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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[363]] &ndash; [[Roman emperor]] [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] leaves [[Antioch]] with an army of 90,000 to [[Julian's Persian War|attack]] the [[Sasanian Empire]], in a campaign which would bring about his own death.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Claudio Mamertino|author2=Jean Chrysostome|author3=Saint Ephraem|title=The Emperor Julian: Panegyric and Polemic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9HN6kAsf7wC&pg=PA54|year=1989|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=978-0-85323-376-3|pages=54|archive-date=2022-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207044919/https://books.google.com/books?id=C9HN6kAsf7wC&pg=PA54|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[1046]] &ndash; [[Nasir Khusraw]] begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book ''[[Safarnama]]''.
*[[1279]] &ndash; The [[Livonian Order]] is defeated in the [[Battle of Aizkraukle]] by the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]].
*[[1496]] &ndash; King [[Henry VII of England]] issues letters patent to [[John Cabot]] and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[Nicolaus Copernicus]]'s book ''[[De revolutionibus orbium coelestium|On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres]]'' is added to the [[Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Index of Forbidden Books]] 73 years after it was first published.
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Antonio de Ulloa]], the first Spanish governor of [[Louisiana]], arrives in [[New Orleans]].
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[Boston Massacre]]: Five Americans, including [[Crispus Attucks]], are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]] (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]]: A French force under the command of [[Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno|Marshal Victor]] is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the [[Siege of Cádiz]] in the [[Battle of Barrosa]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Archibald Alison|title=History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV &#91;i.e. 1815&#93;|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uI0yAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA648|year=1850|publisher=Blackwood|pages=648|access-date=2020-09-03|archive-date=2022-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305141532/https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Europe/uI0yAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA648&printsec=frontcover|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[First Anglo-Burmese War]]: The British officially declare war on [[Myanmar|Burma]].
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Roberto Cofresí]], one of the last successful Caribbean [[pirate]]s, is [[Capture of the sloop Anne|defeated in combat]] and captured by authorities.<ref>{{cite book|title=El Marinero, Bandolero, Pirata y Contrabandista Roberto Cofresí (1819–1825)|first=Walter A.|last=Cardona Bonet|publisher=Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía|year=1991|isbn=9781933545059|pages=181–182}}</ref>
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Samuel Colt]] established his first factory to produce recently patented production-model [[revolver]], the .34-caliber "Paterson".<ref>{{cite book|title=Army Information Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vMUHS6xBUKcC&pg=RA4-PA57|publisher=U.S. Department of the Army|pages=4|access-date=2020-09-03|archive-date=2022-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305141537/https://books.google.com/books?id=vMUHS6xBUKcC&pg=RA4-PA57|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1850]] &ndash; The [[Britannia Bridge]] across the [[Menai Strait]] between the island of [[Anglesey]] and the mainland of Wales is opened.<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Skinner|title=Hydraulic Fluid Power – A Historical Timeline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENUEBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42|date=19 July 2014|isbn=978-1-291-67689-1|pages=42|publisher=Lulu.com |access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001221732/https://books.google.com/books?id=ENUEBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Parma]], [[Tuscany]], [[Modena]] and [[Romagna]] vote in [[referendum]]s to join the [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia]].
*[[1868]] &ndash; ''[[Mefistofele]]'', an opera by [[Arrigo Boito]], receives its premiere performance at [[La Scala]].
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[George Westinghouse]] patents the [[railway air brake|air brake]].

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Moro Rebellion]]: [[United States Army]] troops bring overwhelming force against the native [[Moro people|Moros]] in the [[First Battle of Bud Dajo]], leaving only six survivors.
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Italo-Turkish War]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italian]] forces are the first to use [[airship]]s for military purposes, employing them for [[reconnaissance]] behind [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] lines.
*[[1931]] &ndash; The [[British Raj]]: [[Gandhi–Irwin Pact]] is signed. 
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Party]] receives 43.9% at the [[German federal election, March 1933|Reichstag elections]], which allows the Nazis to later pass the [[Enabling Act of 1933|Enabling Act]] and establish a dictatorship.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: The [[National Defence Council (Spain)|National Defence Council]] seizes control of the [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|republican]] government in a [[coup d'etat]], with the intention of negotiating an end to the war.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alexander|first=Robert J.|title=The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=axe1Tf4Lu6gC&pg=PA1077|access-date=2015-08-25 |date=1999|publisher=Janus Publishing Company|isbn=978-1-85756-412-9|page=1067}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; Six high-ranking members of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet politburo]], including [[Joseph Stalin]], sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish [[intelligentsia]], including 14,700 Polish [[Prisoner of war|POWs]], in what will become known as the [[Katyn massacre]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces capture [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], capital of [[Dutch East Indies]], which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army|KNIL]] garrison and Australian Blackforce [[battalion]] to [[Buitenzorg]] and [[Bandung]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[1943 Greek protests against labour mobilization|General strike and protest march]] in Athens against rumours of forced  mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany,  resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day.<ref>{{cite book | last = Fleischer | first = Hagen | author-link = | title = Krieg und Nachkrieg: Das schwierige deutsch-griechische Jahrhundert | trans-title = War and Post-War: The Difficult German–Greek Century | publisher = Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht | year = 2020 | location = Cologne | language = de | isbn = 978-341251790-8 | pages=61–62}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Mazower|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Mazower|title=Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941–44|year=1993|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-06552-3|location=New Haven and London | pages=118–119}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Red Army]] begins the [[Uman–Botoșani offensive]] in the western [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Winston Churchill]] delivers his famous "[[Iron Curtain]]" speech at [[Westminster College, Missouri]].
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Joseph Stalin]], the longest serving leader of the [[Soviet Union]], [[Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin|dies]] at his Volynskoe dacha in [[Moscow]] after suffering a [[Intracerebral hemorrhage|cerebral hemorrhage]] four days earlier.
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Sutton Wick air crash]] a Blackburn Beverley of 53 Squadron, Royal Air Forces, crashes into the village of Sutton Wick, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) killing most of the crew and passengers and two local residents.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-06 |title=Memorial unveiled to victims of 1957 RAF air crash in Sutton Wick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35729685 |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian President]] [[Sukarno]] dismissed the [[Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat|Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)]], 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaced with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members.
*[[1963]] &ndash; American country music stars [[Patsy Cline]], [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], [[Cowboy Copas]] and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a [[1963 Camden PA-24 crash|plane crash]] in [[Camden, Tennessee]].
*1963 &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 191]] crashes while landing at [[Aşgabat International Airport]], killing 12.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[March Intifada]]: A [[Left-wing politics|Leftist]] uprising erupts in [[Bahrain]] against the British colonial presence.
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[BOAC Flight 911]], a [[Boeing 707]] aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to [[clear-air turbulence]] and crashes into [[Mount Fuji]], [[Japan]], killing all 124 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-436 G-APFE Mount Fuji |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660305-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701051257/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660305-1 |archive-date=2020-07-01 |access-date=2020-03-04 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Lake Central Airlines Flight 527]] crashes near [[Marseilles, Ohio]], killing 38.<ref name="ad2">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=1968-02-26 |title=Aircraft Accident Report : Lake Central Airlines |url=http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR68-AC.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=2017-03-03 |website= |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |via=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Air France Flight 212 (1968)|Air France Flight 212]] crashes into [[La Grande Soufrière]], killing all 63 aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Aircraft accident Boeing 707-328C F-BLCJ Pointe-à-Pitre |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680305-1 |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; The [[Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]] goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
*[[1973]] &ndash; An [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] [[1973 Nantes mid-air collision|collide]] in mid-air with a [[Spantax]] [[Convair 990 Coronado]] over [[Nantes]], France, killing all 68 people aboard the DC-9, including music manager [[Michael Jeffery (manager)|Michael Jeffery]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leblanc |first1=Larry |date=27 February 2010 |title=Re-experiencing Jimi Hendrix |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/re-experiencing-jimi-hendrix/article4308120/ |access-date=26 February 2017 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Israel]]i forces withdraw from the west bank of the [[Suez Canal]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; The [[Landsat 3]] is launched from [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]] in [[California]].
*[[1979]] &ndash; Soviet probes [[Venera 11]], [[Venera 12]] and the German-American solar satellite [[Helios (spacecraft)|Helios II]] all are hit by [[Gamma-ray burst|"off the scale" gamma rays]] leading to the discovery of [[soft gamma repeater]]s.
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[ZX81]], a pioneering British [[home computer]], is launched by [[Sinclair Research]] and would go on to sell over 1{{frac|1|2}} million units around the world.
*[[1982]] &ndash; Soviet probe [[Venera 14]] lands on [[Venus]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109]] crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.<ref name="aviation-safety">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YV-23C Valera |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910305-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412172100/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19910305-1 |archive-date=2005-04-12 |access-date=2021-03-28 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301]] crashes at [[Skopje International Airport]] in [[Petrovec, North Macedonia]], killing 83.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 PH-KXL Skopje Airport (SKP) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930305-1 |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; In [[Mina, Saudi Arabia]], 35 pilgrims are killed in a [[2001 Hajj stampede|stampede]] on the [[Jamaraat Bridge]] during the [[Hajj]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-03-05 |title=Pilgrims killed in Mecca stampede |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1203108.stm |access-date=2019-05-03 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; An [[2002 Mindanao earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Mindanao]], Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.<ref name="inq72">{{cite news |date=March 16, 2002 |title=12 dead in Mindanao earthquake |url=http://www.inq7.net/nat/2002/mar/07/nat_3-2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020417105350/http://www.inq7.net/nat/2002/mar/07/nat_3-2.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2002 |accessdate=November 12, 2022 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; In [[Haifa]], 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the [[Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing]].
*[[2011]] &ndash; An [[Antonov An-148]] [[2011 Garbuzovo Antonov An-148 crash|crashes]] in Russia's [[Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast]] during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.<ref name="FI353959">{{cite news |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |date=5 March 2011 |title=An-148 crashes in Russia on test flight: ministry |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/05/353959/an-148-crashes-in-russia-on-test-flight-ministry.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308180822/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/05/353959/an-148-crashes-in-russia-on-test-flight-ministry.html |archive-date=8 March 2011 |accessdate=6 March 2011 |work=[[FlightGlobal]]}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Tropical Storm Irina]] kills over 75 as it passes through [[Madagascar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tropical storm Irina claims 72 lives |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/95025/madagascar-tropical-storm-irina-claims-72-lives |access-date=March 6, 2021 |work=The New Humanitarian |date=7 March 2012 |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305141539/https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/95025/madagascar-tropical-storm-irina-claims-72-lives |url-status=live }}</ref>
*2012 &ndash; Two people are killed and six more are injured in a [[2012 Bucharest hair salon shooting|shooting]] at a hair salon in [[Bucharest]], Romania.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-06 |title=Agentul Vlădan a fost reţinut pentru 24 de ore. Şi-a omorât soţia cu trei gloanţe, apoi a tras la întâmplare |trans-title=Agent Vladan was detained for 24 hours. He killed his wife with three bullets, then fired at random |url=http://www.antena3.ro/romania/macel-in-centrul-capitalei-doua-persoane-au-murit-alta-este-in-coma-iar-alte-5-au-fost-transportate-la-spital-in-stare-grava-primele-imagini-de-la-locul-tragediei-158084.html |publisher=Antena 3 |language=ro}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) pause the [[Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)|Deir ez-Zor campaign]] due to the [[Operation Olive Branch|Turkish-led invasion of Afrin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-pentagon/turkish-offensive-in-syria-leads-to-pause-in-some-operations-against-is-pentagon-idUSKBN1GH2YW|title=Turkish offensive in Syria leads to pause in some operations against IS: Pentagon|date=6 March 2018|publisher=Reuters|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613055840/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-pentagon/turkish-offensive-in-syria-leads-to-pause-in-some-operations-against-is-pentagon-idUSKBN1GH2YW|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/battle-against-isil-paused-syria-kurdish-fighters-battle-turkey/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/battle-against-isil-paused-syria-kurdish-fighters-battle-turkey/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Battle against Isil 'paused in Syria' as Kurdish fighters battle Turkey|newspaper=The Telegraph |agency=Associated Press|date=6 March 2018|access-date=10 July 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/us-backed-syria-force-redeploy-1700-fight-afrin-doc-1213h24|title=Web & Mobile|date=27 February 2012|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023318/https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/us-backed-syria-force-redeploy-1700-fight-afrin-doc-1213h24|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Pope Francis]] begins a [[List of pastoral visits of Pope Francis|historical visit to Iraq]]<ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 2021 |title=Pope Francis departs on Apostolic Journey to Iraq |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-francis-departure-iraq-visit-itinerary.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305182054/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-francis-departure-iraq-visit-itinerary.html |archive-date=5 March 2021 |access-date=March 6, 2021 |work=Vatican News}}</ref> amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pope urges Iraq to embrace its Christians on historic visit |url=https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-arrives-iraq-ca6f3bcfe979bbaf399e15d9d614b25a |access-date=March 6, 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306020536/https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-arrives-iraq-ca6f3bcfe979bbaf399e15d9d614b25a |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in a [[March 2021 Mogadishu bombing|suicide car bombing]] in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia.<ref>{{cite news |title=At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb near restaurant in Somalia capital |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-violence/at-least-20-killed-by-suicide-car-bomb-near-restaurant-in-somalia-capital-idUSKCN2AX28U |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters |date=5 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305232403/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-violence/at-least-20-killed-by-suicide-car-bomb-near-restaurant-in-somalia-capital-idUSKCN2AX28U |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[2023]] &ndash; The [[2023 Estonian parliamentary election]] is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4023/ |title=IFES Election Guide &#124; Elections: Estonia Parliament 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215233833/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2023 &ndash; A group of four prisoners [[2023 Nouakchott prison break|escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison]], before being caught the next day.<ref name="Nouakchott Prison Break">{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230306-four-jihadists-escape-in-deadly-prison-break-in-mauritania |title=Four jihadists escape in deadly Mauritania prison break |language=en |newspaper=[[France24]] |date=6 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-06}}</ref>

==Births==

===Pre-1600===
*[[1133]] &ndash; [[Henry II of England]] (died 1189)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Henry of Huntingdon|author2=Henry (of Huntingdon)|author3=Henry Archdeacon of Huntingdon Staff|title=Historia Anglorum: The History of the English People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O6U5BTD0-rYC&pg=PR70|year=1996|publisher=Clarendon Press|isbn=978-0-19-822224-8|pages=70|access-date=2019-06-26|archive-date=2022-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305141540/https://books.google.com/books?id=O6U5BTD0-rYC&pg=PR70|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1224]] &ndash; Saint [[Kinga of Poland]] (died 1292)
*[[1324]] &ndash; [[David II of Scotland]] (died 1371)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Frank Northen Magill|author2=Alison Aves|title=Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CurSh3Sh_KMC&pg=PA294|year=1998|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-57958-041-4|pages=294|access-date=2019-06-26|archive-date=2022-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314153337/https://books.google.com/books?id=CurSh3Sh_KMC&pg=PA294|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Louis I of Hungary]] (died 1382)
*[[1340]] &ndash; [[Cansignorio della Scala]], Lord of Verona (died 1375)
*[[1451]] &ndash; [[William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]], English Earl (died 1491)
*[[1512]] &ndash; [[Gerardus Mercator]], Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (died 1594)
*[[1523]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo de Castro Osorio]], Spanish cardinal (died 1600)
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg]] (died 1603)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[Christoph Pezel]], German theologian (died 1604)
*[[1563]] &ndash; [[John Coke]], English civil servant and politician (died 1644)
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[William Oughtred]], English minister and mathematician (died 1660)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[John George I, Elector of Saxony]] (died 1656)
*  1585   &ndash; [[Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg]] (died 1638)

===1601–1900===
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Jan van der Heyden]], Dutch painter and engineer (died 1712)
*[[1658]] &ndash; [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]], French explorer and politician, 3rd [[List of colonial governors of Louisiana|Colonial Governor of Louisiana]] (died 1730)
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Johann Jakob Wettstein]], Swiss theologian and scholar (died 1754)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]], Italian painter (died 1770)
*[[1703]] &ndash; [[Vasily Trediakovsky]], Russian poet and playwright (died 1768)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Edward Cornwallis]], English general and politician, [[Governor of Gibraltar]] (died 1776)
*  1713   &ndash; [[Frederick Cornwallis]], English archbishop (died 1783)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Princess Mary of Great Britain]] (died 1773)
*[[1733]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Galeotti]], Italian-Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1816)
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge]], American colonel and physician (died 1819)
*[[1748]] &ndash; [[Jonas Carlsson Dryander]], Swedish botanist and biologist (died 1810)
*  1748   &ndash; [[William Shield]], English violinist and composer (died 1829)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison]], French scholar and academic (died 1805)
*[[1751]] &ndash; [[Jan Křtitel Kuchař]], Czech organist, composer, and educator (died 1829)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Poštolka |first1=Milan |title=Kuchař [Kucharsch, Kucharz, Kucharž], Jan Křtitel |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15614}}</ref>
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse]], Danish organist and composer (died 1842)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Larsen |first1=Jens Peter |last2=Busk |first2=Gorm |title=Weyse, Christoph Ernst Friedrich |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30191}}</ref>
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Gompertz]], English mathematician and statistician (died 1865)
*[[1785]] &ndash; [[Carlo Odescalchi]], Italian cardinal (died 1841)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Jacques Babinet]], French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (died 1872)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nitschelm |first1=Christian |chapter=Babinet, Jacques |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=77–78 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_90|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref>
*  1794   &ndash; [[Robert Cooper Grier]], American lawyer and jurist (died 1870)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Georg Friedrich Daumer]], German poet and philosopher (died 1875)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm von Giesebrecht]], German historian and academic (died 1889)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[John Wentworth (Illinois politician)|John Wentworth]], American journalist and politician, 19th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (died 1888)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Austen Henry Layard]], English archaeologist, academic, and politician, [[Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]] (died 1894)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Étienne-Jules Marey]], French physiologist and chronophotographer (died 1904)
*  1830   &ndash; [[Charles Wyville Thomson]], Scottish historian and zoologist (died 1882)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Félix de Blochausen]], Luxembourgian politician, 6th [[List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (died 1915)
*  1834   &ndash; [[Marietta Piccolomini]], Italian soprano (died 1899)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Howard Pyle]], American author and illustrator (died 1911)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Siegbert Tarrasch]], German chess player and theoretician (died 1934)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th [[Premier of Quebec]] (died 1952)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Michael von Faulhaber]], German cardinal (died 1952)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Frank Norris]], American journalist and author (died 1902)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Evgeny Paton]], French-Ukrainian engineer (died 1953)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Rosa Luxemburg]], Polish-Russian economist and philosopher (died 1919)
*  1871   &ndash; [[Konstantinos Pallis]], Greek general and politician, [[Minister Governor-General of Macedonia]] (died 1941)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Olav Bjaaland]], Norwegian skier and explorer (died 1961)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Henry Travers]], English-American actor (died 1965)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Harry Lawson (politician)|Harry Lawson]], Australian politician, 27th [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1952)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote]], English lawyer and politician, 8th [[Lord Chief Justice of England]] (died 1947)
*  1876   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Moore]], American tennis player (died 1959)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[William Beveridge]], English economist and academic (died 1963)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Andres Larka]], Estonian general and politician, 1st [[Estonian Minister of War]] (died 1943)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Sergei Natanovich Bernstein]], Russian mathematician and academic (died 1968)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Dora Marsden]], English author and activist (died 1960)<ref>{{cite web | first=John | last=Simkin | title=Dora Marsden | url=https://spartacus-educational.com/WmarsdenD.htm | publisher=Spartacus Education | date=September 1997 |access-date=22 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303183627/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmarsdenD.htm |archive-date=3 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Pauline Sperry]], American mathematician (died 1967)<ref>{{cite book | first=Florence D. | last=Fasanelli| chapter=Pauline Sperry | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=217}}</ref>
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Marius Barbeau]], Canadian ethnographer and academic (died 1969)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Dong Biwu]], Chinese judge and politician, [[List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China|Chairman of the People's Republic of China]] (died 1975)
*  1886   &ndash; [[Freddie Welsh]], Welsh boxer (died 1927)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]], Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 1959)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lopes |first1=Luiz Fernando |title=Villa-Lobos, Heitor |date=25 July 2022 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000337933}}</ref>
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Henry Daniell]], English-American actor (died 1963)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Zhou Enlai]], Chinese politician, 1st [[Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (died 1976)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Misao Okawa]], Japanese super-centenarian (died 2015)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Lilli Jahn]], Jewish German doctor (died 1944)<ref>{{Cite book|title=My wounded heart : the life of Lilli Jahn, 1900-1944|last=Martin.|first=Doerry|date=2004|publisher=Bloomsbury|others=Brownjohn, John.|isbn=1582343705|edition=1st U.S.|location=New York, N.Y.|oclc=53001452}}</ref>
*  1900   &ndash; [[Johanna Langefeld]], German guard and supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (died 1974)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg]] (died 1971)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Julian Przyboś]], Polish poet, essayist and translator (died 1970)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Karl Rahner]], German priest and theologian (died 1984)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[László Benedek]], Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (died 1992)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Fritz Fischer (historian)|Fritz Fischer]], German historian and author (died 1999)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Irving Fiske]], American author and playwright (died 1990)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Rex Harrison]], English actor (died 1990)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for March 5: Michael Irvin, Roman Griffin Davis |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/03/05/Famous-birthdays-for-March-5-Michael-Irvin-Roman-Griffin-Davis/3991677947868/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20March%205,Roman%20Griffin%20Davis%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=4 March 2024 |date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Momofuku Ando]], Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, founded [[Nissin Foods]] (died 2007)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Ennio Flaiano]], Italian author, screenwriter, and critic (died 1972)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Subroto Mukerjee]], Indian Air Marshall, Father of the [[Indian Air Force]] (died 1960)<ref>{{cite web |title=LEGENDS OF IAF: AM Subroto Mukerjee, OBE. The Saga of a Soaring Legend. |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/am-subroto-mukerjee |website=Indian Air Force |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113115301/https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/am-subroto-mukerjee |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Jack Marshall]], New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (died 1988)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Henry Hicks (Nova Scotia politician)|Henry Hicks]], Canadian academic and politician, 16th [[Premier of Nova Scotia]] (died 1990)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Laurent Schwartz]], French mathematician and academic (died 2002)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Raymond P. Shafer]], American attorney and politician, 39th [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] (died 2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=Raymond Philip Shafer|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5449&body=S|publisher=Pennsylvania State Senate|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> 
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Milt Schmidt]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2017)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Red Storey]], Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (died 2006)
*  1918   &ndash; [[James Tobin]], American economist and academic (died 2002)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[José Aboulker]], Algerian surgeon and activist (died 2009)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Virginia Christine]], American actress (died 1996)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Rachel Gurney]], English actress (died 2001)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Wang Zengqi]], Chinese writer (died 1997)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Arthur A. Oliner]], American physicist and electrical engineer (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Arthur A. Oliner |url=https://mtt.org/profile/arthur-a-oliner/ |website=mtt.org |publisher=IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society |access-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116102723/https://mtt.org/profile/arthur-a-oliner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Elmer Valo]], American baseball player and coach (died 1998)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[James Noble (actor)|James Noble]], American actor (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/arts/television/james-noble-absent-minded-governor-on-benson-dies-at-94.html?_r=1|title=James Noble, Absent-Minded Governor on 'Benson,' Dies at 94|last=Stack|first=Liam|date=March 29, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055051/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/arts/television/james-noble-absent-minded-governor-on-benson-dies-at-94.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1975)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Juan A. Rivero]], Puerto Rican biologist and academic (died 2014)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Laurence Tisch]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Loews Corporation]] (died 2003)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Roger Marche]], French footballer (died 1997)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Jack Cassidy]], American actor and singer (died 1976)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1927   &ndash; [[Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford]], Scottish businessman and politician (died 2023)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[J. Hillis Miller]], American academic and critic (died 2021)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Erik Carlsson]], Swedish race car driver (died 2015)
*  1929   &ndash; [[J. B. Lenoir]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[John Ashley (ice hockey)|John Ashley]], Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 2008)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Del Crandall]], American baseball player and manager (died 2021)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Fred (cartoonist)|Fred]], French author and illustrator (died 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Barry Tuckwell]], Australian horn player and educator (died 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Millington |first1=Barry |title=Barry Tuckwell obituary {{!}} Barry Millington |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/jan/24/barry-tuckwell-obituary |access-date=15 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=24 January 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215102900/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/jan/24/barry-tuckwell-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Paul Sand]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Walter Kasper]], German cardinal and theologian
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Daniel Kahneman]], Israeli-American economist and psychologist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2024)
*  1934   &ndash; [[James B. Sikking]], American actor (died 2024)<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Letizia Battaglia]], Italian photographer and journalist (died 2022)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Philip K. Chapman]], Australian-American astronaut and engineer (died 2021)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Shamsuddin Qasemi]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (died 1996)<ref name="nizam">{{cite book|url=https://www.kitabghor.com/books/the-handrede-bangla-mayer-kriti-sontan.html |title=দ্যা হান্ড্রেড (বাংলা মায়ের একশ কৃতিসন্তান) |last=Nizampuri|first=Ashraf Ali|year=2013|language=bn|publisher=Salman Prakashani|location=[[Hathazari]], [[Chittagong District]]|pages=326–328|isbn=978-112009250-2|edition=1}}</ref> 
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Canaan Banana]], Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st [[President of Zimbabwe]] (died 2003)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Dale Douglass]], American golfer (died 2022)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Dean Stockwell]], American actor (died 2021)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], Nigerian general and politician, 5th [[President of Nigeria]]
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Paul Evans (musician)|Paul Evans]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1938   &ndash; [[Lynn Margulis]], American biologist and academic (died 2011)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Fred Williamson]], American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Samantha Eggar]], English actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Tony Rundle]], Australian politician, [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Tasmanian premier Tony Rundle dies at age of 86 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-06/tony-rundle-former-tasmanian-premier-dies/105143802 |website=ABC News |access-date=21 April 2025 |language=en-AU |date=6 April 2025}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Benyamin Sueb]], Indonesian actor and comedian (died 1995)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Peter Woodcock]], Canadian serial killer (died 2010)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Pierre Wynants]], Belgian chef
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Tom Butler (bishop)|Tom Butler]], English bishop
*  1940   &ndash; [[Ken Irvine]], Australian rugby league player (died 1990)<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Ken_Irvine.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Graham McRae]], New Zealand race car driver (died 2021)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Sepp Piontek]], German footballer and manager
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Des Wilson]], New Zealand-English businessman and activist
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Felipe González]], Spanish lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Spain]]
*  1942   &ndash; [[Mike Resnick]], American author and editor (died 2020)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Lucio Battisti]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Peter Brandes]], Danish painter and sculptor
*  1944   &ndash; [[Roy Gutman]], American journalist and author
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Wilf Tranter]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/tranter_wilfred.html|title=Wilfred Tranter|website=mufcinfo.com|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=28 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228173104/http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/tranter_wilfred.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]], Canadian pianist (died 2007)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Guerrino Boatto]], Italian illustrator and painter (died 2018)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Graham Hawkins]], English footballer and manager (died 2016)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Murray Head]], English actor and singer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Clodagh Rodgers]], Northern Irish singer and actress (died 2025)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Kent Tekulve]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Eddy Grant]], Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Richard Hickox]], English conductor and scholar (died 2008)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Elaine Paige]], English singer and actress
*  1948   &ndash; [[Paquirri]], Spanish bullfighter (died 1984)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jan van Beveren]], Dutch footballer and coach (died 2011)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Bernard Arnault]], French businessman, philanthropist, and art collector
*  1949   &ndash; [[Franz Josef Jung]], German lawyer and politician, [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|German Federal Minister of Defence]]
*  1949   &ndash; [[Tom Russell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Rodney Hogg]], Australian cricketer and coach
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Petar Borota]], Serbian footballer and coach (died 2010)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Alan Clark (keyboardist)|Alan Clark]], English musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Robin Hobb]], American author<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2018 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9780787639952 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000138577/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=8429bfa6 |access-date=13 March 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Robin Hobb |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314153333/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=BIC&u=wikipedia&id=GALE{{!}}H1000138577&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-BIC&asid=8429bfa6 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Mike Squires (baseball)|Mike Squires]], American baseball player and scout<ref>{{cite book|title=Sporting News Official Baseball Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gu9OAQAAIAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Sporting News|page=456|isbn=9780892041480|access-date=2019-06-26|archive-date=2022-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314153336/https://books.google.com/books?id=Gu9OAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Katarina Frostenson]], Swedish poet and author
*  1953   &ndash; [[Michael J. Sandel]], American philosopher and academic
*  1953   &ndash; [[Tokyo Sexwale]], South African businessman and politician, 1st [[Premier of Gauteng]]<ref>{{cite book|author1=Nelson Mandela|author2=Jurgen Schadeberg|author2-link=Jurgen Schadeberg|title=Voices from Robben Island|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E4hzAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Ravan Press|isbn=978-0-86975-454-2|page=35|access-date=2019-06-26|archive-date=2022-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314153308/https://books.google.com/books?id=E4hzAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[João Lourenço]], Angolan politician, 3rd [[President of Angola]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consuladoangolarj.org/political-structure/?lang=en|title=Constitutional structure|website=Consulado Geral no Rio di Janeiro|access-date=26 June 2019|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206210918/https://consuladoangolarj.org/political-structure/?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Marsha Warfield]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Penn Jillette]], American magician, actor, and author<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for March 5, 2023 includes celebrities Niki Taylor, Eva Mendes |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/03/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-march-5-2023-includes-celebrities-niki-taylor-eva-mendes.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=4 March 2024 |date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Adriana Barraza]], Mexican actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Teena Marie]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Christopher Snowden]], English engineer and academic
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mark E. Smith]], English singer, songwriter and musician (died 2018)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Ray Suarez]], American journalist and author<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Volodymyr Bezsonov]], Ukrainian footballer and manager
*  1958   &ndash; [[Bob Forward]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [[Andy Gibb]], English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1988)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Talia Balsam]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1959   &ndash; [[Vazgen Sargsyan]], Armenian colonel and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Armenia]] (died 1999)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson]], English businessman and politician, [[Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology]]
*  1960   &ndash; [[Mike Munchak]], American football player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Munchak |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/mike-munchak/ |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=20 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Joel Osteen]], American pastor, author, and television host<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Bertrand Cantat]], French singer-songwriter
*  1964   &ndash; [[Scott Skiles]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Skiles |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Gerald Vanenburg]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)|Reggie Williams]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Reggie Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/199/scoring |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)|José Semedo]], Portuguese footballer and coach
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Oh Eun-sun]], South Korean mountaineer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Bob Halkidis]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1966   &ndash; [[Michael Irvin]], American football player, sportscaster, and actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Aasif Mandvi]], Indian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Zachary Stevens]], American singer-songwriter
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Gordon Bajnai]], Hungarian businessman and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Hungary]]
*  1968   &ndash; [[Theresa Villiers]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Paul Blackthorne]], English actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Danny King (author)|Danny King]], English author and playwright
*  1969   &ndash; [[Moussa Saïb]], Algerian footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[M.C. Solaar]], Senegalese-French rapper
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]], American basketball player and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[John Frusciante]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Yuu Watase]], Japanese illustrator
*  1970   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Vučić]], Serbian president<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.predsednik.rs/en/president/biography |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=The President of the Republic of Serbia}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Greg Berry]], English footballer and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Hammonds]], American baseball player and scout
*  1971   &ndash; [[Yuri Lowenthal]], American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1971   &ndash; [[Filip Meirhaeghe]], Belgian cyclist
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mark Protheroe]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Mark_Protheroe.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Brian Grant]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Grant |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/258/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Yannis Anastasiou]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [[Nelly Arcan]], Canadian author (died 2009)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Juan Esnáider]], Argentine footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [[Ryan Franklin]], American baseball player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Nicole Pratt]], Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1973   &ndash; [[Špela Pretnar]], Slovenian skier
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Kevin Connolly (actor)|Kevin Connolly]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jens Jeremies]], German footballer 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Matt Lucas]],  English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality<ref>{{cite book|author1=William D. Rubinstein|title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_T_HCg17ufIC&pg=PA624|year=2010|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1403939104|pages=624|access-date=2020-10-27|archive-date=2022-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314153309/https://books.google.com/books?id=_T_HCg17ufIC&pg=PA624|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Eva Mendes]], American model and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Jolene Blalock]], American model and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Luciano Burti]], Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster
*  1975   &ndash; [[Sasho Petrovski]], Australian footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Chris Silverwood]], English cricketer and coach
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Neil Jackson]], English actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1976   &ndash; [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]], Lithuanian basketball player and coach
*  1976   &ndash; [[Paul Konerko]], American baseball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Norm Maxwell]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Taismary Agüero]], Cuban-Italian volleyball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Bryan Berard]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Berard |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bryan-berard-8462032 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Wally Szczerbiak]], American basketball player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |title=Wally Szczerbiak |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1887/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jared Crouch]], Australian footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Mike Hessman]], American baseball player and coach
*  1978   &ndash; [[Kimberly McCullough]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Carlos Ochoa (footballer)|Carlos Ochoa]], Mexican footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Martin Axenrot]], Swedish drummer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Érik Bédard]], Canadian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik Bedard |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/erik-bedard-407853 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Lee Mears]], English rugby player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Shay Carl]], American businessman, co-founded [[Maker Studios]]
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Barret Jackman]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Paul Martin (ice hockey)|Paul Martin]], American ice hockey player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Karolina Wydra]], Polish-American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Dan Carter]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Philipp Haastrup]], German footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Édgar Dueñas]], Mexican footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Branko Cvetković]], Serbian basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Guillaume Hoarau]], French footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[David Marshall (Scottish footballer)|David Marshall]], Scottish footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Kenichi Matsuyama]], Japanese actor
*  1985   &ndash; [[Brad Mills (pitcher)|Brad Mills]], American baseball player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Barthe]], French footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Corey Brewer]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Brewer |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201147/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Matty Fryatt]], English footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Shikabala]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Egypt|publisher=FIFA|page=9|date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Anna Chakvetadze]], Russian tennis player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Chris Cohen (footballer)|Chris Cohen]], English footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jovana Brakočević]], Serbian volleyball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jovana Brakočević-Kancian |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/112097 |website=[[Olympedia]] |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905153158/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/112097 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba]], Algerian footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Sterling Knight]], American actor, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Jake Lloyd]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Danny Drinkwater]], English footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Mason Plumlee]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Mason Plumlee|url=https://www.nba.com/players/mason/plumlee/203486|website=NBA.com|access-date=18 March 2020|language=en|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528111052/https://www.nba.com/players/mason/plumlee/203486|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Alex Smithies]], English footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Ramiro Funes Mori]], Argentine footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Daniil Trifonov]], Russian pianist and composer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Sam Bankman-Fried]], American businessman and fraudster<ref>birth certificate published by Astrodatabank, https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/File:SBF_birth_certificate.jpg {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407152029/https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/File:SBF_birth_certificate.jpg |date=April 7, 2023 }}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[El Hadji Ba]], French footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Joshua Coyne]], American violinist and composer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Fred (footballer, born 1993)|Fred]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5906/Fred/overview|title=Fred|website=Premier League|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501220606/https://www.premierleague.com/players/5906/Fred/overview|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1993)|Ahmed Hassan]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of Players: Egypt |website=FIFA.com |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610160600/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Harry Maguire]], English footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Kyle Schwarber]], American baseball player
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Daria Gavrilova]], Russian-Australian tennis player
*  1994   &ndash; [[MJ (South Korean singer)|MJ]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|title=[똑똑SNS] '해피MJ데이' 아스트로 "든든한 맏형 MJ, 생일 축하해요"|url=https://www.mksports.co.kr/news/entertain/8215774|work=MK스포츠|date=5 March 2018|access-date=1 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Taylor Hill (model)|Taylor Hill]], American model
*  1996   &ndash; [[Emmanuel Mudiay]], Congolese-American basketball player
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Milena Venega]], Cuban rower<ref>{{cite web |title=Rowing {{!}} Team Profile: Cuba - Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-nrowwscull2-l-cub01-cuba.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=28 May 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621080958/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-nrowwscull2-l-cub01-cuba.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Bo Bichette]], American baseball player
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Madison Beer]], American singer-songwriter<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/madisonbeer/status/1235629217317924864 My precious baby turns 21 today – Twitter]</ref>
*  1999  &ndash; [[Justin Fields]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Fields |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4362887/justin-fields |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Yeri (singer)|Yeri]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Velvet Profile |url=http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018195600/http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=October 11, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Doug Edert]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Doug Edert - Men's Basketball |url=https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/doug-edert/4646 |website=Saint Peter's University Athletics |access-date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Roman Griffin Davis]], English actor<ref>{{cite news|title=Roman Griffin Davis - Golden Globe|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/roman-griffin-davis|website=Golden Globe.com|access-date=2020-02-18|archive-date=2020-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218083653/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/roman-griffin-davis|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[254]] &ndash; [[Pope Lucius I]]
* [[824]] &ndash; [[Suppo I]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
*[[1239]] &ndash; [[Hermann Balk]], German knight
*[[1410]] &ndash; [[Matthew of Kraków]], Polish reformer (born 1335)
*[[1417]] &ndash; [[Manuel III of Trebizond|Manuel III Megas Komnenos]], [[Empire of Trebizond|Emperor of Trebizond]] (born 1364)
*[[1534]] &ndash; [[Antonio da Correggio]], Italian painter and educator (born 1489)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[Nuno da Cunha]], Portuguese admiral and politician, [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Governor of Portuguese India]] (born 1487)
*[[1599]] &ndash; [[Guido Panciroli]], Italian historian and jurist (born 1523)

===1601–1900===
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], Japanese daimyō (born 1533)
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma]] (born 1569)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Henry Wharton (writer)|Henry Wharton]], English writer and librarian (born 1664)
*[[1726]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (born 1655)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[Crispus Attucks]], American slave, sailor, and stevedore, generally regarded as the first victim of the [[Boston Massacre]] (born 1723)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Thomas Arne]], English composer and educator (born 1710)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Franz Mesmer]], German physician and astrologist (born 1734)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]], French mathematician and astronomer (born 1749)
*  1827   &ndash; [[Alessandro Volta]], Italian physicist and academic (born 1745)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[John Adams (mutineer)|John Adams]], English sailor and mutineer (born 1766)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[David Scott (painter)|David Scott]], Scottish historical painter (born 1806)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Marie d'Agoult]], German-French historian and author (born 1805)<ref>{{cite book|first=Marylnn J.|last=Smith|chapter=Marie (-Catherine-Sophie de Flavigne), Comtesse d'Agoult|editor-first=Katharina M.|editor-last=Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1|location=New York|publisher=Garland|year=1991|page=7|isbn=978-0-82408-547-6}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Mary Louise Booth]], American writer, editor and translator (born 1831)<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 10, 2000|title=Mary Louise Booth: American Journalist|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Louise-Booth|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104175328/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Louise-Booth|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Hippolyte Taine]], French historian and critic (born 1828)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Leskov]], Russian author, playwright, and journalist (born 1831)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet]], English general and scholar (born 1810)

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Blass]], German philologist, scholar, and academic (born 1843)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Johan Jensen (mathematician)|Johan Jensen]], Danish mathematician and engineer (born 1859)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Franz Mertens]], Polish-Austrian mathematician and academic (born 1840)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[David Dunbar Buick]], Scottish-American businessman, founded [[Buick]] (born 1854)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Reşit Galip]], Turkish academic and politician, 6th [[List of Ministers of National Education of Turkey|Turkish Minister of National Education]] (born 1893)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Roque Ruaño]], Spanish priest and engineer (born 1877)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Cai Yuanpei]], Chinese philosopher and academic (born 1868)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[George Plant]], executed [[Irish Republican]] (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Kenny |url=http://fethard.com/reports/george_plant.html |title=Centenary Lecture for executed IRA man George Plant |publisher=Fethard.com |date= |accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Max Jacob]], French poet and author (born 1876)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Lena Baker]], [[African American]] held captive post slavery-era (born 1900)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Casella]], Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1883)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Edgar Lee Masters]], American poet, author, and playwright (born 1868)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Roman Shukhevych]], Ukrainian general and politician (born 1907)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Herman J. Mankiewicz]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1897)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Sergei Prokofiev]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1891)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Joseph Stalin]], Soviet dictator and politician of [[Georgia (country)|Georgian descent]], 2nd [[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|leader of the Soviet Union]] (born 1878)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Antanas Merkys]], Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Lithuania]] (born 1888)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Patsy Cline]], American singer-songwriter (born 1932)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Cowboy Copas]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1913)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1921)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Chen Cheng]], Chinese general and politician, 27th [[List of premiers of the Republic of China|Premier of the Republic of China]] (born 1897)
*  1965   &ndash; [[Pepper Martin]], American baseball player and manager (born 1904)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Anna Akhmatova]], Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (born 1889)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Mischa Auer]], Russian-American actor (born 1905)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]], Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th [[Prime Minister of Iran]] (born 1882)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Georges Vanier]], Canadian general and politician, 19th [[Governor General of Canada]] (born 1888)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Allan Nevins]], American journalist and author (born 1890)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Robert C. O'Brien (author)|Robert C. O'Brien]], American journalist and author (born 1918)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[John Samuel Bourque]], Canadian colonel and politician (born 1894)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Billy De Wolfe]], American actor (born 1907)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Sol Hurok]], Ukrainian-American businessman (born 1888)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Otto Tief]], Estonian lawyer and politician, [[List of heads of government of Estonia|Prime Minister of Estonia]] (born 1889)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tom Pryce]], Welsh race car driver (born 1949)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jay Silverheels]], Canadian-American actor (born 1912)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Yip Harburg]], American songwriter and composer (born 1896)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[John Belushi]], American actor (born 1949)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Tito Gobbi]], Italian operatic baritone (born 1913)
*  1984   &ndash; [[William Powell]], American actor (born 1892)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Alberto Olmedo]], Argentine comedian and actor (born 1933)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Gary Merrill]], American actor and director (born 1915)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Vivian Stanshall]], English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1943)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Whit Bissell]], American character actor (born 1909)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Samm Sinclair Baker]], American writer (born 1909)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jean Dréville]], French director and screenwriter (born 1906)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Richard Kiley]], American actor and singer (born 1922)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Lolo Ferrari]], French dancer, actress and singer (born 1963)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[David Sheppard]], English cricketer and bishop (born 1929)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Joseph Weizenbaum]], German computer scientist and author (born 1923)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Charles B. Pierce]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Richard Stapley]], British actor and writer (born 1923)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Manolis Rasoulis]], Greek singer-songwriter (born 1945)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Paul Haines (fiction writer)|Paul Haines]], New Zealand-Australian author (born 1970)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Philip Madoc]], Welsh-English actor (born 1934)
*  2012   &ndash; [[William O. Wooldridge]], American sergeant (born 1922)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Paul Bearer]], American wrestler and manager (born 1954)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Hugo Chávez]], Venezuelan colonel and politician, [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|President of Venezuela]] (born 1954)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Duane Gish]], American biochemist and academic (born 1921)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Geoff Edwards]], American actor and game show host (born 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ailsa McKay]], Scottish economist and academic (born 1963)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Leopoldo María Panero]], Spanish poet and translator (born 1948)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Ola L. Mize]], American colonel, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1931)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langer |first1=Emily |title=Ola L. Mize, who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Korean War, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ola-l-mize-who-received-the-medal-of-honor-for-valor-during-the-korean-war-dies-at-82/2014/03/13/a4dd4946-aac2-11e3-adbc-888c8010c799_story.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054910/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ola-l-mize-who-received-the-medal-of-honor-for-valor-during-the-korean-war-dies-at-82/2014/03/13/a4dd4946-aac2-11e3-adbc-888c8010c799_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Vlada Divljan]], Serbian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Edward Egan]], American cardinal and former [[Archbishop of New York]] (born 1932)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Hassan Al-Turabi]], Sudanese activist and politician (born 1932)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Ray Tomlinson]], American computer programmer and engineer (born 1941)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Al Wistert]], American football player and coach (born 1920)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Kurt Moll]], German opera singer (born 1938)

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Ciarán of Saigir]] 
**[[John Joseph of the Cross]]
**[[Saint Piran|Piran]]
**[[Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea]]
** [[Thietmar of Minden]]
**[[March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Learn from Lei Feng Day]] ([[China]])
*[[St Piran's Day]] ([[Cornwall]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/5 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=5}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/5 Historical Events on March 5]

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[[Category:Days of March]]