At A Glance

5 March 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
5 March 2019 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2019
The Irish chart song for 2019 was “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 5 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 March 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 March 2019 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 March

  • 1982 Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.
  • 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
  • 2021 Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 2023 The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
  • 2023 A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.

Famous people born on 5 March

  • Eva Mendes, American model and actress (born 1974)
  • Madison Beer, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Matt Lucas, English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality (born 1974)
  • Henry II of England (1133–1189)

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Events of 2019 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Technological University Dublin was established by the amalgamation of the Dublin Institute of Technology, the Institute of Technology Tallaght, and the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.
  • 2 February – The chairman of the National Children's Hospital Development board Tom Costello resigned following the controversy over the spiralling costs of the project.
  • 10 March – 39-year-old Micheál Ryan was among the 157 people who were on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed while en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.

Life in Ireland in 2019

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.45/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.65

Average House

€320,000

Weekly Wage

€550

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