March 5th (1496) was a Thursday. It's the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 301 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th March, 1496
» King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
March 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» John Joseph of the Cross
» Ciarán of Saigir (Irish calendar)
» Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
» Thietmar of Minden
» March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Lei Feng called Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
» Arbor day Iran named National Tree Planting Day (Iran)