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Thursday, 5 March 2026

Day 64 of 2026  ·  301 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 10
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3 Births
5 Events
8 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1824
James Merritt Ives, lithographer (of Currier & Ives fame.)
US 202 yrs ago
1908
Rex Harrison, actor.
US Arts & Culture 118 yrs ago
1958
Andy Gibb, singer.
US Arts & Culture 68 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1770
Boston Massacre
US 256 yrs ago
1845
Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US.
US Politics & Government 181 yrs ago
1900
The American Hall of Fame is founded.
US Geography & Exploration 126 yrs ago
1972
First breeding of a Great Dane and a Dachshund is performed, creating a Great Dachshund.
US 54 yrs ago
1979
Voyager I flies past Jupiter.
US Space & Astronomy 47 yrs ago