March 5 is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years). There are 301 days remaining.
- 1935 — José William Aranguren is born.
- 1947 — Ottis Toole is born.
- 1948 — Calvin Jackson is born.
- 1999 — Wiesław Wiszniewski is apprehended.
- 2006 — Richard Kuklinski died.
- 2012 — William Heirens died.
- 2016 — Alexey Mikhalenya is apprehended.
- 2020 — Vladimir Tenetov died.
- 2023 — Pedro Rodrigues Filho died.