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| March 5th |
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| About March 5th is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 301 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1872 - Jerome F. Donovan, U.S. Congressman (New York) 1966 - Michael Irvin, Hall of Fame wide receiver Deaths 1963 - Patsy Cline, country music singer 1982 - John Belushi, actor, comedian 1984 - William Powell, actor (The Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, Life with Father) Events 1770 - The Boston Massacre occurs where British soldiers fire on colonists. 1933 - A ''bank holiday'' is declared by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to keep panic from spreading and to stop a run on the banks. |
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