March 5th, 1909

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Born on March 5th, 1909 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 5th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (March 1909)

Born on March 5th, 1909

Weekday

Friday

March 5th, 1909 was a Friday.

Age

115

People born on March 5th, 1909 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 115 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1909 - March 20th, 1909

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 943 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on March 5th, 1909 will be 43,000 days old!

42,057 Days

6,008 Weeks

1,381 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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, 1909

Émilien Amaury

French publishing magnate

*March 5th, 1909, Étampes †January 2nd, 1977, Vineuil-Saint-Firmin

Floyd Davis

Racing driver

*March 5th, 1909, Illinois †May 31st, 1977, Indianapolis

Ossip K. Flechtheim

German opinion journalist, university teacher and writer (1909-1998)

*March 5th, 1909, Mykolaiv †March 4th, 1998, Berlin

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 5th?

Jack Marshall

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

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

Olusegun Obasanjo

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

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

Sheila Terry

American actress (1910–1957)

*March 5th, 1910, Warroad †January 19th, 1957, New York City

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

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

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

Jack Cassidy

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

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

Lars Roar Langslet

Norwegian politician (1936-2016)

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

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

Gitz Rice

Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947)

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

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

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

James Tobin

American economist

*March 5th, 1918, Champaign †March 11th, 2002, New Haven

Rolland Jeanneau

*March 5th, 1911, Sainte-Martine †January 15th, 1976, Miami

Zhou Enlai

Chinese politician (1898–1976)

*March 5th, 1898, Huai'an District †January 8th, 1976, Beijing

Same year
Born in 1909

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 5th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.III.MCMIX

5.3.1909

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
March 1909

March 1909

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March 5th, 1909

Born on March 5th, 1909

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 42,000 days old!

42,057 Days

6,008 Weeks

1,381 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 5th?

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.

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.

Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.

The First Anglo-Burmese War began.

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: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.

King Henry VII of England issued letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore undiscovered lands.

The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order suffered a great loss when 71 knights died in the Battle of Aizkraukle.

The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.

An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.

An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.

In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj.

Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard.

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, 1909

French publishing magnate

Racing driver

German opinion journalist, university teacher and writer (1909-1998)

Same Day Who's birthday is on March 5th?

Same year Born in 1909

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 5th

Ciarán of Saigir

John Joseph of the Cross

Piran

Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea

Thietmar of Minden

March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan)

Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)

St Piran's Day (Cornwall)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.3.1909

Legend

Leap year

Calendar March 1909

March 1909

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 5th?

Same year
Born in 1909

Calendar
March 1909

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
10	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
11	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
12	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
13	29	30	31