What happened on Sunday March 05, 1916?

About March 5th, 1916, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Spanish ocean liner Príncipe de Asturias tragically ran aground and sank off the coast of Brazil, resulting in a devastating maritime accident. Of the 588 passengers and crew on board, 445 lost their lives, making this one of the most significant maritime tragedies of the early 20th century.
  • Day of the week: March 5th, 1916 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Casey's Description of His Fight by Russell Hunting (as Michael Casey)
  • Popular movie: His Picture in the Papers directed by John Emerson

More about March 5th, 1916? See below for more news and curiosities on March 5th, 1916.

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March 05, 1916: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 05, 1916:

  • Príncipe de Asturias Maritime Disaster The Spanish ocean liner Príncipe de Asturias tragically ran aground and sank off the coast of Brazil, resulting in a devastating maritime accident. Of the 588 passengers and crew on board, 445 lost their lives, making this one of the most significant maritime tragedies of the early 20th century.
  • Founding of Real Club Deportivo Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, a prominent Spanish football club based in the Balearic Islands, was officially established on this date. The club would go on to become a significant part of Spanish football history, competing in La Liga and representing the island of Mallorca in national competitions.

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March 05, 1916: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 05, 1916?


March 05, 1916 was a Sunday and it was the 65th day of the year 1916 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 05, 1916 can also be written as 3/5/1916 in the US and as 5/3/1916 in UK and Europe.

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March 05, 1916: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 05, 1916 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 28th and March 5th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 05, 1916: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 05, 1916 was Casey's Description of His Fight by Russell Hunting (as Michael Casey), according to the music chart for the week February 28th and March 5th.

  1. - Casey's Description of His Fight youtube
  2. - Go to Sleep, My Dusky Baby youtube
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March 05, 1916: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 5th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 05, 1916: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 05, 1916 is Dragon and the associated element is Fire.

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March 05, 1916: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 05, 1916 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 05, 1916 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 05, 1916 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 10% full, rising at 06:48 am and setting at 09:02 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 19, 1916 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 1916.

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How old is someone born on March 05, 1916?


Someone born on March 05, 1916 is:

109 years 2 months old,

or 1310 months and 30 days old,

or 5700 weeks and 3 days old,

or 39903 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 05, 1916?

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