Talk:March 5

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March 5: Learn from Lei Feng Day in China; St Piran's Day in Cornwall, England

Prototype Spitfire K5054

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.
1825 – Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
1936 – The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
1960 – Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
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.

Edward Cornwallis (b. 1713)
J. R. Kealoha (d. 1877)
Anna Akhmatova (d. 1966)
Ailsa McKay (d. 2014)

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holidays and observations Custom Chief's Day[edit]

there is a link to the article Vanuatu but it isn't even mentioned there. delenda est. --142.163.194.106 (talk) 12:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks. Toddst1 (talk) 00:53, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

People to add to the list[edit]

Hall of Fame baseball player Sam Thompson (born 1860) should be added. 88T3 (talk) 05:18, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@88T3 - you can add him as long as you have a reliable source. Please see WP:DOYCITE for more details. Thanks, Kiwipete (talk) 07:58, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]