March 5th, 1974

Born on March 5th, 1974

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What happened on March 5th, 1974?

March 5th, 1974

Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War

What else 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.

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

Born on March 5th, 1974

50

Eva Mendes

American actress

*March 5th, 1974, Miami

50

Matt Lucas

British actor, comedian and screenwriter

*March 5th, 1974, Paddington

50

Barbara Schöneberger

German TV presenter, actress and singer

*March 5th, 1974, Munich

50

Kevin Connolly

American actor

*March 5th, 1974, Patchogue

50

Jens Jeremies

German association football player

*March 5th, 1974, Görlitz

50

Hiten Tejwani

Indian actor

*March 5th, 1974, Mumbai

50

Eduardo Dávila Miura

Spanish matador

*March 5th, 1974, Seville

50

Matthieu Delormeau

French television presenter and television columnist

*March 5th, 1974, 14th arrondissement of Paris

50

Larbi Benboudaoud

French judoka

*March 5th, 1974, Dugny

50

Matthew Guy

Australian politician

*March 5th, 1974, Greensborough

50

Martin A. Hainz

Austrian philosopher

*March 5th, 1974, Vienna

50

Jill Ritchie

American actress

*March 5th, 1974, Romeo

50

Charlie Grandy

American television producer and comedian

*March 5th, 1974, New York City

50

John Paul Pitoc

American actor

*March 5th, 1974, Queens

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

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

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

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

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

49

Louis Attrill

English rower, kickboxer and rugby union footballer

*March 5th, 1975, Newport

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

43

Christian Knees

Road bicycle racer

*March 5th, 1981, Cologne

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

49

Jolene Blalock

Actress and model

*March 5th, 1975, San Diego

69

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

57

Antje Boetius

German biologist

*March 5th, 1967, Frankfurt

54

John Frusciante

American guitarist

*March 5th, 1970, Astoria

58

Mario De Clercq

Belgian cyclist

*March 5th, 1966, Oudenaarde

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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