Who was born on March 5

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 5, including Canaan Banana, Olusegun Obasanjo, Lynn Margulis. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

54 documented historical events happened on March 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman–Persian Wars: Roman emperor Julian and his army set out from Antioch to attack the Sasanian Empire. On the same day, in another year: The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order suffered a great loss when 71 knights died in the Battle of Aizkraukle. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.