March 5th, 1977

Born on March 5th, 1977

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 784 days, exactly on June 16th, 2026, people who were born on March 5th, 1977 will be 18,000 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, 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, 1977

47

Daniel Sea

American filmmaker, actor, and musician

*March 5th, 1977, Santa Monica

47

Bryan Berard

American ice hockey defenceman

*March 5th, 1977, Woonsocket

47

Wally Szczerbiak

American former basketball player

*March 5th, 1977, Madrid

47

Adam Hayden

Australian rugby league player

*March 5th, 1977, Sydney

47

Taismary Agüero

Volleyball player

*March 5th, 1977, Sancti Spíritus

47

Jennifer Anson

Palauan judoka

*March 5th, 1977, New York City

47

Miguel Rojas

Colombian footballer

*March 5th, 1977, Aipe

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

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

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

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

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

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

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

50

Eva Mendes

American actress

*March 5th, 1974, Miami

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

43

Christian Knees

Road bicycle racer

*March 5th, 1981, Cologne

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

69

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

49

Louis Attrill

English rower, kickboxer and rugby union footballer

*March 5th, 1975, Newport

57

Antje Boetius

German biologist

*March 5th, 1967, Frankfurt

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

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Born in 1977

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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