This day in History - March 5

383 Historic Events for March 5
1938 Birth Paul Evans, singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road)
1939 Birth Samantha Eggar, London, actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle) [or May 3]
1939 Birth Terry Curry, English multi-millionaire
1939 Birth Charles Fuller, US writer (Zooman, Soldier Story)
1940 Birth Mary Rose Oakar, (Rep)
1941 Death Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82
1942 Birth Michael D[iamond] Resnick, sci-fi author (Sideshow, Eros Ascending)
1942 Event Japanese troop march into Batavia
1942 Event Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia
1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia
1943 Event RAF bombs Essen Germany
1943 Event Anti fascist strikes in Italy
1944 Birth Paul Sands, LA Ca, comedian/actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St Elsewhere)
1944 Death Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67
1944 Event 1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony
1945 Event Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands
1945 Event Generals Eisenhower, Patton and Patch meet in Luneville
1945 Birth Randy Matson, US, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1968)
1945 Event US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne
1945 Event US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
1946 Birth Rocky Bleier, Wisc, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1946 Event Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton Missouri)
1946 Birth Murray Head, singer
1946 Birth Michael Warren, Indiana, actor (Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues)
1947 Death Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63