{"id":207824,"date":"2020-01-01T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-5\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:27:35","slug":"march-5","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-5\/","title":{"rendered":"March 5: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 5th is officially National Cheese Doodle Day & Absinthe Day.

Welcome to day 64 of 365! There are days remaining in 2025.

Here you’re going to learn all about the historical events, births and deaths that all happened on this eventful day.

Did you know that on this day in 1868, the world’s favorite paper joiner, the stapler, was patented? It was invented by C. H. Gould in England.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 5th in history!\r\n\r\n

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What memorable events happened on March 5 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2021\r\n\r\n

Pope Francis made history when he became the first pope to visit Iraq.\r\n\r\n
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The four-day visit was made possible by invitation from the Iraqi government and the largest Catholic church in Iraq, the Chaldean Catholic Church. Before this, a papal visit to Iraq was attempted in 2000, when Pope John Paul II wished to visit the city of Ur, but the Iraqi government denied him.\r\n\r\n

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2013\r\n\r\n

Willcom announced the world’s smallest and lightest phone.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The “WX06A” phone is exactly 32 grams and measures just 32 x 70 x 10.7 mm, making it still today’s smallest and lightest.\r\n\r\n

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2012\r\n\r\n

A tropical storm named Irina on the island of Madagascar killed 65 people.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The American show featured Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack Osbourne. Ozzy and Sharon have another child (Aimee) who refused to participate.\r\n\r\n

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1982\r\n\r\n

After a four-month journey, the Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus.\r\n\r\n
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The Russian craft landing was a success and was able to capture pictures among other data for 56 minutes before succumbing to 869°F temperatures and high pressure.\r\n\r\n

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1971\r\n\r\n

Led Zeppelin started their first tour at Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Crash investigators determined that the crash was due to pilot error. The three American country stars had just performed at a benefit for the family of a well-known disc jockey, who had died in a car crash the previous month.\r\n\r\n

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1953\r\n\r\n

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died in his home after suffering from a stroke.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The battle was a British bombing campaign that lasted for five months and attacked the Nazi area of Ruhr.\r\n\r\n