March 5th, 1998

Born on March 5th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 454 days, exactly on July 21st, 2025, people who were born on March 5th, 1998 will be 10,000 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, 1998

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

26

Matty Lee

British diver

*March 5th, 1998, Leeds

26

Merih Demiral

Turkish association football player

*March 5th, 1998, Karamürsel

26

Diego Rossi

Uruguayan association football player

*March 5th, 1998, Montevideo

26

Bo Bichette

Baseball player

*March 5th, 1998, Orlando

26

Phiravich Attachitsataporn

Thai actor and model

*March 5th, 1998, Chachoengsao

26

Mayuri Kyatari

Indian actress

*March 5th, 1998, Hubballi

26

Yusra Mardini

Syrian swimmer

*March 5th, 1998, Damascus

26

Killian Tillie

French basketball player

*March 5th, 1998, Paris

26

Veljko Birmančević

Serbian footballer

*March 5th, 1998, Šabac

26

Micah Fowler

Actor

*March 5th, 1998, New Jersey

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

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

25

Madison Elle Beer Castillo

American singer

*March 5th, 1999, Jericho

27

Niko Hämäläinen

Finnish association football player

*March 5th, 1997, Florida

27

Milena Venega

Cuban rower

*March 5th, 1997, Jatibonico

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

76

Jack Marshall

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

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

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

31

Harry Maguire

English association football player

*March 5th, 1993, Sheffield

32

Parry Glasspool

English actor

*March 5th, 1992, Hollywood

25

Franco Acosta

Footballer

*March 5th, 1996, Montevideo †March 6th, 2021, Pando

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

43

Christian Knees

Road bicycle racer

*March 5th, 1981, Cologne

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

25

Kyohei Yamashita

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1998, Okayama Prefecture

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Born on March 5th, 1998
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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