March 5th, 2001

Born on March 5th, 2001

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What happened on March 5th, 2001?

March 5th, 2001

In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina,_Saudi_Arabia

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, 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

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

26

Leif Torbjørn Næsvold

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (born 1998)

*March 5th, 1998, Trondheim

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

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

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

26

Matty Lee

British diver

*March 5th, 1998, Leeds

25

Madison Elle Beer Castillo

American singer

*March 5th, 1999, Jericho

60

Maria Bengtsson

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1964, Malmö

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

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

36

Karl Schulze

German rower

*March 5th, 1988, Dresden

27

Niko Hämäläinen

Finnish association football player

*March 5th, 1997, Florida

47

Rosa Luxemburg

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

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

46

Kimberly McCullough

American actress, television director and dancer

*March 5th, 1978, Bellflower

31

Harry Maguire

English association football player

*March 5th, 1993, Sheffield

32

Parry Glasspool

English actor

*March 5th, 1992, Hollywood

26

Merih Demiral

Turkish association football player

*March 5th, 1998, Karamürsel

42

Giorgia Palmas

Italian television presenter, showgirl, actress and former model

*March 5th, 1982, Cagliari

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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