March 5th (1940) was a Tuesday. It's the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 301 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th March, 1940
» Six high-ranking members of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Soviet politburo, including General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execu
Famous Birthdays on March 5 in 1940
» Tom Butler (bishop) e.g Tom Butler, English bishop
March 5th Famous Deaths for 1940
» Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher and academic (b. 1868)
March 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» John Joseph of the Cross
» Ciarán of Saigir (Irish calendar)
» Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
» Thietmar of Minden
» March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Lei Feng called Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
» Arbor day Iran named National Tree Planting Day (Iran)