March 5

People born on this day are Pisces.

On this day in history01

1982
Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.
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1991
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.
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1993
Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 crashes at Skopje International Airport in Petrovec, North Macedonia, killing 83.
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2001
In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj.
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2002
An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.
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2003
In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
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2011
An Antonov An-148 crashes in Russia's Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast during a test flight, killing all seven aboard.
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2012
Tropical Storm Irina kills over 75 as it passes through Madagascar.
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2012
Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania.
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2018
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
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2021
Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2023
The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
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