The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. Date: March 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides in mid-air with a Spantax Convair 990 Coronado over Nantes, France, killing all 68 people aboard the DC-9, including music manager Michael Jeffery. Date: March 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…

Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal. Date: March 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Date: March 5, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. Date: March 5, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This…

The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11⁄2 million units around the world. Date: March 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus. Date: March 5, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45. Date: March 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 crashes at Skopje International Airport in Petrovec, North Macedonia, killing 83. Date: March 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Mina, Saudi Arabia, 35 pilgrims are killed in a stampede on the Jamaraat Bridge during the Hajj. Date: March 5, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)