Day Guide for Thursday March 5th 2020

This is our day guide for Thursday March 5th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on March 5th 2020

World Book Day 📚

Education
International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Book Day

National Hat Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Hat Day

National Absinthe Day

Alcohol
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Absinthe Day

National Multiple Personality Day

Health
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Multiple Personality Day

St Piran’s Day

How to say ‘Happy St Piran’s Day’ in Cornish, what is the flag - and why is it celebrated?

French Polynesian Missionary Day

French Polynesia

Marks the arrival of the London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries on March 5th 1797

Panchayati Raj Diwas

India

Honours Biju Patnaik, an Indian politician who was twice Chief Minister of Odisha

Chiefs Day

Vanuatu

A day to commemorate and preserve the traditional customs observed on many islands

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General Information for March 5th 2020

There are 5 observances on this day.
This was 573 days ago.
Day 65 of 2020
301 days left in 2020
Week 10 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1998 - NASA says the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon has found enough water to support a human colony.
1943 - The Gloster Meteor, Britain's first operational military jet, has its maiden flight.
1936 - The Supermarine Spitfire has its maiden flight.
1936 - The 8th Academy Awards, presented at the Biltmore Bowl Nightclub, Hollywood, LA, saw Mutiny on the Bounty win Best Picture.
1133 - Birth of Henry II, King of England (1154-1189)