March 5th, 1938

Born on March 5th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 538 days, exactly on October 14th, 2025, people who were born on March 5th, 1938 will be 32,000 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, 1938

73

Lynn Margulis

American evolutionary biologist (1938-2011)

*March 5th, 1938, Chicago †November 22nd, 2011, Amherst

86

Hayden Thompson

American musician

*March 5th, 1938, Booneville

86

Fred Williamson

American football player and actor

*March 5th, 1938, Gary

73

Jordi Dauder

Spanish actor

*March 5th, 1938, Badalona †September 16th, 2011, Madrid

86

Vincent Bioulès

French painter

*March 5th, 1938, Montpellier

86

Paul Evans

American singer and songwriter

*March 5th, 1938, Queens

86

Wulf Arlt

German musicologist

*March 5th, 1938, Wrocław

81

Pierre Péan

French essayist and journalist

*March 5th, 1938, Sablé-sur-Sarthe †July 25th, 2019, Argenteuil

72

Rafael Lozano Martínez

Spanish musician (1938-2010)

*March 5th, 1938, Zaragoza †March 27th, 2010, Cap d'Agde

86

Mike Walsh

Australian television host

*March 5th, 1938, Corowa

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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

79

Lars Roar Langslet

Norwegian politician (1936-2016)

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

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

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

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

85

Wolf Bauer

German politician and member of the conservative CDU

*March 5th, 1939, Steinach

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

90

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

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

85

Judy Grinham

British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*March 5th, 1939, Neasden

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

69

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

55

Lucio Battisti

Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998)

*March 5th, 1943, Poggio Bustone †September 9th, 1998, Molteno

85

Samantha Eggar

British-American actress

*March 5th, 1939, Hampstead

49

Jack Cassidy

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

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

87

Sal Borgese

Italian film actor (b.1937)

*March 5th, 1937, Rome

83

Alain Boublil

French musical theatre lyricist and librettist

*March 5th, 1941, Tunis

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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