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05 Mar 1046
Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
05 Mar 1179
3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
05 Mar 1528
Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
05 Mar 1558
Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes
05 Mar 1645
Battle of Jankau in Bohemia Sweden defeats Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III
05 Mar 1651
South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
05 Mar 1684
Emperor Leopold I Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
05 Mar 1743
1st US religious journal The Christian History published in Boston
05 Mar 1766
Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Territory from the French
05 Mar 1783
King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno
05 Mar 1784
Thomas Townshend 1st Viscount Sydney is named President of the Board of Trade.
05 Mar 1793
French troops are defeated by Austrian forces and Lige is recaptured
05 Mar 1795
Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam Square of Revolution
05 Mar 1795
Treaty of Basel - Prussia ends war with France
05 Mar 1820
Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays
05 Mar 1821
Monroe is 1st US President inaugurated on March 5th because 4th was Sunday
05 Mar 1824
First Burmese War The British officially declare war on Burma
05 Mar 1840
2nd Grand National Mr Bartholomew Bretherton aboard Jerry wins
05 Mar 1841
1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began lasting until March 11
05 Mar 1842
Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande.
05 Mar 1845
7th Grand National Mr William Loft aboard Cure-All wins
05 Mar 1848
Louis Antoine Garnier-Pages is named French minister of Finance
05 Mar 1850
The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened
05 Mar 1856
Covent Garden Opera House London destroyed in a fire
05 Mar 1856
Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads
05 Mar 1858
Abolitionists establish Crispus Attucks Day in Boston
05 Mar 1860
Parma Tuscany Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia
05 Mar 1862
Union troops under Brigadier General Wright occupy Fernandina Florida (US Civil War)
05 Mar 1868
Arrigo Boitos opera Mefistofele premieres in Milan
05 Mar 1868
US Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson
05 Mar 1894
Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US
05 Mar 1896
Italian governor of Eritrea General Baldissera reaches Massawa
05 Mar 1899
1st performance of Edward MacDowells 2nd Concerto in D
05 Mar 1903
Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway drawn up
05 Mar 1907
1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired
05 Mar 1907
The second Duma opens in St. Petersburg Russia and 40000 demonstrators have to be dispersed by Russian troops
05 Mar 1910
Ramon Inclans La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon premieres
05 Mar 1910
Stanley Cup Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators 3-1
05 Mar 1912
Spanish steamer Principe de Asturias sinks NE of Spain 500 die
05 Mar 1912
Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes using them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
05 Mar 1915
World War I The LZ 33 a zeppelin is damaged by enemy fire and stranded south of Ostend.
05 Mar 1919
Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridges musical premieres in NYC
05 Mar 1921
The Durban Land Alienation Ordinance passes enabling the Durban City Council to exclude Indians from ownership or occupation of property in white areas South Africa
05 Mar 1921
The US warns Costa Rica and Panama to settle disputes peacefully
05 Mar 1923
Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws
05 Mar 1924
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM
05 Mar 1924
Frank Carauna becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games
05 Mar 1924
King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief
05 Mar 1927
1000 US marines land in China to protect American property
05 Mar 1928
Karl Zuckmayers Der Hauptmann von Kpenick premieres in Berlin
05 Mar 1933
Germanys Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)
05 Mar 1934
Mother-in-laws day 1st celebrated (Amarillo Texas)
05 Mar 1936
Spitfire makes its 1st flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton)
05 Mar 1942
Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia
05 Mar 1944
1st performance of Walter Pistons 2nd Symphony
05 Mar 1946
Hungarian Communists and Social Democrats co-found the Left Bloc.
05 Mar 1948
US rocket flies record 4800 kph to 126km height
05 Mar 1952
Terence Rattigans Deep Blue Sea premieres in London
05 Mar 1953
6th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS) The Sound Barrier Best Film
05 Mar 1954
Girl in Pink Tights opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances
05 Mar 1955
WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
05 Mar 1955
2nd ACC Mens Basketball Tournament NC State beats Duke 87-77
05 Mar 1957
Eamon de Valeras Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
05 Mar 1957
Sgt Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin)
05 Mar 1958
KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
05 Mar 1960
Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny & Jones (GRB)
05 Mar 1960
Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner & Paul (CAN)
05 Mar 1960
Mens Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
05 Mar 1960
Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
05 Mar 1960
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis originates when Alister Hardy publicly announces his idea that ape-human divergence may have been due to a coastal phase.
05 Mar 1960
7th ACC Mens Basketball Tournament Duke beats Wake Forest 63-59
05 Mar 1963
Beatles record From Me to You & Thank You Girl
05 Mar 1964
Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr announces a baseball team is moving there
05 Mar 1964
Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest
05 Mar 1965
1st performance of Walter Pistons 8th Symphony
05 Mar 1965
Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
05 Mar 1965
March Intifada A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence
05 Mar 1966
75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji 124 die
05 Mar 1966
Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record
05 Mar 1966
Player reps elect Marvin Miller as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
05 Mar 1966
11th Eurovision Song Contest Udo Jurgens for Austria wins singing Merci Cherie in Luxembourg
05 Mar 1966
13th ACC Mens Basketball Tournament Duke beats NC State 71-66
05 Mar 1967
WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
05 Mar 1969
Gold reaches then record high (47 per ounce) in Paris
05 Mar 1969
Gustav Heinemann elected President of West Germany
05 Mar 1969
Joe Ortons What the Butler Saw premieres in London
05 Mar 1970
Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect
05 Mar 1970
SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in NYC
05 Mar 1970
Dubnium atoms are first detected conclusively.
05 Mar 1972
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party
05 Mar 1973
Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
05 Mar 1974
Candide opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances
05 Mar 1974
Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot
05 Mar 1977
24th ACC Mens Basketball Tournament North Carolina beats Virginia 75-69
05 Mar 1978
Hello Dolly opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances
05 Mar 1978
Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB California
05 Mar 1979
Voyager Is closest approach to Jupiter (172000 miles)
05 Mar 1980
Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49
05 Mar 1981
Michael Stewarts musical Bring Back Birdie opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 performances
05 Mar 1981
Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GRB)
05 Mar 1981
Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & I Lisovski (URS)
05 Mar 1981
Mens Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
05 Mar 1981
US government grants Atlanta 1 million to search for black boy murderer
05 Mar 1982
Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
05 Mar 1982
Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data
05 Mar 1983
NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield
05 Mar 1984
Supreme Court (5-4) city may use public money for Nativity scene
05 Mar 1985
Mexican authorities find the body of US drug agent Enrique Kike Camarena Salaazar
05 Mar 1985
38th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS) The Killing Fields Best Film Wim Wenders Best Director
05 Mar 1986
Today tabloid launched (Britains 1st national colour newspaper) it folded in 1995
05 Mar 1988
Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands is restored and revised.
05 Mar 1989
Blains McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266
05 Mar 1989
Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 m indoor (833.82)
05 Mar 1991
Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
05 Mar 1992
Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
05 Mar 1993
Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia 81 die
05 Mar 1993
Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game
05 Mar 1994
Largest milkshake made 1955 gallons of chocolate in Nelspruit South Africa
05 Mar 2001
In Mecca 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
05 Mar 2002
American reality TV program The Osbournes featuring family of Ozzy Osbourne premieres on MTV
05 Mar 2003
In Haifa 17 Israeli civilians are killed by a Hamas suicide bomb in the Haifa bus 37 massacre.
05 Mar 2005
The Burkinab Party for Democracy and Socialism holds its first National Convention.
05 Mar 2011
David Silva scores 38 winner as Manchester City scores 1-0 win over Wigan at City of Manchester Stadium to start EPL record 20 home game winning streak streak ends 31312
05 Mar 2012
27 members of Iraqs security force are killed by gunmen disguised as police in Haditha
05 Mar 2013
The Dow Jones surpasses its 2007 pre-financial crisis levels for the first time
05 Mar 1994
Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
05 Mar 1995
Estonia Centrumlinkse Coalition party wins parliamentary election
05 Mar 1995
Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (500.26)
05 Mar 1996
Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning elected to Hall of Fame
05 Mar 1999
Paul Okalik is elected first Premier of Nunavut
05 Mar 1840
2nd Grand National Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 161 Jerry a then smallest field of 13
05 Mar 1845
7th Grand National William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins in record time of 10 minutes 47 seconds
05 Mar 1910
Stanley Cup Deys Arena Ottawa ON Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators 3-1
05 Mar 1944
1st performance of Walter Pistons 2nd Symphony by the National Symphony in Washington D.C.
05 Mar 1965
1st performance of Walter Pistons 8th Symphony (his last) by the Boston Symphony conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
05 Mar 1713
Handels Jubilate first performance in a public rehearsal at St. Pauls Cathedral London
05 Mar 1803
First newspaper published in Australia the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser by government printer and ex-convict George Howe [1]
05 Mar 1965
Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Chicago Illinois to win vacant WBA heavyweight boxing title
05 Mar 1991
Reggie Miller (Indiana Pacers) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
05 Mar 1731
Mission San Francisco de la Espada first of the San Antonio missions reestablished by Spanish missionaries on the bank of the San Antonio River [1]
05 Mar 1972
Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Womens Allround World Champion at Heerenveen Netherlands her second title in 3 years
05 Mar 1974
Candide opens at Broadway Theater NYC runs for 740 performances
05 Mar 1974
First performance in 3000 years of worlds oldest known song Hymn to Nikkal a 3400 year old Hurrian hymn to moon god Nikkal from Ugarit in Syria played at Berkeley University by Anne Kilmer and Richard Crocker [1]
05 Mar 1994
Jefffesron AirplaneStarship singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
05 Mar 1945
Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower George S. Patton and Alexander Patch meet in Lunville France
05 Mar 1978
Revival of Jerry Hermans musical Hello Dolly starring Carol Channing opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC runs for 152 performances
05 Mar 1924
King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself caliph after the fall of the Ottoman Empire
05 Mar 1963
The Beatles record From Me to You and Thank You Girl
05 Mar 1985
About 700 grain farmers from Americas Midwest rally in Washington D.C. at the Agriculture Department and march to the White House demanding higher guaranteed prices for their products in pending farm legislation
05 Mar 2013
Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses its 2007 pre-financial crisis levels for 1st time
05 Mar 2013
Willcom announces the worlds smallest mobile phone weighing 32 grams
05 Mar 2014
A survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reports that about 13 of women in the European Union have experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15
05 Mar 2015
-8th Islamic State militants ransack and destroy ancient cities of Nimrud Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq
05 Mar 2016
US air strike kills 150 Al-Shabaab militants north of Mogadishu Somalia
05 Mar 2018
China announces a military budget of 1.11 trillion yuan (175 billion)
05 Mar 2019
Bugatti announces the most expensive new car ever made - the La Voiture Noire costing 16.7 million (almost 19 million) only one will be made
05 Mar 2019
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins architectures Pritzker Prize [1]
05 Mar 2019
Major study into the MMR vaccine involving over 650000 children in Denmark finds it does not increase the risk of autism
05 Mar 2019
Second-ever person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant treatment in London England results published in Nature
05 Mar 1046
Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins a seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he later describes in his book Safarnama
05 Mar 1558
Smoking tobacco is introduced to Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernndez
05 Mar 1623
Virginia enacts the first American temperance law
05 Mar 1684
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Venetian Republic sign an agreement establishing the Holy League to prevent further expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe
05 Mar 1743
First US religious journal The Christian History is published in Boston
05 Mar 1841
First continuous filibuster in the US Senate begins as the Democratic minority attempt to run out the clock on a bill to establish a national bank lasts until March 11
05 Mar 1949
Jharkhand Party is founded in India to campaign for a separate Jharkhand state
05 Mar 1969
Price of gold reaches then record high (47 per ounce) in Paris
05 Mar 1986
Today tabloid launches as Britains first national color newspaper it folds in 1995
05 Mar 2001
Thirty-five Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca
05 Mar 2003
Seventeen Israeli civilians are killed by a Hamas suicide bomber in the Haifa bus 37 bombing
05 Mar 2024
Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto wins Pritzker Architecture Prize for buildings that are a background and foreground to everyday life [1]
05 Mar 2025
Computings top prize the Turing Award is given to American researchers Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton for their work on reinforcement learning a cornerstone of AI technology [1]
05 Mar 2025
Manufacture of bone tools by ancient humans is pushed back a million years by the discovery of a 1.5 million year old cache of bone tools in Olduvai Gorge Tanzania [1]