Thursday, March 5, 2026 -Quote Of The Day...
* " If you wish to succeed, consult three old people. "
On This Day In History...
In 0254- St Lucius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
In 1179- 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
In 1461- Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses
In 1496- English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore
In 1528- Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
In 1558- Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes
In 1579- Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht
In 1616- Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index
In 1623- 1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia
In 1651- South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
In 1684- Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
In 1743- 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston
In 1746- Jakobijnse troops leave Aberdeen
In 1750- 1st American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, New York NY
In 1760- Princess Carolina marries General Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg
In 1766- Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French
In 1770- Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a US Senator (Mississippi)
In 1770- Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd; Crispus Attackus becomes 1st black to die for American freedom
In 1783- King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno
In 1795- Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution
In 1795- Treaty of Basel-Prussia ends war with France
In 1807- 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B
In 1820- Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays
In 1821- Monroe is 1st President inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sun
In 1836- Mexico attacks Alamo
In 1836- Samuel Colt manufactures 1st pistol, 34-caliber "Texas" model
In 1845- Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US
In 1849- Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th President
In 1856- Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire
In 1856- Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads
In 1862- Union troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina FL
In 1864- 1st track meet between Oxford & Cambridge
In 1868- Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premieres in Milan
In 1868- Stapler patented in England by C H Gould
In 1868- US Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson
In 1872- George Westinghouse Jr patents triple air brake for trains
In 1877- Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US President
In 1894- Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US
In 1896- Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa
In 1896- Italian premier Crispi resigns
In 1897- American Negro Academy forms
In 1899- 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D
In 1900- American Hall of Fame is founded
In 1903- Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway drawn
In 1907- 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired
In 1908- 1st ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica
In 1910- Ramon Inclan's "La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon" premieres
In 1910- Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1
In 1912- Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks northeast of Spain, 500 die
In 1917- 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released
In 1919- Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in New York NY
In 1922- "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin
In 1923- Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws
In 1924- Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM
In 1924- Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games
In 1924- King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief
In 1927- 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property
In 1928- Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" premieres in Berlin
In 1931- Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign pact
In 1933- FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday
In 1933- Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)
In 1934- Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo TX)
In 1935- 1st premature baby health law in US (Chicago)
In 1936- Spitfire makes its 1st flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton)
In 1942- Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia
In 1942- Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia
In 1942- Japanese troop march into Batavia
In 1943- Anti fascist strikes in Italy
In 1943- RAF bombs Essen Germany
In 1944- 1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony
In 1945- Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands
In 1945- Generals Eisenhower, Patton & Patch meet in Luneville
In 1945- US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne
In 1945- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill
In 1946- Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton MO)
In 1948- Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson
In 1948- US rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height
In 1949- Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30
In 1952- Terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea" premieres in London
In 1953- Josef Stalin's death announced
In 1954- "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances
In 1955- Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show
In 1955- WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
In 1956- "King Kong" 1st televised
In 1956- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
In 1957- Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
In 1957- Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvin Pelvin)
In 1958- Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit
In 1958- KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring NE (ABC) 1st broadcast
In 1959- Iran & US sign economic & military treaty
In 1960- Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army
In 1960- World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain)
In 1960- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul (Canada)
In 1960- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
In 1960- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (France)
In 1962- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1963- Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"
In 1964- Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr, announces a baseball team is moving there
In 1964- Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest
In 1965- 1st performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony
In 1965- Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1966- 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die
In 1966- Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19 meter indoor world record
In 1966- Player representatives elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association
In 1966- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1967- WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1968- US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun
In 1969- Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France
In 1969- Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany
In 1969- Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" premieres in London
In 1970- 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY
In 1970- Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St NYC
In 1970- Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect
In 1972- Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party
In 1973- Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
In 1974- "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances
In 1974- Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot
In 1976- British £ falls below $2 for 1st time
In 1978- "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances
In 1978- Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California
In 1979- Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles)
In 1980- Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49
In 1981- "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 performances
In 1981- US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer
In 1981- World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)
In 1981- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovski (USSR)
In 1981- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Hartfoed won by Denise Biellmann (Switzerland)
In 1981- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
In 1982- Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
In 1982- Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data
In 1983- Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative)
In 1983- New South Wales beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield
In 1984- Supreme Court (5-4); city may use public money for Nativity scene
In 1984- US accuse Iraq of using poison gas
In 1985- New York Islander Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons
In 1986- "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's 1st national color newspaper)
In 1989- 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000
In 1989- Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266
In 1989- Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 meter indoor (8 :3.82)
In 1991- Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait
In 1991- Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
In 1992- Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
In 1993- Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery
In 1993- Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die
In 1993- Former Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi
In 1993- Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game
In 1994- Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship
In 1994- Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa)
In 1994- PBA National Championship won by David Traber
In 1994- Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
In 1995- 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins
In 1995- Estonia Centrumlinkse Coalition party wins parliamentary election
In 1995- Graves of czar Nicholas & family found in St Petersburg
In 1995- Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5 :0.26)
In 1996- Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame
In 1997- Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox & Willie Wells for Hall of Fame
In 1998- Mariah Carey divorces Tommy Mottola
March 5 -Birthdays
In 1324- David II Bruce king of Scotland (1331..71)
In 1326- Louis I [the Great] King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)
In 1512- Gerardus Mercator Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker
In 1574- William Oughtred England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)
In 1578- Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes premier of France/Governor of Picardië
In 1585- Johan Georg I elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)
In 1637- John van der Heyden Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)
In 1658- Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac French colonial governor of America
In 1668- Francesco Gasparini composer
In 1696- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice)
In 1733- Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer
In 1746- Jacob Wallenberg Swedish writer/naval chaplain
In 1748- William Shield composer
In 1750- Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison French classical (Apollonii Lexicon)
In 1751- Jan Krtitel Kuchar composer
In 1756- Thomas Linley composer
In 1774- Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse composer
In 1794- Jacques Babinet French physicist/mathematician/astronomer
In 1805- Theodore Labarre composer
In 1817- Austen H Layard British archaeologist/diplomat
In 1824- Elisha Harris US, physician/found American Public Health Association
In 1824- James Merritt Ives lithographer (Currier & Ives)
In 1825- John Dunovant Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
In 1825- Joseph Albert German photographer (albertotype)
In 1828- Johann Gungl composer
In 1840- Constance Fenimore Woolson Claremont NH, writer (Jupiter Lights)
In 1843- William F Sudds composer
In 1845- Alfonse Hasselmans composer
In 1850- Daniel Brink Towner composer
In 1852- Lady Isabella Gregory Ireland, writer/playwright (Golden Apple)
In 1853- Arthur W Foote Salem MA, organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E)
In 1853- Howard Pyle illustrator/painter/author (King Stork)
In 1867- Theodor Zöckler German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten)
In 1868- Prosper Poullet Belgian viscount/jurist/minister
In 1869- Michael von Faulhaber cardinal/archbishop of Munich
In 1870- [B] Franc[lin] Norris US, writer (McTeague, Octopus)
In 1871- Maria do Carmo Geronimo Brazilian lives to be at least 126
In 1874- Arthur van Schendel Dutch writer (The World a Dancing Party)
In 1874- Henry Travers Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland England, actor (Bells of St Mary's, High Sierra)
In 1877- Malcolm D Whitman tennis champion (US Open-1898)
In 1879- Walter Long actor (Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol)
In 1886- Paul Radmilovic England, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1908)
In 1887- Heitor Villa-Lobos Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)
In 1888- Friedrich Schnack German journalist/writer (Rosewood)
In 1889- Frits Slomp [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter
In 1891- Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson Chicago IL, comedian (Olsen & Johnson)
In 1893- Emmett J Culligan founder of water treatment organization
In 1894- Henry Daniell London, actor (Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers)
In 1895- Fritz Usinger German writer (Eternal Struggle)
In 1897- Mei-ling Soong Madame Chiang Kai-shek
In 1899- Patrick Hadley composer
In 19XX- Dyango Barcelona Spain, Spanish singer (A Fin Solos)
In 19XX- Jo De Winter Sacramento CA, actress (Dr Lawrence-Gloria)
In 19XX- Ray MacDonnell Lawrence MA, actor (Dr Joe Martin-All My Children)
In 1900- Ludwig Donath actor (Jolson Story, Jolson Sings Again)
In 1901- Julian Przybos Polish poet (Sruby)
In 1903- Lowell Peters Cleveland TN, vocalist (Southernaires)
In 1905- Gilroy Roberts US chief engraver (1948-64)
In 1908- Rex [Reginald Carey] Harrison Huyton Lancashire England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)
In 1908- Sophie Stewart Scotland, actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe)
In 1909- Sutan Sjahrir premier of Indonesia (1945-47)
In 1911- Joseph Tomelty actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick, Melba)
In 1913- Yulian Grigor'yevich Kreyn composer
In 1914- Joan Sterndale-Bennett London England, actress (Those Fantastic Flying Fools)
In 1916- Horace Ian Parrott composer
In 1917- Joseph Stone lawyer
In 1917- Virginia Christine Stanton IA, actress (Tales of Wells Fargo)
In 1918- Halsey S Colchester British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest
In 1918- Ranga Sohoni Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's average 101)
In 1920- Delbert L Latta (Representative-Republican-OH, 1959- )
In 1920- Leontine Kelly 1st black female bishop (Methodist)
In 1920- Virginia Christine actress (Mrs Olson)
In 1921- Berkley Bedell (Representative-Democrat-IA, 1975- )
In 1922- Ebrahim Maka Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952)
In 1922- James Noble Dallas TX, actor (Governor Gatling-Benson)
In 1922- Pier Paolo Pasolini Bologna Italy, director (Teorema, Pigsty)
In 1927- Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy Richmond Hill NY, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She)
In 1929- Joan Shawlee Forest Hills NY, actress (Prehistoric Women)
In 1930- Lorin Maazel Neuilly France, conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941)
In 1931- Anthony Headges composer
In 1931- Barry Tuckwell Melbourne Australia, horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68)
In 1932- Walter Charles Marshall scientist
In 1933- Arlen Dean Snyder Rice KS, actor (Trauma Center)
In 1933- Norbert Linke composer
In 1934- James B Sikking Los Angeles CA, actor (Hill St Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser)
In 1935- Malcolm J Anderson tennis champion (US Open-1957)
In 1935- Philip K Chapman Melbourne Australia, astronaut (Apollo 14 support)
In 1936- Dale Douglass Wewoka OK, PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open)
In 1936- Dean Stockwell Hollywood CA, actor (Quantum Leap, Blue Velvet)
In 1937- Stephen Fitz-Simon entrepreneur
In 1938- Fred "Hammer" Williamson Gary IN, NFLer (Chiefs)/actor (Julia)
In 1938- Paul Evans singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road)
In 1939- Charles Fuller US writer (Zooman, Soldier Story)
In 1939- Samantha Eggar London England, actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle)
In 1939- Terry Curry English multi-millionaire
In 1940- Mary Rose Oakar (Representative)
In 1942- Michael D[iamond] Resnick sci-fi author (Sideshow, Eros Ascending)
In 1944- Paul Sands Los Angeles CA, comedian/actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St Elsewhere)
In 1945- Randy Matson US, shot putter (Olympics-gold-1968)
In 1946- Michael Warren South Bend IN, actor (Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues)
In 1946- Murray Head singer
In 1946- Rocky Bleier Wisconsin, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
In 1947- Eddie Hodges Hattiesburg MS, actor/singer (High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
In 1948- Eddy Grant Guyana, reggae performer (Electric Avenue)
In 1948- Jacques Kloes singer (Dizzy Man's Band)
In 1950- Eugene Fodor Turkey Creek CO, violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award)
In 1950- Harvey Jacob Alperin Minneapolis MN, actor (Cocktail)
In 1951- Rodney Hogg cricketer (prolific Australian wicket-taker 1978-84)
In 1952- Alan Clark keyboardist (Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing)
In 1953- Russel D Feingold (Senator-D-WI)
In 1953- Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun Russian Colonel/cosmonaut (TM-24)
In 1954- Marsha Warfield comedian/actress (Roz-Night Court)
In 1955- Marcia McCabe actress (Alice-One Life to Live)
In 1955- Penn Jillette Greenfield MA, magician (Penn & Teller-Penn & Teller are Dead)
In 1956- Mark Handley writer (Nell)
In 1957- Mark E Smith English rock vocalist (Fall-Fall in a Hole)
In 1957- Tim Holden (Representative-Democrat-PA)
In 1958- Andy Gibb Manchester England, singer/TV host (Solid Gold)
In 1958- Bill Timoney TV commercial actor (Addicted to Love)
In 1961- Dan Stuart US singer/songwriter (Green on Red)
In 1961- Zeke Mowatt NFL tight end (New York Giants)
In 1962- Elise Burgin Baltimore MD, tennis star
In 1962- Robert L Curbeam Jr Baltimore MD, astronaut (STS 85, sk-99)
In 1963- Eddo Brandes cricketer (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler)
In 1964- Reggie Williams NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets)
In 1966- Greg Clark CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
In 1966- Michael Irvin NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
In 1966- Tracy Kerdyk Coral Gables FL, LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple)
In 1967- Nicole Boegman Australian long jumper (Olympics-88, 92, 96)
In 1968- Marq Mellor Long Island NY, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
In 1968- Roman Phifer linebacker (St Louis Rams)
In 1968- Shjon Podein Rochester, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)
In 1971- Amy Peistrup-Matthews Arlington Heights IL, WPVA (Old Orchard-17-1995)
In 1971- Brian Hunter Portland OR, outfielder (Houston Astros)
In 1971- Chad Fonville Jacksonville NC, infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
In 1971- James Roberson WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
In 1971- Jose Mercedes El Seybo Dominican Republic, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
In 1972- Brandon Hamilton CFL cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
In 1972- Brian Grant NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings)
In 1972- Hernan Gumy Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star
In 1972- Mikael Tillstrom Sweden, tennis star
In 1972- Tom Hipsz CFL defensive tackle (Montréal Alouettes)
In 1973- Nicole Pratt Mackay Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures Australia)
In 1973- Paul Lieftink Dutch soccer player (NAC, Spakenburg)
In 1974- Brad Schumacher US, 400 meter/800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96)
In 1974- Hans Bond Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
In 1974- Kevin Connolly actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus)
In 1975- Chris Silverwood cricketer (England Test pace bowler vs Zimbabwe 1996)
In 1975- Niki Taylor model (Elle, Marie Claire)
In 1976- Adriana Serra-Zanetti Modena Italy, tennis star (1995 Moscow semi)
In 1977- Bryan Berard NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics-1998, New York Islanders)
In 1977- Natalie Bevins Miss West Virginia-USA (1997)
In 1978- Kimberly McCullough Bellflower CA, actress (Robin-General Hospital)
March 5 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 0254- St Lucius I Pope (253-54), dies
In 1291- Sa'ad al'Da'ulah Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated
In 1561- Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, dies at 41
In 1574- Philip of Saint-Aldegonde Flemish viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies
In 1576- Don Luís de Requesens y Zuñiga viceroy of Netherlands (1573-76), dies at 70
In 1605- Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69
In 1625- James I (VI) king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58
In 1644- Louise Juliana countess of Nassau, dies at 73
In 1732- Joseph-François Salomon composer, dies at 82
In 1770- Crispus Attuks slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre
In 1778- Thomas A Arne English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67
In 1794- Rámon de la Cruz Spanish playwright/translator, dies at 62
In 1795- Josef Reicha composer, dies at 42
In 1827- Alessandro Volta Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82
In 1853- Georg A Kestner German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75
In 1873- Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor composer, dies at 34
In 1876- Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70
In 1893- Hippolyte Taine French philosopher/historian, dies at 64
In 1893- Richard Samuel Hughes composer, dies at 37
In 1895- Nikolai Leskow writer, dies at 64
In 1904- Alfred von Waldersee Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71
In 1919- Jozef Surzynski composer, dies at 67
In 1932- Takuma Dan Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered
In 1941- Ludwig Quidde German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82
In 1944- Max Jacob French writer, dies in Nazi concentration camp at 67
In 1947- Alfredo Casella Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63
In 1948- Charles Prince cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for South Africa), dies
In 1952- Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov composer, dies at 63
In 1953- Josef V Stalin soviet leader responsible for 11 million murders, dies at 73
In 1953- Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev composer, dies at 61
In 1954- Julian Lowell Coolidge mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80
In 1956- Erich Itor Kahn composer, dies at 50
In 1962- Anne C Veth Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82
In 1962- Otakar Jeremias composer, dies at 69
In 1963- Cyril Smith actor (Adventures of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70
In 1963- Hawkshaw Hawkins country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at 41
In 1963- Patsy Cline country singer (Crazy, I Fall To Pieces), dies in a plane crash at 30
In 1966- Anna Achmatova Ukrainian poet, dies at 76
In 1966- Enrique E Ecker Curaçaos/US bacteriologist, dies at 79
In 1967- Mischa Auer actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack
In 1967- Mohammed H Mossadeq premier of Persia (1951-53), dies
In 1971- Winnie Lightner actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71
In 1972- Nils Bjorkander composer, dies at 78
In 1973- Rupert Crosse actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45
In 1974- Billy Dewolfe actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67
In 1974- Solomon I "Sol" Hurok US impresario, dies at 85
In 1977- Lockrem Johnson composer, dies at 52
In 1977- Moses Pergament composer, dies at 83
In 1979- Vicente Ascone composer, dies at 81
In 1980- Jay Silverheels actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60
In 1980- Winifred Wagner-William German World Festival organizer, dies at 82
In 1981- Brenda De Banzie actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64
In 1981- Paul Horbiger actor (3rd Man), dies at 86
In 1982- John Belushi comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33
In 1984- Harry Salter orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85
In 1984- Michael Sklar California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39
In 1984- Tito Gobbi Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at 68
In 1984- William Powell actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91
In 1986- Teddy Hoad cricketer (West Indian captain 1930), dies
In 1990- Gary Merrill actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75
In 1990- Gloria Carter Spann President Carter's sister, dies at 63 from cancer
In 1991- August de Schryver Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92
In 1991- Trijntje Jansma-Boskma oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109
In 1992- Andrew Samuel child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82
In 1992- Yevgeny Yevstigneev Russian actor (Welcome Kosta), dies at 65
In 1993- Diana Ochoa dies after long illness at 80
In 1993- Peter Bierdrager Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash
In 1994- Abdullah Al-Sallal President of Yemen (1962-67), dies
In 1994- Joe Daley jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75
In 1994- Paul Vincze medallist, dies at 86
In 1995- Ed Flanders actor (Dr Westphal-St Elsewhere), dies
In 1995- Marguerite Kelsey English painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at 86
In 1995- Peter John Norton naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82
In 1995- Vivian Stanshall British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at 51
In 1996- Joshua Compston art impressario, dies at 26
In 1996- Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed President of Bangladesh (1975), dies
In 1996- Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner Spanish courtier, dies at 90
In 1996- Whit Bissell actor (Time Tunnel), dies at 86
March 5 -Holidays
* Boston MA : Boston Massacre Day (1770)
March 5 -Religious History
In 1179- The Third Lateran Council opened under Alexander III. It was attended by 300 bishops who enacted measures against the Waldenses and Albigensians. Lateran III also mandated that popes were to be elected by two-thirds vote from the assembled cardinals.
In 1555- French-born Swiss reformer John Calvin wrote in a letter to Philip Melanchthon: 'It behooves us to accomplish what God requires of us, even when we are in the greatest despair respecting the results.'
In 1743- In Boston, editor Thomas Prince published the first issue of his weekly, "The Christian History." It was the first religious journal published in America.
In 1850- Birth of Daniel B. Towner, American music evangelist. An associate of D.L. Moody, Towner composed over 2,000 hymn tunes, including AT CALVARY ("Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride"), MOODY ("Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord") and TRUST AND OBEY ("When We Walk With the Lord").
In 1951- The religious program "Circuit Rider" debuted over ABC television. The broadcast featured music selections and biographies of evangelists, and was produced by Franklin W. Dyson.