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What happened in history on this day: March 5?
On March 5 in ...
- 1864 - First track meet between Oxford and Cambridge, England.
- 1910 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1.
- 1924 - Frank Carauna becomes first to bowl two successive perfect 300 games.
- 1945 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1949 - Donald Bradman plays his last innings in first-class cricket, gets 30.
- 1956 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1960 - World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Doreen Denny and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).
- 1960 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada).
- 1960 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Carol E Heiss (USA).
- 1960 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Alain Giletti (France).
- 1964 - Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Junior announces a baseball team is moving there.
- 1965 - Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19-metre indoor world record.
- 1966 - Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the first full-time executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives.
- 1981 - World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain).
- 1981 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and Igor Lisovski (USSR).
- 1981 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Hartfoed won by Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
- 1981 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA).
- 1982 - Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners.
- 1983 - New South Wales beats Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield.
- 1985 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy is first to score 50 goals in eight straight seasons.
- 1989 - Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266.
- 1989 - Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 metre indoor (8:03.82).
- 1993 - Florida Marlins beat Houston Astros 12-8 in their first spring training game.
- 1994 - Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship.
- 1994 - PBA National Championship won by David Traber.
- 1995 - Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26).
- 1996 - Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1997 - Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie Wells selected for American Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats San Jose Sharks by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Detroit Red Wings by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Ottawa Senators by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Saint Louis Blues by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on March 5
- 1877 - Birth of Malcolm D Whitman; tennis champion (US Open-1898).
- 1886 - Birth of Paul Radmilovic in England; swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1908).
- 1918 - Birth of Ranga Sohoni; Indian cricket player (pace bowler of late 1940s average 101).
- 1922 - Birth of Ebrahim Maka; Indian cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests 1952).
- 1935 - Birth of Malcolm J Anderson; tennis champion (US Open-1957).
- 1936 - Birth of Dale Douglass in Wewoka, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open).
- 1938 - Birth of Fred "Hammer" Williamson in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs), actor (Julia).
- 1945 - Birth of Randy Matson; American shot putter (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1946 - Birth of Rocky Bleier in Wisconsin, USA; NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1951 - Birth of Rodney Hogg; cricket player (prolific Australian wicket-taker 1978-84).
- 1961 - Birth of Zeke Mowatt; NFL tight end (New York Giants).
- 1963 - Birth of Eddo Brandes; cricket player (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler).
- 1964 - Birth of Reggie Williams; NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets).
- 1966 - Birth of Greg Clark; Canadian Football League linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1966 - Birth of Michael Irvin; NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1966 - Birth of Tracy Kerdyk in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple).
- 1967 - Birth of Nicole Boegman; Australian long jumper (Olympics-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Marq Mellor in Long Island, New York, USA; field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Roman Phifer; linebacker (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1968 - Birth of Shjon Podein in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1971 - Birth of Amy Peistrup-Matthews in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Old Orchard-17-1995).
- 1971 - Birth of Brian Hunter in Portland, Oregon, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Chad Fonville in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA; infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1971 - Birth of James Roberson; WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Jose Mercedes in El Seybo, Dominican Republic; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1972 - Birth of Brandon Hamilton; Canadian Football League cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1972 - Birth of Brian Grant; NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings).
- 1972 - Birth of Tom Hipsz; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1973 - Birth of Nicole Pratt in Mackay, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures Australia).
- 1973 - Birth of Paul Lieftink; Dutch soccer player (NAC, Spakenburg).
- 1974 - Birth of Brad Schumacher; American 400 metre/800 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Hans Bond; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1975 - Birth of Chris Silverwood; cricket player (England Test pace bowler versus Zimbabwe 1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Adriana Serra-Zanetti in Modena, Italy; tennis star (1995 Moscow semi-finals).
- 1977 - Birth of Bryan Berard; NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics-1998, New York Islanders).
- 1982 - Birth of Daniel Carter; New Zealand rugby player.
Deaths of sports figures on March 5
- 1948 - Charles Prince, cricket player (5 and 1 in only Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1986 - Teddy Hoad, cricket player (West Indian captain 1930), dies.
- 2013 - Death of Paul Bearer, American professional wrestling manager (born 1954).
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