March 5th (2012) was a Monday. 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, 2012
» Invisible Children, Inc. known as Invisible Children launches the Stop Kony campaign with the release of Kony 2012.
» At least 2 people are killed and 6 injured after a 2012 Bucharest hair salon shooting named shooting in a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania.
March 5th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Bill Green (sprinter) e.g Bill Green, American sprinter (b. 1961)
» Paul Haines (fiction writer) e.g Paul Haines, New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1970)
» Zahir Howaida, Afghan-German singer (b. 1946)
» William Heirens, American serial killer (b. 1928)
» Philip Madoc, Welsh-English actor (b. 1934)
» Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and screenwriter (b. 1925)
» William O. Wooldridge, American sergeant (b. 1922)
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)