March 5th, 1981

Born on March 5th, 1981

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What happened on March 5th, 1981?

March 5th, 1981

The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11⁄2 million units around the world.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

What else happened on March 5th?

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, 1981

43

Christian Knees

Road bicycle racer

*March 5th, 1981, Cologne

43

Chris Arreola

American boxer

*March 5th, 1981, Los Angeles

43

Paul Martin

American ice hockey player

*March 5th, 1981, Minneapolis

43

Barret Jackman

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 5th, 1981, Trail

43

Tonya Cornelisse

American actress

*March 5th, 1981, United States of America

43

Zach Williams

American Christian rock artist

*March 5th, 1981, Pensacola

43

Hanna Alström

Swedish actress

*March 5th, 1981, Stockholm

43

Karolina Wydra

Polish-American actress

*March 5th, 1981, Opole

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

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

50

Eva Mendes

American actress

*March 5th, 1974, Miami

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

54

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia

*March 5th, 1970, Belgrade

69

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

44

Shay Carl

American vlogger

*March 5th, 1980, Logan

40

Marcello Miani

Italian rower

*March 5th, 1984, Faenza

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

45

Riki Lindhome

American actress

*March 5th, 1979, Coudersport

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Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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