March 5th (1981) was a Thursday. 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, 1981
» The ZX81, a pioneering United Kingdom called British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
Famous Birthdays on March 5 in 1981
» Barret Jackman, Canadian ice hockey player
» Paul Martin (ice hockey) e.g Paul Martin, American ice hockey player
» Shugo Oshinari, Japanese actor
» Andreas Wiig, Norwegian snowboarder
March 5th Famous Deaths for 1981
» Yip Harburg, American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
» Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (b. 1906)
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)