Every yearMarch 5
Everything March 5 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 5 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cinco de MarchoLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Employee Appreciation Day | Community | |
| 03 | National Absinthe Day | Beer | |
| 04 | National Cheese Doodle Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Poutine Day | Food | |
| 06 | Reel Film Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | World Day of Prayer | Community |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 5 in some years.
Mardi Gras — 2030
Purim — 2034
Born on March 5
Historic figures
- Rosa Luxemburg1871–1919Polish-Russian economist and philosopher
- Zhou Enlai1898–1976Chinese politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Pier Paolo Pasolini1922–1975Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
- Henry II of England1133–1189King of England from 1154 to 1189
- Daniel Kahneman1934–2024Israeli-American economist and psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Gerardus Mercator1512–1594Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1696–1770Italian painter
- Siegbert Tarrasch1862–1934German chess player and theoretician
- James Tobin1918–2002American economist and academic
- David II of Scotland1324–1371King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371
Celebrities & public figures
- Eva Mendesb. 1974American model and actress
- Aleksandar Vučićb. 1970Serbian president
- Bernard Arnaultb. 1949French businessman
- Harry Maguireb. 1993English footballer
- Madison Beerb. 1999American singer-songwriter
- John Fruscianteb. 1970American singer-songwriter
- Olusegun Obasanjob. 1937Nigerian general and politician
- João Lourençob. 1954Angolan politician
- Matt Lucasb. 1974English actor
- Felipe Gonzálezb. 1942Spanish lawyer and politician
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 5 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 5, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.