)

*May 7th, 1867, Kobiele Wielkie †December 5th, 1925, Warsaw

65

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.

American theatrical impresario (1867–1932)

*March 21st, 1867, Chicago †July 22nd, 1932, Hollywood

79

Miguel Abadía Méndez

President of Colombia (1867-1947)

*July 5th, 1867, Coello †May 9th, 1947, Bogotá

75

Violet Vanbrugh

British actress (1867-1942)

*June 11th, 1867, Exeter †November 10th, 1942, London

65

Boni de Castellane

French noble and politician (1867-1932)

*February 14th, 1867, 7th arrondissement of Paris †October 20th, 1932, Paris

48

Charles Klein

British-American playwright and actor

*January 7th, 1867, New York City †May 7th, 1915, Atlantic Ocean

85

Léon Xanrof

French playwright and songwriter

*December 9th, 1867, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1953, Paris

80

Stanley Baldwin

British statesman (1867–1947)

*August 3rd, 1867, Bewdley †December 14th, 1947, Bewdley

74

Lew Fields

American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer (1867-1941)

*January 1st, 1867, Beverly Hills †July 20th, 1941, Beverly Hills

77

Käthe Kollwitz

German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945)

*July 8th, 1867, Königsberg †April 22nd, 1945, Moritzburg

49

Rubén Darío

Nicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat

*January 18th, 1867, Ciudad Darío †February 6th, 1916, León

60

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Spanish author (1867-1928)

*January 29th, 1867, Valencia †January 28th, 1928, Menton

74

Chris Watson

Australian politician, third Prime Minister of Australia (1867-1941)

*April 9th, 1867, Valparaíso †November 18th, 1941, Sydney

54

Walther Rathenau

German businessman, writer, art collector and politician (1867-1922)

*September 29th, 1867, Berlin †June 24th, 1922, Berlin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1867 is a normal year and no leap year.

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