Historical events on March 5
MARCH 5, 1936
The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
The Supermarine Spitfire was developed in the mid-1930s as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by chief designer R. J. Mitchell.
(Image Credits)
"Prototype Spitfire K5054" by Air Historical Branch-RAF - OGL v1.0<div class='copyrightSmall'>link to MOD website</div>
MARCH 5, 1963
American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
Country is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest. First
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MARCH 5, 1960
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda, was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico
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MARCH 5, 1966
BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.
BOAC Flight 911 was a round-the-world flight operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) that crashed near Mount Fuji in Japan
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MARCH 5, 1825
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, better known as El Pirata Cofresí, was a Puerto Rican pirate. He was born into a
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MARCH 5, 1811
Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying
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MARCH 5, 1824
The First Anglo-Burmese War began.
The First Anglo-Burmese War, also known as the First Burma War in English language accounts and First English Invasion War in Burmese
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MARCH 5, 1279
The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order suffered a great loss when 71 knights died in the Battle of Aizkraukle.
The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order,
formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561 it was a member of the Livonian Confederation.
MARCH 5, 1981
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.
The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was
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MARCH 5, 1943
World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 5, 1770
American Revolution: British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five people.
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies in what was then British America. The revolution
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MARCH 5, 363
Roman–Persian Wars: Roman emperor Julian and his army set out from Antioch to attack the Sasanian Empire.
The Roman–Persian wars, also called the Roman–Iranian wars, took place between the Greco-Roman world and the Iranian world, beginning with the Roman
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