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FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

100 famous birthdays born on this day

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes

American actress

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb

British singer

Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault

French businessman

Bo Bichette

Bo Bichette

American baseball player

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

American actor

Film & TV85 yrs

Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige

English singer and actress

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

British actor

Aleksandar Vučić

Aleksandar Vučić

President of Serbia since 2017

Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli-American psychologist and economist

David II of Scotland

David II of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371

Eddy Grant

Eddy Grant

British singer

Gordon Bajnai

Gordon Bajnai

Prime Minister of Hungary from 2009 to 2010

Bertrand Cantat

Bertrand Cantat

French musician and convicted murderer

Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza

Mexican actress

Alan Clark (keyboardist)

Alan Clark (keyboardist)

British musician

Canaan Banana

Canaan Banana

President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

French explorer in North America

Austen Henry Layard

Austen Henry Layard

English archaeologist and politician

Dong Biwu

Dong Biwu

Chinese politician

Gerald Vanenburg

Gerald Vanenburg

Dutch footballer

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On This Day

Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.

The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.

Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania.

Aeroflot Flight 191 crashes while landing at Aşgabat International Airport, killing 12.

Remembering

Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill, American actor and director (born 1915)

Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (born 1745)

Holidays & Observances

Lei Feng

Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)

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♓PiscesSun Sign

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On This Day

Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.

The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.

Remembering

Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill, American actor and director (born 1915)

Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (born 1745)

Crispus Attucks

Crispus Attucks, American slave, sailor, and stevedore, generally regarded as the first victim of the Boston Massacre (born 1723)

Holidays & Observances

Lei Feng

Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)

Ciarán of Saigir

Christian feast day: Ciarán of Saigir

St Piran's Day

St Piran's Day (Cornwall)

Crispus Attucks

Crispus Attucks, American slave, sailor, and stevedore, generally regarded as the first victim of the Boston Massacre (born 1723)

1770

Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (born 1889)

Chen Cheng

Chen Cheng, Chinese general and politician, 27th Premier of the Republic of China (born 1897)

Cowboy Copas

Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1913)

Billy De Wolfe

Billy De Wolfe, American actor (born 1907)

Antonio da Correggio

Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter and educator (born 1489)

Ciarán of Saigir

Christian feast day: Ciarán of Saigir

St Piran's Day

St Piran's Day (Cornwall)

March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Thietmar of Minden

Christian feast day: Thietmar of Minden

John Joseph of the Cross

Christian feast day: John Joseph of the Cross

Saint Piran

Christian feast day: Piran

Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea

Christian feast day: Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea

1770

Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (born 1889)

March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)